John Stamos stepped in as a last-minute replacement in the role of King Herod for the Hollywood Bowl's production of Jesus Chris Superstar in Los Angeles after Josh Gad contracted COVID-19.

It was singer Kevin Cronin’s melodic sensibility that transformed REO Speedwagon into one of America’s biggest bands in the 1980s. And it was Cronin’s songs that gave the band their two US No.1 hits – ...