WAKE UP with BWW 11/23/2015 - NeNe Leakes in CHICAGO, IMPORTANT HATS and More!

By: Nov. 23, 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: NeNe Leakes returns to Broadway as 'Mama' in CHICAGO tonight, 'IMPORTANT HATS' opens off-Broadway and more!

Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Adam Kantor (portrait by Walter McBride), who is currently starring in FIDDLER IN THE ROOF on Broadway and has also appeared in THE LAST FIVE YEARS, NEXT TO NORMAL, AVENUE Q and RENT!

Adam Kantor wants you to WAKE UP with BWW!
Photo by Walter McBride

TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:

- REAL HOUSEWIVES star NeNe Leakes returns to Broadway in CHICAGO tonight!
- Nick Jones' IMPORTANT HATS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY opens tonight off-Broadway.
- Robert Cuccioli and more take part in Project Shaw's JOHN BULL'S OTHER ISLAND this evening...
- ALLEGIANCE's Telly Leung celebrates his album SONGS FOR YOU at Joe's Pub.
- And set your DVR! The cast of Broadway's SPRING AWAKENING performs on LATE NIGHT tonight!

Mary J. Blige in THE WIZ LIVE!

NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:

- Dean John-Wilson and Jade Ewen will lead the London premiere of ALADDIN!
- HAMILTON's Jason Rua & Chris Jackson recently read for the upcoming MAGIC MIKE musical...
- Imelda Staunton, Nicole Kidman and more won big at this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards!
- MOTHERSTRUCK!, directed by Cynthia Nixon, is back on track off-Broadway.
- We got a first look (right) at Mary J. Blige in costume for THE WIZ LIVE!, as well as two new promos for the NBC special, a clip of THE LION KING stars reacting to their new 360 video, plus a peak at Billy Porter's final KINKY BOOTS curtain call!
- Three SPRING AWAKENING stars are among this year's Clive Barnes Award nominees.
- GLEE's Chris Colfer is considering a "very vocally demanding" Broadway role...
- And SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Michael James Scott will take over BWW's Instagram for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 45 degrees and sunny today - that winter chill is starting to set in!

What we're listening to/watching: Steve Martin and the cast of the Broadway-bound BRIGHT STAR in the recording studio!

Video of the Day: In case you missed it on PBS last week, watch FIRST YOU DREAM-THE MUSIC OF KANDER & EBB, starring Kate Baldwin, Norm Lewis, and more!

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!



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