Odds & Ends: Darren Criss Set for Orlando Concert, Tony Danza Tapped for Rabbit & More

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

Darren Criss Set for Orlando Concert
Darren Criss, Lilla Crawford, Wilson Cruz and Priscilla Lopez have boarded the lineup for From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Orlando. Scheduled to take place on July 25 at Florida's Dr. Phillips Center, they will join the previously reported Tony winners Chita Rivera, Kelli O’Hara and more at the event. Auction items include a solo seat onstage while Criss performs his show-stopping number from Hedwig, “Sugar Daddy” and a Hamilton package. You can bid here.

Tony Danza Tapped for Rabbit
Tony Danza, who was last seen on Broadway in Honeymoon in Vegas, is the latest big name enlisted for White Rabbit Red Rabbit off-Broadway. The Who’s The Boss star will headline the production on August 8. The New York premiere of Nassim Soleimanpour’s solo show, which involves a different actor every performance seeing the script for the first time just before they go on stage, is playing Monday nights at the Westside Theatre.

Pretty Woman's Garry Marshall Dead at 81
Garry Marshall, the director of Pretty Woman and creator of Happy Days, died aged 81 on July 19. According to Variety, the cause of death was complications from pneumonia following a stroke. Along with his numerous screen achievements, Marshall was behind a touring production of Happy Days and had been working on a stage musical adaptation of Pretty Woman. The show has been aiming to bow next year, produced by Paula Wagner, who has secured the rights from Disney Studios. "I know he would have wanted us to continue on and therefore we will bring this story to Broadway," Wagner told the Hollywood Reporter. "Pretty Woman the musical will be a reminder of his humanity, his heart and his sense of humor."

Jonathan Groff Talks Looking Musical
After a Tony-nominated turn in Hamilton, when will Jonathan Groff, who is next set to be seen on our screens in HBO's Looking on July 23, return to the Main Stem? "A Looking musical would completely bring me back to Broadway," Groff told the New York Times. "I would come back in a second. Some people have the gift where they can just sing. I don’t have the fail-safe voice, so it has to be something that I need to sing about." You'll be back!

P.S. #1 At today’s #Ham4Ham, an adorably confused Rory O'Malley (Groff's successor in Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit) introduced Chicago’s Alexander Hamilton, Miguel Cervantes. Watch below!


P.S. #2 Broadway alum Brian Justin Crum (Next to Normal) has been wowing America's Got Talent audiences; check out his performance of Radiohead's "Creep".