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Lin-Manuel Miranda Attends Opening Night of 'The Wrong Man'

Lin-Manuel Miranda is at opening night!

The 39-year-old Hamilton creator was in attendance for the opening night of The Wrong Man on Monday (October 7) at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space in New York City.

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Here’s a plot summary: “The wrong man meets the wrong woman in the wrong place at the wrong time. Set in Reno, Nevada, The Wrong Man is the story of Duran, a man just scraping by who is framed for a murder he didn’t commit, told through poetic lyrics and haunting melodies.” Click here for ticket info!

A Star Is Born‘s Anthony Ramos, Blindspotting‘s Jasmine Cephas Jones, X-Men: Days of Future Past‘s Evan Jonigkeit and his wife, Girls alum Zosia Marnet, Jennifer Nettles, Judith Light, Valor‘s W. Tre Davis, David Mason, John Cariani, director Moritz von Stuelpnagel, This American Life host Ira Glass, The Umbrella Academy‘s Emmy Raver-Lampman, Turn: Washington’s Spies star Heather Lind, Hadestown‘s Amber Gray and set designer Rachel Hauck were also in attendance.

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Heidi Blickenstaff Gets Support from Broadway Community at 'Freaky Friday' Premiere!

Heidi Blickenstaff and co-star Cozi Zuehlsdorff sandwich in Tony-nominated actress Jenn Colella on the red carpet at the Freaky Friday premiere on Monday (July 30) in New York City.

Heidi is a Broadway veteran and she got a lot of support from the theatre community at the premiere!

In addition to Jenn, some of the Broadway stars in attendance included Wicked‘s Julia Murney, Mean GirlsTaylor Louderman and Kyle Selig, Frozen‘s Patti Murin and Jelani Alladin, Aladdin‘s James Monroe Iglehart, and Something Rotten‘s John Cariani. Orange Is the New Black actress Dascha Polanco was also there!

The musical adaptation of Freaky Friday will be airing on Disney Channel on Friday, August 10 at 8pm!

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Tony Shalhoub & Katrina Lenk Celebrate 'The Band's Visit' Broadway Opening Night!

Tony Shalhoub happily poses for a photograph alongside his co-star Katrina Lenk while attending the opening night after party for their new musical The Band’s Visit on Broadway held at The Copacabana on Wednesday (November 9) in New York City.

The talented stars were joined at the event by their fellow co-stars John Cariani, Ari’el Stachel, George Abud, Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Andrew Polk, Bill Army, Rachel Prather and Jonathan Raviv.

Also in attendance to show their support was Ben Platt, Josh Groban, Denis O’Hare, Jessie Mueller and her husband Andy Truschinski, Amir Arison and Kathy Najimy.

The Band’s Visit celebrates the deeply human ways music, longing and laughter can connect us all. After a mix-up at the border, an Egyptian Police Band is sent to a remote village in the middle of the Israeli desert. With no bus until morning and no hotel in sight, these unlikely travelers are taken in by the locals. Under the spell of the desert sky, their lives become intertwined in the most unexpected ways – Buy tickets here!


“Dramatic Riches Await!” | The Band’s Visit
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