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'Sweeney Todd' Stars Josh Groban & Annaleigh Ashford Bring Their Partners to Tony Awards 2023

Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford both have special guests by their side at the 2023 Tony Awards!

The Sweeney Todd co-stars hit the red carpet with their partners on Sunday night (June 11) at the United Palace Theatre in New York City’s Washington Heights.

Josh, who is nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, was joined by girlfriend Natalie McQueen. Annaleigh, who is up for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, was joined by husband Joe Tapper.

Sweeney Todd is nominated for eight awards tonight, including Best Revival of a Musical.

Make sure to check out the full list of performers and presenters who will appear during the show and also take a look at the nominees, full of Broadway’s best!

FYI: Josh is wearing Dolce&Gabbana. Annaleigh is wearing an Oscar de la Renta dress and Fred Leighton jewelry.

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David Harbour, Hugh Dancy & More Support Opening Night of 'A Bright Room Called Day'!

David Harbour and Hugh Dancy keep it cool as they pose for photographs on the carpet at the opening night celebration of A Bright Room Called Day held at The Public Theater on Tuesday evening (November 19) in New York City.

The 44-year-old Stranger Things star and the 44-year-old Path star were joined at the event by Grace Gummer, Michael Urie, Miriam Shor, Brett Gelman, Bill Heck, Brian d’Arcy James, theater owner Jordan Roth, and Annaleigh Ashford along with her husband Joe Tapper.

Directed by artistic director Oskar Eustis, this new version of Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner‘s first play—originally about the possibility of the Reagan counter-revolution giving rise to American fascism—shines a light on the vulnerability of American democracy today.

Performances of A Bright Room Called Day began October 29 and are scheduled through December 15.

READ MORE: David Harbour Reacts to Being Named One of People’s Sexiest Men of the Year – Watch!

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Kate Walsh & Isaac Powell Support 'Coriolanus' Opening Night!

Kate Walsh keeps it cool and casual while stepping out for Shakespeare In The Park‘s Coriolanus opening night held at Delacorte Theater on Monday (August 5) in New York City.

The 51-year-old Umbrella Academy actress was joined at the event by Isaac Powell, Corey Stoll, Sam Waterston, Annaleigh Ashford along with her husband Joe Tapper, and Come From Away‘s Tamika Lawrence.

Tony winner Daniel Sullivan helms the war-torn tragedy with a principal cast that also features Kate Burton as Volumnia, Teagle F. Bougere as Menenius Agrippa, Tom Nelis as Cominius, and Louis Cancelmi as Tullus Aufidius.

William Shakespeare‘s Coriolanus, The Public Theater’s second free Shakespeare in the Park production, is scheduled to run through August 11 in the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

FYI: Isaac is wearing AllSaints.

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Joshua Jackson Celebrates Birthday at 'Much Ado About Nothing' Opening in NYC!

Joshua Jackson is celebrating his birthday with a show in New York City!

The actor celebrated his 41st birthday as he stepped out for the opening of Much Ado About Nothing on Tuesday night (June 11) at the Delacorte Theater in New York City.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Joshua Jackson

Other stars at the opening included Liev Schreiber, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and husband Justin Mikita, Broadway stars Condola Rashad, Phillipa Soo, and Annaleigh Ashford along with her husband Joe Tapper.

Much Ado About Nothing is running from now until June 23. You can get tickets here!

15+ pictures inside of the stars stepping out for the event…More Here! »

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Ruth Wilson & Liev Schreiber Support 'Sea Wall/A Life' Opening Night!

Ruth Wilson keeps it cool and casual while striking a pose at the opening night of their play Sea Wall/A Life on Thursday (February 14) at the Public Theater in New York City.

The 37-year-old Affair star was joined at the event by Liev Schreiber, Michael Stuhlbarg, Andre Holland, Annaleigh Ashford and her husband Joe Tapper, editor-in-chief of Vogue Anna Wintour and her friend Huma Abedin.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Ruth Wilson

The show features Tom Sturridge and Jake Gyllenhaal both performing a monologue – Tom does Sea Wall, an astonishing monologue about love and the human need to know the unknowable, while Jake performs A Life, an emotional examination of how sons become fathers and the transformative power of love.

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Ben Platt & Anthony Rapp Step Out To Support 'The Low Road' Opening Night!

Ben Platt and Anthony Rapp are dapper as they hit the red carpet at the opening night party for The Low Road held at The Public Theater on Wednesday (March 7) in New York City.

The 24-year-old actor and Anthony, 46, were joined at the event by Danny Burstein, Annaleigh Ashford, Joe Tapper and Annie Parisse, as well as the stars of the Off-Broadway play Harriet Harris, Chukwudi Iwuji, Chris Perfetti, Daniel Davis, Tessa Albertson, Susannah Perkins, Danny Wolohan, Crystal Dickinson, Aaron Michael Ray and Johnny Newcomb.

Billed as a “parable about the true cost of inequality,” the play follows the young man’s path to riches at whatever cost.

It was recently announced that Ben has landed his first movie role after his Tony win for Dear Evan Hansen!

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Broadway's Annaleigh Ashford Welcomes Baby Boy Jack!

Broadway star Annaleigh Ashford has welcomed her first child with hubby Joe Tapper!

The couple welcomed Jack Clark Tapper at 6:36 a.m. in Los Angeles on Thursday (September 8), People reports. Jack weighed in at 7 lbs. 3 oz.

“There are no words to describe our joy when we first met our Jack,” the couple said in a statement.

Along with being a Tony award winning Broadway star, she will also star in The Rocky Horror Picture Show for Fox, and has been featured on Showtime’s Masters of Sex. Congrats to the happy couple!