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Michael Urie will be starring in the national tour of the play Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song!

The 38-year-old actor is currently starring in the show on Broadway and it was just announced that the play will close on January 6, seven weeks earlier than originally scheduled.

The tour will launch in Fall 2019 at the Los Angeles’ Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre. Michael previously appeared in the play Buyer & Cellar at the CTG complex.

“Since we first began the Torch Song journey, I have heard from people all over – including our director Moisés Kaufman, who first met Arnold when Torch Song Trilogy toured in the ‘80s – that Arnold’s pride, strength, and frankness helped them come out, come to terms, and come together,” Michael said in a statement. “This is something I hope our tour will do today. We need Harvey’s play when our world is suddenly and continually confusing and divided.”

No additional casting for the tour has been announced yet.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson snaps a photo with Torch Song star Michael Urie backstage after a performance of the play on Friday (November 23) at the Helen Hayes Theatre in New York City.

The 43-year-old actor also met other cast members, including Mercedes Ruehl, after attending the show.

Jesse‘s husband Justin Mikita is one of the producers who helped bring the classic play back to Broadway in this critically acclaimed new production.

“Here’s @justinmikita hailing a cab while wearing a hat that says ‘producer’ after I saw the production of @torchsongbway that he happened to produce,” Jesse posted on Instagram after the show with the below video.

Neil Patrick Harris is all smiles as he hits the red carpet with his husband David Burtka at the opening night party for the revival of Torch Song held at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Thursday (November 1) in New York City.

The happy couple stepped out to show their support alongside Vanessa Williams and her husband Jim Skrip, Becki Newton, Justin Mikita, Cody Simpson, Matthew Broderick, Anna Wintour and Bernadette Peters.

Also in attendance were the stars of the play Michael Urie, Mercedes Ruehl, Ward Horton, Roxanna Hope Radja, Michael Hsu Rosen, Jack DiFalco, playwright Harvey Fierstein and the show’s producer Eric Kuhn.

Harvey first played the lead role of Arnold Beckoff, a gay drag performer in a tempestuous relationship with his bisexual, closeted lover. The play won Harvey two Tony Awards — both as playwright (for Best Play) and for Best Actor. It was produced throughout the country and also turned into a film in 1988 starring Harvey, Matthew and Anne Bancroft.

Phillipa Soo shows off her “Believe Women” t-shirt while attending the opening night performance of the Broadway comedy The Nap on Thursday (September 27) at the Friedman Theatre in New York City.

The 28-year-old former Hamilton actress took a stand on the day of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford‘s senate hearing.

“I believe you Dr. Ford. You are a hero to people everywhere who are victims of sexual assault. Thank you for making your voice heard at the expense of you and your family’s peace, in order to perform your civic duty,” Phillipa tweeted.

More Broadway stars at the opening night included Torch Song‘s Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl, siblings Celia and Andrew Keenan-Bolger, SpongeBob SquarePants‘ Ethan Slater, American Psycho‘s Helene Yorke, and School of Rock‘s Jenn Gambatese.

Tessa Thompson keeps it chic and sophisticated while hitting the red carpet at the premiere of her latest film Sorry To Bother You held during the 2018 BAMcinemaFest Opening Night at BAM Harvey Theater on Wednesday (June 20) in New York City.

The 34-year-old actress was joined at the event by her co-stars Armie Hammer, Lakeith Stanfield, Jermaine Fowler, Steven Yeun, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews and the film’s writer-director Boots Riley,

Also in attendance to show their support was Joshua Jackson, Chris Rock, AnnaSophia Robb, Michael Urie and Margarita Levieva.

Sorry To Bother You, which hits select theaters on July 6, follows a young African-American man who decides to adopt a “white voice” for his job as a telemarketer – Watch the trailer here!

FYI: Tessa is wearing a Thom Browne outfit and Carelle jewelry.

Your favorite pair from Ugly Betty, Michael Urie and Becki Newton, are starring together on stage in a one-week-only production of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and photos have been released!

The actors played the scene-stealing assistants at Mode magazine for four seasons and now they’re acting in front of a live audience at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Michael and Becki are starring alongside Skylar Astin, Betsy Wolfe, and more in the musical through June 10.

The show follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, who uses a little handbook called How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying to climb the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive. Michael actually appeared in the 2011 revival of the musical on Broadway!

“This is very exciting. I’ve always loved reading the playbills before theater starts…. I can’t believe I’m in one with all these incredible actors. What an adventure,” Becki wrote on Instagram.

Becki is currently raising money to sponsor a doll-making workshop to teach the women of the Samburu tribe in Kenya the art of doll making. This is part of an ongoing effort to support and empower the Samburu people to sustain their families and give them freedom to live the life they choose. All the money from the dolls they make and sell will go back to the mamas to feed their families. Go to GoFundMe to support the cause!

Tina Fey happily strikes a poses backstage while attending the 2018 Lucille Lortel Awards held on Sunday (May 6) in New York City.

The 47-year-old entertainer was joined at the event by Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Laura Benanti, Billy Crudup, Katrina Lenk, Tony Shalhoub, Michael Urie, Condola Rashad, Andy Karl, Harry Hadden-Paton, Lauren Ambrose, Marg Helgenberger, Mean Girls’ Erika Henningsen and Ashley Park, Kirstin Maldonado, Denise Gough, Paul Alexander Nolan, Carol Kane and Marilu Henner.

The ceremony celebrated the best of the 2017–2018 Off-Broadway season.

Among the night’s big winners were the musical KPOP, which took home three awards including Outstanding Musical, and School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play and the Pulitzer-winning Cost of Living, which earned two wins each, including a tie for Outstanding Play.

FYI: Ashley is wearing a Markarian gown.