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There are so many stars in attendance at the opening night of Appropriate on Broadway!

Jennifer Lawrence, Dakota Fanning, and Rose Byrne are just some of the celebs who walked the carpet at the opening event on Monday (December 18) at the Hayes Theater in New York City.

Appropriate, written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, stars Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, and Dakota‘s younger sister Elle Fanning. The play is billed as a “darkly comic American family drama” that takes place as the Lafayette family has returned to their late patriarch’s Arkansas home to deal with the remains of his estate. Long-hidden secrets and buried resentments can’t be contained, and the family is forced to face the ghosts of their past.

More stars in attendance at the event included Jim Parsons, Jane Krakowski, Amanda Peet, Zachary Quinto, Nicholas Braun, Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector, and so many more.

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Britney Spears is sending her love and support to the cast of the Broadway musical Once Upon a One More Time on the show’s opening night!

The musical weaves Britney‘s chart-topping hits – including “Oops I Did It Again,” “Lucky,” “Circus,” “Toxic”, and more – into a brand-new kind of fairy tale. When Cinderella, Snow White, and other storybook heroines gather for book club, they always discuss the same book, Grimms’ Fairy Tales — because as far as they know, it’s the only book that’s ever been written. That is, until a rogue fairy godmother drops The Feminine Mystique into their corseted laps. From now on, “happily ever after” will never be the same.

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Once Upon a One More Time, a brand new musical powered by the hits of Britney Spears, is premiering on Broadway this week and we have a first look!

Preview performances begin on Saturday, May 13 and until then, you can watch former American Idol contestant Justin Guarini dance his heart out while rehearsing the “Circus” number.

We also have first look photos of the “non-royals,” consisting of two-time Tony nominee Jennifer Simard as Stepmother, two-time Tony nominee Adam Godley as Narrator, Brooke Dillman as The OFG (Original Fairy Godmother), Tess Soltau as Stepsister Betany, and Ryann Redmond as Stepsister Belinda.

Once Upon A One More Time features an original story “that flips the script on your favorite fairytale icons. Cinderella, Snow White, Little Mermaid and other classic storybook characters gather for their fortnightly book club, when—oh baby, baby! —a rogue fairy godmother grants their wish for a new story, by dropping The Feminine Mystique into their corseted laps. The arrival of this new tome spurs a royal revelation: there is more to life than bird-made dresses and true love’s kiss!”

The musical features Britney‘s greatest hits like “Oops I Did It Again,” “Lucky,” “Circus,” and “Toxic.”

Previews begin on May 13 and the official opening night is on June 22. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com!

Company is already guaranteed to be the big winner of the night at the Tonys!

Katrina Lenk and the cast of the show performed the title song at the 2022 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 12) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Also featured in the performance were cast members Patti LuPone, Jennifer Simard, Matt Doyle, Terence Archie, Etai Benson, Bobby Conte, Nikki Renee Daniels, Claybourne Elder, Christopher Fitzgerald, Greg Hildreth, Manu Narayan, Rashidra Scott, and Christopher Sieber.

The show won for Best Revival of a Musical, Best Director of a Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for Patti, Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for Matt, and Best Scenic Design of a Musical.

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She’s a three-time Tony winner now!

Patti LuPone won yet another award at the 2022 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 12) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

The legendary Broadway performer picked up the award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in Company. Her co-star Jennifer Simard, who is nominated the same category, is also pictured in the gallery.

During her acceptance speech, Patti paid tribute to the understudies and COVID safety teams who have kept Broadway going throughout the pandemic.

Patti thanked “all of the understudies across all of the stages in New York, and to all of the COVID safety people… I love you all. Thank you.”

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Sutton Foster just won one of the biggest honors in the Broadway community!

The two-time Tony-winning actress was presented the Distinguished Performance Award during the 2022 Drama League Awards on Friday afternoon (May 20) in New York City.

The annual awards show honors just one acting performance for the entire theatrical season, encompassing all of Broadway and off-Broadway.

Sutton won the award for her performance in The Music Man and her co-star Hugh Jackman received the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre award. Actors can only win the Distinguished Performance Award once in their career and Hugh won almost 20 years ago for starring in Broadway’s The Boy From Oz, so he was ineligible for The Music Man.

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If you’ve seen that viral video of Patti LuPone this week, you’re going to appreciate these new photos.

The legendary Broadway performer met up with Company director Marianne Elliott and producer Chris Harper at the 2022 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees Press Event on Thursday (May 12) at Sofitel in New York City.

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