Odds & Ends: Helen Mirren's Red Nose, Watch Something Rotten! at The Tonight Show & More

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

Helen Mirren's Red Nose
More stage faves are slated for Red Nose Day on May 21! 2015 Tony nominees Helen Mirren and Elisabeth Moss, along with Great White Way alums Liam Neeson, Rose Byrne, Diana Rigg and Kyle MacLachlan, plus the hopefully Broadway-bound Nicole Scherzinger, have joined the lineup for the previously reported “fun-raising” event. The show will air on NBC and help 12 charity organizations lift children and young people out of poverty, in the U.S. and throughout the world.

P!nk Musical to Bow in New York
Interesting. MEAN (The Musical), with a book by Kerri Kochanski, music and lyrics by Alecia Moore, direction by Jonathan Warman and choreography by Liz Piccoli, will play as part of Emerging Artists Theatre New Work Series on May 30 at TADA! Theater in the Big Apple. Moore, of course, is better known by her stage name, P!nk. We're keeping our eye on this one...

T.R. Knight Boards 11/22/63
T.R. Knight, who is currently appearing in Broadway's star-studded It’s Only a Play, has been tapped for 11/22/63. According to Variety, Knight will take on the role of Johnny Clayton, a 1960s Texas salesman, in the Hulu series based on Stephen King’s novel about J.F.K.’s assassination. As previously reported, Broadway alums Cherry Jones, Chris Cooper and James Franco will also all feature in the show, which is produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions.

Cynthia Erivo & Jenna Russell Set for JRB Show
Cynthia Erivo, who will be starring opposite Jennifer Hudson in The Color Purple on Broadway this fall and Tony nominee Jenna Russell (Sunday in the Park with George), have joined the cast for Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World. The production will play July 22 through August 8 at London’s St. James Theatre.

Something Rotten! at The Tonight Show
The cast of Something Rotten! recently stopped by The Tonight Show to sing a couple of numbers from the Tony nominated tuner. Brian d’Arcy James reminded us why he hates Shakespeare, while Christian Borle lamented how hard it is to be the Bard! Check out the video below and then the new musical at the St. James Theatre.