Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 7/30-7/31/2016

Jul. 31, 2016
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Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, July 31, 2016 - Sunday, July 31, 2016. Catch up below!

1) Photo Coverage: Jenna Ushkowitz Takes First Bows in WAITRESS
by Jennifer Broski - July 31, 2016

Jenna Ushkowitz of GLEE-fame joined the cast of Waitress as Dawn on July 29, while Kimiko Glenn takes a leave of absence. Below, checkout a collection of photos from the star's return to Broadway! (more...)


2) Review Roundup: CATS Returns to Broadway- UPDATING LIVE!
by Review Roundups - July 31, 2016

The first-ever Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical, CATS, returns to Broadway tonight at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 W 52nd Street). (more...)


3) STAGE TUBE: CATS Alumni Betty Buckley & Bryan Batt Celebrate Broadway Opening with Makeup Tutorial!
by Stage Tube - July 31, 2016

Check out CATS Alumni Betty Buckley & Bryan Batt celebrating the Broadway opening of the new revival with a makeup tutorial. In honor of the revival's opening, Betty took to her instagram last night to post the three part tutorial for the new company.  Cats opens again on Broadway tonight, July 31! (more...)


4) STAGE TUBE: A Singular Sensation! Watch Highlights from A CHORUS LINE at the Hollywood Bowl
by Stage Tube - July 31, 2016

A Chorus Line premiered this weekend at the Hollywood Bowl! The cast includes Mario Lopez as Zach, Sarah Bowden as Cassie Ferguson, Krysta Rodriguez as DiAna Morales, and Courtney Lopez as Kristine Ulrich. (more...)


5) It's Here! The New HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Script Book is Out and #1
by Movies News Desk - July 31, 2016

Great News Potter Fans! And especially those who don't want to wait for the expected Broadway and other productions of the new hit stage play HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD PARTS I & II. (more...)


6) STAGE TUBE: Opening Night of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at The MUNY
by Stage Tube - July 31, 2016

Footage of opening night of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's, Fiddler on the Roof, at The Muny in St. Louis, MO, featuring a previously unheard song by the show's composers! (more...)


7) BWW Flashback: Jesse Tyler Ferguson's FULLY COMMITTED Takes its Final Bow
by Ashley LaChant - July 31, 2016

FULLY COMMITTED, Jesse Tyler Ferguson's hilarious one man comedy, will play its final Broadway performance at the Lyceum Theatre this Sunday, July 31, 2016. FULLY COMMITTED started previews on April 1st, and after an opening on April 25th and an extended run, it will have played 28 previews and 104 performances. BroadwayWorld takes a look back on the show's Broadway run below! (more...)


8) Letting the Memory Live Again- How CATS Became a Phenomenon
by Nicole Rosky - July 31, 2016

The marquee in front of the Neil Simon Theatre encourages passersby to 'let the memory live again.' It's been almost thirty-four years since Grizabella, Mistoffelees and Rum Tum Tugger first bowed on Broadway, and now in 2016, the jellicles are back with a vengence. The impact that the show has had on audiences has been famously polarizing, and yet few other musicals in Broadway history have achieved greater success and notoriety than Cats. (more...)


9) MOTOWN Plays Final Broadway Performance Today
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2016

The Broadway return engagement of Motown the Musical, the last stop on the First National Tour, will play its final performance  today at The Nederlander Theatre. (more...)


10) STAGE TUBE: Australia's ALADDIN Takes Us Inside the Sitzprobe
by Stage Tube - July 31, 2016

The Australian production of Disney's Broadway blockbuster, Aladdin, takes us into a whole new world as they give us a sneak peek inside one of the most exciting days in any production, the Sitzprobe! (more...)


11) STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/31/16- AVENUE Q
by Stage Tube - July 31, 2016

Today in 2003 Avenue Q opened at the John Golden Theatre, where it ran for 2534 performances. Avenue Q was conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics. The book was written by Jeff Whitty and the show was directed by Jason Moore. Avenue Q is an 'autobiographical and biographical' coming-of-age parable, addressing and satirizing the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood. It opened Off-Broadway in March 2003, co-produced by The New Group and the Vineyard Theatre, and later won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and spawned Las Vegas and West End productions, two national tours, and a variety of international productions. (more...)


12) BWW's On This Day - July 31, 2016
by - July 31, 2016

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 31 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)


13) BWW Review: Charming CATS Revival Is Packed With Terrific Performances
by Michael Dale - July 31, 2016

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn's lightly-plotted adaptation of T.S. Eliot's collection of poems is full of frisky pleasures. (more...)




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