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WAKE UP with BWW 7/8/2015 - Ethel Merman, Irving Berlin and More!
By: Jessica Showers Jul. 08, 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: Iconic figures take center stage across the country and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Set your DVR! Bernadette Peters & Laura Linney visit WATCH WHAT HAPPENS tonight.
- ON THE TOWN's Tony Yazbeck and more take part in 54 SINGS IRVING BERLIN this evening!
- Jeffrey Bean stars in Alley Theatre's THE FOREIGNER, opening tonight in Houston...
- The Ethel Merman revue 'CALL ME MISS BIRDS EYE' makes its "pre-Broadway" debut at A.C.T.
- And the company of Encores! Off-Center's THE WILD PARTY meets the press today, so stay tuned for photos!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- SPRING AWAKENING will officially open on Broadway this fall at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre!
- We got a first look (right) at Jason Alexander in FISH IN THE DARK, plus a peek at the 'SPELLING BEE' reunion curtain call!
- TOP CHEF and THE CHEW's Carla Hall will star in THE THEATRICAL CULINARY PROJECT...
- Ryan Andes is stepping in for John Ellison Conlee for Encores! THE WILD PARTY!
- Stage star Rosie Perez is leaving THE VIEW after all.
- Cast members from ALADDIN will perform at this week's Kids' State Dinner at the White House!
- And finally, we have video proof of the rogue cell-phone-charging audience member at HAND TO GOD...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Similar to yesterday, folks! Partly cloudy this morning, high of 87, with thunderstorms this afternoon.
Quote of the Day: In honor of her pre-Broadway debut, a word from the legendary Ethel Merman...
"I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them."
-- Ethel Merman (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to listening to: THE VISIT cast recording. See BWW's exclusive look at the stars in the recording studio!
Video of the Day: Watch TVOne's in-depth look behind the scenes of 'MIGHTY REAL', coming to NYC later this month!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Jeffrey Tambor, who turns 71 today!
Tambor, who recently won a Golden Globe for his starring role in the Amazon original series Transparent, last appeared on Broadway in La Cage aux Folles. Before that, he took the stage in Glengarry Glen Ross, Sly Fox and Measure for Measure off-Broadway. He is also well known for playing 'George Bluth Sr.' and his twin brother 'Oscar Bluth' on Netflix's Arrested Development.
for 2011's LA CAGE AUX FOLLES.
Photo by Josh Lehrer.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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