Odds & Ends: Patti LuPone Heads to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Hamilton’s America Turns the World Upside Down & More

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

Everything’s Coming Up Crazy
We told you to be on the lookout for more Broadway faves to visit during Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s second season! Theater dork Rachel Bloom’s instant cult hit has already featured guest spots from Lea Salonga and Tovah Feldshuh. Tony winner Patti LuPone is the next one on tap, according to E! News; not that we’re counting down (all right, we totally are), but the Broadway-bound War Paint star is set to appear in this season’s tenth episode. We’ll be having a few people over to watch this one!

Faith Prince and Marc Kudisch to Reunite
Bells are ringing! Tony winner Faith Prince and three-time Tony nominee Marc Kudisch will star in L.A. Opera’s Wonderful Town as Ruth Sherwood and Robert Baker, respectively. Tony winner Roger Bart and Ben Crawford will join them in the production. Wonderful Town is scheduled to run at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion from December 2 through December 4.

The Bodyguard Cast Recording Is Coming to America
This news makes us wanna dance with somebody! Prior to The Bodyguard’s long-awaited U.S. premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse on November 25, the West End production’s cast album will hit earbuds stateside on November 18. The First Night Records/R.E.D. release features X-Factor season five winner and previous London production star Alexandra Burke. Queen of the Night and Grammy nominee Deborah Cox is set to headline the U.S. national tour, which will officially start at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis on January 10, 2017.

BAM's New Season Is Set
The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s winter/spring season will begin with the 20th-anniversary revival of Martin McDonagh’s Tony Award-winning dark comedy The Beauty Queen of Leenane on January 11, 2017. Garry Hynes, who became the first woman to receive a Tony Award for direction of a play for the original Broadway production in 1998, is back at the helm. Marie Mullen advances to the role of Mag; she earned the Tony for her performance as Maureen. Caryl Churchill’s Escaped Alone will have its New York premiere from February 15 through February 26. Robert Lepage’s solo show about his childhood in Quebec City 887 is set for March 16 through March 26.

Love, Loss, and What I Wore Returns
For one-night only, Rosie O’Donnell, Carol Kane, Lucy DeVito, Natasha Lyonne and Tracee Ellis Ross will reprise their roles in Love, Loss, and What I Wore; Karen Carpenter returns to direct. The performance will take place on February 5, 2017 at the 92Y’s Kaufmann Concert Hall. The late Nora Ephron and her sister Delia Ephron penned the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award-winning play, which ran off-Broadway from September 2009 to March 2012.

P.S. We weren’t the only ones blown away by Hamilton’s America! PBS revealed that 3.6 million viewers tuned in during its premiere weekend, with 540,000 streams across all of its digital platforms. PBS certainly did not throw away their shot!

P.P.S. Remember that Warren Beatty project that Megan Hilty was involved in? Well, Rules Don’t Apply is set to hit movie theaters on November 23—check out the final trailer below.