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Sarah Paulson, Leslie Odom Jr, & Naomi Watts Lead a Star-Studded Lineup of Celebs at Broadway's 'Company' Opening Night

There were so many celebs in attendance at the opening night performance of the Broadway revival of Company!

The Stephen Sondheim musical was supposed to open on Broadway before the pandemic, but the opening was delayed until now. The cast and crew finally got to open the show on Thursday night (December 9) at the Jacobs Theatre in New York City.

Sarah Paulson and partner Holland Taylor, Leslie Odom Jr., and Naomi Watts are just a handful of the many celebs who were in attendance.

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Kelly Clarkson's 'When Christmas Comes Around' NBC Special - Celebrity Guests Revealed!

Kelly Clarkson‘s celeb-filled Christmas special is here!

The superstar’s Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around airs tonight (Wednesday, December 1) on NBC at 10 p.m. ET.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda & 'Freestyle Love Supreme' Close Out Tony Awards 2020 with Amazing Performance - Watch!

Freestyle Love Supreme is closing out the 2020 Tony Awards with a super fun performance!

Lin Manuel-Miranda, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Tarik Davis, Christopher Jackson, James Monroe Iglehart, Leslie Odom, Jr, Wayne Brady, Aneesa Folds, and Chris Sullivan all took to the stage for the final performance of the night on Sunday (September 26) at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.

For their performance, the group rapped a freestyle of everything that happened during the night in under 4 minutes.

Lin-Manuel established Freestyle Love Supreme with Anthony Veneziale and Thomas Kail several years ago before the show ran on Broadway for a few months back in late 2019.

Freestyle Love Surpreme
is set to make its return to Broadway starting on October 7, followed by a national tour starting in San Francisco.

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Leslie Odom Jr & Wife Nicolette Robinson Are Couple Goals on Stage at Tony Awards 2020

Nicolette Robinson gets serenaded by husband Leslie Odom, Jr., on stage at the 2020 Tony Awards on Sunday (September 26) at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.

The real life married couple took over the stage to perform “You Matter To Me” from Waitress. Nicolette actually played Jenna in the Broadway play.

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Leslie Odom Jr. Declares That Broadway is Back During Tony Awards 2020 Opening Number - Watch Now!

Leslie Odom Jr. kicked off the Broadway’s Back concert portion of the 2020 Tony Awards with an energetic opening number!

The 40-year-old actor, who previously won a Tony for Hamilton, is hosting the second half of the show on Sunday (September 26) at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.

The opening number began on the actual street of Broadway and then Leslie made his way inside the theatre and then to the stage, where he was joined by stars of musicals like Wicked and The Lion King.

During the original song, Leslie pleaded with the audience at home to get vaccinated and for the audience in the theater to keep their masks on.

Earlier in the night, Leslie walked the red carpet with his wife Nicolette Robinson.

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Host Leslie Odom Jr. Walks Red Carpet with Wife Nicolette Robinson at Tony Awards 2020!

Leslie Odom Jr. and wife Nicolette Robinson are a picture perfect couple on the red carpet at the 2020 Tony Awards on Sunday (September 26) at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.

The 40-year-old actor, who won a Tony Award for his performance in Hamilton, is hosting the Broadway’s Back concert portion of the special this evening.

For those who don’t know, the awards show is airing in two parts.

Paramount+ will stream the two-hour Tony Awards ceremony starting at 7pm ET and CBS will then air a two-hour primetime special, The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!, starting at 9pm ET. The primetime special will include performances from beloved classics and the three Best Musical nominees.

Even though we’re in 2021, this is actually the 2020 Tony Awards because it’s the ceremony delayed from June 2020. The awards show will honor the best of Broadway’s 2019-20 season!

FYI: Leslie is wearing Celine Homme. Nicolette is wearing a Christian Siriano dress, Stuart Weitzman shoes, a Tyler Ellis clutch, Graziela earrings, and rings by Bayou, Lark and Berry, and Vrai.

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Michael Gandolfini & Leslie Odom Jr Step Out For 'Many Saints of Newark' Premiere in NYC

Leslie Odom Jr wears a suit with a lot of hands on it while arriving at the premiere of The Many Saints of Newark held at Beacon Theatre on Wednesday night (September 22) in New York City.

The 40-year-old actor was joined at the event by many of his co-stars, including Michael Gandolfini, Vera Farmiga, Alessandro Nivola, Jon Bernthal, and Ray Liotta.

Alexandra Intrator, Mattea Conforti, Joey Coco Diaz, John Magaro, William Ludwig, Aida Turturro, Samson Moeakiola, Corey Stoll, Gabriella Piazza, and Michela De Rossi were also spotted on the red carpet with Edie Falco and Sopranos creator David Chase.

The Many Saints of Newark focuses on a young Tony Soprano, who is becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family.

Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, whose influence over his nephew will help shape the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss, Tony Soprano.

If you missed it, Edie filmed a scene for the movie. Here’s what happened to it…

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