WAKE UP with BWW 11/16/2015 - Mimi Awards and Galas All Around!

By: Jessica Khan Nov. 16, 2015

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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: Two playwrights get their dues at tonight's Mimi Awards, York honors Angela Lansbury, and galas take over New York City!

TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:

- Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Dominique Morisseau will be honored tonight at the 2015 Mimi Awards!
- Angela Lansbury takes the spotlight this evening at York Theatre Company's awards gala.
- Primary Stages celebrates Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman tonight...
- THE ILLUSIONISTS bring magic and death-defying stunts to London.
- And a slew of stars gather for tonight's 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY benefit!

Sheridan Smith rehearses for FUNNY GIRL!

NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:

- Katy Perry could lead CLUELESS on Broadway!
- We got a peek (right) inside FUNNY GIRL rehearsals with Sheridan Smith, plus a look at Montego Glover and more in SOPHISTICATED LADIES with the New York Pops, footage of Renée Fleming in the Lyric's MERRY WIDOW, a look at the new poster for HUGHIE, and highlights from MISERY on Broadway!
- Menken & Schwartz's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME will make its Scandinavian debut next fall...
- Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING is set to perform at the White House this week!
- Chicago will host a year-long festival - Shakespeare 400 - in 2016.
- And THE NUTCRACKER, featuring ON THE TOWN's Megan Fairchild, is headed to the big screen!

Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 65 and sunny on this glorious November morning!

What we're listening to: Linda Eder's new CD RETRO, out now!

Video of the Day: The brand-new, stunning trailer for NBC's THE WIZ LIVE!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Donna McKechnie, who turns 73 today!

McKechnie last acted as standby for Chita Rivera in Broadway's THE VISIT. Before that, she starred on the Great White Way in STATE FAIR, COMPANY, A CHORUS LINE - for which she won the 1976 Tony Award for her portrayal of 'Cassie' - ON THE TOWN, PROMISES, PROMISES, THE EDUCATION OF H*Y*M*A*N*K*A*P*L*A*N and HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. Among her off-Broadway credits are LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE, SINGULAR SENSATIONS, BABES IN ARMS, FIORELLO! at Encores!, ANNIE WARBUCKS, CUT THE RIBBONS and WINE UNTOUCHED, as well as the US touring productions of SWEET CHARITY, A CHORUS LINE, COMPANY and A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM. The actress also took the West End stage in FOLLIES and CAN-CAN. She most recently appeared in the world premiere production of IN YOUR ARMS at The Old Globe in San Diego.

Donna McKechnie in IN YOUR ARMS at The Old Globe.
Photo by Carol Rosegg

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!

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