Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 8, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 8, 2025 and it’s time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

But first…

Photos/Video: Jonathan Bailey and More in Rehearsal For RICHARD II
by Stephi Wild
All new photos and video footage have been released of Jonathan Bailey and the company of Richard II on their first day of rehearsals. Learn more about Richard II here!. (more…) 

Listen: JOY THE MUSICAL Concept Album Sets Release; Hear the First Song
by Michael Major
Hear the first song from the upcoming concept album for Joy the Musical! Watch AnnMarie Milazzo perform the title track, ‘The Shape Of Things,’ in a new music video for the project now.. (more…) 

Reba McEntire to Produce and Star in New Film Written by Playwright Bekah Brunstetter
by Josh Sharpe
Reba McEntire will both star and produce in a new film adaptation of the novel The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion, with a script written by The Notebook’s Bekah Brunstetter.. (more…) 

Full Cast Set For MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Starring Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell
by Stephi Wild
The Jamie Lloyd Company has announced the full cast for William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!. (more…)

Video: Watch Caroline Bowman Sing ‘As If We Never Said Goodbye’ Ahead of SUNSET BOULEVARD Debut
by Michael Major
Caroline Bowman has shared a video of herself performing ‘As If We Never Said Goodbye’ ahead of her Sunset Boulevard debut this weekend. Bowman – the standby to Nicole Scherzinger – will be playing Norma Desmond for the first time.. (more…)

Video: Watch Phillipa Soo’s First HAMILTON Audition For ‘Hamilten’ Celebration
by Michael Major
Lin-Manuel Miranda has shared a video of Phillipa Soo’s first Hamilton audition. Watch a video of her singing ‘That Would Be Enough’ to celebrate 10 years of Hamilton now!. (more…)

Video: Charli D’Amelio Shares Reaction to Booking & JULIET: ‘I Burst Into Tears’
by Stephi Wild
Charli D’Amelio is currently in the Broadway production of & Juliet. D’Amelio recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where she commented on her reaction to booking the role. Watch the video here!. (more…)

Cynthia Erivo

Other birthdays on this day include:

David Bowie
Elvis Presley 
Harriet Harris
Ron Cephas-Jones 

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!