Wake up with BroadwayWorld on September 4, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It’s September 4, 2024, and time to catch up on the theatrical events you may have missed in the past 24 hours:

But first…

This week’s conversation sheet Thursday, September 3rd McNeal Broadway previews begin

Video: MCNEAL Company Prepares for Broadway Show by Joey Mervis Broadway is no joke, but Robert Downey Jr., who makes his season debut in McNeal at Lincoln Center Theater, is up for the challenge. Watch the entire company meet with the press and explain more about the play in this video. (more…)

Video: Excellence in Theatre Education Award Winner CJay Philip Discusses the Importance of Arts Education
via Backstage Live with Richard Ridge
There’s never been a better time to honor your teacher, as applications for the 2025 class are now open! Click below to nominate your teacher today and watch CJay sit down with BroadwayWorld’s Richard Ridge to reflect on the incredible honor she received in June.

Photos: Rehearsals for Marla Mindelle’s THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE
by Nicole Rosky
Marla Mindelle’s new musical, The Big Gay Jamboree, is gearing up for its world premiere! See cast photos from rehearsals.. (more…)

Photos: New Elphaba and Glinda WICKED Movie Posters Released
by Chloe Rabinowitz
New posters for the upcoming Wicked movie have been released! Check them out now!. (more…)

Will Britney Spears Star in Jon M. Chu’s JOSEPH?
by Joshua Wright
Could Britney Spears star as the Narrator in Jon M. Chu’s “Hollywood spectacular” film adaptation of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s novel Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for Amazon Studios? (more…)

Ian McKellen may return to the big screen as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings
by Stephi Wild
Ian McKellen could be returning to the big screen in his iconic role as Gandalf in the upcoming Lord of the Rings films! The stage and screen actor has revealed that he has been asked to reprise his role in future films, which have yet to be written.. (more…)

Lea Salonga to Release Christmas Album, Go on Tour
by Stephi Wild
Lea Salonga to Release New Holiday Album ‘Sounding Joy’ in November! Her First Holiday Album in Two Decades, the Tony Award-winning artist’s new album is available digitally and on CD on November 1, 2024. (more…)

Maya Lagerstam and Tyler Joseph Ellis Join SHUCKED National Tour
by Stephi Wild
Maya Lagerstam and Tyler Joseph Ellis have been announced for the national tour of Shucked as Storytellers. They will join the previously announced Danielle Wade as Maizy and Mike Nappi as Peanut. (more…)

Video: Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix Talk Music JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX
by Chloe Rabinowitz
In a new featurette for the upcoming Joker: Folie à Deux, stars Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenica discuss the music in the film.

Beyonce Knowles

Other birthdays fall on this day:
James Monroe Iglehart
Judith Ivey

See you early tomorrow morning, BroadwayWorld!

“We’ll drink a glass together” And we will lift them up to the good life!” – Grand Hotel