Odds & Ends: Benjamin Walker Lands Shrink Role, a Kinky Demo from Cyndi Lauper & More

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

Benjamin Walker Lands (Another) Dark Comedy
Benjamin Walker, who is rumored to return to Broadway soon in American Psycho, has been tapped to lead the upcoming dark comedy Look Away, according to The Wrap. As previously reported, the film will also star Matthew Broderick, Chloë Sevigny and Shannon Tarbet. The movie follows a woman, played by Tarbet, who suffers with selective blindness. Walker will play her psychiatrist Farmer Smithson, who has a mild form of Asperger’s. Production for the film began earlier this month.

Russell Tovey & Douglas Hodge Join The Night Manager
Broadway alum and Looking star Russell Tovey and Tony winner Douglas Hodge have boarded BBC One and AMC’s The Night Manager, reports Variety. The miniseries, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by John le Carré, will star Tom Hiddlsteon, Olivie Colman, Hugh Laurie, Elixabeth Debicki and Tom Hollander. It is set to air next year and follows a hotel manager who is enlisted to help an intelligence agency take down an international arms trade. So, given the subject matter, we suspect Hodge won’t be singing “I Am What I Am” in drag in this one.

A Kinky Father's Day Gift
In honor of Father’s Day, take a listen to Tony and Grammy winner Cyndi Lauper performing the original 2009 demo of “I’m Not My Father’s Son” from Kinky Boots. The tune was one of the first that she penned for the score. It may not be the most appropriate message for a day honoring fatherhood, but it’s still poignant. And, let’s be real. Red drag queen boots make the perfect Father’s Day gift. So much better than a tie or mug.