WAKE UP with BWW 9/8/2015 - SPRING AWAKENING Begins and More!
By: Jessica Khan Sep. 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: Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING signs on Broadway, starting tonight!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Julie Halston (portrait by Walter McBride), who last appeared on Broadway in ON THE TOWN and YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU and has also starred in ANYTHING GOES, TWENTIETH CENTURY, GYPSY, HAIRSPRAY and more!
Photo by Walter McBride
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING revival starts previews on Broadway tonight!
- Pearl kicks off its 2015-16 season with a fresh take on A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
- Billie Joe Armstrong's THESE PAPER BULLETS! begins this evening at the Geffen...
- And Aaron Posner & Teller direct THE TEMPEST, commencing tonight in Chicago!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- Check out BWW's Labor Day Roundup of work-themed tunes!
- We got a first look (right) at THE ODYSSEY at The Public, plus a sneak peek at PRINCE OF BROADWAY in rehearsals, DAMES AT SEA loaded in at the Helen Hayes, and Matthew Morrison snuck into a #Ham4Ham lottery last week!
- The RSC has set its 2016 season in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
- WICKED has extended through next autumn in the West End.
- Speaking of London, FINDING NEVERLAND is aiming for a West End debut in 2016!
- And stage vets Judy Carne and June Winters have passed away...
Broadway Weather Forecast: A record high temperature of 93 degrees with lots of sunshine today!
What we're looking forward to watching: Idina Menzel as a therapist in ARTHUR on PBS Kids today!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Teal Wicks, who turns 33 today!
Wicks currently stars on Broadway in FINDING NEVERLAND. Before that, she took the New York stage in JEKYLL & HYDE (also on tour) and as 'Elphaba' in WICKED. Among her off-Broadway credits are PIECE OF MY HEART: THE BERT BERNS STORY and THE BLUE FLOWER, STAIRWAY TO PARADISE at Encores!, as well as CAROUSEL and 1776 with Goodspeed Musicals in Connecticut. She also played 'Catherine' in the 2006-2007 national tour of PIPPIN.
Photo by Jennifer Broski
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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