Brief 4/26: THE ICEMAN COMETH Opens, Drama Desk Awards Nominations, and More!

By: Apr. 26, 2018
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Brief 4/26: THE ICEMAN COMETH Opens, Drama Desk Awards Nominations, and More!
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Brief 4/26: THE ICEMAN COMETH Opens, Drama Desk Awards Nominations, and More!
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Today's Call Sheet:

-THE ICEMAN COMETH opens tonight on Broadway!

-Drama Desk Award nominations are announced today!

BWW Exclusive: Jess LeProtto takes home the Gypsy Robe for CAROUSEL!

Brief 4/26: THE ICEMAN COMETH Opens, Drama Desk Awards Nominations, and More!
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Set Your DVR... Harry Potter And The Cursed Child's Jamie Parker will appear on The Today Show this morning!

What we're geeking out over: The cast of COME FROM AWAY celebrates NY1's Emmy win!

Brief 4/26: THE ICEMAN COMETH Opens, Drama Desk Awards Nominations, and More!
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What we're watching: Go inside the 2018 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Carol Burnett, who turns 84 today!

Brief 4/26: THE ICEMAN COMETH Opens, Drama Desk Awards Nominations, and More!
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Carol, an award-winning actress and best-selling author, is widely recognized by the public and her peers for her work for her comedic and dramatic roles on television, film, and Broadway, most notably The Carol Burnett Show.? Ms. Burnett has been honored with Emmys, Golden Globes, People's Choice Awards, the Horatio Alger Award, an Ace Award, and the Peabody. A Kennedy Center Honoree, she received the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Humor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ms. Burnett has also written three New York Times bestsellers: Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story; This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection and her autobiography, One More Time. Ms Burnett made her Broadway debut in the original production of Once Upon a Mattress and returned to Broadway several times, starring in Fade Out, Fade In, Putting It Together, and Moon Over Buffalo. Ms. Burnett and her daughter, Carrie Hamilton, wrote the play Hollywood Arms, which premiered on Broadway in 2002, directed by Hal Prince.

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