Odds & Ends: Hugh Jackman Cancels Concerts, James Monroe Iglehart Will Return to The View & More

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

Hugh Jackman Cancels Turkey Concerts
Tony winner and recent The River star Hugh Jackman has canceled the remaining performances of his one-man show An Evening with Hugh Jackman in Istanbul, Turkey due to a vocal hemorrhage. Performances were scheduled to run through March 20. The Oscar nominee took to Twitter to promise, “Make no mistake, I’ll be back!” We sure hope so, Hugh. Geçmiş olsun!

Rita Moreno Will Get Physical on CBS
EGOT-winner Rita Moreno will return to the small screen for CBS’s sitcom pilot Joe Time. The multi-cam comedy, according to Deadline, follows—get this—Joe (played by Broadway alum Steven Weber) who sits on the sidelines as everyone around him follows their dreams and pursues happiness. Moreno will play Judy, Joe’s fitness-obsessed mother. Also on tap are Alli Kinzel and Noland Ammon.

James Monroe Iglehart Gets Another View
Tony-winning Aladdin star and former Broadway.com vlogger James Monroe Iglehart has his wish of becoming a daytime talk show host granted last summer, and now he’s back for another round. Broadway’s Genie will return as a guest co-host on The View on March 20, along with fellow Broadway alum Raven-Symoné. Tune in as the two chat with off-Broadway’s The Mystery of Love & Sex stars Diane Lane and Tony Shalhoub.

Kristin Scott Thomas is a Challenging Dame
The Queen making you a Dame is surely a nerve-racking experience—one that surely isn’t made any less terrifying by the Queen giving you the regal equivalent of “Well, good luck with that.” Kristin Scott Thomas, who is set to play Queen Elizabeth II in the West End’s The Audience beginning April 21, received the British Hono(u)r on March 19. According to The Telegraph, Thomas told reporters on the scene that Her Majesty “asked me what I was doing next, so I had to tell her and she said it would be quite a challenge.” We’re certain the Olivier winner is up to the task—just as Dame Helen Mirren is stateside.

OBIEs Set Date for 2015 Celebration
The date is now set for the 60th annual OBIE Awards. The ceremony, celebrating off-Broadway’s finest, will take place at Webster Hall on May 18. As previously reported, the judging panel this year will include playwright Adam Bock, orchestrator Bruce Coughlin, director Lear deBessonet, scenic designer Mimi Lien, critic David Rooney, Village Voice critic Tom Sellar, director Liesl Tommy and Michael Feingold.