WAKE UP with BWW 9/11/2015 - AMELIE Opens in Berkeley and More!
By: Jessica Khan Sep. 11, 2015
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: AMÉLIE brings Montmartre to Berkeley tonight and more!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Tony nominee Charl Brown (portrait by Walter McBride), who last appeared on Broadway in MOTOWN, has also taken the stage in SISTER ACT and JERSEY BOYS, and recently starred in EVER AFTER at Paper Mill!
Photo by Walter McBrideTT
THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:
- AMÉLIE, starring Samantha Barks, makes its world premiere tonight at Berkeley Rep!
- Andrea Burns & Joshua Henry join Jason Robert Brown in concert tonight at SubCulture.
- Huntington's starry production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC begins in Boston, COPENHAGEN starts tonight in Los Angeles, and Porchlight's reimagined SIDE SHOW begins in Chicago...
- Michael John LaChiusa's SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE makes its London debut.
- And HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH plays its final performance this Sunday!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Pre-bidding is open for BC/EFA's 2015 Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction.
- We got a fresh look (right) at AMÉLIE at Berkeley Rep, plus a peek at photos and footage in rehearsal with DAMES AT SEA!
- WHORL INSIDE A LOOP, starring Sherie Rene Scott, has extended through the end of the month off-Broadway.
- New trailers for Broadway's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and FX's AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL hit the web...
- And Anna Kendrick has announced a chance to win a walk-on role in PITCH PERFECT 3!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Cloudy today, with thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday - highs from the upper 70s to mid-80s. Time to bust out those rain boots!
Quote of the Day: A word from birthday boy Harry Connick Jr...
"Singers, like Frank Sinatra and myself, we interpret the songs that we like. Not unlike a Shakespearean actor that goes back to the greatest words ever written, we go back to the greatest songs and bring about my interpretation of them."
-- Harry Connick, Jr. (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: AMERICAN IDOL's Eric Anthony Lopez and PHANTOM's Mary Michael Patterson's "Angels Sing" 9/11 tribute recording!
What we're watching: James Corden taking on the role of 'Fop #2' in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA on tour!
Video of the Day: In honor of AMÉLIE's stage musical debut, watch a romantic clip from the film below!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Harry Connick, Jr., who turns 48 today!
Tony nominated actor, composer, lyricist and singer Harry Connick Jr. last starred on Broadway in ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOR EVER. Before that, he took the stage in HARRY CONNICK, JR., IN CONCERT ON BROADWAY, THE PAJAMA GAME, and AN EVENING WITH HARRY CONNICK JR. AND HIS ORCHESTRA. He also conceived, wrote the music & lyrics and orchestrated & arranged Broadway's THOU SHALT NOT. Connick Jr. is also known for playing Debra Messing's husband 'Leo Markus' on the popular sitcom WILL & GRACE. The three-time GRAMMY winner has sold more than 28 million albums worldwide; his 1993 holiday record WHEN MY HEART FINDS CHRISTMAS is one of the best selling holiday albums in the U.S.
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER.
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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