Monday, January 23, 2017

Casting News - 'The Flash'-'Supergirl' Crossover Casts Darren Criss as the Music Meister; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - January 23, 2017

The CW's The Flash & Supergirl; FOX's The Last Man on Earth; and NBC's Saturday Night Live.





NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
  • Kristen Stewart will make her hosting debut on the late night comedy sketch show on February 4. She will be joined by musical guest Alessia Cara. Then on February 11, Alec Baldwin will make his record-breaking 17th appearance as host, with musical guest Ed Sheeran.
THE CW's THE FLASH and SUPERGIRL
  • Darren Criss is set to reunite with his Glee co-stars Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist on the upcoming musical crossover between The Flash and Supergirl. He will play Music Meister, the villain who brings the two teams together. The network confirmed last week that the crossover will air on Monday, March 20 and Tuesday, March 21. In addition to Gustin, Benoist and Criss, Jesse L. Martin (Joe), Victor Garber (Dr. Stein), John Barrowman (Malcolm Merlyn), Jeremy Jordan (Winn) and Carlos Valdes (Cisco) will be singing in the crossover.
FOX's THE LAST MAN ON EARTH
  • The hit comedy created by and starring Will Forte is staging yet another Saturday Night Live. Kristen Wiig has booked a recurring role on the comedy's third season. Details of the role are being kept under the wraps.