Odds & Ends: Bombshell's Smash-ing Kickstarter Total, Glee's Lea Michele & Darren Criss' Tears & More

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

Bombshell's Smash-ing Kickstarter Total
Less than 24 hours after the announcement of a Kickstarter campaign to fund the one-night-only Actors Fund benefit concert of Bombshell on Broadway on June 8, more than $200,000 has been raised, four times the figure asked for. Although Craig Zadan, who executive produced the first season of Smash has said that “there’s been no plan to create a show out of this,” with these huge numbers, there's definitely a demand for the drama, the laughter, the tears just like pearls to have a longer run on the Great White Way!

Alan Cumming to Emcee Homeland Lovefest
Alan Cumming will host (something he's Tony-winningly good at) the upcoming Performance Space 122 Spring Gala, which will honor Claire Danes. The
 April 20 event is set to include appearances and remarks by Tony winner and Danes’ Homeland co-star Mandy Patinkin. And how's this for adorable? Danes made her performance debut in 1985 with PS122 at the age of six! Aw.

Expand Your Theatrical Conversation
Although many of the spring theatrical affairs are benefits so can be on the pricey side, there are some free events. Broadway alums Bill Army, Stephanie Janssen, Jennifer Van Dyck and more will take part in the Potomac Theatre Project’s inaugural Living Room reading series on March 22 and March 23 in New York—you won’t need to pay, but you will need to reserve.

Glee's Lea Michele & Darren Criss' Tears
Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz and Chord Overstreet recently stopped by The Ellen Show to talk about their final days on set of the last season of Glee. There were lots of tears, which soon-to-be Hedwig Criss admits were "cathartic;" they also talk about honoring Cory Monteith's memory. Check out the interview below.