Odds & Ends: Patti LuPone Set for More Penny Dreadful, Laura Griffith Steps In for Emily Padgett & More

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

Patti LuPone Set for More Penny Dreadful
Broadway legend Patti LuPone’s guest-starring turn in last season’s Penny Dreadful was so terrifyingly good (naturally), she been promoted to series regular in season three. According to The Hollywood Reporter, this time out the two-time Tony winner will play eccentric therapist Dr. Seward, who treats Vanessa (Eva Green). The Showtime series will return in 2016.

Laura Griffith Steps In for Emily Padgett
Another switcheroo owing to, yes, you guessed it a "scheduling conflict." Great White Way alum Laura Griffith (Sweet Smell of Success) has replaced the previously announced Emily Padgett in the Broadway-bound musical Waterfall. Padgett had led the tuner in its world premiere at the Pasadena Playhouse earlier this summer as scheduled. Also starring Thom Sesma, J. Elaine Marcos and Thai pop superstar Bie Sukrit, the musical will play October 1 through October 25 at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre.

Move Over Hamilton; Shakespeare Goes Hip-Hop
Hamilton got you in the mood for theatrical hip-hop? There is now a Shakespeare app that allows users to mix beatbox rhythms as well as lip-sync their fave verses. Called RE: Shakespeare, the creation comes care of the Royal Shakespeare Company in association with Samsung, and is hosted by former Doctor Who star and veteran Shakespeare actor David Tennant, The New York Times reports. We are such stuff as dreams are made on. Or something.

Deadly New Trailer for Fassbender's Macbeth
Speaking of Shakespeare...Come, you spirits! We've a new trailer for the re-imagined big screen adaptation of Macbeth. Directed by Justin Kurzel, the adaptation is set to hit select movie theaters on December 4 and will be made available exclusively to Amazon Prime Instant Video subscribers in February or March next year. Check out Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender and Oscar winner Marion Cotillard killing it as the bloodthirsty couple below, then join us in hoping that the pair will be making their Broadway debuts sooner rather than later!