WAKE UP with BWW 4/17/2015 - FUN HOME and More!
By: Jessica Showers Apr. 17, 2015
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: WOLF HALL stars come to THEATER TALK, and FUN HOME opens on Broadway this Sunday!
THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:
- WOLF HALL author Hilary Mantel and stars Ben Miles & Nathaniel Parker are set for THEATER TALK this weekend!
- Simon Stephens' CARMEN DISRUPTION makes its UK debut tonight at the Almeida...
- Bets Malone stars as Jane Austen in the world premiere of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE at La Mirada.
- And FUN HOME brings Bechdel's graphic memoir to Broadway this Sunday!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Jessie Mueller will lead the World Premiere of WAITRESS at A.R.T., plus she wants to audition for the BEAUTIFUL movie!
- Josh Young and Erin Mackey are bringing AMAZING GRACE to Broadway this summer!
- Williamstown Theatre Festival has added more vets to its star-studded 2015 season.
- Judi Dench has joined Kenneth Branagh's inaugural season at the Garrick!
- Casey Nicholaw will direct DREAMGIRLS in the West End, with an open call set for May...
- We got a look at highlights and opening bows (right) from Broadway's FINDING NEVERLAND, plus a behind-the-scenes peek at AMERICAN BUFFALO in London!
- Anna Kendrick is writing a humorous essay collection.
- And Audra McDonald (with a dedication from Carrie Underwood) and Bradley Cooper are among Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Rainy tonight but sunny both Saturday and Sunday, with a high of 77 for the weekend!
Quote of the Day: A word from FUN HOME author Alison Bechdel...
"And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me."
-- Alison Bechdel (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: "Ready to Play/We Share Everything" from SIDE SHOW's upcoming 'ADDED ATTRACTIONS' live album!
Video of the Day: Check out the latest trailer for PITCH PERFECT 2, starring Anna Kendrick!
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And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Rebecca Luker, who turns 54 today!
Luker recently starred in the world premiere of Little Dancer at the Kennedy Center. The Tony nominee last appeared on Broadway in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella. Among her past credits are Broadway's Mary Poppins, Children And Art, Nine, The Music Man, The Sound of Music, Something Wonderful, Show Boat, The Secret Garden, The Phantom of the Opera and Leave It to Jane. Luker has also starred off-Broadway in Death Takes a Holiday, Indian Blood, The Vagina Monologues, The Boys from Syracuse with Encores! and more.
Photo by Paul Kolnik
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!