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Annaleigh Ashford just won one of the most prestigious awards in the Broadway community!

The Tony-winning actress picked up the Distinguished Performance Award during the 2023 Drama League Awards on Friday afternoon (May 19) at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City.

Annaleigh beat out 46 other nominees to be the sole performer to be recognized by the organization this year. She won the award for her work as Mrs. Lovett in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd.

Some Like It Hot won the award for Outstanding Production of a Musical, Into the Woods won Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Leopoldstadt won Outstanding Production of a Play, and A Doll’s House won Outstanding Revival of a Play.

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The nominations for the 2023 Tony Awards were announced this week and every actor who is nominated for their performance in a musical showed up for the Meet the Nominees event!

Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban, Ben Platt, and Alex Newell were among the stars in attendance at the event on Thursday morning (May 4) at the Sofitel Hotel in New York City.

The Tonys will take place on Sunday, June 11 and we can’t wait to see Broadway’s best highlighted throughout the show.

Check out the full list of nominations!

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The biggest stars currently on Broadway were all at the 2023 Met Gala!

Lea Michele, Ben Platt, Alex Newell, Josh Groban, and Jodie Comer were just some of the stars who walked the red carpet for fashion’s biggest night on Monday evening (May 1) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Broadway shows are typically dark on Monday nights, which makes it possible for the performers to attend the event as it’s their one day off during the week. Did you know that Broadway shows are performed eight times a week?!

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Jane Levy stuns in a chic purple dress at the premiere of Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas held at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on Tuesday night (November 30) in Los Angeles.

The 31-year-old actress joined on-screen boyfriend Skylar Astin on the red carpet, as well as many other co-stars including Andrew Leeds, Kapil Talwalkar, Mary Steenburgen, Bernadette Peters, Alice Lee, Alex Newell, and John Clarence Stewart.

9-1-1 Lone Star actress Natacha Karam, Mary‘s husband Ted Danson, writer Austin Winsberg, and director Richard Shepard were also at the event.

The feature-length film picks up following the events of season two of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, as Zoey tries to make a special Christmas on her first holiday without her dad, Mitch (Peter Gallagher).

Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas will debut on the Roku Channel on December 3.

If you missed it, check out Tori Kelly‘s brand new holiday song that will appear on the soundtrack!

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It’s official! Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist will get a two-hour wrap up movie on Roku!

The news was announced today, via Variety, from the streaming platform, which has revealed the movie will be Christmas themed.

The news about the possible movie was first reported last month.

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We have great news for fans of the NBC series Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist!

NBC previously canceled the show after two seasons and while there were hopes that Peacock was going to pick it up for a third season, the show ultimately was considered to be over.

Now, a new network/streamer is nearing a deal to pick up the show for a two-hour wrap-up movie, which could also lead into a potential third season.

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Disney+ is celebrating Pride!

The company’s first-ever virtual variety show, This is Me: Pride Celebration Spectacular will debut on the Disney+ YouTube and Facebook on Sunday (June 27) at 8 p.m. ET.

The concert will feature “one-of-a-kind musical performances of songs from the iconic movies and series available to stream on Disney+, reinterpreted through a LGBTQ+ lens.”

The concert will raise awareness for GLSEN, a nonprofit that The Walt Disney Company supports, that works to ensure LGBTQ+ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.

Find out who will appear!

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