WAKE UP with BWW 11/17/2015 - Rosie's Theater Kids at the White House!
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: Rosie's Theater Kids get a shout-out from the First Lady and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Set your DVR - LES MISERABLES' Alfie Boe performs on NBC's TODAY, and ABT returns to JEOPARDY!
- Donna McKechnie and Jerry Mitchell co-chair Broadway Dance Lab's 2015 fundraiser this evening...
- And First Lady Michelle Obama honors Rosie's Theater Kids at the White House today!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson is bringing his one-man show to Broadway!
- Stephen Sondheim, Barbra Streisand and Gloria Estefan will receive the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- A new ONCE national tour will head out next year starring Sam Cieri and Mackenzie Lesser-Roy!
- Will Swenson is subbing for Earl Carpenter this week in LES MIZ...
- Robert & Kristen Lopez have written a duet for FROZEN's Anna and Kristoff!
- We got a first official look (right) at Christopher Fitzgerald and Michael Urie in '...FORUM' at Two River Theater!
- La Jolla Playhouse's 2016-17 season will feature world premieres from Tony- and Pulitzer-winning playwrights.
- Cirque du Soleil is the latest to sign on for the Macy's THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE!
- And Broadway will dim its lights next month in honor of Tony-winning playwright Brian Friel...
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 52 degrees and sunny. Goregous fall weather, keep it up!
Quote of the Day: A word from Rosie's Theater Kids founder Rosie O'Donnell...
"I think what children need is love, security, stability, consistency, and kindness."
-- Rosie O'Donnell (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to listening to: NBC's THE WIZ LIVE! Original Soundtrack, out next month!
Photo by Walter McBride
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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