Odds & Ends: Daisy Eagan to Return to Secret Garden, Leslie Odom Jr. Will Head to West Coast & More

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

Tony Winner Daisy Eagan to Return to Secret Garden
Over 25 years after her Broadway debut in The Secret Garden, which garnered her a Tony Award, Daisy Eagan is set to return to the musical, this time as Martha, the role she played at an LCT concert presentation earlier this year. Directed by David Armstrong, the cast will also include Michael Xavier (who recently starred opposite Glenn Close in London’s Sunset Boulevard) in his American debut, Tony nominee Josh Young and Lizzie Klemperer. Created by Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, the Tony-winning tuner is scheduled to play at Washington, D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company from November 15 through December 31 and Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre from April 14, 2017 through May 6.

Leslie Odom Jr. Will Head to West Coast
Leslie Odom Jr. isn’t throwing away his shot! The Broadway favorite has scheduled his first West Coast performance since winning the Tony for Hamilton. Odom Jr. is set to headline Los Angeles' Valley Performing Arts Center on November 17. As previously reported, his holiday album, Simply Christmas, will drop on November 11 and he has also landed a role in Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming starry remake of Murder on the Orient Express.

Jane Krakowski & Tituss Burgess Team Up On Stage
Speaking of the holidays, this is one very special way to celebrate the New Year! Broadway vets and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt costars Jane Krakowski and Tituss Burgess will collaborate on their first ever full-length concert together on December 31. The event, with the San Francisco Symphony, is set to play the Davies Symphony Hall and you can expect the pair to sing hits from the stage and screen…with a healthy dose of charisma and humor thrown in!

Blue Man Group's Novel Idea
Blue Man Group’s first-ever book, Blue Man World, is now available. Published by Black Dog & Leventhal, the tome is a cheekily clever deep dive into the world of the Blue Men, as well as a cultural satire. It features specially commissioned artwork, archival photographs, infographics, interviews with Blue Man experts (both real and potentially not real) and more. The hit show has been playing off-Broadway since 1991.

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