WAKE UP with BWW 8/3/2015 - BEAUTIFUL at SummerStage!
By: Jessica Khan Aug. 03, 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: The full cast of Broadway's BEAUTIFUL performs a free concert tonight at SummerStage!
Happy August, readers!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- We got a first look (right) at SPAMALOT at The Hollywood Bowl, plus a peek at Jessica Grove in Encore's INTO THE WOODS, and highlights from CTG's BENT!
- Andrew Lloyd Webber has written a new song for CATS!
- Billy Porter has hinted he will leave KINKY BOOTS for a new, original Broadway show next year...
- Chita Rivera, BILLY ELLIOT, a Kander & Ebb Tribute and more have set dates for the 2015 PBS Arts Fall Festival!
- YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN will hit 54 Below next month.
- LOOKING, starring Jonathan Groff, is getting a two-hour wrap-up movie next year!
- After returning to the stage in Biloxi, Liza Minnelli is headed to Cape Fear this fall.
- And Valerie Harper is recovering and in good spirits!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 91 degrees and sunny - a bright start to the week!
Quote of the Day: A word from Liza, in honor of her return to the stage!
"Dream on it. Let your mind take you to places you would like to go, and then think about it and plan it and celebrate the possibilities. And don't listen to anyone who doesn't know how to dream."
-- Liza Minnelli (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to watching: The original 1955 and 1956 telecasts of PETER PAN with Mary Martin, making their Blu-ray debut later this month!
Video of the Day: Watch awesome married actors Audra McDonald & Will Swenson perform the LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY theme song!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Ryan Steele, who turns 25 today!
Steele recently starred in Encores! Off-Center's The Wild Party. Among his Broadway credits are Matilda, Newsies (for which he was also dance captain), West Side Story and Billy Elliot. He also appeared in the cult musical drama series Smash, the popular web series Submissions Only, and in the film Five Dances, written and directed by Alan Brown.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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