Odds & Ends: Cristin Milioti's A to Z Canceled, Anthony Rapp & Adam Pascal's Rent Reunion & More

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed over the weekend and today.

Cristin Milioti's A to Z Canceled
Once Tony nominee and former How I Met Your Mother star Cristin Milioti’s new TV show A to Z has been canceled by NBC. According to Deadline, all the originally ordered 13-episodes will air, but the series won’t be renewed. Come back to Broadway, Cristin, we miss you!

Uma Thurman Replaces Mary Louise-Parker in The Slap
Oscar nominee—and Smash star—Uma Thurman has stepped in for Mary Louise-Parker in NBC’s miniseries The Slap. Variety reports that the switch happened because Parker is getting over pneumonia. We wish the Tony winner a speedy recovery.

Kathleen & Rob Marshall's Family Affair
Forget about rivalry between these siblings! The New York Pops will celebrate its 32nd birthday on May 4, 2015, with a gala evening honoring three-time Tony-winning director-choreographer Kathleen Marshall and her big brother, Oscar-nominated director-choreographer Rob Marshall. The lineup of stage and screen stars for the Carnegie Hall concert will be announced later. Music direction will be by Steven Reineke.

Go Backstage at On the Town
Want to know what it’s like on and off stage at On the Town? Check out the video below of The Today Show going behind the scenes at Broadway’s Lyric Theatre. Our take-away in the (unlikely) event we ever tread the boards: “don’t look down, look out.”



Anthony Rapp & Adam Pascal's Rent Reunion
Original Rent stars Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal recently reunited at a Guidance Center of Westchester event. Check out the pair below singing “Seasons of Love,” then go see Rapp in person at the Richard Rodgers in If/Then, opposite a certain other Rent alum....