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WAKE UP with BWW 7/13/2015 - HAMILTON Begins, RUTHLESS! Opens and More!
By: Jessica Showers Jul. 13, 2015
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Founding fathers, stage moms, music icons and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- HAMILTON begins previews at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre tonight!
- RUTHLESS! takes talented tykes and stage moms to a new level, opening tonight off-Broadway.
- An all-Asian AWAKE AND SING! opens tonight at The Public...
- BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY begins tonight at The Muny in St. Louis.
- And the stars of NEXT TO NORMAL and FEELING ELECTRIC reunite in concert at NYMF!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- THE VISIT's Roger Rees passed away on Friday at the age of 71. Take a moment to read kind words from his friends and colleagues, watch some of his best performances, and see photos from throughout his career!
- FUNNY GIRL star Omar Sharif also died on Friday at the age of 83.
- Walter Afanasieff is writing new music and a Broadway musical for Idina Menzel!
- Alan Menken's 'DUDDY KRAVITZ' is getting a cast recording.
- We got a look (right) at the cast of ALADDIN at the White House, plus a peek at MRS. SMITH'S BROADWAY CAT-TACULAR!
- Valerie Harper will return to the stage in NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT at Ogunquit Playhouse.
- And Tony winner Dan Fogler will join Eddie Redmayne the 'FANTASTIC BEASTS' movie...
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 85 degrees and partly cloudy today. And if you've got allergies, beware -- the pollen forecast is very high!
What we're reading: ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY star Mary Louise Wilson's new memoir, MY FIRST HUNDRED YEARS IN SHOW BUSINESS, out today!
Video of the Day: In honor of Roger Rees, watch a fun clip of him as the 'Sheriff of Rottingham' in ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Patrick Stewart, who turns 75 today!
Tony nominee Sir Patrick Stewart last starred on Broadway in No Man's Land and Waiting for Godot opposite best bud Ian McKellen. Among his other credits on the Great White Way are A Life in the Theatre, Macbeth, The Caretaker, A Christmas Carol (which won him a Drama Desk Award in 1992), The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream. He is a prolific actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Stewart is also well known for his roles as 'Captain Jean-Luc Picard' in Star Trek: The Next Generation and 'Professor Charles Xavier' in the X-Men film series.
Photo by Joan Marcus
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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