Odds & Ends: John Stamos Set for Scream Queens, Spamilton to Blow Off-Broadway Away & More

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

Broadway Alum John Stamos Set for Scream Queens
Broadway alum John Stamos (Gore Vidal's The Best Man, Bye Bye Birdie) has boarded the second season of Fox’s Scream Queens. PEOPLE reports that the Fuller House star will be a series regular; he is set to join Lea Michele, Keke Palmer, Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts and more in the show. Stamos of course previously collaborated with Scream Queens' creator Ryan Murphy (and Michele!) on Glee.

Spamilton to Blow Off-Broadway Away
Dare we say that this will make those feeling somewhat jaded by Hamilton hysteria…satisfied?! Gerard Alessandrini, creator of Forbidden Broadway, has come up with Spamilton. The affectionate 80-minute parody of the Tony-winning tuner will play a limited engagement July 13 through August 18 at off-Broadway’s The Triad. A young “virtuoso” cast will star, and audiences can expect special appearances from Christine Pedi and other Forbidden Broadway divas.

Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling Musical to Land in Venice
We can’t wait to see this tribute to Hollywood’s golden age of musicals! According to The Wrap, the Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling-led tuner La La Land is scheduled to open the 2016 Venice Film Festival. As previously reported, the film, which is the brainchild of Whiplash’s Damian Chazelle, is set to hit movie theaters on December 16.

BBC One Casting Show for Take That Musical Confirmed
Could it be magic? Back in September, Take That frontman Gary Barlow exclusively revealed to Broadway.com that he’d love to write a musical using the back catalogue of the internationally successful boy man band. And now it’s been confirmed that the Finding Neverland scribe will search for talent for his new jukebox musical, The Band, on a BBC One reality casting show. Let It Shine will be hosted by Graham Norton and The Great British Baking Show’s Mel Giedroyc, and just because it's Friday, we've a sweet treat for you below.