WAKE UP with BWW 9/22/14 - THE MONEY SHOT, MISS SAIGON at 25, SMILE 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? Today's big news: LaBute's THE MONEY SHOT opens off-Broadway, MISS SAIGON celebrates 25 years, 54 Below hosts a SMILE reunion concert and more!
Next up in our series of Broadway stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Devlin (portrait by Walter McBride), cabaret singer and regional theatre star. Now start your Monday off right with the news!
Photo by Walter McBride.
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Neil LaBute's THE MONEY SHOT world premiere opens at MCC Theater tonight!
- NYTW's SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE also raises its curtain off-Broadway tonight.
- MISS SAIGON celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a special performance, featuring original stars Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce!
- The original cast of SMILE reunites in concert at 54 Below this evening...
- And the NEWSIES national tour meets the press, so stay tuned for photos and video later on!
WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- Jessie Mueller, Anika Larsen and Jarrod Spector are sticking with Broadway's BEAUTIFUL into next year!
- Carmen Ruby Floyd makes her debut as 'Matron "Mama" Morton' in CHICAGO next week.
- We got a first look (right) at Carly Hughes and John Dossett in Broadway's PIPPIN, plus Bridget Everett in ROCK BOTTOM at Joe's Pub (here)!
- David Burtka will make his stage return at 54 Below, directed by husband Neil Patrick Harris!
- BOOTYCANDY will now play through October 19 at Playwrights Horizons.
- NAMT's 2014 Songwriters Showcase will feature FROZEN's Kristen Anderson-Lopez and more...
- And finally, the Broadway community mourns the loss of Polly Bergen, who passed away on Sunday at 84.
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 69 degrees and sunny. It's (literally) almost fall, and it's gorgeous!
Quote of the Day: MISS SAIGON's Lea Salonga on being a pro...
I don't think I would've been performing this long if I didn't love it sincerely to the degree that I do. It's not enough to like it. Dilettantes like things. Professionals love things and I consider myself a professional.
-- Lea Salonga (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to listening to: The TAMAR OF THE RIVER cast recording, out tomorrow, September 23! The cast celebrates with a release party at Musical Theater Factory tonight.
Video of the Day: Check out Broadway's Sutton Foster and more in the short film THE NOBODIES!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Brad Oscar, who turns 49 today!
Oscar last appeared on Broadway in Big Fish, and among his other credits are Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Addams Family, Spamalot, his Tony-nominated turn in The Producers, Jekyll & Hyde and Aspects of Love. He has also appeared on TV in episodes of Smash and Submissions Only.
Photo by Jenny Anderson.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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