Odds & Ends: Idina Menzel on Frozen 2, Jesse Eisenberg Talks Off-Broadway's The Spoils & More

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

Idina Menzel on Frozen 2
Idina Menzel recently stopped by the ladies of The Talk, below, to chat about Frozen 2, her upcoming world tour and more. In regards to the sequel to the Disney megahit, the Tony winner confirmed: "I'm in it, Kristen Bell's in it." And is Menzel nervous about hitting the road? She does have some concerns that her "Long Island Jewish humor" will fall flat. Let it go, Idina, too late for second-guessing—we know you'll defy gravity, wherever you are, at every performance!



Alan Cumming's Sneak Peek of His New One-Man-Show
Tony co-host Alan Cumming will preview his new one-man show at a benefit for Bucks County Playhouse. The event, Galavant in the Garden, will take place on May 9 at Dark Hollow Farm, a private country estate. The former Cabaret star will then perform the previously reported show for a limited engagement at Café Carlyle.

Casting Set for Roundabout Underground
Casting has been announced for the fourth annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series, a five-night event that includes nightly readings of new plays written and directed by emerging artists. Nathan Dame’s The Saints, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt, will feature Christopher Abbott, Hannah Bos, Raul Castillo, Ismenia Mendes, Olivia Oguma and Shayna Small. Michael Braun, Susannah Flood, Greta Lee and Chris Sullivan will star in Dipika Guha’s Mechanics of Love, helmed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch. Kingdom Come, by Jenny Rachel Weiner and directed by Kip Fagan, will feature Vanessa Aspillaga, Cassie Beck, Beth Hoyt and Rey Lucas. And finally, Zero Feet Away by Brian Otaño and directed by Stephen Brackett, will include Mike Faist, Matthew Montelongo, Brian J. Smith, Cory Michael Smith, Jason Veasey and Matthew Wilkas in the company. The series is set to take place May 4 through May 8 at the Black Box Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.

Jesse Eisenberg Talks Off-Broadway's The Spoils
The Spoils, written by and starring Jesse Eisenberg, will begin performances off-Broadway on May 5 and the star recently visited The Tonight Show to discuss the dark comedy. Eisenberg revealed to host Jimmy Fallon that he plays a "disgusting tortured racist" in the piece, the third play the stage and screen star has penned. Check out the interview below and then the production at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center.