Odds & Ends: Annaleigh Ashford to Belt for Broadway, Kevin Spacey to Lead Hollywood Studio & More

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

Annaleigh Ashford to Belt for Broadway
A quartet of Tony winners will headline the sixth annual Broadway Belts for PFFF. Annaleigh Ashford (You Can’t Take It With You), Randy Graff (City of Angels), Cady Huffman (The Producers) and Judy Kaye (Phantom of the Opera, Nice Work If You Can Get It), along with Allegiance’s Telly Leung, have boarded the February 29 event. Emceed by Julie Halston, the Edison Ballroom concert will honor the late AP theater critic Michael Kuchwara and others with Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Kevin Spacey to Lead Hollywood Studio
Kevin Spacey, who recently wrapped up a decade-long tenure as Artistic Director of London’s Old Vic, has now been enlisted to run a Hollywood studio! According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Tony and Oscar winner will take charge of Relativity Studios alongside his Trigger Street partner Dana Brunetti. The pair will assume the roles of chairman and president, respectively, from mid-February.

Watch Live Theater in a Hotel Room
Fancy hanging in a hotel room with Max Baker, Michael Pemberton and Susannah Hoffman? The Broadway alums have been tapped to star in the New York premiere of Insignificance, which will be staged entirely within a hotel room on the fifth floor of Langham Place, New York. Penned by Tony winner Terry Johnson, the play, which is set in a hotel room in 1953, will be directed by Defibrillator’s James Hillier and is scheduled to begin previews on February 19. The official opening will take place on February 24, with the limited engagement running through March 20.

Get Up Close & Personal With Jennifer Holliday
And we’re telling you that this is not one to miss! Tony winner Jennifer Holliday (Dreamgirls) will take part in a very special Broadway Names With Julie James Live! on January 18. Tickets for the event at 42 West are available here.

First Look at Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down
We have our first trailer for Netflix’s previously reported new musical series The Get Down from Baz Luhrmann! Tony winner Billy Porter and Jimmy Smits, along with a host of newcomers, will appear in the series, which is set in 1970s New York. Check out the video below.