Odds & Ends: Kristin Chenoweth's Disney Showstopper, B'way Duo Team Up on Mata Hari Musical & More

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

Kristin Chenoweth's Disney Showstopper
More scoop on Kristin Chenoweth’s upcoming wicked (!) turn as Maleficent in Descendants, which co-stars Dove Cameron and is directed by Kenny Ortega. ET reports that Chenoweth's gotten together with her You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown partner-in-crime, composer Andrew Lippa, to sing the number "Evil Like Me” in the Disney Channel's telepic. Since she won a Tony for her performance Charlie Brown we can’t wait to see this new showstopper. Meanwhile, we’re more than happy to keep revisiting Chenoweth killing it in On the Twentieth Century on Broadway through July 19!

Broadway Duo Team Up on Mata Hari Musical
Two-time Tony nominee Jeff Calhoun (Newsies, Grease), is working with two-time Tony nominee Frank Wildhorn (Bonnie and Clyde, The Civil War), on a new musical about Mata Hari. The show following the notorious female spy is set to make its world premiere in South Korea in early 2016, according to The Korea Herald. The pair last collaborated together on Jekyll & Hyde…next stop Broadway?

Casting Set for Hetty Feather
Roll up! Roll up! We now know who will be starring in the previously reported West End return of Jacqueline Wilson’s Hetty Feather, which features live music and aerial and circus acts. Sally Cookson directs a cast including Phoebe Thomas as Hetty Feather, Matt Costain as Jem/Matron Bottomly, Sarah Goddard as Peg/Ida, Nik Howden as Saul, Mark Kane as Gideon and Nikki Warwick as Madame Adeline. The show will play August 6 through September 7 and officially open on August 7 at the Duke of York’s Theatre

Get Up Close & Personal With Your B'way Faves
The Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction will return on September 27, all in aid of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Theater fans will have the opportunity to meet Great White Way stars and take home one-of-a-kind show biz memorabilia and even bid on once-in-a-lifetime backstage experiences at the event, which will take place in Times Square, Shubert Alley and along West 44th Street from 10 AM to 7 PM. Mark your calendars now!