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'Falsettos' Tour Cast Celebrates L.A. Opening with Celeb Guests!

Eden Espinosa, choreographer Spencer Liff, Max von Essen, and Nick Adams pose for a photo following the opening night performance of Falsettos at the Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre on Wednesday (April 17) in Los Angeles.

The cast members were joined at the event by their co-stars Nick Blaemire, Audrey Cardwell, and Bryonha Marie Parham.

The tour is currently playing in Los Angeles through May 19 and additional stops will be made in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Charlotte.

Some of the celeb guests who came out to show support included Tracie Thoms, who was in the original cast of the 2016 revival, as well as Erich Bergen, Jeanine Mason, Jake Borelli, Vincent Rodriguez III, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Auli’i Cravalho, and Adam Rippon with boyfriend Jussi-Pekka Kajaala.

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Chrissy Metz & Maya Rudolph Check Out 'Dear Evan Hansen' on Tour

Chrissy Metz and Maya Rudolph walk the carpet at the opening night performance of the Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen‘s tour production at the Ahmanson Theatre on Friday (October 19) in Los Angeles.

Also in attendance at the performance were Dancing With the StarsMilo Manheim with mom Camryn Manheim, Moana‘s Auli’i Cravalho, The Good Place‘s D’Arcy Carden, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding‘s Nia Vardalos.

More stars included Barrett Foa, Tracie Thoms, Lea Thompson, Ali Wong, Modern Family‘s Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Young Sheldon‘s Iain Armitage and Raegen Revord.

The tour of Dear Evan Hansen will be running at the Ahmanson until November 25.

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Sean Penn Premieres Hulu Series 'The First' with Natascha McElhone

Sean Penn walks the red carpet with co-star Natascha McElhone at the premiere of their new Hulu series The First on Wednesday (September 12) in Los Angeles.

The actors were joined at the event by their co-stars Melissa George, LisaGay Hamilton, Hannah Ware, Oded Fehr, Keiko Agena, and Tracie Thoms.

The First follows the first human mission to Mars and it will debut on the streaming service this Friday (September 14). All of the episodes will be made available at once!

FYI: Melissa is wearing a Schiaparelli Couture dress.

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Jesse Eisenberg, Danielle Brooks, Chris Rock & More Support Urban Arts Partnership's Benefit Gala 2018!

Jesse Eisenberg keeps it cool and casual while hitting the carpet at the 2018 Urban Arts Partnership’s AmplifiED Benefit Gala held at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on Monday (April 16) in New York City.

The 34-year-old actor was joined at the event by Orange Is The New Black‘s Danielle Brooks, Chris Rock, Carson Kressley, Tracie Thoms, Michael Kenneth Williams, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Alex Newell, Amir Arison and his partner Ornella Suad.

The event was dedicated to raising money to fight injustice in public education. Honorees included Michael Kenneth Williams, a UAP Artistic Board member, activist, and actor; Marissa Shorenstein, the President of AT&T Northeast Region; and the Off-Broadway producer and UAP Board member, Niclas Nagler.

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Actress Tracie Thoms Once Had to Change Out of Leggings Before Flight - Read Her Tweets

Actress and Broadway star Tracie Thoms has weighed in on the viral story from today where United Airlines forced a passenger to change out of spandex leggings in order to take the flight out of town.

It turns out, the 41-year-old actress – who is known for her work on Netflix’s Love, Cold Case, and more – had the same situation happen to her, and she explained what happened.

“This happened to me once, too. When flying on a buddy pass, you have to follow the employee dress code,” Tracie wrote on Twitter. “Was it annoying? Sure. But the dress code was clear when they said “no leggings/spandex.” So I went in the bathroom and changed.”

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Andrew Rannells & 'Falsettos' Cast Celebrate Opening Night

Andrew Rannells pairs his suit with a cool pair of sneakers while at the opening of his musical Falsettos on Thursday night (October 27) in New York City.

The 38-year-old actor was joined on the carpet by his co-stars Betsy Wolfe, Tracie Thoms, Anthony Rosenthal, Christian Borle, Stephanie J. Block and Brandon Uranowitz.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Andrew Rannells

Falsettos is a revival of a musical about a family who struggle to remain tight-knit” and eventually redefine what family means during tough times. Go get your tickets now!

“#tightknitfamily Also #Iloveallofthesepeopleverymuch,” Andrew wrote on his Instagram, along with a photo of the entire cast.

10+ pictures inside from Falsettos‘ opening night…
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Idina Menzel Brings Her Powerhouse Vocals to LA in 'If/Then'

Idina Menzel takes her bow during the curtain call at the opening night performance of her musical If/Then at the Pantages Theatre on Wednesday (December 9) in Los Angeles.

The Tony Award-winning actress is performing in select cities on the national tour of the Broadway show alongside fellow original cast members LaChanze, James Snyder, and Anthony Rapp.

Some of the celebs that stepped out to check out Idina‘s powerhouse performance included ShadowhuntersKatherine McNamara, How to Get Away with Murder‘s Alfred Enoch, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Ming-Na Wen, NCIS: Los AngelesBarrett Foa, Awkward‘s Molly Tarlov, and former Mean Girls co-stars Lacey Chabert and Jonathan Bennett.

Idina‘s former Rent co-star Tracie Thoms was also in attendance. See their cute backstage photo below!

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