WAKE UP with BWW 12/29/14 - TEMPTATIONS & FOUR TOPS, James Taylor at 54 Below and More!
By: Jessica Showers Dec. 29, 2014
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: THE TEMPTATIONS and THE FOUR TOPS groove on Broadway, performers pay tribute to James Taylor tonight and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Motown legends THE TEMPTATIONS and THE FOUR TOPS come to Broadway tonight!
- Sting and a bunch of Broadway vets celebrate James Taylor at 54 Below this evening...
WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- THE ELEPHANT MAN, starring Bradley Cooper, has recouped on Broadway!
- INTO THE WOODS hit the box office on Christmas Day and can already claim the title of largest opening weekend for a Broadway musical film!
- Speaking of musical-to-film adaptations, PIPPIN is headed to the big screen...
- We got a sneak peek at Sheryl Crow's DINER musical in D.C. and Vanessa Hudgens and more in rehearsal (right) for Broadway's GIGI!
- Taylor Swift won Hugh Jackman's t-shirt in a backstage BC/EFA auction at THE RIVER on Boxing Day.
- INTO THE WOODS star James Corden will be recognized in the Queen's New Year's Honours!
- Want to try before you buy? A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE's cast album is streaming on YouTube!
- And WICKED and THE BOOK OF MORMON are among Billboard's Top 5 Broadway Albums of 2014.
Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 43 degrees in the city today!
Quote of the Day: Perfect advice from today's birthday girl!
"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."
-- Mary Tyler Moore (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: TCM's annual remembrance of those we lost this year, including Broadway greats Mike Nichols and Lauren Bacall...
Video of the Day: Watch stage and screen vet Neil Patrick Harris in the first promo for the 2015 Oscars!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Mary Tyler Moore, who turns 78 today!
Moore is primarily known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-77), in which she starred as 'Mary Richards', and for her earlier role on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66). She also appeared in a number of films, most notably 1967's Thoroughly Modern Millie and 1980's Ordinary People. The actress appeared in several Broadway plays, including Whose Life Is It Anyway, Sweet Sue, and a new musical version of Breakfast at Tiffany's -- a notorious flop. During the 1980s, Moore and her production company produced five plays: Noises Off, The Octette Bridge Club, Joe Egg, Benefactors, and Safe Sex. She is a co-founder of Broadway Barks, an annual animal adopt-a-thon held in New York City.
Photo by Walter McBride.
Welcome back from your holiday revels, everyone! See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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