WAKE UP with BWW 11/7/14 - THE ELEPHANT MAN, ELF, BEST IN SHOWS and More!

- Martin Short will replace Nathan Lane in IT'S ONLY A PLAY, which has extended its run!
- Danny Burstein is set to star in Broadway's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF revival.
- The Elisabeth Moss-led HEIDI CHRONICLES will open on Broadway in March!
- Michael Cerveris will reprise his role in the Broadway-Bound FUN HOME.
- John Rando is in talks to helm KING KONG on Broadway!
- La Jolla's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME released its first production shots, as did LITTLE DANCER in D.C. (right).
- We got a first look at highlights and photos from Encores! THE BAND WAGON and NY Phil's SHOW BOAT (here)!
- And we got a sneak peek at Aaron Tveit in rehearsal for Menier Chocolate Factory's ASSASSINS.
- Hank Azaria, Megan Hilty, Michael McGrath and Leslie Kritzer will lead Goodspeed's workshop of THE HONEYMOONERS.
- And finally, across the pond, Nicholas Hytner will direct a Cuba-set adaptation of CARMEN in 2016, Imelda Staunton's GYPSY is eyeing the West End, and Philip Quast will return to SWEENEY TODD at the English National Opera!

Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 55 degrees and partly cloudy all weekend. But no rain or snow! Perfect weather for staying inside with the arts.

Quote of the Day: A word from THE ELEPHANT MAN's Bradley Cooper...

"It's beyond my control who's going to cast me or how you're going to pigeonholed, so for me, it's just I want to keep doing different things because I want to get better, so hopefully I'll be hired to do them."
-- Bradley Cooper (via BrainyQuote)

What we're watching: THEORY OF EVERYTHING, starring LES MISERABLES' Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking. The movie hits theaters today - check out the trailer below!

And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Dakin Matthews, who turns 74 today!

If you've been watching a lot of Gilmore Girls lately (yay Netflix!), you might recognize Matthews as 'Headmaster Charleston' from Chilton. Onstage, Matthews last appeared in Rocky, and before that, Gore Vidal's The Best Man, A Man for All Seasons, Henry IV and QED, as well as Measure for Measure and All's Well That Ends Well at Shakespeare in the Park. He worked as dramaturg for Lincoln Center's Macbeth starring Ethan Hawke. The actor's recent film credits include Lincoln and True Grit, and he has appeared on TV in Desperate Housewives, The King of Queens, The West Wing and more.