WAKE UP with BWW 12/24/14 - INTO THE WOODS Brings a Happy Holiday Weekend!
By: Jessica Showers Dec. 24, 2014
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This holiday weekend's news: INTO THE WOODS hits theaters tomorrow! Should there be any other news?! We don't think so.
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- THE 39 STEPS is returning to NYC this spring!
- Zosia Mamet and Benjamin Walker will lead a workshop of the AMERICAN PSYCHO musical.
- We got a first look (right) at Leslie Uggams in MAME in Boca Raton!
- Lea Michele will release her second book next fall!
- PETER PAN LIVE's Lost Boys are coming to 54 Below in February...
- And Richard Sherman is writing new songs for Disney's JUNGLE BOOK movie remake.
Broadway Weather Forecast: Rainy today but clear on Christmas, with a high in the top 40s/low 50s through Sunday.
Quote of the Day: INTO THE WOODS creator Stephen Sondheim on writing "effortless" lyrics...
"Making lyrics feel natural, sit on music in such a way that you don't feel the effort of the author, so that they shine and bubble and rise and fall, is very, very hard to do. Whereas you can sit at the piano and just play and feel you're making art."
-- Stephen Sondheim (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: Other than INTO THE WOODS immediately after opening gifts tomorrow - IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and A CHRISTMAS STORY, airing on TV over the next couple days. Or, we might haul out all our holiday favorites, such as WHITE CHRISTMAS, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS or LOVE ACTUALLY (Netflix has you covered on all fronts)!
What we're listening to: Masterworks Broadway's INTO THE WOODS Spotify playlist, with recordings from the original Broadway cast, Barbra Streisand and more!
Video of the Day: Take a look back at INTO THE WOODS' performance at the 1988 Tony Awards!
Enjoy a festive weekend, and we'll see you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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