WAKE UP with BWW 9/9/14 - Keke and Sherri Join CINDERELLA, THE COUNTRY HOUSE Begins and More!
By: Jessica Showers Sep. 09, 2014
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: Keke Palmer steps into CINDERELLA's glass slippers tonight, THE COUNTRY HOUSE begins previews, a whole slew of off-Broadway shows begin performances, Jujamcyn Theaters dim their lights to honor Joan Rivers and more!
TODAY'S (MANY, MANY) TOP ITEMS:
- Keke Palmer (above) and Sherri Shepherd join CINDERELLA tonight! Plus, the 50th Anniversary Edition of the musical is out today on DVD...
- THE COUNTRY HOUSE, starring Blythe Danner, begins performances at Manhattan Theatre Club tonight!
- Jujamcyn Theaters will dim their marquees tonight in honor of Joan Rivers...
- Lucy Punch stars in GREAT BRITAIN, which begins tonight at the Theatre Royal Haymarket across the pond.
- And off-Broadway, York debuts PARIS THROUGH THE WINDOW; Cherry Lane kicks off its 90th Season with TO THE BONE; Keen welcomes Kathleen Chalfant in A WALK IN THE WOODS; and BEDBUGS!!! begins shows at the ArcLight tonight!
- Finally, be sure to set your DVR! Robin Williams will be remembered on PBS's PIONEERS OF TELEVISION this evening.
in THE MONEY SHOT
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- After the news that James Corden will officially take over CBS's THE LATE LATE SHOW, Broadway's A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM revival has been postponed...
- DEXTER's Michael C. Hall will star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH this fall!
- CBS set the date for next June's Tony Awards ceremony at Radio City.
- ROCK OF AGES' original cast member Mitchell Jarvis will return to the musical on Broadway!
- We got a first look (right) at MCC's THE MONEY SHOT.
- SiriusXM is set to launch an exclusive Barbra Streisand radio channel this Friday...
- And Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka got married over the weekend! Congrats!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Cloudy with a high of 76 degrees...
Quote of the Day: THE COUNTRY HOUSE star Blythe Danner on not settling...
Whether you're on TV or on the stage, you have to work hard to stay fresh, real, and full of energy. You can't settle back. You always have to stay on your toes.
-- Blythe Danner (via BrainyQuote)
Video of the Day: Check out a clip from Broadway's A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, starring Zero Mostel. The production is out on Blu-ray today!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Michelle Williams, who turns 34 today!
Williams made her Broadway debut as 'Sally Bowles' in Cabaret this year and continues in the role through March 2015. Among her notable film roles are My Week with Marilyn, Blue Valentine and Brokeback Mountain -- she was nominated for an Oscar for all three movies and won the Golden Globe in 2012 for My Week with Marilyn.
Photo by Joan Marcus.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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