Broadway AM Report, 4/8/2016 - ANYTHING GOES at Goodspeed and More!

By: Apr. 08, 2016
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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? This weekend's big news: Goodspeed's starry ANYTHING GOES sets sail and more!

Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is
Julie Foldesi (portrait by Walter McBride),
current star of Paper Mill's PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES!

THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:

- Goodspeed's ANYTHING GOES, starring Scott, Harris and DeRosa, begins tonight.
- A memorial for Broadway acting teacher Robert X. Modica will be held today in Manhattan...
- And the company of MTC's INCOGNITO meets the press, so stay tuned for coverage!

Benjamin Walker in AMERICAN PSYCHO!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Heather Headley will replace Jennifer Hudson in THE COLOR PURPLE this May!
- The Tony Awards committee has ruled on FIDDLER, SHE LOVES ME, THE COLOR PURPLE and more.
- Julie Taymor is developing a new Beatles-themed Broadway musical...
- We got a first look (right) at AMERICAN PSYCHO on Broadway, plus footage from Broadway's THE FATHER, and shots from KINKY BOOTS' 3rd anniversary festivities!
- Matthew Broderick will star in SHINING CITY at Irish Rep.
- The National could be bringing PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS to Broadway, while Denise Gough and Russell Tovey have signed on for the company's ANGELS IN AMERICA...
- Owen Teale is joining McKellen & Stewart in London's NO MAN'S LAND.
- Judy Gold and more round out the cast for Shakespeare in the Park's all-female TAMING OF THE SHREW!
- And the Cary Grant musical DEAR CARY is eyeing the Great White Way...

Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy today, rainy tomorrow, and sunny on Sunday with highs near 50 degrees!

Quote of the Day: A word from birthday girl Laura Bell Bundy...

"You know, I had the music baskets and the writing basket. And I had the acting. And those eggs just hatched first, and the others were slow to incubate."
-- Laura Bell Bundy (via BrainyQuote)

What we're looking forward to listening to: The FRANK WILDHORN & FRIENDS live album, featuring Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes and more -- out this June!

Video of the Day: Check out highlights from Michael John LaChiusa's RAIN, starring Eden Espinosa at The Old Globe!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Laura Bell Bundy, who turns 35 on Sunday!

Bundy made her Broadway debut as 'Amber Von Tussle' in HAIRSPRAY and went on to appear as 'Glinda' in WICKED and 'Elle Woods' in LEGALLY BLONDE -- the latter for which she was nominated for a Tony in 2007. She also took the stage in the original off-Broadway production of RUTHLESS! and starred in GYPSY at Paper Mill and ROCK OF AGES in Los Angeles. The actress appeared in HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and played 'Dr. Jordan Denby' on the TV series ANGER MANAGEMENT, later starring in the series TO APPOMATTOX, HART OF DIXIE and, most recently, the short-lived ANGEL FROM HELL. Bundy is also a country singer with two albums; her single "Giddy On Up" received CMT and ACA nominations.

Laura Bell Bundy performing at The Highline in 2010.
Photo by Peter James Zielinski

See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!



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