WAKE UP with BWW 4/16/2015 - THE KING AND I, A CHORUS LINE, NERDS and More!
By: Jessica Showers Apr. 16, 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: THE KING AND I sweeps onto Broadway, A CHORUS LINE marks its 40th anniversary, AMERICAN BUFFALO starts in the West End and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- THE KING AND I, starring Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe, opens tonight on Broadway - check back for our Review Roundup!
- The Public Theater and HAMILTON celebrate A CHORUS LINE's 40th anniversary tonight.
- Charlie Pollock, Wesley Taylor, Lauren Molina and more take part in this week's NERDS labs...
- And John Goodman, Damian Lewis and Tom Sturridge star in AMERICAN BUFFALO, beginning this evening in the West End!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Mary-Louise Parker and Bruce Willis will announce this year's Tony nominations, plus the ceremony's promo art was unveiled!
- HAMILTON's Thomas Kail and DWTS' Alex Rudzinski will helm FOX's GREASE: LIVE.
- Siblings Tyne and Tim Daly could be headed to Broadway next year...
- We got a first look (right) at Broadway's DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, plus York's LORD TOM off-Broadway!
- Elizabeth A. Davis and Robert Cuccioli have joined Encores! ZORBA.
- Roundabout Underground set its 2015-16 season, while Provincetown announced a star-studded summer lineup.
- SMASH alums Krysta Rodriguez and Andy Mientus are set for Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING!
- And Emma Stone is in talks for the new musical film LA LA LAND...
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 61 with a hint of sunshine!
Quote of the Day: A word from birthday girl and THE KING AND I star Kelli O'Hara...
"I think anything emotional adds to your acting and singing, no matter what it is that you go through. It will always add to it, never take away."
-- Kelli O'Hara (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to watching: The new drama SUFFRAGETTE, starring INTO THE WOODS' Meryl Streep and SKYLIGHT's Carey Mulligan. Watch a teaser below!
Video of the Day: In honor of A CHORUS LINE's 40th anniversary, watch the revival cast perform "I Hope I Get It" and "One" at the 2007 Tony Awards!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Kelli O'Hara, who turns 39 today!
What a happy coincidence! O'Hara, current star of Broadway's The King and I, gets to celebrate on the musical's opening night. The five-time Tony nominee has also starred in The Bridges of Madison County, Nice Work If You Can Get It, South Pacific, The Pajama Game, The Light in the Piazza, Dracula, the Musical, Sweet Smell of Success, Follies and Jekyll & Hyde. The actress made her Metropolitan Opera debut in The Merry Widow last year. Among O'Hara's off-Broadway credits are King Lear, My Life with Albertine and Bells Are Ringing with Encores! She also recently appeared as 'Mrs. Darling' in NBC's Peter Pan Live!
Photo by Paul Kolnik
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!