WAKE UP with BWW 5/22/2015 - NICE GIRL, THE QUALMS, Hirschfeld and More!
By: Jessica Showers May. 22, 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: NICE GIRL and THE QUALMS begin off-Broadway, and Al Hirschfeld's work is on view in NYC!
THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:
- Diane Davis, Nick Cordero and more lead Labyrinth's NICE GIRL, opening tonight!
- THE QUALMS begins previews this evening at Playwrights Horizons...
- And New-York Historical Society's Al Hirschfeld exhibition opens today - check out a preview!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Scott Rudin is bringing Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE back to Broadway next year!
- Kate Shindle is the new president of Actors' Equity.
- WICKED's Katie Rose Clarke has signed on for Broadway's ALLEGIANCE...
- We got a first look (right) at Mirvish's reimagined TITANIC in Toronto, plus a peek at MTC's HEISENBERG, and York's CAGNEY premiere!
- FUN HOME's Jeanine Tesori became the first female composer with a star on 'Playwright's Sidewalk'.
- We got a look at highlights from AN ACT OF GOD, as well as footage from BROADWAY JUNIOR!
- FOR THE RECORD: BAZ is kicking off a residency at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
- And American Theater Company's PJ Paparelli has died at the age of 40 after a car accident...
Broadway Weather Forecast: TGIF! High of 75 and mostly sunny today, with great weather all through Memorial Day weekend!
Quote of the Day: A word from the iconic Al Hirschfeld...
"Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons."
-- Al Hirschfeld (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: Tracks from FINDING NEVERLAND's all-star concept album, featuring Nick Jonas, Rita Ora, Pentatonix, John Legend and more!
Video of the Day: Watch Leah Hoffman create some impressive Etch A Sketch art for ALADDIN and THE LION KING!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Linda Emond, who turns 56 today!
Emond last appeared on Broadway as 'Fraulein Schneider' in Roundabout's revival of Cabaret, which earned her a 2014 Tony nomination. Among her past credits are Death of a Salesman, Life (x) 3 and 1776. She has also starred off-Broadway in 'The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide', The Winter's Tale, A Spanish Play, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Homebody/Kabul, An Experiment with an Air Pump, The Dying Gaul, Baby Anger, and Nine Armenians. On screen, Emond has appeared in Julie & Julia, Across the Universe, the TV series Law & Order: SVU, Elementary, The Good Wife and more.
Photo by Joan Marcus
See you bright and early on Tuesday, BroadwayWorld!