Odds & Ends: Valerie Harper Explains Collapse, Amazon Ties Up Michael Fassbender's Macbeth & More

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

Valerie Harper Explains Collapse
Valerie Harper, who collapsed backstage on July 29, has some good news for us all. “I am happy to report I am not, nor have I been, in a coma,” the actress clarified on her Facebook page. “As anyone who has taken strong medication knows, it doesn’t always agree with you, even with me as this experience proves.” However Harper, with typical strength and style, did find a highlight in the experience, when she: “was escorted by two handsome young men and a pilot, in a medivac helicopter, as the full moon lit the sky.” We at Broadway.com wish Harper a speedy and safe recovery.

Amazon Ties Up Michael Fassbender's Macbeth
Something wicked this way comes! The previously reported big screen adaptation of Macbeth, starring Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender and Oscar winner Marion Cotillard as the bloodthirsty couple, will be streamed on Amazon. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it will be made available exclusively to Prime Instant Video subscribers in February or March next year. The Justin Kurzel-helmed project is set to be released in December—check out the trailer here.

PBS Taps Gloria Estefan, Chita Rivera & More
Gloria Estefan, whose Broadway musical On Your Feet! will begin previews on October 5, has been enlisted to host the PBS Arts Fall Festival. Eight new programs will be broadcast including the Vanessa Williams-led Show Boat Live from Lincoln Center on October 16, Billy Elliot the Musical on October 23, Chita Rivera: A Lot of Livin’ to Do on November 6, the Tony Shalhoub/Santino Fontana-led Act One Live from Lincoln Center on November 13 and First You Dream—The Music of Kander & Ebb on November 20. The AP reports that Rivera, at a recent promotional event for her special, had some advice for young performers who are unable to dance and sing at the same time: Learn how. We love her!

Will Swenson & Audra McDoanld Sing Laverne & Shirley
Broadway power couple Will Swenson and Audra McDonald, about to start performances in WTF's A Moon for the Misbegotten, recently sang the theme song from the hit '70s show Laverne & Shirley. Why, you ask? It was all in aid of raising funds for Covenant House. Check out the fun video of the Eggfartopia couple below!