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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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Laverne Cox, Matthew Morrison & Wife Renee Support 'Head Over Heels' Opening Night!

Laverne Cox happily strikes a pose on the pink carpet while attending the Broadway opening night of musical Head Over Heels held at the Hudson Theatre on Thursday (July 26) in New York City.

The 46-year-old Orange Is The New Black actress was joined at the event by Matthew Morrison and his wife Renee Puente, Cory Michael Smith, Sunny Hostin, Samantha Bee, Edie Falco, Trace Lysette, Alex Newell and Jordan Roth.

Also in attendance was star of the musical Peppermint and choreographer Spencer Liff, as well as Pose stars MJ Rodriguez, Billy Porter and Dominique Jackson, and members of The Go-Go‘s Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin.

“I am so proud of my girl @peppermint247 who made her Broadway debut tonight,” Laverne captioned with her Instagram post. “@hohmusical is fun, funny, touching and beautifully progressive. See it. Pep I have known you for so many years and watching you shine tonight brought tears to my eyes.”

FYI: Laverne is wearing a Christian Siriano dress and is carrying a Dior bag.

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Broadway Choreographer Spencer Liff Reveals How He Chose Dancers for 'Head Over Heels'

Spencer Liff sits down for an interview at the Build Series on Wednesday (July 25) in New York City.

The 33-year-old choreographer appeared on the show to talk about his work as the choreographer on the new Broadway musical Head Over Heels.

Spencer opened up about how he chose dancers for the show and why he wanted a fresh and diverse cast.

“By design, this whole show wanted to feel fresh, so I went out of my way to find dancers that had not been on Broadway before,” he said. “I saw over 600 people for the eight roles and it took me months and months and months of auditioning. I think over half of them are making their Broadway debut and it just brings this extra little bit of excitement and energy to your work when you have people in the room that are fresh and moving in a different way. It makes me want to create something that hasn’t been seen before.”

Spencer has previously choreographed Broadway shows Hedwig And the Angry Inch and Spring Awakening. He also is Emmy-nominated for his work on So You Think You Can Dance.


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Darren Criss Bares Ripped Body During 'Hedwig' LA Opening!

Darren Criss is currently starring as the title role in the touring production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and his body has never looked better!

The 29-year-old former Glee star went shirtless and wore just tiny black shorts for the curtain call of the opening night performance on Wednesday (November 2) at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.

Darren is starring with Lena Hall, who won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway production of the musical. They are both giving amazing performances in the show, so catch it now through November 27!

Also pictured inside: Choreographer Spencer Liff, who did the musical staging for the show, walking the pink carpet.

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Ryan Phillippe Finds the Force & Miles Teller Rocks Out at Just Jared's Halloween Party!

Ryan Phillippe and Miles Teller step out for some fun at the 2016 Just Jared Halloween Party on Sunday night (October 30) at Tenants of the Trees in Silver Lake, Calif.

The force was with Ryan as he was a Jedi. Miles and his friends Rob Kellner, Joe Berola, and Scotty McKnight dressed up as the members of KISS.

Miles brought girlfriend Keleigh Sperry to the party while Scotty was joined by his girlfriend Jessica Szohr.

Other stars in attendance included Luke Baines, Grey Damon as a gladiator with girlfriend Alice Greczyn, Thomas Dekker, Jayson Blair, Sean Parker and his wife Alexandra, Ethan Peck, Lewis Tan, and Emmy-nominated choreographer Spencer Liff with manager Eric Podwall.

Guests at the event sipped on cocktails provided by Svedka Vodka, such as the Bloody Sunrise, which was made out of Svedka Clementine, orange juice, and a splash of grenadine.

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Nina Dobrev & Taylor Lautner Both Dress as Ryan Lochte for Matthew Morrison's Halloween Party!

Nina Dobrev and Taylor Lautner both sport “bleached” blonde hair as Ryan Lochte for Matthew Morrison’s 2016 Halloween/Birthday Party presented by Freixenet Cava and Podwall Entertainment at Hyde Lounge on Saturday night (October 29) in Los Angeles.

The duo was joined by a ton of celebs, including Chord Overstreet, Jessica Szhor, Bryan Singer, Chace Crawford and girlfriend Rebecca Rittenhouse as Royal Tenenbaums, JC Chasez as Andy Warhol, Gretchen Rossi, Leona Lewis as an Egyptian queen, Kevin McHale as a basketball player, Olympic gold medalist Chris Mears, and Emmy-nominated choreographer Spencer Liff.

Taylor actually wore that same outfit on Scream Queens!

“Had a blast in Rio. Oh, and we also won some Gold Medals. #GoUSA🇺🇸🏊🏼🏅#RyanLochte #JimmyFeigen,” Nina wrote on Instagram.

15+ pictures inside of Taylor Lautner, Nina Dobrev, and more dressed up at Matthew Morrison‘s Halloween bash…More Here! »

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Mario Lopez & Ross Lynch Dance Up a Storm for 'A Chorus Line' at Hollywood Bowl!

Mario Lopez shows off his dance moves while performing in the opening number of A Chorus Line at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday (July 29) in Hollywood.

The 42-year-old actor, who starred in the musical on Broadway back in 2008, was joined in the show by his wife Courtney Lopez. They met while doing the show in New York!

Also starring in the production were Ross Lynch, The Cheetah GirlsSabrina Bryan, Tony-nominated actor Robert Fairchild, Emmy-nominated choreographer Spencer Liff, Smash‘s Krysta Rodriguez, Broadway stars Mara Davi, Jason Tam, Leigh Zimmerman, J. Elaine Marcos, as well as Sarah Bowden, Michael Starr, and more.

There are two more performances of the musical set for Saturday and Sunday night.

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