Odds & Ends: Jeremy Jordan Workshops Bat Boy: The Musical, Danielle Brooks is Every Woman & More

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today and over the weekend.

Jeremy Jordan Workshops Bat Boy: The Musical
Broadway favorites Jeremy Jordan, Kerry Butler, James Monroe Iglehart and more recently teamed up for a reading of Bat Boy: The Musical. The show features music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming, and tells the story of a half boy/half bat creature that is discovered in a cave and changes the lives of the townspeople who grow to love him. Bat Boy premiered at California's Actors Gang Theatre in 1997, before going on to play off-Broadway and the West End; interestingly, Butler originally played the daughter off-Broadway and this time took on the mom role. Bat Boy has never run on the Main Stem, but with this cast, the sky's the limit!

Broadway Honors Alan Alda
Wicked alums Jenni Barber and Kara Lindsay, along with Waitress' Drew Gehling and more, will perform in a tribute to three-time Tony nominee Alan Alda at the World Science Festival gala. Alda has long dedicated himself to widening the public’s understanding of science; the May 23 event is set to take place at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Ready the Barricades! Students Head to Les Miz
Do you hear the people sing? Thousands of NYC public school students will visit the Great White Way's Imperial Theatre on June 2 courtesy of Inside Broadway’s Creating the Magic program. Featuring the cast and production crew of Les Miserables, the 80-minute program will be offered at 10:45AM and 1:15PM.

Danielle Brooks is Every Woman
The Color Purple's Danielle Brooks is on fire right now! The 2016 Tony nominee recently appeared at the Highline Ballroom for Broadway Sings Whitney Houston: the Encore Show. Brooks tackled "I'm Every Woman" and killed it. Of course she did. Check out the video below.