Beyond the Cape: Cast in Other Roles

[Starfish35]

'Instinct’: Sharon Leal To Co-Star On New CBS Drama Series

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EXCLUSIVE: Sharon Leal, who toplined the untitled Jenny Lumet drama pilot this season, is staying in the CBS/CBS Studios fold with a major series-regular role opposite Alan Cumming and Bojana Novakovic in the new drama series Instinct, which is set for a midseason premiere.

Leal will play a reconceived character which, in its original form, was played in the pilot by Khandi Alexander who is leaving the project.

Edited June 23, 2017 by Starfish35

[Trini]

Aw, I wanted to see more of J'onn and M'gann.

[Starfish35]

6 minutes ago, Trini said:

Aw, I wanted to see more of J'onn and M'gann.

Yeah so did I.  I really like M'gann.

[mahree]

On 5/20/2017 at 5:21 PM, tofutan said:

Martian Manhunter on Dr. Who. How crazy would that be? 

He already was - see The End of Time http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1415016/?ref_=ttep_ep6

 

Photo gallery from the episode:  https://filmreviewonline.com/2009/12/05/doctor-who-the-end-of-time-part-1-image-gallery/

Edited August 17, 2017 by mahree

[Trini]

Carl Lumbly, who has a guest role in Season 3, has also been the voice of J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter in several DC animated series and movies.

(I was watching one recently, and his voice was so recognizable!)

[Trini]

Mehcad will be releasing a music video sometime soon:

[Bort]

Oddette Annable was in Kindergarten Cop. She's the kid at the end of the clip who only speaks Spanish. 

[Trini]

Melissa sings in an ad for Minecraft:

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Recently, she took to using those super vocal chords in an ad for MineCon, the annual Minecraft convention hosted by developers Mojang. While the musical ad does a good job of promoting the upcoming graphics update to the blocky building game, it’s also just an entertaining watch in its own right, as Benoist takes a pleasant tour of a digital world and performs a few super stunts on the way.

It's pretty cute:

[Trini]

Brit Morgan (Live Wire) is a guest star again on this week's Riverdale (#2.07).

[MarkHB]

On 11/26/2017 at 5:41 PM, Trini said:

Brit Morgan (Live Wire) is a guest star again on this week's Riverdale (#2.07).

I'm enjoying here there even though I hope Live Wire comes back for her annual appearance in the second half of the season.

[BaggythePanther]

Sun Dogs, Melissa Benoist’s film which was directed by Jennifer Morrison (from OUAT & House) is coming to Netflix.

 

http://deadline.com/2017/12/jennifer-morrisons-debut-feature-sun-dogs-lands-at-netflix-1202227711/#respond

[MarkHB]

It may not, strictly speaking, be "another role," but Melissa is voicing Overgirl in the animated The Ray series on CW Seed.  For some reason, I'm finding her more effective there than she was playing the role in the crossover.

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Taylor Kitsch, Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks, Melissa Benoist, David Thibodeau, Gary Noesner, Drew Dowdle & John Dowdle discuss Waco:

[Trini]

Floriana Lima (Maggie Sawyer) joining The Punisher in season 2.

[Trini]

Sharon Leal was in a recent episode of The Good Doctor (season 1, episode 16), and she's got a great singing voice!

[Katydid]

Jeremy back in his natural habitat, singing at an event last night honoring his SG mom, Laurie Metcalf.  

http://ew.com/theater/2018/03/27/jeremy-jordan-waitress-mcc-miscast/amp/

Edited March 27, 2018 by Katydid
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Melissa Benoist will be a presenter at the Tony awards this Sunday.

[VCRTracking]

A glimpse of Melissa's Carole King from "Beautiful"

Edited June 9, 2018 by VCRTracking

[VCRTracking]

Man, it really is amazing how much Melissa sounds like Carole King:

 

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[ElectricBoogaloo]

Melissa Benoist discusses Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

[Katydid]

Jeremy's coming back to Broadway this fall!  Don't mind my fangirl scream.  It's a play instead of a musical, which is kind of unfortunate, but I immediately started planning a trip to see it anyway. 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Broadway-Here-He-Comes-Jeremy-Jordan-Joins-Kerry-Washington-Steven-Pasquale-More-in-AMERICAN-SON-20180710

[Trini]

Mehcad's new album - MAY 20TH : https://fanlink.to/MAY20TH

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[MarkHB]

I love that she's in the Supergirl costume in that caricature.

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Fundraiser performance with a few of the cast:

[legaleagle53]

Laura Benanti just landed one of her dream roles on Broadway.  She's going to be playing Eliza Doolittle in a new production of "My Fair Lady."  To say that she's excited about doing it would be an understatement!

[Trini]

A couple of articles on the benefit reading:

'Charity Reading of ‘Terms of Endearment’ Sends Star Cast Into Tears',

Inside Stand Up to Cancer’s All-Star Script Read of 'Terms of Endearment'

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The special performance reading sprang out of a conversation that Benoist and her on-screen co-star and off-screen partner Chris Wood had with their Supergirl boss Greg Berlanti over dinner while he was visiting the Vancouver set. The uber-executive television producer had recently lost his mother to cancer, and his desire to help raise funds to fight the disease suddenly dovetailed with a pursuit the couple had been enjoying.

“Chris and I read plays together out loud in our spare time. Greg was like, ‘Oh, well would you ever want to do that in front of people?’ And I said, ‘Sure,’” Benoist told THR. “And he said, ‘Well, do you you want to do it for a good cause?’ And we were like, ‘Of course.’”

Benoist shot off a text to Flockhart, who was instantly on board, and suddenly a project began to take shape: Belanti’s production company would team with his collaborator, TV writer-producer Jessica Queller to stage a benefit script reading.

and more photos here: http://www.justjared.com/2018/10/02/melissa-benoist-is-all-smile-at-terms-of-endearment-charity-reading-in-la/

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'American Son' Coming to Netflix:

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Rather than taping one of the final performances — the play wraps its Broadway run on Jan. 27 — Netflix will reassemble the cast, director and producers and tape the production without an audience present.

From playwright Christopher Demos-Brown, American Son centers on interracial parents who reunite in a Florida police station to search for answers about their missing teenage son. Washington will be joined by fellow Broadway stars Steven Pasquale, Jeremy Jordan and Eugene Lee, who will all reprise their roles. Director Kenny Leon will return to direct the Netflix performance and produce alongside Jeffrey Richards and Rebecca Gold. Washington and her Simpson Street exec vp development and production Pilar Savone will also produce. Production on the Netflix take will begin in New York in February.

[Trini]

Chris Wood's short, The Stew, was in the Vancouver Short Film Festival:

Poster and synopsis:

[MarkHB]

I'd actually like to see that (too bad my local ocean comes with sunrises, not sunsets).  Melissa looks like a hilarious younger version of Vicki Lawrence's Mama.

[Katydid]

Winn is now a Daddy!  Jeremy Jordan and his wife welcomed their first child yesterday.  A daughter named Clara Eloise.  They never announced the pregnancy, but I think a lot of us had pretty much figured it out. 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jeremy-Jordan-Ashley-Spencer-Welcome-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-to-the-Family-20190422

Edited April 22, 2019 by Katydid

[Trini]

David Harewood in the documentary "Psychosis and Me"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2019/20/david-harewoo-psychosis-and-me

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In the UK, psychosis will affect roughly one in 100 people. This deeply personal and immersive film sees David piece together what happened to him. He has made the film to help himself and other people explore and understand the misconceptions around psychosis.

[Trini]

Helen Slater and Erica Durance will be attending this year's Superman Celebration this weekend in Metropolis, Illinois.

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Melissa playing another costumed superhero in Kevin Smith's latest film:

[MarkHB]

Great kind words about Melissa.

Also our newest cast member...

[legaleagle53]

On 7/18/2019 at 6:30 PM, MarkHB said:

Great kind words about Melissa.

Also our newest cast member...

I wonder whether this means that Eve will be pregnant with Lex's child in the upcoming season!

[Trini]

David Ajala Joins Season 3 of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’:

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Former Nightflyers star David Ajala is boarding CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery as a new series regular for the upcoming third season of the sci-fi drama. Ajala, the biggest new cast addition for next season, will play a new character, Cleveland Booker (aka Book). He will be introduced Saturday during the Star Trek Universe panel at the San Diego Comic-Con. ...

Smart and capable, Ajala’s Book has a natural charisma and devil-may-care attitude that tends to get him into trouble as often as it gets him out.

[MarkHB]

14 hours ago, legaleagle53 said:

I wonder whether this means that Eve will be pregnant with Lex's child in the upcoming season!

[BaggythePanther]

It’s just been announced that Mechad Brooks will be playing Jax in the new Mortal Kombat movie. I’m glad to see he’s moving on to something big. 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mortal-kombat-movie-adds-fistful-fighters-1232599

[Trini]

Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood are set to perform at Concert for America on September 21. The event is also being co-produced by Greg Berlanti's foundation.

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Melissa Benoist (as Chronic) on the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot poster:

[Trini]

More info on Concert for America this weekend:

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... And Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood (both from Supergirl) were slated to sing together and now it’s even more perfect…they just got married! So, it will be their first performance as a married couple! ...

... Also, the amazing TV producer Greg Berlanti and his husband Robbie Rogers and their Berlanti Family Foundation are funding the entire concert: the band, the theatre rental, the livestream costs etc. That way all the money from ticket sales will go right to National Immigration Law Center (NILC.org)! Anything you donate (meaning right now!) will go to them as well. SO get thee to ConcertForAmerica.com for tickets and livestream access and donations.

The link for the youtube livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lEEmx-trKs

The concert is at 6pm Pacific time/9pm Eastern time.

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Tonight!

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On 8/27/2019 at 11:08 PM, Trini said:

Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood are set to perform at Concert for America on September 21. The event is also being co-produced by Greg Berlanti's foundation.

Melissa had a solo, Melissa and Chris sang a duet, and they both sang with everyone in the closing number.

https://twitter.com/saltzmantwins/status/1175613175623901185

[Trini]

Didn't know Chris Wood could sing! He's pretty good.

[Trini]

Facebook video of the concert:

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And a few press photos of Melissa and Chris: