WAKE UP with BWW 12/23/14 - ROBIN HOOD in Toronto, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE and More!
By: Jessica Showers Dec. 23, 2014
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 HEART OF ROBIN HOOD starts up in Toronto, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE comes to Amazon and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- The Broadway-bound THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD begins in Toronto tonight!
- Alexander Sage Oyen's new album MOMENT BY MOMENT is out today...
- Bernadette Peters appears in MOZART IN THE JUNGLE, hitting Amazon today!
- And be sure to set your DVR! Sting performs from THE LAST SHIP on LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL this morning!
WHAT YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Renée Fleming will make her Broadway debut in LIVING ON LOVE this spring!
- 'THE ILLUSIONISTS' has recouped on Broadway and is planning its return!
- PIPPIN's Carly Hughes will join CHICAGO as 'Velma Kelly' in February.
- THE AUDIENCE, starring Helen Mirren, will now start on Valentine's Day.
- We got a sneak peek (right) at Robert Petkoff and the cast of Maltz Jupiter's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF!
- Artistic directors across the country voiced support for Ari Roth following his dismissal from Theater J...
- New York's Treehouse Theater will host a live reading of Sony's THE INTERVIEW this weekend!
- And Broadway's Faith Prince will make a guest appearance next month on ABC's musical comedy GALAVANT.
Broadway Weather Forecast: Rain all day with a high of 49 degrees. Don't forget your umbrella!
Quote of the Day: A word from MOZART IN THE JUNGLE's Bernadette Peters...
"In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov!"
-- Bernadette Peters (BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: The new series MOZART IN THE JUNGLE, featuring Bernadette Peters, which hits Amazon today!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Rory O'Malley, who turns 34 today!
O'Malley was nominated for a Tony and a Drama Desk in 2011 for his performance as 'Elder McKinley' in Broadway's The Book of Mormon. Before that, he appeared in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. He also took part in the 2011 reading of Dustin Lance Black's '8' and appeared in the concert version of She Loves Me. Among his off-Broadway credits are Little Miss Sunshine, Nobody Loves You and NEWSical the Musical. The actor has appeared on TV in The Good Wife, Partners, Nurse Jackie and more.
Photo by Joan Marcus.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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