WAKE UP with BWW 12/5/14 - THE GRINCH in NYC, MY FAVORITE YEAR, THE ELEPHANT MAN and More!
By: Jessica Showers Dec. 05, 2014
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: THE GRINCH returns to steal Christmas at Madison Square Garden, York's MY FAVORITE YEAR begins performances, CITY OF ANGELS starts at the Donmar, and Bradley Cooper stars in THE ELEPHANT MAN, opening this Sunday!
THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:
- 'THE GRINCH' returns to New York City tonight!
- York's MY FAVORITE YEAR runs this weekend as part of its 'Musicals in Mufti' series.
- Donmar's CITY OF ANGELS, starring Samantha Barks and more, begins previews tonight in London.
- Elaine Paige's PAGE BY PAGE BY PAIGE "farewell" concert will broadcast tonight on BBC Radio...
- And THE ELEPHANT MAN, starring Bradley Cooper, opens this Sunday on Broadway!
Photo by Joan Marcus.
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- If you didn't catch the PETER PAN LIVE! broadcast last night, never fear! Read our recap and review, plus BWW has a boatload of post-event coverage lined up.
- BC/EFA's 2014 GYPSY OF THE YEAR will feature original stars from THE WIZ, plus IT'S ONLY A PLAY, HEDWIG and more!
- Gavin Creel is returning to Broadway in THE BOOK OF MORMON this winter!
- The Tony Awards, THE NORMAL HEART and more are among the 2015 Writers Guild Award nominees...
- Sting, Josh Radnor and more will take part in DON'T QUIT YOUR NIGHT JOB next week.
- CSC's A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY announced further casting!
- On the UK front, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart could be taking NO MAN'S LAND across the pond in 2016, and Gillian Anderson's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE is eyeing Broadway.
Broadway Weather Forecast: Cloudy and rainy all weekend (boo!) but warm (yay!), with a high of 50 degrees on Saturday.
Quote of the Day: Wise words on fantasy from 'THE GRINCH' author Dr. Seuss...
"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities." -- Dr. Seuss (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: NBC's animated holiday special HOW MURRAY SAVED CHRISTMAS, featuring the voices of stage vets Sean Hayes and Jason Alexander. Check out a sneak peek below!
Video of the Day: One of our favorite scenes from last night's PETER PAN LIVE! broadcast on NBC. Stay tuned for videos, photos and TONS more coverage throughout the day!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Pamela Blair, who turns 65 today!
Blair made her Broadway debut in Promises, Promises in 1968 and went on to appear in Wild and Wonderful, Sugar, Of Mice and Men, A Chorus Line, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, King of Hearts, The Nerd and A Few Good Men. The actress also appeared in several soap operas, including Ryan's Hope and All My Children, for which she received a Daytime Emmy nomination. Among her other TV credits are Law & Order, The Cosby Show, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and more.
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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