Odds & Ends: Laura Benanti & James Snyder Tapped for Pops Gala, Witness Uganda Eyes Off-Broadway & More

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

Laura Benanti, James Snyder & More Tapped for Pops Gala
Broadway faves Laura Benanti, James Snyder, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Victor Garber have joined the previously reported all-star lineup of the New York Pops’ 32nd Birthday Gala. Honoring super-talented siblings Kathleen Marshall and Rob Marshall, the event will take place on May 4 at Carnegie Hall.

Off-Broadway-Aimed Witness Uganda Set for Harlem Benefit
Hamilton’s Leslie Odom, Jr. will host a concert to celebrate the 15th anniversary for the Classical Theatre of Harlem on April 13. The benefit event will include an appearance by Tony winner Patina Miller and feature a performance from the off-Broadway-bound tuner Witness Uganda. Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews’ new musical, helmed by Finding Neverland’s and A.R.T.’s artistic director Diane Paulus, exposes the challenges confronted by U.S. American aid workers and previously ran at the Boston venue last year. No word yet on Witness Uganda's New York theater, casting or dates.

Helen Mirren on Meeting the Queen
Helen Mirren is currently reigning over Broadway in The Audience as the Queen, and the Oscar winner stopped by LIVE! with Kelly and Michael on March 31 to discuss Peter Morgan’s play and more. Check out below as she describes her real-life encounters with Britain’s monarch, and then the show at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.



How Not to Behave at Doctor Zhivago
Stay with us on this one. Late Night host Seth Meyers’ parents were recently in town and took themselves off to see epic romance Doctor Zhivago on the Great White Way. As Meyers regales in his typically charming fashion below, what subsequently went down with one audience member is a lesson on how not to behave at the theater. We know that if you go and see Tam Mutu and Kelli Barrett in the new musical at the Broadway Theatre you'll be doing the exact opposite!