WAKE UP with BWW 8/10/2015 - CYMBELINE in the Park, OKLAHOMA! at The Muny and More!
By: Jessica Khan Aug. 10, 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: CYMBELINE takes the stage in Central Park, OKLAHOMA! dances into The Muny and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Shakespeare in the Park's CYMBELINE, starring Lily Rabe & Hamish Linklater, opens tonight in Central Park!
- Donna McKechnie signs copies of her new album SAME TIME: ANOTHER PLACE at Barnes & Noble.
- And OKLAHOMA!, featuring Beth Leavel, Ben Davis & more, begins tonight at The Muny!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- Billy Porter and Brian Stokes Mitchell have joined Audra McDonald in Broadway's SHUFFLE ALONG!
- PENN & TELLER ON BROADWAY has recouped its investment.
- Rumer Willis has pushed back her CHICAGO debut due to her foot injury...
- The HAMILTON cast recording unveiled its lengthy track list!
- We got a first look (right) at Jessie Mueller in WAITRESS at A.R.T., plus a peek at WHORL INSIDE A LOOP at Second Stage, and highlights from WEST SIDE STORY at Music Circus!
- Duke Lafoon will star as 'George Bailey' in Goodspeed's A WONDERFUL LIFE!
- Kristin Chenoweth just kicked off her US tour and will soon be heard in a new MY LITTLE PONY movie.
- And actress Jennifer Rae Beck has passed away after a battle with cancer. She was 44.
Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 80 degrees. Perfect to ease into the week or dive right in with CYMBELINE's opening at the Delacorte!
What we're watching: THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW box set, featuring musicals, Broadway stars & more, out today!
Video of the Day: Watch original WIZ star Dee Dee Bridgewater record 'House of the Rising Sun' for her new album!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Alan Muraoka, who turns 53 today!
Muraoka was last seen on Broadway in PACIFIC OVERTURES, and before that, in THE KING AND I, MY FAVORITE YEAR, MISS SAIGON, SHOGUN, THE MUSICAL and MAIL, as well as the US tour of ANYTHING GOES. He also appeared in MAME at the Kennedy Center in 2006. Alan has been part of the cast of SESAME STREET since 1998, playing the owner of Hooper's Store.
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