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WAKE UP with BWW 6/5/2015 - Tonys, Tonys, Tonys!

By: Jun. 05, 2015
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Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: THE TONY AWARDS! What else?!

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THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:

- LET'S MAKE A DEAL celebrates the Tonys with a special episode on CBS today!
- BEAUTY & THE BEAST's Ian McKellan is participating in a live webchat today.
- NBC's THE WIZ LIVE! holds an open casting call for the role of 'Dorothy' on Saturday.
- THEATER TALK is hosting an 8-hour Tony Awards marathon on Sunday...
- And be sure to tune in to BWW on Sunday for all the 2015 Tony Awards coverage that's fit to print!

AMERICAN IDIOT in L.A.!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Jeanna de Waal will appear in the Tonys simulcast performances in Times Square, plus check out BWW's roundup of Tony predictions from the NY Times, Time Out, EW and more!
- Corey Mitchell of Charlotte, N.C. won the inaugural Excellence in Theatre Education Award!
- Beverley Knight will star as 'Grizabella' in CATS at the Palladium!
- Christian Slater has signed on for SPAMALOT at the Hollywood Bowl.
- Kenneth Branagh's THE WINTER'S TALE has found more of its key players!
- The Muny's OKLAHOMA! just rounded out its cast in St. Louis, and we got a first look (above) at glory|struck's AMERICAN IDIOT in Los Angeles.
- Radio City's NEW YORK SPRING SPECTACULAR is now an annual event!
- And Abbott & Costello's heirs are suing Broadway's HAND TO GOD over "Who's on First?"

Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 69 today; sun and temps in the 70s on Saturday and Sunday!

Quote of the Day: A word from Tony Awards co-host Alan Cumming...

"I think you can be as big as you like as long as you mean it. I really do."
-- Alan Cumming (via BrainyQuote)

What we're watching/listening to: Tony nominee Michael Cerveris singing the full, previously unheard version of "Pony Girl" from FUN HOME!


Video of the Day: Watch the flight-delayed Broadway casts of ALADDIN & LION KING have an airport sing-off!

Enjoy the Tony Awards on Sunday, and see you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!






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