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Julianna Margulies & Cole Escola Support Alan Cumming's One-Man Show Amid Their Own Exciting Theater News

Julianna Margulies and rising star Cole Escola were among the special guests at Alan Cumming‘s second and final night of his one-man show Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age.

The stars walked the carpet at the special performance on Monday night (March 25) at Studio 54 in New York City.

Also in attendance were Darren Criss, Ellen Barkin, and Griffin Dunne, among others.

Julianna and Cole both have some exciting theater news that was recently announced.

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30 Stars with Irish Heritage (Including 1 Who Recently Made History!)

So many famous faces in Hollywood can trace their family’s roots back to Ireland.

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day 2024, we rounded up 30 stars with Irish heritage. We’re pretty sure that you’ll already know about at least half of the people’s connection to Ireland.

One of them even joked that they were not Irish enough, despite having a DNA test confirm that they were more than 98% from the country. Others have been recognized at awards shows honoring their heritage or have starred in prominent Irish roles.

One even made history at the Oscars as the first Irish-born star to win Best Actor!

However, some of the celebrities on the list might surprise you. We say that because some of the celebrities themselves were even shocked to learn that they had family in Ireland in the past.

Scroll through a gallery of 20 stars with Irish heritage and see if there are any surprises on the list…

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'Glee' Cast Ranked by Popularity in 2024: Who Has the Most Instagram Followers?

The series finale of Glee aired almost nine years ago, but the beloved musical show still remains a major part of pop culture.

Many actors from the show have remained active in the industry, with some going on to major success with Tony Award and Emmy Award wins, smash hit runs on Broadway, and more.

We decided to take a look at the Instagram accounts for every cast member and see who is the most popular star right now, in 2024!

The follower counts range from just the tens of thousands to over 8 million.

Browse through the slideshow to see who has the most followers among the Glee cast…

Darren Criss Announces New Off-Broadway Role, Will Star in Project With Evan Rachel Wood

Darren Criss recently teased a new project that he’s taking on in 2024, and he’ll be starring in it with Evan Rachel Wood.

The 36-year-old Glee alum revealed that he was set to star in an Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors, according to Broadway World!

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Darren Criss & Wife Mia Hilarously Announce Baby No. 2 With 'Mamma Mia 2' Reference

Darren Criss and his wife Mia are going to be parents, again!!

The 36-year-old former Glee star and his wife of four years just announced on Thursday (December 21) that they are currently expecting their second child.

Much like their first pregnancy announcement in October 2021, they made a musical reference with their second announcement – this time, using the movie Mamma Mia‘s sequel.

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Jenna Ushkowitz, Heather Morris, Darren Criss & More 'Glee' Stars Reunite for SAG-AFTRA Strike

The Glee cast came out in full force for the SAG-AFTRA Strike on Wednesday (August 23)!

10 former stars of the hit Fox series reunited on the picket line, protesting right in front of Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles, which is where the series was filmed.

Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina), Kevin McHale (Artie), Darren Criss (Blaine), and Heather Morris (Brittany) met up with Becca Tobin (Kitty), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar), Dot Marie Jones (Coach Beiste), Jacob Artist (Jake), Josh Sussman (Jacob), and even Principal Figgins actor, Iqbal Theba.

Samuel Larsen, Max Adler, Curt Mega and Michael Hitchcock, and writer/co-creator Brad Falchuk were also there.

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The 'Glee' Cast Almost Looked Very Different! Find Out the 4 Actors Who Auditioned for Finn & Which Celebs Asked for Cameos

The cast of Glee hit the map as some of the brightest rising stars on the scene when the musical series debuted in 2009.

However, the lineup of the New Directions might have been very different. In the years since Glee debuted, we’ve learned that a slew of actors auditioned for the show or expressed interest in making a cameo in an episode or two.

Some cast members even auditioned for different parts before they were finally cast.

During an interview with Kevin McHale and Jenna Uskhowitz on their And That’s What You REALLY Missed Glee podcast, casting director Robert J. Ulrich opened up about the casting process.

“I really loved every single role and was happy and proud of all of you in every role. That is the truth,” he said.

He noted, though, that “the most difficult roles were Finn and Mercedes for sure.”

Ryan [Murphy] really wanted Finn to be this believable high school jock and yet to sing great. We had flown people out from New York. We had so many auditions,” he recalled. That makes sense, as we have since learned that a multitude of actors were up for the role that ultimately went to Cory Monteith.

The interview made us curious, and we decided to do some digging to see what the cast could have looked like had things gone differently. We put the potential cast together in a list. Would you have guessed that all of these stars were almost involved in Glee?

Click inside to see all of the stars who were almost a part of Glee or auditioned for very different parts than what they got…