Wake Up With BWW 3/14: KISS ME, KATE Opens, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME Begins Previews, and more!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! It's almost Friday! Power through the end of your week by catching up on the latest Broadway news!

First, we would like to wish a happy opening to Kiss Me, Kate, as well as a happy first preview to What The Constitution Means To Me!

Be More Chill performed their opening number yesterday on Good Morning America and we've got the video! Check it out below!

We learned yesterday that a film adaptation of The Humans is in the works! The project is set to star Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, and Jayne Houdyshell.

Sara Bareilles is headed to SNL! The singer will make her debut on the late night sketch comedy television show as a musical guest during the April 6 episode!

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1) VIDEO: C-C-C-Come On and Watch the Opening Number of BE MORE CHILL on Good Morning America!

Be More Chill is taking Broadway by storm, and today they took the country by storm too, with a performance on Good Morning America!. (more...)

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2) Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, Jayne Houdyshell to Star in Film Adaptation of THE HUMANS
by TV News Desk

During an interview with The New York Times, Amy Schumer revealed that she is working on a film adaptation of the Tony-winning play 'The Humans.'. (more...)

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3) Photo Flash: Bob & Gwen Create CABARET in Premiere Episode of FOSSE/VERDON

FX has shared first look images from the premiere episode of FOSSE/VERDON! See Michelle Williams, Sam Rockwell, and Kelli Barrett in the first episode of the series, titled 'Life's a Cabaret.'. (more...)

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4) BWW TV: It's Wunderbar! Watch Highlights of Kelli O'Hara, Will Chase & More in KISS ME, KATE
by BroadwayWorld TV

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the new Broadway production of the musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate, starring Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara. Check out highlights of the cast in action below!. (more...)

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5) VIDEO: Turn Things Around with Highlights from Record Breaking BROADWAY BACKWARDS
by Stage Tube

A bevy of Broadway's brightest stars joined a sold-out audience on March 11, 2019, to celebrate and motivate the LGBTQ community and its allies through gender-reversed renditions of beloved show tunes, spectacular choreography and a record-breaking fundraising total at Broadway Backwards. Check out highlights from the evening below!. (more...)

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Today's Call Sheet:

KISS ME, KATE officially opens on Broadway tonight!

Kelli O'Hara stars alongside Will Chase, Corbin Bleu, and more!

In the constellation of musical comedy masterpieces, Kiss Me, Kate shines as perhaps Broadway's most sparkling achievement. This is the winner of the first-ever Tony Award for Best Musical, alive with onstage romance, backstage passion, comedy high and low, a hilarious dash of Shakespeare's Shrew, and the songwriting genius of Cole Porter at his stylish, sexy, sophisticated best, including "Too Darn Hot," "So In Love" and "Always True To You In My Fashion." Once again, Roundabout catapults you to musical comedy heaven, with a brand-new Kiss Me, Kate.

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME begins previews on Broadway tonight!

The Clubbed Thumb, True Love, and New York Theatre Workshop production of What the Constitution Means to Me comes to Broadway this spring for a 12-week limited engagement at the Helen Hayes Theater. Opening night is scheduled for March 31.

Written and performed by two-time Obie Award winner Heidi Schreck (Grand Concourse, "I Love Dick") and directed by Obie Award winner Oliver Butler (The Amateurs, The Light Years), What the Constitution Means to Me will feature the full off-Broadway cast including Schreck, Mike Iveson (Gatz, The Sound and the Fury) and New York City high school students Rosdely Ciprian and Thursday Williams, all in their Broadway debuts. Ben Beckley (Small Mouth Sounds First National Tour) will understudy Iveson.

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Set Your DVR...

-Christine Baranski will appear on THE LATE SHOW WITH Stephen Colbert tonight!

-Ben Platt will appear on ELLEN today!

- The cast of The Cher Show will appear on TODAY!

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What we're geeking out over: Sara Bareilles will make her SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE musical guest debut!

NBC has announced the next wave of "Saturday Night Live" hosts and musical guests, and Sara Bareilles will be making her debut as a musical guest on the April 6 episode!

Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award-nominated performer Sara Bareilles will make her "SNL" debut as musical guest. Her new album, "Amidst the Chaos," is due out April 5. The musical "Waitress," for which she wrote original music and lyrics, is currently running on Broadway and in London's West End.

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What we're watching: Stars from THE CHER SHOW, OKLAHOMA!, KISS ME, KATE, and more recently saluted Bob Mackie at TDF Gala!

"The Chers" Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond from THE CHER SHOW; Caissie Levy, Elsa in FROZEN; James T. Lane, Paul in KISS ME, KATE; and Ali Stroker, Ado Annie in OKLAHOMA! performed numbers from their shows at TDF's 2019 Gala on Monday night, March 11.

The gala honored legendary costume designer Bob Mackie, who received unanimous rave reviews for his costume design for THE CHER SHOW and entrepreneur/philanthropist, REGINALD ("REGGIE") Van Lee.

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Social Butterfly: KISS ME, KATE's Sarah Meahl is taking over our Instagram for the show's opening night!

Instagram is about to be too darn hot because Kiss Me, Kate's Sarah Meahl is taking over BroadwayWorld's Instagram Story today, March 14th, for the show's opening night at Studio 54! Make sure to tune in to get a peek behind the scenes at all of the excitement throughout the day. It's going to be Wunderbar!

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See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!