WAKE UP with BWW 6/3/2015 - HEISENBERG, SCHOOL OF ROCK Concerts and More!

By: Jessica Showers Jun. 03, 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: Two plays open off-Broadway, Andrew Lloyd Webber gives a sneak peek at his rockin' new musical and more!

TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:

- Opening Off-Broadway tonight - HEISENBERG at MTC and THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY WAY at Rattlestick!
- SCHOOL OF ROCK kicks off a series of preview concerts this evening!
- Seth Rudetsky reads excerpts from his book at the Tony Awards Pop-Up Shop today.
- Jonathan Harvey's BEAUTIFUL THING returns to the West End...
- And David Hyde Pierce and Debra Monk lead LOVE LETTERS tonight at George Street!

Vaughn & Gonzalez dance for BROADWAY BARES promo!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- FUN HOME and 'CURIOUS INCIDENT' led this year's BroadwayWorld Awards - see the full list!
- DAMES AT SEA is sailing to Broadway this fall!
- Benjamin Walker is expected to star in AMERICAN PSYCHO on Broadway next year...
- ON THE TOWN and AN AMERICAN IN PARIS tied at the 2015 Astaire Awards.
- The Young Vic's Gillian Anderson-Led 'STREETCAR' and more are coming to St. Ann's this year!
- We got a peek (right) at BROADWAY BARES' burlesque cast of characters...
- DOWNTON ABBEY's Michelle Dockery will lead LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES at Donmar this winter.
- And Kate Rockwell & Nicholas Rodriguez are set to star in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at The Muny!

Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 68 degrees and partly cloudy today. Wear layers in case the sun peeks out!

Quote of the Day: A word from SCHOOL OF ROCK's Andrew Lloyd Webber...

"What strikes me is that there's a very fine line between success and failure. Just one ingredient can make the difference."
-- Andrew Lloyd Webber (via BrainyQuote)

What we're watching: The new trailer for HBO's upcoming documentary LARRY KRAMER IN LOVE & ANGER!

Video of the Day: Watch Kristin Chenoweth perform the heck out of "Veronique" from ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Nikki M. James, who turns 34 today!

James last appeared on Broadway as 'Eponine' in LES MISERABLES. Before that, she originated the role of 'Nabalungi' in The Book of Mormon, which won her a Tony in 2011. Among her past Broadway credits are All Shook Up and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. James has appeared off-Broadway in Fetch Clay, Make Man, Walmartopia, Bernarda Alba and House of Flowers. She is currently onstage in LCT3's Preludes, which opens this month. James also recently appeared on the big screen in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them and the film adaptation of Lucky Stiff.

Nikki M. James and company in rehearsal for LCT3's PRELUDES.
Photo by Jenny Anderson

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!

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