Odds & Ends: Nathan Lane Teases Modern Family Spin-Off, Patrick Stewart & Bryan Cranston Team Up & More

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

Nathan Lane Teases Modern Family Spin-Off
Nathan Lane, who is set to return to Broadway next month in It’s Only a Play, is also teasing us about what’s in store for his Emmy-nominated role in Modern Family. According to Deadline, the Tony winner remarked about his character in the TV show, wedding planner Pepper Saltzman: “I don’t know if I will ever see that spin-off, A Dash of Pepper, but…I think we could do something!” We'd definitely be up for watching that!

Patrick Stewart and Bryan Cranston Team Up
Stage and screen legend Patrick Stewart and Tony winner Bryan Cranston will join Broadway alum Ron Perlman in lending their voices to mobile game Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff. According to The Wrap they will be battling against an evil octopus monster. Or something.

See Jason Robert Brown Play Live
Jason Robert Brown, the music maestro behind The Bridges of Madison County, 13, Urban Cowboy, Parade, The Last Five Years and the upcoming Honeymoon in Vegas, is going to be making his SubCulture debut. Yes, you will be able to catch the Tony winner playing live, in an intimate setting, with his band the Caucasian Rhythm Kings on August 4 in the Big Apple. We'll be there!

Broadway Alums Christopher Walken, Nicole Kidman & Maryann Plunkett Will Star in The Family Fang
Broadway alums Christopher Walken, Nicole Kidman and Tony winner Maryann Plunkett will star in The Family Fang. Helmed by Jason Bateman, the movie follows a brother and sister who return to their family home looking for their famous parents, who have vanished.