Odds & Ends: Andrea Martin Lands Tina Fey Project, James Norton & Kate Fleetwood Set for Bug & More

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

Andrea Martin's Tina Fey Project
Two-time Tony winner Andrea Martin, who is currently appearing in Noises Off on Broadway, has been tapped as one of two leads in an NBC comedy pilot from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. Deadline reports that Tracey Wigfield will pen the untitled project, where a mom (Martin) becomes an intern at her daughter’s workplace. If door-slamming is involved, which sounds like a distinct possibility, we can vouch from what's been going on recently at the American Airlines Theatre that Martin is an expert…

James Norton & Kate Fleetwood Set for Bug
We need to take a trip across the pond! James Norton (Prince Andrei in War and Peace) and Tony nominee Kate Fleetwood (Macbeth) will star in Tracy Letts’ Bug. Directed by Simon Evans, the tense and blackly comic piece is scheduled to play London’s Found 111, a new pop-up theater space, March 24 through May 7. Opening night is set for March 29.

The Countess of Storyville Aims for B'way
There’s a new musical eyeing the Great White Way! The Countess of Storyville is set to make its world premiere at the University of Alabama Theatre & Dance’s Marian Gallaway Theatre, playing a limited engagement February 16 through February 20. The show follows a wealthy and beautiful woman of color who returns from Paris to operate a legally-sanctioned brothel in Storyville, the red light district of 1910 New Orleans. Jazz and Ragtime were born in those 10 blocks of "sin." Directed by Mark Waldrop, the production will feature music by Martin Silvestri, lyrics by Joel Higgins, a book by R.M. Cohen and choreography by Denis Jones.

Get Up Close & Personal With Kate Baldwin & Friends
We’d like to RSVP "yes" to this, please! Welcome to My Party: Kate Baldwin and Friends Sing Michael John LaChiusa will take place on February 28 at the Sheen Center’s Loreto Theatre. LaChiusa is known for his musicals such as The Wild Party, Hello Again and Queen of the Mist; Baldwin starred in his off-Broadway musical Giant in 2012. She’ll bring his music to life along with the vocal talents of Alexander Gemignani, Katie Thompson and Allison Blackwell. Directed by Erin Ortman, the concert will feature musical direction and arrangements by Mary-Mitchell Campbell. Buy tickets here!

Have a happy holiday weekend!