WAKE UP with BWW 3/2/2015 - 'LOVE AND SEX', Galas Galore, THE LAST SHIP Reunion and More!

By: Mar. 02, 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: THE MYSTERY OF LOVE AND SEX opens off-Broadway, Roundabout and Atlantic host their 2015 galas, THE LAST SHIP reunites at 54 Below and more!

TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:

- THE MYSTERY OF LOVE AND SEX, with Diane Lane and Tony Shalhoub, opens off-Broadway tonight!
- Roundabout hosts its 2015 gala, honoring Helen Mirren and featuring Kristin Chenoweth, tonight!
- Felicity Huffman emcees this evening's Atlantic Theater Company gala!
- The winner of the 2015 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize will be announced today.
- Sheldon Best is among this year's Segal Award winners, who will be celebrated tonight at Lincoln Center...
- And the company of Broadway's THE LAST SHIP reunites in concert at 54 Below this evening!

The cast of HOME STREET HOME!

NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:

- Tony winner Lena Hall will leave HEDWIG this spring; she heads over to Café Carlyle alongside Megan Hilty, Alan Cumming and more!
- We got a first look (right) at the new rock musical HOME STREET HOME!
- Vineyard Theatre has extended BROOKLYNITE through the end of this month.
- Bryan Cranston is now among the producers for Broadway's FINDING NEVERLAND...
- The RSC is bringing Tom Morton-Smith's new play OPPENHEIMER to the West End.
- And we got a peek at James Corden in promo shots for THE LATE LATE SHOW!

Broadway Weather Forecast: Mostly cloudy with a high of 41 degrees. No snow! Yay!

Quote of the Day: A word from THE AUDIENCE star and Roundabout honoree Helen Mirren...

"I don't like the word 'strong,' because a strong character is never an interesting character. A character is made interesting by their vulnerabilities and their weaknesses."
-- Helen Mirren (via BrainyQuote)

What we're listening to: GLEE's Jane Lynch and stage vet Carol Burnett singing 'The Trolley Song' from MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS. Click here to listen!

Video of the Day: Check out Ethan Hawke in the first trailer for the new CYMBELINE movie!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Daniel Craig, who turns 47 today!

Craig made his Broadway debut in A Steady Rain in 2009 and more recently starred opposite his wife and fellow thesp Rachel Weisz in Betrayal. He is well known for his portrayal of the modern 'James Bond' in the films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall, as well as the upcoming Spectre. He was trained at the National Youth Theatre and Guildhall in London. Among Craig's other recent film credits are The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Cowboys & Aliens, The Golden Compass and more.

Daniel Craig in BETRAYAL on Broadway.
Photo by Brigitte Lacombe

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!



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