Odds & Ends: Jeremy Jordan & Patti LuPone Team Up, James Corden & Elton John Belt The Lion King & More

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

Jeremy Jordan, Patti LuPone & Lea Salonga Team Up
This is some lineup of Broadway faves! Jeremy Jordan, Patti LuPone, Lea Salonga (Allegiance), Norm Lewis, John Owen-Jones (Les Miz), Hugh Panaro, Stephanie J. Block and Marie Zamora, along with Miss Saigon’s Jon Jon Briones and Eva Noblezada, will appear in concert at Carnegie Hall on May 2. The previously reported gala evening, brought to us by the New York Pops and their musical director Steven Reineke, is set to celebrate the collaborations of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (Les Miz, Saigon). Additional artists will be announced later and we’re currently trying to figure out how to be a fly on this particular wall!

Rose Byrne & Bobby Cannavale Welcome Baby Rocco
Broadway baby alert! Stage and screen star Rose Byrne and her long-term boyfriend, Tony nominee Bobby Cannavale, welcomed their first child together into the world on February 1, a baby boy called Rocco. Cannavale announced the news on Stephen Colbert's The Late Show, joking: "I'm so tired. I think I've gained 28 pounds since Monday." He went on to reveal that Al Pacino had sent a diaper cake to mark the occasion. Cannavale also has a 20 year-old son, Jake, from a previous relationship. Congrats to all the family!

The Good Wife Sets End Date
The Good Wife, which has become known over the years for tapping Great White Way faves as guest stars, most recently Matthew Morrison and Cush Jumbo, will end after its seventh season. The news was announced by CBS during a Super Bowl ad. Led by Broadway alum Julianna Margulies, the show’s finale is scheduled to air on May 8, after nine more episodes. However, never fear about the state of your TV screens—showrunners Michelle and Robert King are off to launch another CBS show, BrainDead, starring one Aaron Tveit…

James Corden & Elton John Belt The Lion King
Speaking of the Super Bowl, James Corden aired a special episode of his The Late Late Show after the big game, featuring the legendary Elton John. It was the most watched broadcast since the show's inception in 1995 and we're not surprised. Watch below as (at 6:55) the Tony winners couldn't resist singing "Circle of Life" from The Lion King—Corden's outfit needs to be seen to be believed. Did we mention that we cannot wait for this year's Tony Awards...?!


P.S. Hugh Jackman would like to once again remind you to wear sunscreen. Everyone here at Broadway.com wishes the Tony winner a speedy recovery.

An example of what happens when you don't use sunscreen. Basal cell. Mildest form of cancer. USE SUNSCREEN PLEASE !! pic.twitter.com/phQsRS5QiI

— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) February 8, 2016