WAKE UP with BWW 7/20/2015 - Mrs. Smith's CAT-TACULAR and More! by Jessica Showers

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 The crazy cat lady tells her tale off-…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 9:50am on July 20, 2015[SHARE]

BWW Flashback: The Train Is Leaving the Station! ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Closes on Broadway Today by Jessica Showers

Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony-nominated revival of ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ends its extended soujourn today, July 19, 2015 at Broadway's American Airlines Theatre. Below, before the tra…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32am on July 19, 2015[SHARE]

Lin-Manuel Miranda Will Not Play HAMILTON for President Obama by Jessica Showers

President Barack Obama will take a tripback in time to meet one of our nation's most famous Founding Fathers

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:16pm on July 17, 2015[SHARE]

WAKE UP with BWW 7/17/2015 - DRIVING MISS DAISY on TV, SOMETHING ROTTEN! CD and More! by Jessica Showers

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 A new junior version of CHILDRE…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 8:37am on July 17, 2015[SHARE]

Breaking News: Director David Fincher to Bring FIGHT CLUB Rock Opera to the Stage by Jessica Showers

It's technically against the rules, but we're going to talk about FIGHT CLUB -- and this time, it's official.Mashable reports Chuck Palahniuk's long-gestating idea for a FIGHT CLUB musical w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 5:10pm on July 16, 2015[SHARE]

Sir Ian McKellen's Reddit AMA: On Shakespeare, LOTR, Boxers and More by Jessica Showers

Yesterday, stage and screen vet Ian McKellen did an AMA on reddit. As one would expect, it waschock-full of theatre stories and signature McKellen wit.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 3:01pm on July 16, 2015[SHARE]

WAKE UP with BWW 7/16/2015 - AMAZING GRACE Opens and More! by Jessica Showers

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 AMAZING GRACE sails to Broadway, SOMET…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 9:43am on July 16, 2015[SHARE]

BWW Exclusive: Hugh Panaro Remembers Roger Rees, as Broadway Dims Its Lights Tonight in His Memory by Jessica Showers

Broadway recently lost one of its brightest in Roger Rees, the astonishing actor who landed on our shores at the beginning of the '80s with THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKELBY.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 7:28pm on July 15, 2015[SHARE]

WAKE UP with BWW 7/15/2015 - THE WILD PARTY, Roger Rees and More! by Jessica Showers

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 Sutton Foster gets wild at Encores ton…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 9:38am on July 15, 2015[SHARE]

Jim Parsons Heckles Late Audience Member with Patti LuPone Joke by Jessica Showers

Maybe Jim Parsons really is God, after all.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32pm on July 14, 2015[SHARE]

WAKE UP with BWW 7/14/2015 - NPH Judges AMERICA'S GOT TALENT and More! by Jessica Showers

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 Neil Patrick Harris guest judges on AM…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 9:21am on July 14, 2015[SHARE]

DOWNTON ABBEY's Michelle Dockery Headed to TNT Pilot GOOD BEHAVIOR by Jessica Showers

Variety reports that DOWNTON ABBEY's Michelle Dockery is following up her prim and proper role in the lauded ITV series with a much grittier part in the TNT pilot GOOD BEHAVIOR, created by W…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 9:16pm on July 13, 2015[SHARE]

Fill Those Ruby Slippers! NBC to Hold L.A. Casting Call for Role of 'Dorothy' in THE WIZ LIVE by Jessica Showers

NBC is having an open casting call for the lead role of Dorothy in the network's upcoming holiday special The Wiz Live, set for Thursday, Dec. 3.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 7:37pm on July 13, 2015[SHARE]

WAKE UP with BWW 7/13/2015 - HAMILTON Begins, RUTHLESS! Opens and More! by Jessica Showers

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 Founding fathers, stage moms, music ic…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 9:46am on July 13, 2015[SHARE]

Turn It Off! Potential Fixes for the Cell-Phones-in-Theaters Problem by Jessica Showers

After CellphoneGate at HAND TO GOD, Patti LuPone's flabbergasted phone-snatching at SHOWS FOR DAYS and Madonna's rude behavior at HAMILTON, it's time for a solution beyond the 'act now, apol…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 8:36pm on July 10, 2015[SHARE]

Audience Member Nick Silvestri Offers Apology for #ChargerGate at HAND TO GOD, Hopes to Become 'A Great Theatergoer in the Future' by Jessica Showers

AsBroadwayWorldreported lastweek,during a recent performance of Broadway'sHand to God, an audience member quietly made his way up on the stage of the hit comedy to plug his cell phone in to …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 4:22pm on July 10, 2015[SHARE]

WAKE UP with BWW 7/10/2015 - PENN & TELLER Opens Sunday and More! by Jessica Showers

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 Penn amp Teller officiallycome …

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West End's PHOTOGRAPH 51 Finds Its Crick, Caspar & Watson by Jessica Showers

The Daily Mail writes that The Michael Grandage Company's UK premiere of Anna Ziegler's PHOTOGRAPH 51, starring Academy award-winning actress Nicole Kidman as Rosalind Franklin, the woman wh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28pm on July 9, 2015[SHARE]

MATILDA's Bertie Carvel to Lead THE HAIRY APE at the Old Vic This Fall by Jessica Showers

MATILDA star Bertie Carvell will leadEugene O'Neill's THE HAIRY APE, directed byRichard Jones, at the Old Vic from October 17.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 9:45pm on July 9, 2015[SHARE]

SUNNY AFTERNOON's John Dagleish Boards Kenneth Branagh's THE WINTER'S TALE by Jessica Showers

John Dagleish, Olivier winner for SUNNY AFTERNOON,is headed back to the West End. The Daily Mail reports that he will take on the role of conman'Autolycus' in Kenneth Branagh's THE WINTER'S …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 9:45pm on July 9, 2015[SHARE]

Glenn Close to Reprise Role in SUNSET BOULEVARD at English National Opera? by Jessica Showers

It could be magic in the making for Glenn Close at the English National Opera next spring.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 8:39pm on July 9, 2015[SHARE]

Alison Sudol Joins 'FANTASTIC BEASTS'; Josh Gad Up for Supporting Role? by Jessica Showers

The Warner Bros. Harry Potterspinoff FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM has found a new star in Alison Sudol. Variety writes that the singer-songwriter will make her feature film debut …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 6:12pm on July 9, 2015[SHARE]

WAKE UP with BWW 7/9/2015 - Broadway at Bryant Park, Seinfeld & Quinn, THE VISIT and More! by Jessica Showers

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 Broadway in Bryant Park kicks off toda…

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John Cameron Mitchell Wants to See Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake Take on HEDWIG by Jessica Showers

Pop stars Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake are being summoned to Broadway

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 6:31pm on July 8, 2015[SHARE]

WAKE UP with BWW 7/8/2015 - Ethel Merman, Irving Berlin and More! by Jessica Showers

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 Iconic figurestake center stage across…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 9:23am on July 8, 2015[SHARE]