Odds & Ends: Adam Lambert Turned Down Hedwig, Sheridan Smith Eyes Funny Girl & More

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

Adam Lambert Turned Down Hedwig
We have to admit that here at Broadway.com we’ve been wondering why on earth Adam Lambert hasn’t headlined Hedwig and the Angry Inch on the Great White Way yet. We just know that Lambert would have killed it belting “Midnight Radio”…and all the rest. We now have our answer. “They offered. I’m flattered they asked me, but it’s not what I want to do right now. It’s an amazing role. Maybe one day. The thing about it is I don’t want to get in drag for eight shows a week,” Lambert told Queerty. We’re focusing on the “maybe one day,” part of that quote if you don’t mind, Mr. Lambert. Fortunately, we currently have the incredible Broadway.com Audience Choice Award-winning Darren Criss in the role at the Belasco Theatre, so we're off to wig out over him (again!).

Lea Michele Sheridan Smith Eyes Funny Girl
Move over Lea Michele, there’s another potential Funny Girl headliner in the frame. British stage and screen star Sheridan Smith is in talks with director Michael Mayer about headlining the show at the Menier Chocolate Factory, the Daily Mail reports. Smith won two Oliviers in consecutive years for Legally Blonde and Flare Path; Mayer won the Tony for Spring Awakening and was nominated for Hedwig, Thoroughly Modern Millie, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and A View From the Bridge. This could end up being a West End—and Broadway—match in heaven.

Jason Alexander is '100 percent' Better Than Larry David
Jason Alexander has just taken over for Larry David in Fish in the Dark and he recently stopped by Live! with Kelly and Michael to chat about returning to Broadway. Is the show better with Alexander in it? "100 percent!" the Tony winner joked (we think!). Check out the interview below and then see for yourself if Alexander is an improvement (!) at the Cort Theatre through July 19.