Odds & Ends: Phillipa Soo's Next Eliza Hamilton Project, Emma Watson's Cursed Child Visit & More

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

Phillipa Soo's Next Eliza Hamilton Project
Hamilton’s Phillipa Soo is non-stop! The 2016 Tony nominee and future Amélie, who as we all know by now originated the role of Eliza in the Tony-winning tuner, will contribute a foreword to a new children’s picture book biography about her. “I have lived and breathed Eliza’s story for the past two years,” said Soo in a statement. “I could not be more thrilled to be included in her narrative for young readers.” Margaret McNamara’s Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton will be published in 2017 by Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books.

Juliet Stevenson & Lia Williams Switch It Up
Two queens. One in power. One in prison. It’s all in the execution. Juliet Stevenson (Truly, Madly, Deeply) and Tony nominee Lia Williams (Skylight) will trade the central roles of Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart, decided at each performance by the toss of a coin, in Friedrich Schiller’s Mary Stuart at London’s prestigious Almeida Theatre. Adapted and directed by Robert Icke, the production is scheduled to play a limited engagement December 2 through January 21, 2017. Opening night is set for December 9.

Emma Watson's Cursed Child Visit
Emma Watson went to see the West End's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, starring Noma Dumezweni as Hermione, and what she had to say about it was everything. "Some things about the play were, I think, possibly even more beautiful than the films," she wrote in a Facebook post. "Meeting Noma and seeing her on stage was like meeting my older self and have her tell me everything was going to be alright, which as you can imagine was immensely comforting (and emotional)! The cast and crew welcomed me like I was family and Noma was everything I could ever hope she would be." The play is currently in previews at the Palace Theatre, with the opening gala scheduled for July 30. If you fear you won't be seeing the show anytime soon, the official script will be published on July 31. #KeepTheSecrets