Odds & Ends: Watch Idina Menzel & Savannah Guthrie Duet, Viola Davis to Play Harriet Tubman & More

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

Watch Idina Menzel & Savannah Guthrie Duet
It’s Broadway superstar Idina Menzel—and The Today Show’s Savannah Guthrie—as you’ve never seen them before. The pair recently teamed up to sing karaoke for Menzel’s A Broader Way Foundation. Check out their rendition of Gretchen Wilson's country hit "Redneck Woman” below! Miss the Tony winner on stage? She will soon embark on a world tour.



Viola Davis to Play Harriet Tubman in HBO Film
Two-time Tony winner Viola Davis has been tapped to headline a telepic about African-American abolitionist and humanitarian Harriet Tubman. Variety reports that the How to Get Away With Murder star is developing the HBO project with Amblin TV and writer Kirk Ellis, amongst others. Tubman escaped slavery in Maryland in 1849, going on to help hundreds of slaves secure their freedom. Later she became a Union spy during the Civil War. Other upcoming projects for Davis include James Lapine’s indie film Custody.

Bryan Batt Gets Ready to Scream
Bryan Batt has joined the cast of MTV’s new TV series Scream, he confirmed on Twitter. The Broadway vet and Mad Men alum will play the mayor, Quinn Maddox, in the show, which is based on the Wes Craven movies. Scream will premiere on June 30.

Ari Graynor Set for FX Pilot
Great White Way alum Ari Graynor (The Performers) will star alongside Jenny Slate in an untitled FX comedy pilot. According to The Wrap, Gillian Robespierre will helm and Elisabeth Holm pen the project, which follows a pair of gutsy New Yorkers on a cross-country road trip. Think Thelma and Louise but without the cliff bit.

Steve Kazee Joins Legends
Steve Kazee has been tapped as a series regular on the second season of the Sean Bean-led Legends! According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Broadway alum will play Curtis Ballard, an FBI agent who plays by the rules and his haunted by events in his past. Shooting will soon begin in London and Prague before the series’ return to TNT on August 25.