WAKE UP with BWW 6/24/2015 - A NEW BRAIN, BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM and More!

By: Jessica Showers Jun. 24, 2015

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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: Jonathan Groff is looking for A NEW BRAIN, BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM hits the London stage running and more!

TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:

- Encores! A NEW BRAIN, starring Jonathan Groff, opens tonight at the City Center!
- The new BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM musical opens in the West End!
- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, starring Robert Sean Leonard, begins tonight in London...
- And Ogunquit's VICTOR / VICTORIA, with Lisa Brescia, hits the stage this evening.

Peters reads from 'STELLA AND CHARLIE'!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Michael C. Hall will star in David Bowie & Enda Walsh's new musical LAZARUS!
- Laurie Metcalf will appear opposite Bruce Willis in MISERY this fall!
- FISH IN THE DARK has extended two weeks on Broadway...
- Michele Lee is set to join Broadway's WICKED as 'Madame Morrible'.
- FULL HOUSE THE MUSICAL!, starring Perez Hilton, will debut in Toronto before heading to NYC!
- We got a peek behind the scenes at NEWSIES in rehearsals in Italy, plus a look (right) at Bernadette Peters reading her book 'STELLA AND CHARLIE' at Barnes & Noble.
- And BILLY ELLIOT's Tom Holland will play the next 'Spider-Man' for Marvel!

Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 86 degrees and sunny. Lovely mid-week weather!

Quote of the Day: In honor of BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM's opening in London...

"Anyone can cook aloo gobi, but who can bend a ball like Beckham?"
-- Jess (Parminder Nagra, Bend It Like Beckham movie (2002), courtesy of IMDb)

What we're watching: An "In Memoriam" interview with Dick Van Patten from PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS!

Video of the Day: Watch the full trailer for the film version of LUCKY STIFF, starring Jason Alexander, Nikki M. James and more!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Iain Glen, who turns 54 today!

Iain Glen, known for his role as 'Ser Jorah Mormont' in the Game of Thrones TV series, last appeared on Broadway in The Blue Room, which earned him an Olivier nomination in its London run before transferring to New York. Among his other West End credits are Martin Guerre, The Crucible, Wallenstein and Separate Tables at Chichester and many more. More recently, Glen appeared onstage in Fortune's Fool at the Old Vic. He also starred in Tom Stoppard's film adaptation of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead in the early '90s. Aside from Game of Thrones, Glen's TV credits include Doctor Who, Spooks, Downton Abbey, Prisoners' Wives and more.

Iain Glen and company in GAME OF THRONES.
Photo by Helen Sloan/HBO

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!

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