WAKE UP with BWW 7/27/2015 - 'ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS' Opens and More!
By: Jessica Showers Jul. 27, 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: James Lecesne brings 'ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS' off-Broadway and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY opens off-Broadway tonight!
- Karen Pittman leads KING LIZ, opening tonight at Second Stage...
- Donna Vivino and more will appear at 54 SINGS LADY GAGA this evening.
- And Lesli Margherita, Krysta Rodriguez, Alex Wyse and more are set for tonight's #SOBLESSED LIVE!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- Megan Hilty, Rob McClure and more signed on for Broadway's NOISES OFF!
- ON THE TOWN's Tony Yazbeck will appear in the Japanese Premiere of PRINCE OF BROADWAY.
- A memorial will be held in September for Roger Rees...
- FUN HOME joined the NOH8 Campaign (right), we got a fresh look at HAMILTON on Broadway, plus a peek at Liza Minnelli in her first concert in over a year, and a look at Ziemba & more in 42ND STREET at Lexington Theatre!
- Fischer, Hendricks, Marsters and Molina are among LATW's starry 2015-16 lineup.
- And Frank Wildhorn got married over the weekend!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Cloudy this morning with scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. High of 82. It's like Monday knows it's Monday...
Quote of the Day: In honor of 'ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS' opening tonight, a word from writer and star James Lecesne...
"All of us, regardless of how we identify, need a community in which to grow our faith. We require the tangle of other souls to enlarge our hearts, to perfect our relationships with one another and to help us understand more deeply our better Selves (big 'S')."
-- James Lecesne (via BrainyQuote)
Video of the Day: President Obama visited THE DAILY SHOW, and he and Jon Stewart chatted HAMILTON backstage!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Taylor Schilling, who turns 31 today!
Schilling starred off-Broadway this season opposite Peter Dinklage in A Month in the Country at Classic Stage Company. She is best known for her role as 'Piper Chapman' in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black. Her film debut was with Meryl Streep in Dark Matter in 2007. Among her other big screen credits are Argo, The Lucky One, Stay and The Overnight. The actress also appeared on TV in the medical drama Mercy.
Photo by Joan Marcus
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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