WAKE UP with BWW 1/9/2015 - BAT BOY in London, KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY, GLEE and More!
By: Jessica Showers Jan. 09, 2015
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: BAT BOY flies back to London, KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY begins, Celine Dion gets feted at 54 Below, GLEE begins its final season and more!
THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:
- The first-ever BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL revival begins in London tonight!
- AEA honors Suzanne Bertish and Paxton Whitehead with this year's Joe A. Callaway Award.
- KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY kicks off this evening!
- Jeremy Jordan, Taylor Louderman and more celebrate Celine Dion tonight at 54 Below.
- Set your DVR! GLEE's final season begins tonight!
- And THE NETHER meets the press today, so stay tuned for photos...
BIG NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- SMASH stars Brian d'Arcy James and Christian Borle will reunite in SOMETHING ROTTEN!
- Chita Rivera and Roger Rees will officially star in THE VISIT on Broadway this spring!
- John Dossett and Charlotte d'Amboise are coming to Broadway's CHICAGO.
- We got a first look (right) at Fiasco's INTO THE WOODS off-Broadway!
- The West End's BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM musical has found its star kicker!
- Anthony Warlow is headed to D.C. for MAN OF LA MANCHA this spring!
- Beth Leavel will join Alliance's TUCK EVERLASTING premiere mid-run...
- A slew of stars have signed on to celebrate James Earl Jones at the Drama League's 2015 gala.
- And James Lapine revealed he wants to make a 'SUNDAY IN THE PARK' movie!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Snow this morning, sunny on Saturday and clouds on Sunday. Warmer today but bundle up for a high of 23 degrees on Saturday!
Quote of the Day: A word from GLEE's leading lady Lea Michele...
"'Glee' has made me feel beautiful."
-- Lea Michele (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: The final season of GLEE, premiering on FOX tonight!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to J. K. Simmons, who turns 60 today!
Simmons last appeared on Broadway in Laughter on the 23rd Floor, and before that, Guys and Dolls, Peter Pan and A Change in the Heir. He is well known for his portrayal of 'Dr. Emil Skoda' in the long-running series Law & Order and has also appeared on TV in The Closer, Men at Work and Growing Up Fisher, as well as in voice work for The Legend of Korra and other animated series. Simmons will next be seen on the big screen in Kong: Skull Island and recently starred in the film Men, Women & Children
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