WAKE UP with BWW 4/15/2015 - FINDING NEVERLAND, GYPSY, HAMLET and More!
By: Jessica Showers Apr. 15, 2015
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: FINDING NEVERLAND brings magic to Broadway, GYPSY starts in the West End, Peter Sarsgaard takes on HAMLET and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- FINDING NEVERLAND opens tonight on Broadway - be sure to check back later for our Review Roundup!
- GYPSY, starring Imelda Staunton, opens this evening in the West End.
- Peter Sarsgaard leads Classic Stage Company's HAMLET, starting tonight off-Broadway!
- And Christine Dwyer stars in MURDER BALLAD in D.C., while Andrea McArdle leads HELLO, DOLLY! in PA...
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star in Encores! LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS this summer!
- McNally, Ahrens & Flaherty's ANASTASIA musical is getting a June reading.
- The first draft of the new MEAN GIRLS musical is aiming for a late summer finish...
- FROZEN will make its TV debut on ABC, Disney Channel and more next year.
- We got a first look (right) at AIRLINE HIGHWAY, plus highlights from Broadway's THE KING AND I!
- A HAMILTON cast recording will arrive in September.
- And FISH IN THE DARK's Rita Wilson, who has taken leave from the play, revealed she has breast cancer.
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 69 degrees and partly cloudy. Time to break out your spring wardrobe!
Quote of the Day: A word from LITTLE SHOP's future star Jake Gyllenhaal...
"I've learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline."
-- Jake Gyllenhaal (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: The new webseries ONE TRUE PAIRING, featuring several Broadway vets, which kicks off today!
What we're listening to: Josh Groban & Kelly Clarkson's "All I Ask of You" duet from Groban's new STAGES album!
Video of the Day: Watch Robert Herjavec and Kym Johnson take "Step In Time" from MARY POPPINS to new heights on DANCING WITH THE STARS!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Caissie Levy, who turns 34 today!
Levy last appeared on Broadway in Les Miserables. Prior to that, she starred in Ghost The Musical and Hair (both on Broadway and in the West End), as well as Broadway's Wicked and Hairspray. The actress also led Murder Ballad off-Broadway and played 'Maureen' in the national tour of Rent.
Photo by Matthew Murphy
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!