Broadway AM Report, 4/1/2016 - SUNSET BOULEVARD, FULLY COMMITTED, April Fools and More!
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: SUNSET BOULEVARD begins in London, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson returns to Broadway!
Josh Young (portrait by Walter McBride),
who recently starred in MCP's THE SECRET GARDEN!
THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:
- SUNSET BOULEVARD, starring Glenn Close, begins tonight at the London Coliseum!
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson takes on nearly 40 roles in Broadway's FULLY COMMITTED, starting this evening.
- Jesse Eisenberg's THE REVISIONIST makes its West Coast debut this evening...
- And CAGNEY, starring Robert Creighton, opens off-Broadway this Sunday!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Stephanie J. Block, Christian Borle and Andrew Rannells will lead FALSETTOS on Broadway!
- We got a first look (right) at Saoirse Ronan and more in THE CRUCIBLE, plus photos from 1776 at Encores, and rehearsal footage of Paper Mill's PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES!
- FIDDLER ON THE ROOF will strut 5th Avenue in this June's Celebrate Israel Parade.
- Kerry Ellis is set to star in MURDER BALLAD in London!
- Actors' Equity released its own statement on the HAMILTON casting controversy.
- And Stephen Schwartz has responded to North Carolina's recent discriminatory law with a bold message...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Warm today but chilly on Saturday and Sunday, with showers and thunderstorms all weekend!
Quote of the Day: A word from SUNSET BOULEVARD star Glenn Close...
"You have to love the characters you play, even if no one else does."
-- Glenn Close (via BrainyQuote)
What we're reading: Ethan Mordden's new book 'ON SONDHEIM' - the author stops by this week's THEATER TALK!
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