WAKE UP with BWW 9/19/14 - HOLIDAY INN, PIPPIN's New 'Player', ON THE TOWN, Flea Market and More!
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: Goodspeed's HOLIDAY INN begins performances in Connecticut tonight, PIPPIN welcomes a new 'Leading Player', ON THE TOWN starts previews on Saturday, and the Broadway Flea Market is Sunday!
Next up in our series of Broadway stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Brynn O'Malley (portrait by Walter McBride), another star from Signature's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE in D.C. who will next be seen on Broadway in HONEYMOON IN VEGAS! Go ahead and grin because it's the end of the week, and now on to this weekend's news!
Photo by Walter McBride.
THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:
- Noah Racey, Corey Mach, Hayley Podschun, Patti Murin and more lead Goodspeed's HOLIDAY INN (see a throwback clip below), beginning tonight!
- Carly Hughes joins PIPPIN as its new 'Leading Player' this evening...
- THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN, directed by Kathleen Marshall, opens tonight in Denver.
- Broadway's ON THE TOWN starts previews on Saturday night.
- And BC/EFA hosts the 28th Annual BROADWAY FLEA MARKET & GRAND AUCTION this Sunday!
DAMN YANKEES
WHAT YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Winner of THE VOICE Josh Kaufman will make his Broadway debut in PIPPIN this fall!
- Jessie Mueller will not be going on tour with BEAUTIFUL...
- HERE LIES LOVE is popping up all over the globe -- the show will open in Sydney next May!
- And London's DAMN YANKEES announced its full cast and we got an exclusive sneak peek (right) at them "in uniform"!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Cool and sunny today with a high of 66, with temperatures climbing to 81 by Sunday -- in time for the Broadway Flea Market!
Quote of the Day: In honor of Goodspeed's HOLIDAY INN premiere, a few words on "attitude" from Irving Berlin...
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
-- Irving Berlin (via BrainyQuote)
What we're reading: The new comic book "Female Force: Liza Minnelli" by Michael L. Frizell & Rafael Cordeiro. Liza animated -- what could be more perfect?!
Video of the Day: BWW got an exclusive 'first listen' to the stars of SIDE SHOW, Erin Davie and Emily Padgett, singing "Who Will Love Me As I Am?" - check it out below!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Stephanie J. Block, who turns 42 today!
Block was nominated for a Tony for her performance in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Among her other Broadway credits are Anything Goes, 9 to 5, The Pirate Queen, Wicked and The Boy From Oz. She also recently appeared off-Broadway in Little Miss Sunshine at Second Stage, where she also starred in By the Way, Meet Vera Stark. The actress is expecting her first child with fellow actor Sebastian Arcelus.
Photo by Joan Marcus.
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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