Odds & Ends: Broadway's Marisa Tomei Circling Spider-Man, Watch Damian Lewis v. Paul Giamatti & More

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

Marisa Tomei Circling Spidey
Oscar winner Marisa Tomei is in final negotiations to star as Aunt May in the new Spider-Man movie. According to Variety, the stage and screen favorite would join former Billy Elliot ballet boy Tom Holland, who as previously reported will appear in the title role. Directed by Jon Watts, the Marvel movie is scheduled for release on July 28, 2017. Tomei was last seen on Broadway in 2014's The Realistic Joneses.

Jan Maxwell Announces Stage Retirement
Broadway vet Jan Maxwell, who is currently headlining Scenes From an Execution off-Broadway, is retiring from the theater. The actress, who received Tony nominations for Follies, Lend Me a Tenor, The Royal Family, Coram Boy and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, told Time Out: “The kinds of roles I was being offered were just…I’d been there and done that, and I just didn’t want to do that anymore. If I could do television and film just to keep the health insurance going, that would be great. But I don’t know if that will happen.”

Charles Busch Premieres New Act at 54 Below
Charles Busch is taking up residence at Times Square hotspot 54 Below! The two-time MAC Award winner, Tony nominee and drag legend will appear in That Girl / That Boy on July 14, 16, 17, 23. The show will feature an eclectic program of songs both contemporary and from the past and you can book tickets here.

Trevor Nunn Sets Big Apple Return Date
Tony-winning (and extremely busy) director Trevor Nunn (Les Miserables, Cats) is returning to New York! Not with felines (yet!), but with a production of Shakespeare’s Pericles. The classic will play February 14 through March 27 at Theater for a New Audience’s Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn. The New York Times reports that it will be the first time that former Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Nunn has worked with an all-American company on one of the Bard’s works.

Watch Damian Lewis v. Paul Giamatti in Billions Trailer
Emmy winners and Broadway alums Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti will square off against each other in new TV show Billions, and if the teaser trailer just released, below, is anything to go by, we can't wait! Lewis plays Bobby “Axe” Axelrod, a hedge fund king and Rhoades is a U.S. Attorney. Additional cast members include the previously reported two-time Tony nominee Condola Rashad; the series will air on Showtime next year.