WAKE UP with BWW 4/22/2015 - SOMETHING ROTTEN!, Spring Cleaning and More!
By: Jessica Showers Apr. 22, 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: SOMETHING ROTTEN! brings "the world's first musical" to life on Broadway tonight!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- SOMETHING ROTTEN! opens on Broadway tonight - be sure to check back later for our Review Roundup!
- Dael Orlandersmith's FOREVER starts previews at New York Theatre Workshop...
- Andrea McArdle leads Media Theatre's HELLO DOLLY, opening tonight in PA!
- Spring cleaning! Broadway Green Alliance's textile collection drive kicks off today.
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- See the full list of 2015 Drama League nominations!
- THE HEIDI CHRONICLES, starring Elisabeth Moss, will close next month on Broadway.
- The MATILDA national tour unveiled its leading ladies!
- FINDING NEVERLAND will launch a U.S. tour next year...
- Heather Headley is set to star in INTO THE WOODS at The Muny this summer.
- Ewan McGregor and Stanley Tucci have signed on for the live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST film!
- We got a look (right) at fresh photos from Broadway's THE VISIT...
- Rob Marshall is eyeing a film adaptation of FOLLIES.
- SOMETHING ROTTEN! is getting a cast album, and you can download the JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH recording for free!
- And AEA will require minimum wage at 99-Seat theaters in LA...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Evening rain showers with a high of 65 degrees. Bring your rain gear to that premiere!
What we're watching: 'HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS...', screening tonight at BAM as part of its MAD MEN AT THE MOVIES series! Plus actor Robert Morse is stopping by for a Q&A...
Video of the Day: In case you missed it, watch Kristin Chenoweth and the cast of ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY perform on TODAY!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Alan Campbell, who turns 58 today!
Campbell is best known for his role as 'Sam Carmichael' in Broadway's Mamma Mia!, which just announced a fall 2015 closing after more than a decade. The actor has also starred on Broadway in Contact and Sunset Boulevard, the latter for which he received a Tony nomination in 1995. Campbell just appeared in Manhattan Concert Productions' Parade at Lincoln Center and also took the stage in off-Broadway's Adrift in Macao in 2007. Among his film credits are Weekend Warriors, Bump in the Night, Tom, Dick and Harry and A Simple Wish opposite Martin Short. Campbell has also appeared on TV in Jake and the Fatman, Three's a Crowd, the webseries Submissions Only and more.
Photo by Walter McBride
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!