BWW Morning Brief November 29th, 2017: WOMAN OF THE YEAR at 54 Below, Off-Broadway Openings, and more!

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BWW Morning Brief November 29th, 2017: WOMAN OF THE YEAR at 54 Below, Off-Broadway Openings, and more!

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BWW Morning Brief November 29th, 2017: WOMAN OF THE YEAR at 54 Below, Off-Broadway Openings, and more!
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BWW Morning Brief November 29th, 2017: WOMAN OF THE YEAR at 54 Below, Off-Broadway Openings, and more!
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Today's Call Sheet:

-Dee Hoty, Christine Pedi, Barbara Walsh and more bring WOMAN OF THE YEAR to Feinstein's/54 Below tonight!

-Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicks off the 2017 City Center Holiday Season tonight!

-IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE starring Aaron Gaines begins previews tonight!

-Chris Harder opens PORN TO BE A STAR at Stonewall Inn tonight!

-Fiasco's TWELFTH NIGHT begins tonight at Classic Stage Company!

-BAM presents the New York premiere of Haruki Murakami's SLEEP tonight!

BWW Exclusive: Check out our exclusive video of the cast of ANASTASIA at Broadway Sessions!

Set Your DVR... Tony Winner Leslie Odom, Jr. performs on Christmas in Rockefeller Center tonight on NBC!

BWW Morning Brief November 29th, 2017: WOMAN OF THE YEAR at 54 Below, Off-Broadway Openings, and more!

What we're geeking out over: Watch this new, exclusive clip of Tony Award winner Beth Leavel and the company of ANNIE at Paper Mill Playhouse performing "Easy Street!"

What we're listening to: Michael Cerveris' band Loose Cattle releases Christmas album, 'Seasonal Affective Disorder' on December 1. The album is currently available for pre-order with this link.

BWW Morning Brief November 29th, 2017: WOMAN OF THE YEAR at 54 Below, Off-Broadway Openings, and more!

Social Butterfly: Beth Malone posted this photo to Instagram from the new NYC reading of THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN, produced by Roundabout Theatre Company.

Molly takes Manhattan

A post shared by Beth Malone (@thebethmalone) on Nov 28, 2017 at 9:47am PST

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Jackie Hoffman, who turns 57 today!

BWW Morning Brief November 29th, 2017: WOMAN OF THE YEAR at 54 Below, Off-Broadway Openings, and more!

Hoffman is currently playing Mrs. Teavee in CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. She starred in HAIRSPRAY on Broadway, playing the roles of Prudy Pingleton, Gym Teacher, Matron and Denizen of Baltimore. She co-starred as Calliope, muse of epic poetry, in the rock musical XANADU on Broadway, and starred as Grandmama in the Broadway musical THE ADDAMS FAMILY. In 2010, she also parodied Lady Gaga's hit-single, Alejandro. She played Madame Dilly and other roles in the 2014 Broadway revival of ON THE TOWN.

The actress has also starred on stage in "If You Call This Living," "The Kvetching Continues," "Jackie Hoffman's Hanukkah", "A Chanukah Charol", "Jackie's Kosher Khristmas", and "Jackie's Valentine's Day Massacre", among others.

She has performed numerous roles in David and Amy Sedaris' 2001 comic play, The Book of Liz, winning an Obie Award. Her other theatrical credits include The Sisters Rosensweig, Straightjacket, Incident at Cobbler's Knob, and One Woman Shoe, for which she won a Jeff Award. In addition, she regularly performs at Joe's Pub in one-woman concerts.

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!


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