Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Allison Williams Talks Pan Problems
When it comes to the Peter Pan Live! telecast's viewers, Allison Williams, who will play the titular role, is pragmatic. “The myriad things that can go wrong is why most of America will tune in,” the Girls star admitted to the New York Post. (That’s not us, obviously. No really.) However, she’s also confident that the team will pull it off: “I’m not scared because everyone is working to the best of their ability...my biggest training ground is improv. I’ll know how to handle things if something goes wrong.” We can’t wait to see what Williams, Christopher Walken, Christian Borle, Kelli O'Hara and some of our favorite Newsies have in store for us on December 4.
Wicked's Willemijn Verkaik's on the Verge
Wicked vet Willemijn Verkaik, Ricardo Afonso and Haydn Oakley have been tapped to join the previously announced new stage adaptation of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, starring Tamsin Greig. The production, helmed by Bartlett Sher, will begin performances at London’s Playhouse Theatre on December 16.
Antonie Murray-Straughan is Cats' First Hip-Hop Tugger
Antoine Murray-Straughan will play the new 2014 version of the Rum Tum Tugger in London’s upcoming Cats revival, starring Nicole Scherzinger. Andrew Lloyd Webber(!) has said that the Tugger is now going to be “a contemporary street cat and he has to do hip-hop. That will be a completely new way of doing it." We’re confident, however, that he will still be curious.
Alan Cumming & Victor Garber on Embarrassing B'way Moments.
Cabaret's Alan Cumming and Great White Way Vet Victor Garber recently stopped by Watch What Happens Live on Bravo. Check out below as they chat their most embarrassing Broadway moments with host Andy Cohen...and the most annoying thing an audience member can do (apart from whacking).
NPH Reminisces About Being Naked With Josh Radnor
Former Hedwig Neil Patrick Harris got honest about getting (publicly) naked when he paid a visit to Conan on October 23. Which led, below, to him reminiscing about being nude with Disgraced’s Josh Radnor. It was all in the name of art, of course, in this case when they starred together on stage in A Paris Letter. We're somewhat annoyed with ourselves for missing that one.