WAKE UP with BWW 10/14/2015 - THE GIN GAME, ECLIPSED and More!
By: Jessica Khan Oct. 14, 2015
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: THE GIN GAME and ECLIPSED bring big screen stars to Broadway, A WONDERFUL LIFE takes a classic to Connecticut and more!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Tony nominee Will Swenson (portrait by Walter McBride), recent star of Broadway's LES MISERABLES, who has also appeared in PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, HAIR, 110 IN THE SHADE, LESTAT and BROOKLYN.
Photo by Walter McBride
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- THE GIN GAME, starring James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson, opens on Broadway!
- The Public Theater's ECLIPSED, with Lupita Nyong'o, opens tonight.
- ELF THE MUSICAL is hosting a sweet event at Madison Square Garden today...
- Our own Richard Ridge moderates Dancers Over 40's diversity panel this evening.
- PBS's White House concert with Audra McDonald and more is being live-streamed tonight...
- A WONDERFUL LIFE brings a holiday classic to Goodspeed, opening tonight!
- And the casts of off-Broadway's STEVE and Broadway's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE meet the press, so stay tuned for photos!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Alan Menken has written three new tunes for Disney's live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!
- We got a first look (right) at THE GIN GAME on Broadway, plus a peek at 'BRIDGES' special preview in Iowa, a glimpse at the original stars of ALADDIN uniting to celebrate the Diamond Edition, and photos of Stephen Schwartz's new revue MAGIC TO DO!
- Marcia Milgrom Dodge will helm Pioneer Theatre's first U.S. pro production of Frank Wildhorn's THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO...
- Brent Barrett and Elizabeth Welch will star in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in Germany.
- Derek Klena, Brynn O'Malley, Lindsay Mendez and more will appear in THE BATTERY'S DOWN reunion, plus the original stars of THE SECRET GARDEN are coming together for a benefit concert!
- FUN HOME, FINDING NEVERLAND and more are headed to Chicago next year.
- Montego Glover, Capathia Jenkins and Sy Smith are set for the NY Pops' SOPHISTICATED LADIES concert...
- James Franco and Scott Haze are creating Rattlestick West Theatre.
- And Harry Connick, Jr. is set to host a syndicated daytime talk show!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Your mid-week weather -- upwards of 69 degrees and mostly cloudy today...
Quote of the Day: A word from THE GIN GAME's Cicely Tyson...
"I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there's nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it." -- Cicely Tyson (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: The Misty Copeland documentary A BALLERINA'S TALE, in theaters and on VOD today!
Video of the Day: Go behind the scenes at NBC's THE WIZ LIVE! photo shoot with David Alan Grier, Shanice Williams, NE-YO and Elijah Kelley!
NBC is bringing you an all-star cast for The Wiz Live! Watch Ne-Yo, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, and more LIVE December 3.
Posted by The Wiz on Tuesday, October 13, 2015
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Mackenzie Mauzy, who turns 27 today!
Mauzy, who most recently starred as 'Rapunzel' in the big screen adaptation of INTO THE WOODS, last appeared off-Broadway in GIANT, and on Broadway in NEXT TO NORMAL and A TALE OF TWO CITIES. She also recently participated in a reading of THE DODGERS with AKA Studio Productionsl and in the new musical WHITE NOISE in Chicago. Among her TV credits are FOREVER, BONES, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, DROP DEAD DIVA, CSI, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, GUIDING LIGHT and more. The actress will soon appear in the TV movie MANSON'S LOST GIRLS.
Photo by Jenny Anderson
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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