Wake Up With BWW 2/22: NEWSIES West End Run Announced, and More! by BWW News Desk - February 22, 2022 Today's top stories include Newsies coming to London! The hit musical is coming to the West End in 2022, though no dates or further details have been announced at this time. Plus, check out the shortlist for the 2021 BroadwayWorld UK Awards, watch a Tick, Tick...BOOM! blooper reel, and more! Wake Up With BWW 2/21: Ariana Grande Visits WICKED on Broadway, and More! by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2022 Ariana Grande visited Wicked on Broadway yesterday, and shared praise for the show's leads, Lindsay Heather Pearce and Brittney Johnson, on her Instagram story. Plus, watch Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker discuss Plaza Suite on CBS Sunday Morning, and check out the premiere of new web series The Aging Ingenue, starring Sara Jean Ford, Vishal Vaidya, Ashley Blanchet, and Will Reynolds. Wake Up With BWW 2/18: MISCAST Casting, MACBETH Ticket Initiative, and More! by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2022 Today's top stories: Miscast22 will take place in-person, at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Monday April 4. This year's cast will include Aaron Tveit, Uzo Aduba, Joshua Henry, and more! Plus, the upcoming Broadway production of MACBETH has announced MACBETH 2022: Ticket Initiative, a program developed to provide students free tickets to the show. Wake Up With BWW 2/17: Lana Gordon Joins HADESTOWN, and More! by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2022 Today's top stories include the casting of Lana Gordon in the role of Persephone in Hadestown beginning Tuesday, February 22 at Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre. Plus, watch the premiere of the new web series, The Aging Ingenue! In today's episode: Claire gives a killer audition! ... but for which role? Starring Sara Jean Ford, Vishal Vaidya, Ashley Blanchet, and Will Reynolds. Wake Up With BWW 2/16: Brittney Johnson Takes Over as Glinda, Whitney Houston Musical, and More! by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2022 Today's top stories include photos from Brittney Johnson's first performance as full-time Glinda in Wicked, the 2022 Hollywood Bowl season announcement, and more! Plus, a Broadway show about Whitney Houston is in the works! The show will be a stage adaptation of the upcoming Kasi Lemmons-directed biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody', premiering on December 23. Wake Up With BWW 2/15: Casting For MACBETH, PARADISE SQUARE, and SIX Tour by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2022 Today's top stories include casting for the North American tour of Six, and Macbeth and Paradise Square on Broadway. Plus, learn more about Sondheim's previous plans for a gay version of Company, and more! Wake Up With BWW 2/10: Alex Brightman to Return to BEETLEJUICE, and More! by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2022 Today's top stories include Alex Brightman's return to Beetlejuice! The two-time Tony nominee will reprise his role when the musical returns from the dead at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre on Friday, April 8, 2022. Plus, West Side Story is headed to Disney+, Les Miserables announces a new tour, and more! Wake Up With BWW 2/9: Oscar Nominees, BroadwayWorld Word Game, and More! by BWW News Desk - February 9, 2022 Today's top stories include the launch of our brand new word game! Check it out here and be sure to come back daily for an all new puzzle! This year's list of Oscar nominees includes Andrew Garfield, Ariana DeBose, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more! Plus, Jagged Little Pill will embark on North American tour, check out all new photos from The Music Man, and more! Wake Up With BWW 2/8: FUNNY GIRL and PLAZA SUITE Casting, and More! by BWW News Desk - February 8, 2022 Today's top stories: Complete casting announced for Funny Girl and Plaza Suite, Amber Gray will depart Hadestown this month, and more! Wake Up With BWW 2/7: BroadwayWorld Launches the Broadway Glossary, and More! by BWW News Desk - February 7, 2022 Today's top stories: Brush up on your theatre terms with our new Broadway Glossary! Plus, catch up with the ladies of Disney Princess - The Concert, and more! Wake Up With BWW 2/4: THE COLOR PURPLE Film Casting, SMASH Musical Workshop, and More! by BWW News Desk - February 4, 2022 Today's top stories include casting for The Color Purple film adaptation! The movie will be led by Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks in the roles of Celie and Sofia. Plus, the long-awaited musical adaptation of the NBC TV show Smash is planning to have a workshop this summer, and the film adaptation of 13: The Musical is coming to Netflix this year! Wake Up With BWW 2/3: MJ Opening Night Photos, ANNIE Tour, and More! by BWW News Desk - February 3, 2022 On Tuesday night, MJ the Musical officially opened. We brought you photos and video from the red carpet, and of the cast taking their first bows. Check out all of our coverage here! Plus, Annie is set to embark on a new tour this fall, Romeo & Bernadette sets off-Broadway dates, and more! Wake Up With BWW 2/2: MJ THE MUSICAL Reviews and Photos, and More! by BWW News Desk - February 2, 2022 Today's top stories: MJ officially opened last night! Check out all new photos and read the reviews! Plus, Hangmen is coming to Broadway this Spring, Taraji P. Henson joins The Color Purple film as Shug Avery, and more! Wake Up With BWW 2/1: Josh Groban Tour, THE LAST UNICORN Musical, and More! by BWW News Desk - February 1, 2022 Today's top stories include a new rule for critics being invited to The Music Man. Breaking from the Broadway tradition, the musical has invited critics to its opening night performance rather than to previews. Josh Groban is going on tour this summer! Plus, a new stage musical adaptation of the book 'The Last Unicorn' is in the works with Fergie attached. Wake Up With BWW 1/27: SKELETON CREW Reviews, and More! by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2022 Last night, Skeleton Crew opened on Broadway. Check out all of the reviews in our roundup! Plus, Sharon Sachs will take over the role of Madame Morrible in Wicked, beginning performances on February 14, 2022. Wake Up With BWW 1/26: Webber's CINDERELLA Aims For Fall Broadway Run, and More! by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2022 Today's top stories include a Broadway run for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella, which is set for this Fall! No dates have been confirmed at this time. Plus, casting has been announced for the North American tour of Moulin Rouge!, get a first look at Emilie Kouatchou as Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera, and more! Wake Up With BWW 1/25: Jonathan Freeman's Final ALADDIN Performance, Tony Voter Bias Training, and More! by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2022 Today's top stories include the final performance of original Aladdin cast member Jonathan Freeman, who performed his last show as Jafar on January 23. Check out photos and video from his final performance here! Plus, BroadwayWorld has learned that Tony voters will be required to complete unconscious bias training beginning this season. Wake Up With BWW 1/24: James Snyder Fired From CURSED CHILD, and More by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2022 Today's top stories: James Snyder fired from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child following misconduct investigation, Slave Play and Girl From the North Country close, and more! Wake Up With BWW 1/21: BLACK ORPHEUS Musical is Coming to Broadway, PBS Broadway Concert Series, and More! by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2022 Today's top stories include a new musical stage adaptation of Black Orpheus, PBS' new Broadway in Concert series, and our exclusive first look at the new set of Hamilton Funko Pop figures! Wake Up With BWW 1/20: NEWSIES JR. Available For Licensing, WEST SIDE STORY Screenplay, and More! by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2022 Today's top stories include a first look at The Avett Brothers musical Swept Away, which opens tonight at Berkeley Rep. Plus, the full screenplay has been released for the West Side Story film, and you can read it now! Wake Up With BWW 1/19: THE KITE RUNNER and A STRANGE LOOP Broadway Dates Confirmed, and More! by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2022 Today's top stories include a confirmed Broadway production of The Kite Runner. The stage adaptation of the book will play July 6 through October 30, 2022 at the Hayes Theatre. Plus, the full casting and dates have been announced for the Broadway premiere of A Strange Loop. Wake Up With BWW 1/18: Keala Settle to Make West End Debut in & JULIET, and More! by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2022 Today's top stories include the West End debut of Keala Settle! It was recently announced that the Greatest Showman star will make her West End debut in & Juliet in the role of Nurse beginning March 29. She will be performing the role through June 18. Wake Up With BWW 1/17: Four Broadway Shows Close, Ariana DeBose Hosts SNL, and More! by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2022 Today's top stories include yesterday's closing of four Broadway productions, including Flying Over Sunset, Clyde's, Ain't Too Proud, and To Kill a Mockingbird, the latter of which is set to return later this year. Plus, this weekend, Ariana DeBose hosted Saturday Night Live. Check out clips from her appearance below, including a medley from West Side Story, and a parody of The Sound of Music. Wake Up With BWW 1/14: ANYTHING GOES With Sutton Foster Comes to US Cinemas, and More! by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2022 Today's top stories include Anything Goes, starring Sutton Foster, coming to US cinemas! The filmed London production will stream in theaters across America for two days only this March! Plus, original Broadway cast member Jonathan Freeman will play his final performance as Jafar in Aladdin on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Wake Up With BWW 1/13: SAG Award Nominations, Lin-Manuel Miranda Tops Billboard Chart, and More! by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2022 Today's top stories: Ariana DeBose, Andrew Garfield, and Cynthia Erivo nominated for SAG Awards, Lin-Manuel Miranda tops @Billboard's songwriter chart, and more! |
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