Odds & Ends: Gary Barlow Wants to Find His New Musical Star on TV, Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling Musical Pushed Back & More

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

Gary Barlow Eyes Reality Casting Show
In September, Gary Barlow revealed to Broadway.com that he’d love to write a Take That musical in London. Now, he’s eyeing a headliner or two. According to UnrealityTV, the Finding Neverland composer is developing a reality casting competition for the U.K.’s BBC One, similar to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s I’d Do Anything, Any Dream Will Do and Over the Rainbow. Further information has yet to be revealed.

La La Land Gets Holiday Release Date
Bad news, movie musical fans: You’ll now have to wait a little bit longer to see Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling sing and dance on the big screen. The previously reported La La Land film has been pushed back to a December 2 limited release before going wide on December 16. The flick was initially set to premiere this summer. It follows an aspiring actress in L.A. and her relationship with a charming jazz musician.

Donald Trump's Producing Past
Long before Donald Trump was making headlines for his remarks on the campaign trail and causing Bialystock and Bloom to come out of the woodwork, the presidential candidate had a quick turn as a Broadway producer. In 1970, Trump had top billing on the Richard Seff play Paris Is Out!. According to the New York Times, Trump split the $140,000 capitalization evenly with lead producer David Black. Unfortunately for both, the play closed after less than 100 performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Black recalled that following the closing notice, Trump asked what he should do next, and Black responded, “Why don’t you try real estate?” You know what happens next.

Rufus Wainwright Will Bring Judy to Carnegie Hall Again
Our heart strings are zinging! Grammy nominee Rufus Wainwright will return to the New York stage to reprise his 2006 show Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall. The concert, inspired by Judy Garland’s Judy at Carnegie Hall, features the numbers Garland performed in that epic 1961 show and several special guests. Get ready to get happy with Wainwright on June 16 and 17.