WAKE UP with BWW 11/20/2015 - FIDDLER, FUNNY GIRL, THESE PAPER BULLETS and More!

By: Jessica Khan Nov. 20, 2015

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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: FIDDLER returns to Broadway, FUNNY GIRL arrives in London, Billie Joe Armstrong's new musical lands off-Broadway and more!

We had so much fun taking mug-shots of our fans at this year's BC/EFA Broadway Flea Market that we're adding a new weekly Friday morning tradition -- we call it Fan Fridays!

This week, meet Michael Fling!

Name: Michael Fling
Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.
Last Show He Saw: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
His Favorite Show: INTO THE WOODS
Broadway Star He Wants to Meet: Julie Andrews

THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:

- FIDDLER ON THE ROOF brings tradition back to Broadway starting tonight!
- Billy Porter plays his final performance as 'Lola' in KINKY BOOTS this evening...
- FUNNY GIRL, starring Sheridan Smith, starts tonight at Menier Chocolate Factory!
- Billie Joe Armstrong's THESE PAPER BULLETS (more here) and MARJORIE PRIME begin off-Broadway tonight, while Naomi Wallace's NIGHT IS A ROOM opens this Sunday.
- And the companies of THE COLOR PURPLE and THE ILLUSIONISTS meet the press, so stay tuned for coverage!

Al Pacino in CHINA DOLL!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- MISS SAIGON will fly back to Broadway in 2017 starring Eva Noblezada and Jon Jon Briones!
- The Old Vic's Ralph Fiennes-led THE MASTER BUILDER is coming to Broadway next fall.
- Roundabout is bringing HOLIDAY INN to Broadway in 2016!
- Kelsey Grammer is returning to FINDING NEVERLAND this January.
- We got a first look (right) at Al Pacino in CHINA DOLL, a first listen to "Stick It To The Man" from SCHOOL OF ROCK, and gorgeous photos from Laura Benanti's New York wedding ceremony!
- Kim Cattrall has withdrawn from the Royal Court Theatre's LINDA due to health concerns...
- Works by Qui Nguyen and Sarah Jones are set for MTC's 2016-17 season.
- A PRELUDES cast album will be released early next year.
- And Nathan Lane and his longtime partner Devlin Elliott tied the knot earlier this week!

Broadway Weather Forecast: Highs in the mid-50s and mostly sunny all weekend!

What we're listening to: ALLEGIANCE star Telly Leung's new album SONGS FOR YOU, out today!

What we're looking forward to watching: Shakespeare's 37 plays, to be celebrated in 10-minute short films this spring!

Video of the Day: Watch ALADDIN's Adam Jacobs performing the American Songbook classic "Come Fly With Me"!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Jeremy Jordan, who turns 31 today!

Jordan last starred on Broadway in NEWSIES. Before that, he appeared in BONNIE AND CLYDE, ROCK OF AGES and WEST SIDE STORY. More recently, the actor took part in Manhattan Concert Productions' PARADE at Lincoln Center and starred opposite Anna Kendrick in the film adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST FIVE YEARS, as well as the pre-Broadway run of FINDING NEVERLAND. He currently appears in the CBS series SUPERGIRL with Melissa Benoist and Laura Benanti and is well known for his role on the cult musical dramedy series SMASH.

Jeremy Jordan and Aidan Gemme in FINDING NEVERLAND at A.R.T.
Photo by Evgenia Eliseeva

See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!

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