WAKE UP with BWW 10/7/14 - BELLE OF AMHERST, LIPS TOGETHER, PIPPIN Star Returns, CAMELOT on Tour 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? Today's big news: Actresses Joely Richardson, America Ferrera, Andrea Martin and Betty Buckley all come to the stage tonight -- off-Broadway, on tour and in concert!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- THE BELLE OF AMHERST with Joely Richardson begins previews off-Broadway!
- America Ferrera & more star in LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART, starting tonight at Second Stage.
- TACT's THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE opens tonight...
- Andrea Martin reprises her role as 'Berthe' in the PIPPIN national tour in San Francisco!
- The CAMELOT national tour kicks off today in Macon, Ga.
- And Betty Buckley launches her GHOSTLIGHT residency at Joe's Pub!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- A musical adaptation of AUGUST RUSH is holding a developmental lab in NYC this November!
- HONEYMOON IN VEGAS announced its full Broadway company.
- Roger Rees, Tracey Ullman, Michael McKean and Laura Osnes have jumped on Encores! THE BAND WAGON...
- We got a first look (right) at Michael C. Hall in drag for HEDWIG!
- Jaygee Macapugay will replace Ruthie Ann Miles in HERE LIES LOVE this month...
- The new musical LITTLE DANCER previewed four songs and more and you can check out the footage here!
- Tony winners Marian Seldes (86) and Geoffrey Holder (84) have passed away...
- Jerry Herman's THE GRAND TOUR will make its European debut in 2015.
- John Tartaglia and Kerry Butler will lead York's BIG this month!
- And the UK Tour of Matthew Bourne's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS has set its cast.
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 74 and cloudy with thunderstorms this evening and overnight. Wear your rainboots to the show, and don't forget an umbrella!
Quote of the Day: Betty Buckley on how musical theatre has changed over the years...
Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies. Musical Theater is now a more expanded art form. Back then, singer/actors were not the norm. From the 60's to now, it is necessary to do it all to be a consummate Broadway performer.
-- Betty Buckley (via BrainyQuote)
What we're reading: Alan Cumming's new memoir NOT MY FATHER'S SON, out today!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Tim Minchin, who turns 38 today!
Minchin wrote the music and lyrics for the Tony- and Olivier-winning musical adaptation of Matilda in the West End and on Broadway. He has appeared in Australian productions of Amadeus, Hamlet, The Return, Twelfth Night, One Destiny, Man of La Mancha and more. Minchin also played 'Judas' in 2012's arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and most recently starred in Sydney Theatre Company's 2013 production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. He is also a successful comedian, actor and writer, with four live comedy albums, five DVDs and numerous UK, US and Australian TV and radio appearances.
at the 2013 Actors Fund Gala.
Photo by Walter McBride.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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