Wake Up With BroadwayWorld August 30th, 2023

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 30, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

But first...

This Week's Call Sheet Wednesday, August 28 - Gutenberg! The Musical! Meet and Greet Sunday, September 3 - Funny Girl & Once Upon A One More Time Close on Broadway

Video: Eva Noblezada Talks HADESTOWN Exit, THE GREAT GATSBY and More by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge Eva Noblezada, the longtime star of Hadestown chats with Richard Ridge about her upcoming run in the world premiere of The Great Gatsby musical,  her amazing time on Broadway (and beyond) as Eurydice and more! (more...)

Neil Patrick Harris Will Direct TICK, TICK... BOOM! at the Kennedy Center by Stephi Wild Actions speak louder than words- Tony Award-winner Neil Patrick Harris is set to direct Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick… BOOM! at the Kennedy Center! (more...)

HERE LIES LOVE on Broadway - A Complete Guide By: Sidney Paterra Get the full scoop on Broadway's newest disco dance party, Here Lies Love, from Tony Award-winner David Byrne and DJ Fatboy Slim!

What's Coming to Broadway in Fall 2023
By: Team BWW
It's a new season on Broadway! Check out a full list of what's to come on Broadway in Fall 2023-Spring 2024!

Review Roundup: THE DA VINCI CODE Opens at Ogunquit Playhouse
By: Review Roundups
Michael Urie, Hannah Cruz, and more unravel the mysteries of The Da Vinci Code in the newest production at Ogunquit Playhuose.

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/23
Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 8/27/2023.. (more...) 

Video: Illusionist David Blaine Wows The Cast Of HERE LIES LOVE
By: A.A. Cristi
Magician David Blaine recently visited Here Lies Love on Broadway and put on a show of his own cast and creative team after the final curtain. Check out video of his performance below!

Jeff Bowen

Jeff Bowen wrote the music and lyrics for and starred in the Broadway musical [title of show] (OBIE Award) and Now. Here. This. Additionally, he has written music and lyrics for Now. Here. This. (Vineyard Theatre), Villains Tonight! (Walt Disney Company), and the theme songs for the web series "the [title of show] show" and "Squad '85." His songs can be heard on the original cast albums of [title of show], Now. Here. This., as well as Broadway Bares Openings and Over the Moon: The Broadway Lullaby Project. He is a proud member of ASCAP, AEA, Writers Guild, Dramatists Guild, and the National Audubon Society. He serves as a faculty member of The National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center.

Other birthdays on this day include:

Lewis Black
Marin Ireland
William Ivey Long 

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!

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