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BWW Morning Brief August 4th, 2017: CONVICTED Premieres at Broadway Bound Theatre Festival and More!
August 4, 2017
August 4, 2017
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: CONVICTED makes its world premiere at the 2017 Broadway Bound Theatre Festival tonight!
What About the Swings? Celia Mei Rubin Reveals Her Main Challenge as Assistant Dance Captain for THE GREAT COMET
August 3, 2017
August 3, 2017
In the latest episode of BroadwayWorld's DANCE CAPTAIN DANCE ATTACK, Broadway buddy Ben Cameron got a glimpse into the life of THE GREAT COMET's dance captain Celia Mei Rubin! As dance captain, one of Rubin's responsibilities is to handle split tracks and cut shows.
BWW Morning Brief August 3rd, 2017: CURVY WINDOW, Starring Nancy Opel, Opens Tonight and More!
August 3, 2017
August 3, 2017
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: CURVY WIDOW, starring Nancy Opel, opens Off-Broadway tonight!
MISS SAIGON's Eva Noblezada Reveals How the Jimmy Awards Launched Her Broadway Career
August 2, 2017
August 2, 2017
Eva Noblezada is living the American dream. She may be just a Broadway baby, but after making her debut at the age of 21, the Miss Saigon star has earned a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Kim.
BWW Morning Brief August 2nd, 2017: REALLY ROSIE at Encores! Off-Center and More!
August 2, 2017
August 2, 2017
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: REALLY ROSIE begins at Encores! Off-Center and more!
From the Stage to the Stage Door: Rachel Bay Jones Explains the Importance of the Fansens
August 1, 2017
August 1, 2017
There is not a dry eye in the Music Box Theatre after Rachel Bay Jones performs Heidi Hansen's heartbreaking 'So Big, So Small' in Dear Evan Hansen. Her emotionally raw performance has earned Jones her first Tony Award and she told Richard Ridge why it and the show mean so much to her.
BWW Morning Brief August 1st, 2017: LILI MARLENE Opens, Tovah Feldshuh at Feinstein's/54 Below, and More!
August 1, 2017
August 1, 2017
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: Write Act Repertory's new musical LILI MARLENE opens tonight at St. Luke's Theatre!
COME FROM AWAY's Irene Sankoff and David Hein Reveal the Challenge of Telling the Islanders' Stories
July 31, 2017
July 31, 2017
Come From Away has been 2017's little musical that could. Soon after opening at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, the show earned seven Tony nominations (picking up one for director Christopher Ashley), coming as quite a shock to the creative team that has been nurturing the project since the beginning.
BWW Morning Brief July 31st, 2017: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Opens, NEWSIES at the Boro, and More!
July 31, 2017
July 31, 2017
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: The Public Theater's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM opens at the Delacorte!
ALADDIN's Telly Leung Reveals How His Audition Kept Him One Jump Ahead
July 28, 2017
July 28, 2017
Telly Leung has inherited the lamp at the New Amsterdam Theatre as Broadway's newest Aladdin. Last month, he sat down with Richard Ridge and talked all things Aladdin, including how he got the part.
BWW Morning Brief July 28th, 2017: Take a Chance on MAMMA MIA! at the Hollywood Bowl and More!
July 28, 2017
July 28, 2017
Good morning and happy Friday, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: MAMMA MIA! kicks off at Hollywood Bowl today!
Filling Their Shoes: Betsy Wolfe Explains the Art of the Broadway Replacement
July 27, 2017
July 27, 2017
Betsy Wolfe was last seen on Broadway in the critically acclaimed revival of Falsettos playing Cordelia. Wolfe told BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge how she made the role her of Jenna own and why it's so important to do so.
BWW Morning Brief July 27th, 2017: REBEL VERSES Kicks Off with Daphne Rubin-Vega and More!
July 27, 2017
July 27, 2017
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: Daphne Rubin-Vega will appear at REBEL VERSES today!
Who is the Bubbly Black Girl? Meet Her Starting Tonight at Encores!
July 26, 2017
July 26, 2017
Next up at Encores! Off-Center is Kirsten Childs' delightful, provocative, and poignant 2000 musical, The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, running July 26-27.
BWW Morning Brief July 26th, 2017: 'BUBBLY BLACK GIRL' Begins at Encores! Off-Center and More!
July 26, 2017
July 26, 2017
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: 'BUBBLY BLACK GIRL' begins as part of the Encores! Off-Center series tonight!
Michael Moore to Keep Box Reserved for Special Guest During Run of THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER
July 25, 2017
July 25, 2017
BroadwayWorld recently visited rehearsals for Michael Moore's The Terms of My Surrender, which begins previews this Friday.
BWW Morning Brief July 25th, 2017: A WALL APART by Air Supply's Graham Russell Opens at NYMF and More!
July 25, 2017
July 25, 2017
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: A WALL APART by Air Supply's Graham Russell opens at NYMF!
'It's What Theatre is All About!' Hal Prince Speaks on Collaboration and More for PRINCE OF BROADWAY
July 24, 2017
July 24, 2017
BroadwayWorld recently stopped by Prince of Broadway rehearsals at the Manhattan Theatre Club and got the chance to talk to the Prince himself, Hal Prince.
BWW Morning Brief July 24th, 2017: CHELSEA & IVANKA and More!
July 24, 2017
July 24, 2017
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: a staged reading of THE SECRET LUNCHES OF CHELSEA & IVANKA, starring Melissa Rauch and Zosia Mamet comes to Joe's Pub tonight.
Books to Broadway: Roald Dahl Teaches Life Lessons to Audiences in Magical Ways
April 29, 2017
April 29, 2017
Turning children's books into Broadway musicals has become very popular over the last few years. There is just something about seeing your favorite book from childhood coming to life on stage that just brings a little bit of magic back into the lives of audiences.
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