Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 05th, 2023

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 5, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

 Photos: Go Inside Opening Night for STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS
by Aliya Al-Hassan
The stars were out in force to celebrate the opening night of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends at the Gielgud Theatre. See photos from the big night!. (more...)

North Carolina Radio Station Won't Air 'Inappropriate' Met Opera Productions
by Joshua Wright
WCPE Radio in North Carolina won't broadcast six of the Metropolitan Opera's productions this year over concerns about the opera's content, reports NPR.. (more...) 

Whitney Bashor and Jessica Vosk to Lead BEACHES THE MUSICAL Industry Readings
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Whitney Bashor (The Bridges of Madison County) and Jessica Vosk (Wicked) will lead two private industry readings of the new musical BEACHES on October 13, 2023.    . (more...)

Review Roundup: Pre-Broadway THE WIZ Tour Launches; What Are the Critics Saying?
by Review Roundups
The all-new production of the Tony Award-winning hit musical The Wiz will open on Broadway on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in a limited engagement at the Marquis Theatre. The pre-Broadway tour has launched and is now underway. Read the reviews!. (more...) 

Review Roundup: Lea Salonga and Bernadette Peters Open STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS in London. What Did The Critics Think?
by Review Roundups
Read reviews for the West End production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, devised and produced by Cameron Mackintosh. (more...)

Video: First Look At WICKED Swedish Premiere at Göteborgsoperan
by Stage Tube
BroadwayWorld has a first look at the trailer for a new non-replica production of Wicked, making its Sweden premiere! (more...) 

Betty Who

Betty Who can currently be seen on Broadway as Persephone in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Hadestown. The classically trained singer, dancer, and multi-instrumentalist has experienced practically every dimension of pop cultural visibility: going viral on the bombastic strength of 2014 single “Somebody Loves You,” soundtracking Netflix’s Queer Eye reboot with “All Things,” forming deep ties with foundations like GLAAD and the Trevor Project and becoming an LGBTQ+ icon due to her infectious, always-inclusive artistry. 

Other birthdays on this date include: 

Jesse Eisenberg
Christiane Noll
Heather Headley
Jenna Russell 

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!