Broadway AM Report, 7/15/2016 - Will Swenson in 'PIRATES', THE BODYGUARD and More!

By: Jul. 15, 2016
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Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?

THIS WEEKEND'S BIG NEWS: Will Swenson stars in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, beginning tonight at Barrington, THE BODYGUARD returns to London with Beverley Knight, and more!

Hughes & Petkoff in
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at The Muny!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- George Takei will star in PACIFIC OVERTURES at Classic Stage Company!
- Annaleigh Ashford is set to star opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in 'SUNDAY IN THE PARK' at City Center.
- Audra McDonald, Bryan Cranston, GREASE LIVE and more Broadway vets have been nominated for the 68th Annual EMMY AWARDS!
- Kecia Lewis & Rebecca Naomi Jones have been tapped for MARIE AND ROSETTA Off-Broadway...
- Stephen Schwartz's CHILDREN OF EDEN is returning to London after 25 years.
- We got a first look (right) at photos and footage from YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at The Muny, plus pics and highlights from SEUSSICAL at Music Circus!
- Victoria Clark, Montego Glover and Tsidii Le Loka are taking part in a MADAME SOUSATZKA workshop in Toronto.
- And OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES has closed suddenly after Estelle Parsons' health scare...

Broadway Weather Forecast: It'll be a hot few days! Partly cloudy with temps in the high 80s/low 90s all weekend.

Quote of the Day: A word from the late Whitney Houston, who starred in the original BODYGUARD movie...

"I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe."
-- Whitney Houston (via BrainyQuote)

What we're listening to: Katie Bernstein's rendition of "The Gentleman Is A Dope" from ALLEGRO, headed to London!


What we're watching: Aaron Tveit in the baseball-themed drama film UNDRAFTED, out today. Check out a clip below!


And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Laura Benanti, who turns 37 today!

Laura Benanti just wrapped a Tony-nominated run in Broadway's SHE LOVES ME. Before that, she appeared in Broadway's WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, IN THE NEXT ROOM, GYPSY (which earned her a Tony in 2008), THE WEDDING SINGER, NINE, SOMETHING GOOD, INTO THE WOODS, SWING! and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. She has also starred in NBC's THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE! and in New York concert productions of PARADE, THE MOST HAPPY FELLA, LITTLE FISH, THE SECRET GARDEN, HAIR and more. The actress currently appears on the small screen in SUPERGIRL; among her other TV credits are NASHVILLE, THE GOOD WIFE, ROYAL PAINS, ELEMENTARY, and GO ON.

Laura Benanti in Broadway's SHE LOVES ME.
Photo by Joan Marcus

See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!



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