Jayma Mays — Emma
Jayma Mays will next appear in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp. This Netflix series is a prequel to the 2001 satirical comedy film Wet Hot American Summer, and will star most of the movie’s original cast, including Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Janeane Garofalo and Bradley Cooper. Mays is not one of the original team, but has a small role throughout the prequel series. Speaking about the show, she says: “I’m so excited. It’s a super teeny part, but I was so excited to be asked to do it. I love that movie. It has such a cult following. All the people in that film… I mean, they were funny then but what they’ve gone on to do now is just incredible. The cast is absolutely incredible.”
Kevin McHale — Artie
Kevin McHale will next appear in Boychoir, a drama about a troubled child at an elite choral music academy. He plays a teacher in the film and stars alongside Dustin Hoffman and Eddie Izzard. The film is set for release next month and already looks like a Whiplash-esque award show candidate. McHale, a known Anglophile, is currently in London filming the third series of Virtually Famous, the British comedy panel show he hosts for E4. He’s also rumored to star in They Might Be Kennedys, a based-on-a-true-story comedy about two deadbeats who pretend to be related to the Kennedy family. Wikipedia claims that McHale has a solo album, Gemini, coming out this year, but this info seems to lack back-up sources… we’ll cross our fingers though!
Lea Michele — Rachel
Lea Michele may have said goodbye to Glee, but she’s sticking with showrunner Ryan Murphy for a little longer — she’s starring alongside Abigail Breslin, Jamie Lee Curtis and Emma Roberts in Murphy’s new series, Scream Queens. The horror-comedy currently being filmed in New Orleans. This is a non-singing role for Lea and sounds like a pretty big departure: “Yesterday when I showed up on set, no one recognized me or even knew who I was. We have the same crew from ‘Glee.’ Hair and makeup and wardrobe and some of the camera guys. No one could even recognize me! Someone compared my character to Charlize Theron in ‘Monster.'”
Matthew Morrison — Will
Matthew Morrison is another cast member making a return to the Great White Way. He’s starring as Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie in the Broadway transfer of Finding Neverland — a role originated by Johnny Depp in the film and by Jeremy Jordan for the American Repertory Theater. Finding Neverland recently started previews, and officially opens on April 15. We recently got our first glimpse of the musical in a segment on ABC news. Morrison also has a movie coming out, After The Reality, about a reality-show contestant who experiences a huge life upheaval while filming.
Alex Newell — Unique
Alex Newell is making waves as a vocal artist right now. As well as numerous live performances, including a stand-out moment at this week’s GLAAD Awards, he recently released his first single, a cover of house classic “Show Me Love.” The track was favorably reviewed by MTV: “Alex’s talent hearkens back to the masters of the genre — Robin S., CeCe Peniston, Martha Wash — in a way I haven’t quite heard in this wave of house revival. It takes a certain kind of vocal excellence to produce ballad-level vocals over a frenetic dance beat, and Newell has totally got it.” He also provided vocals for Clean Bandit’s upcoming single “Stronger” — an impressive credit, given the top ten success of the band’s 2014 single “Rather Be.” It seems Newell is one to watch as a bone fide popstar.
Harry Shum, Jr — Mike
Harry Shum, Jr will be using his superior skill at physical movement in upcoming martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II: The Green Legend. The film, which was shot in New Zealand and China, is a sequel to 2000’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which was a massive box office success and a visual spectacle. He also starred in the recent release Revenge of the Green Dragons, a drama about the Chinese immigrant underworld, and completed work on Fire City: The Interpreter of Signs, a “demon noir” fantasy horror that was funded on Kickstarter.
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