Odds & Ends: Into the Woods' Chris Pine Talks 'Prince Pants,' Hawke Directs Dinklage & More

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.

Billy Magnussen’s Pants: What Dreams Are Made Of
Anything can happen in the woods—especially when you come across a prince in some super-tight trousers. At the Los Angeles premiere of Horrible Bosses 2, Chris Pine told E! News that his form-fitting “prince pants” for Into the Woods were surprisingly comfortable. In fact, compared to fellow prince Billy Magnussen, who had to sport leather pants, he had it easy. “Oh, poor Billy,” Pine said, “made many people dreams come true, I’m sure.” Into the Woods comes out on Christmas, but visions of Billy Magnussen have been dancing in our heads for years.

Ethan Hawke to Direct Peter Dinklage & More
We want, we want! Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner (oh, and Oscar nominee) Ethan Hawke, who directed Jonathan Marc Sherman's Things We Want for The New Group in 2007, will return to helm a one-night-only reading of the play to benefit the off-Broadway theater company. Taking part are original stars Paul Dano, Peter Dinklage, Josh Hamilton and Zoe Kazan. The event will take place on January 5, 2015 at the Pershing Square Signature Center.

Chita Heads to the Rainbow Room
Wanna paint the town with Chita Rivera 65 floors above the streets of Manhattan? On January 14, 2015, the two-time Tony winner will headline the newly reopened Rainbow Room at the top of Rockefeller Center. The performance and dinner/dancing reception will benefit Lincoln Center. We assume she’ll be recreating The Rink on the 30 Rock Plaza afterward.

Tony Winners Salute Transport Group
On December 8, Tony winners Alice Ripley and Michael Cerveris, as well as Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Lindsay Mendez, Lisa Kron and Heather MacRae will perform at Gimme a Break!, Transport Group’s annual gala. This year, You Can’t Take It With You’s lovable lush Julie Halston will host the event honoring producer Barbara Whitman.