WAKE UP with BWW 9/17/2015 - OLD TIMES with Clive Owen, THE CHRISTIANS, CRY-BABY and More!
By: Jessica Khan Sep. 17, 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: OLD TIMES brings Clive Owen to Broadway, THE CHRISTIANS takes faith off-Broadway, and CRY-BABY has a reunion!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- OLD TIMES, starring Clive Owen, begins previews tonight on Broadway!
- THE CHRISTIANS premieres off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons.
- Michael Laurence & Annette O'Toole lead HAMLET IN BED, opening tonight off-Broadway.
- Steppenwolf's premiere of John Steinbeck's EAST OF EDEN starts tonight...
- And the original cast of CRY-BABY reunites in concert at 54 Below!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- AMAZING GRACE will close on Broadway this fall before heading out on tour...
- Nathan Lane will lead Roundabout's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER benefit reading.
- AMÉLIE could be headed to Broadway next spring!
- We got a first look (right) at Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING on Broadway, plus photos from Billie Joe Amstrong's THESE PAPER BULLETS! in L.A. and a peek at Neil Patrick Harris's BEST TIME EVER premiere!
- LES MISERABLES will launch its Asian tour in Manila in 2016 with Rachelle Ann as 'Fantine'...
- Farah Alvin & Jarrod Spector are set for a reading of the new musical DATE OF A LIFETIME.
- Ariana DeBose & Kate Rockwell are coming together for BADASS BROADS at 54 Below!
- The Old Theatre District hotspot Café Edison will become a Friedman's Lunch.
- And CRIMES OF THE HEART Broadway director Melvin Bernhardt has passed away...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Sunny with a high of 87 degrees - the last days of summer are beautiful this year!
Quote of the Day: A word from OLD TIMES star Clive Owen...
"I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice."
-- Clive Owen (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to watching: The newly restored MY FAIR LADY, set to hit theaters and Blu-ray next month!
Video of the Day: Watch Disney World's new HOCUS POCUS Villain Spelltacular -- in full!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Rita Rudner, who turns 62 today!
Rudner last starred on Broadway in the original run of ANNIE. Before that, she appeared in SO LONG, 174TH STREET, MACK & MABEL, THE MAGIC SHOW, FOLLIES and PROMISES, PROMISES. Noting the lack of female comedians in NYC, Rudner turned to stand-up and has now been doing comedy for more than three decades, including HBO specials, appearances on JOHNNY CARSON, tours and many sell-out shows in Las Vegas.
Photo by RD/ Erik Kabik/ Retna Digital
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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