WAKE UP with BWW 8/25/2015 - Misty Dances Into ON THE TOWN, Benedict Opens HAMLET and More!

By: Jessica Khan Aug. 25, 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: Misty dances into ON THE TOWN, Benedict Cumberbatch brings HAMLET to life and more!

TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:

- Ballet icon Misty Copeland joins the cast of Broadway's ON THE TOWN tonight!
- David Reiser's new musical JONI gets a reading starring Christy Altomare today.
- HAMLET, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, opens this evening at the Barbican.
- Willemijn Verkaik performs solo at the Ambassadors Theatre in London...
- And the company of SPRING AWAKENING meets the press, so stay tuned for photos!

Dave Thomas Brown in 'GEORGIA McBRIDE'!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- We got a first look (right) at MCC's THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA McBRIDE, plus footage of the IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU cast in the recording studio!
- La MaMa will open a new Downstairs theater this fall...
- Alan Cumming is touring SAPPY SONGS starting next month!
- THE LADY IN THE VAN film, starring Maggie Smith, will hit theaters this winter.
- Julia Murney is headed to London's Hippodrome Casino in November.
- And incoming Duke freshmen are refusing to read Alison Bechdel's FUN HOME on moral grounds...

Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 86 today, but don't worry -- the forecast is looking sunny for the rest of the week!

Quote of the Day: A word from prima ballerina Misty Copeland...

"I just try to approach every opportunity on stage as if it's my first time and my last time."
-- Misty Copeland (via Stella)

What we're watching: Alex Ross Perry's QUEEN OF EARTH, starring Elisabeth Moss, screening tonight at Moving Image!

Video of the Day: Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo performing the title song from Broadway's THE COLOR PURPLE!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Blair Underwood, who turns 51 today!

Underwood last starred on Broadway in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. Among his off-Broadway credits are PURLIE at Encores! and MEASURE FOR MEASURE. He also starred in THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL in Los Angeles last year, which was filmed for the small screen. Underwood played attorney 'Jonathan Rollins' on NBC's L.A. LAW and more recently, has appeared on TV in IN TREATMENT, DIRTY SEXY MONEY, THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, THE EVENT, IRONSIDE and AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.

Blair Underwood and Vanessa Williams in
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL at the Ahmanson.
Photo by Craig Schwartz

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!

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