WAKE UP with BWW 9/25/14 - MONEY GRUBBIN' WHORES, CARRIE in Melbourne 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: MONEY GRUBBIN' WHORES and GOING ONCE! LAUGHING TWICE!! begin off-Broadway, CARRIE travels to Melbourne, Broadway "gets confirmed" at 54 Below and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- The company of Second Stage's LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART meets the press today, so stay tuned for photos!
- MONEY GRUBBIN' WHORES (more here) and GOING ONCE! LAUGHING TWICE!! begin performances off-Broadway.
- CARRIE: THE MUSICAL makes its Melbourne premiere tonight...
- And stars from NEWSIES, HEATHERS, KINKY BOOTS and more get CONFIRMED IN CONCERT at 54 Below!
her role in 'BOUNTIFUL'
WHAT YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Norm Lewis, Alli Mauzey (in our banner today!) and more signed on for the New York Philharmonic's SHOW BOAT!
- FLASHDANCE has announced its full tour cast.
- Signature Theatre and Westport Country Playhouse are co-presenting A.R. Gurney's new play LOVE AND MONEY next season...
- We got a first look (right) at Cicely Tyson and more in THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL in L.A.!
- We also got a peek at highlights from Broadway's THE COUNTRY HOUSE.
- And a first look at Christopher Walken as 'Hook' in PETER PAN LIVE!
- Kate Baldwin, Matthew Broderick and more will perform at the 2014 Dramatists Guild Fund Gala...
- And Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA will launch a UK tour in 2015!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Rainy all day with a high of 63 degrees, so prep for a cold, wet night at the theatre.
Quote of the Day: This Monday, September 22, was FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's 50th anniversary, and to mark the occasion, here are some words from lyricist Sheldon Harnick on director Jerome Robbins...
"...when we gave [Robbins] the opportunity to direct Fiddler, he said, 'I want to put that culture back on stage. I want to give it a theatrical life of another 25 years.' He was being modest, because now it's almost 50 years and it's still going strong. But he was a man obsessed with restoring that culture. He did enormous research. I think [Robbins], more than anyone else, is responsible for the success that Fiddler's had." -- Sheldon Harnick in an interview with NPR
What we're looking forward to reading: Jennifer Ashley Tepper's THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, Volume 2, out November 18! The second book in this multivolume collection examines eight Broadway theaters and over 70 years of theatrical history. Theatre nerddom FTW!
Video of the Day: In honor of the show's Melbourne debut, watch scenes from off-Broadway's 2012 revival of CARRIE: THE MUSICAL!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Jayne Houdyshell, who turns 61 today!
Houdyshell, who has apppeared in more than 200 plays at regional theaters across the country, is currently starring in The Shoplifters at D.C.'s Arena Stage and will soon appear on Broadway in Larry David's Fish in the Dark. Among her other Broadway credits are Romeo and Juliet, Dead Accounts, Follies (for which she was nominated for a Tony in 2012), The Importance of Being Earnest, Bye Bye Birdie, Well (another Tony nomination) and Wicked. Off-Broadway, she recently appeared in Coraline, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, The Language Archive and Harrison, TX. Houdyshell received a special Drama Desk Award in 2013 for her versatility and distinction on and off-Broadway.
Photo courtesy Arena Stage.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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