Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 13th, 2023

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 13, 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 Friday, October 13 I Need That begins previews on Broadway

SHUCKED Announces Broadway Closing Date by Joshua Wright Shucked on Broadway has announced that its final performance will take place Sunday, January 14, 2024.

Review Roundup: GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! Opens On Broadway Starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells by Review Roundups Tony Award nominees Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells are back onstage at the James Earl Jones Theatre for their eagerly anticipated return to Broadway in Gutenberg! The Musical! Read reviews for the production!

Photos: Get a First Look at the Cast of SPAMALOT on Broadway by Chloe Rabinowitz Performances of Spamalot on Broadway begin this month at Broadway’s St. James Theatre. Get a first look at photos of the star-studded cast!

Interview: Eddie Redmayne Reflects on Why the London Cast Recording of CABARET Is Like One You've Never Heard
by Richard Ridge
Cabaret is soon coming back to Broadway. Fans need not wait until 2024 to get a taste of Rebecca Frecknall's electrifying new production, however. You can come hear the music play alone in your room today!. (more...)

Interview: Jessica Hecht & Maura Tierney Talk the campfire project and Using the Arts to Promote Healing In Refugee Communities
by A.A. Cristi
In 2017, Tony-nominated actress Jessica Hecht and producer Jenny Gertsen, founded the campfire project, an program that travels to refugee spaces to impart arts-based wellness to displaced communities around the globe. Read our interview with Hecht and actress Maura Tierney from their latest program in Uganda.

The Cast of Signature Theatre's RAGTIME Performs Title Song
by BroadwayWorld TV
BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first listen to the cast of Signature Theatre's Ragtime performing the show's incredible opening number.. (more...)

Review Roundup: Nicole Scherzinger Stars In SUNSET BOULEVARD
by BWW News Desk
The Jamie Lloyd Company’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard is officially open on the West End, starring Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond. Read the reviews!

Current Queens of SIX on Broadway to Depart in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Don't miss your chance to see the current talented lineup of queens in the hit musical SIX before they bid farewell in December. Get the details on the departure dates and make sure to book your tickets now.. (more...)

Could the London Production of NEXT TO NORMAL Transfer to Broadway?
by Stephi Wild
It's been over 12 years since Next to Normal closed on Broadway. Now, with a new production that just wrapped up in London, is there hope for the musical to return to this side of the pond?. (more...) 

Kristin Chenoweth Reveals She Turned Down a Sondheim Show to Star in WICKED
by Chloe Rabinowitz
A tale of two Steves: Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth reveals that she turned down a Sondheim show in favor of playing the iconic role of Glinda in WICKED.. (more...)

Lucie Jones and Jamie Muscato Will Lead Workshops For 13 GOING ON 30 Musical
by Stephi Wild
The full cast has been announced for the development workshops of new musical 13 GOING ON 30 THE MUSICAL. Learn more about the workshop and find out who is starring here!. (more...)

 Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/8/23
Check out all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 10/8/2023. 

Video: Amber Ruffin on THE WIZ- 'It's Outstanding!'
by BroadwayWorldTV
While The Wiz eases down the roads of America, Amber Ruffin, who provides additional material for the new revival, is getting ready for it to slide into its limited engagement on Broadway.

Caleb McLaughlin

Caleb McLaughlin is best known to audiences as one of the stars of the Netflix sci-fi smash, Stranger Things.

Caleb studied dance for a year at Happy Feet Dance School in Carmel, New York and then attended Seven Star School of Performing Arts in Brewster Hill, New York for one year. He then studied at The Harlem School of the Arts under Aubrey Lynch.

McLaughlin's first acting role was as a child in the opera Lost in the Stars in Cooperstown, New York at the Glimmerglass Opera House. His first starring role was on Broadway as Young Simba in The Lion King musical (2012–14). He then went on to have guest-starring roles in television series such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Unforgettable, Forever, What Would You Do?, and Shades of Blue. In 2016, McLaughlin's breakthrough role came with his portrayal of Lucas Sinclair in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things (2016–present).

In 2017, he was a nominee for the BET YoungStars Award, and in 2018 he won Outstanding Performance by a Youth at the NAACP Image Awards. In 2020, McLaughlin made his feature film debut in Concrete Cowboy, co-starring with Idris Elba and Jharrel Jerome, which received positive reviews. In December 2020, McLaughlin was included as an honoree in Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2021 list in the field of Hollywood and Entertainment.
 

Other birthdays on this day include:
Marie Osmond
Beowulf Boritt
Paul Simon

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!

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