BWW Morning Brief December 13th, 2017: ELF at Madison Square Garden, Well-Strung at Feinstein's/54 Below, and more!

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BWW Morning Brief December 13th, 2017: ELF at Madison Square Garden, Well-Strung at Feinstein's/54 Below, and more!
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BWW Morning Brief December 13th, 2017: ELF at Madison Square Garden, Well-Strung at Feinstein's/54 Below, and more!
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Today's Call Sheet:

-ELF the Musical begins performances tonight at Madison Square Garden!

-Well-Strung brings holiday show to Feinstein's/54 Below tonight!

-Amber Martin stars as Reba McEntire in REBA'S COUNTRY CHRISTMAS at Stonewall Inn tonight!

-Leviathan Lab presents a public reading of Christopher Chen's INTO THE NUMBERS tonight!

-Stable Cable Lab Co's STATIC Playwrights Experiment begins tonight!


BWW Exclusive: Check out our exclusive photos inside opening night of CRUEL INTENTIONS!

BWW Morning Brief December 13th, 2017: ELF at Madison Square Garden, Well-Strung at Feinstein's/54 Below, and more!
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
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Set Your DVR... Nominations for 24th Annual SAG AWARDS are announced today!

BWW Morning Brief December 13th, 2017: ELF at Madison Square Garden, Well-Strung at Feinstein's/54 Below, and more!


What we're geeking out over: The Go-Go's Musical HEAD OVER HEELS will come to Broadway in 2018-19 following a run in San Francisco!

BWW Morning Brief December 13th, 2017: ELF at Madison Square Garden, Well-Strung at Feinstein's/54 Below, and more!


What we're watching: Broadway Dreams Foundation came to Broadway Sessions to celebrate on the week of their annual showcase. Check out a highlights video!


Social Butterfly: Spongebob Broadway recently shared David Zinn's costume sketches for Spongebob, Sandy, and Patrick on Twitter!


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