Amanda Seyfried Is Anti-Pop Star, Sutton Foster Lives Her Girls Dream and More Lessons of the Week

It’s time to say goodbye to another week on the Great White Way, and what an exciting time we've had. From the unfortunate death of Whitney Houston to a thrilling win for Broadway’s favorite Mormons, it’s surely been a week to remember. Read on to revisit our top 10 lessons from the past seven days.

Hello, EGOT! Mormons Are One Step Closer to Awards Nirvana
At this rate, Broadway’s Mormon might one day join the likes of Liza Minnelli and Marvin Hamlisch in that elusive, exclusive and 30 Rock-endorsed club: EGOT winners. They’ve already locked up a Tony (or nine) and just added the big G for scoring the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. That just leaves them with an Emmy and Oscar left to win, but if the movie has anywhere near the Broadway show’s level of awards-magnetism, they might as well just order their Tracy Jordan-style necklaces now.

Sutton Foster is Living Her Gilmore Girls Dream
Sutton Foster has two Tonys, a leading role in Anything Goes and an honorary doctorate of arts. What more could a girl want? A starring role on Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino’s new TV show, of course. Foster, who is gearing up to headline the upcoming series Bunheads, admits that Gilmore Girls is her “favorite show of all time,” and she went a little “fan girl” on Sherman-Palladino when they first met. To top it off, Gilmore Girls alum (and former Anything Goes co-star) Kelly Bishop stars as Foster's mother-in-law. Aside from moving to Stars Hollow and changing her name to Lorelai, Sutton can't get any closer to becoming a full-fledged Gilmore.

Jeff Goldblum Will Find His Inner Ladykiller
Stage and screen star Jeff Goldblum has been showing off his range this week. First, the typically sharp-witted and studious Jurassic Park alum unleashed his inner drama geek as Lea Michele’s gay dad on Glee (opposite Tony winner Brian Stokes Mitchell). Then the stage vet signed on to succeed Alan Rickman in Seminar, making his first appearance on Broadway since 2005's The Pillowman. We like to think of Goldblum as endearing (and we’ll admit it, nerdy), so we’ve never pictured him as Seminar's insult-slinging womanizer. But we sure are curious. Don't let us down, Goldblum!


Pulitzer-Winning Plays Are Catnip for Oscar Winners 
What could get the Iron Lady and Erin Brokovich on screen together? A Pulitzer Prize-winning play, that’s what. In the grand tradition of Oscar winners taking Pulitzer winners to the screen (see: Wit, Proof, Doubt, etc.) Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts have signed on to star in the film adaptation of Tracy Letts’ bloodletting family drama August: Osage County. Streep will play the vicious, pill-popping matriarch Violet and Roberts her oldest daughter Barbara. With these two on board, you better believe every A-lister imaginable will be vying for a part. Let the casting battles begin!

Newsies Finds Love on Broadway
Cult '90s Disney flick Newsies had so much going for it: a first-rate score from Oscar-magnet Alan Menken, cute boys and actual historical context. What was missing? Lurve! Enter Tony-winning librettist/actor/genius Harvey Fierstein, who added a love interest for Newsies ringleader Jack, played by the delicious Jeremy Jordan. Thank you for giving us a chance to see Jordan get frisky (well, in a G-rated Disney way), Harvey! We owe you one.

Superstar Stars Know They Are Blessed
After their Superstar dust-up, it's clear that Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice don't see eye to eye on everything. They were in agreement, however, in giving the recent Stratford Shakespeare Festival production of their show Jesus Christ Superstar two thumbs way up. Lloyd Webber even called it “the best acted version of the show I have seen in the 40 years of its existence." With this stamp of approval, the show’s cast of unknowns transferred first to La Jolla Playhouse and now to the Neil Simon Theatre in New York.  From Canada to Broadway with no gimmicks or celebrity names attached? Now that’s a theatrical miracle.

The Way to a Broadway’s Starlet’s Heart is…Surf and Turf?
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Broadway.com asked the stars of the Great White Way to divulge their favorite romantic dinner ideas. Leading ladies Rose Hemingway (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) and Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur) both chose surf and turf as their ideal V-day meal. Forget the Beacon, let’s hold this year’s Tony Awards at Red Lobster! Plastic bibs, anyone?

Ricky Martin Will Cha-Cha-Cha as Che on Broadway
When we found out Ricky Martin would be starring as Che in Evita, we couldn’t help but wonder if director Rob Ashford would be taking advantage of the pop star’s sexy bon-bon shaking skills. In the latest issue of Vanity Fair, the Latin sensation revealed that, yes, Ashford has plans to make Martin “the danciest Che ever” in the new production. A new Argentina indeed!

Whitney Houston Will Sparkle On
The entertainment world was shocked by the passing of music legend Whitney Houston on February 11. How did that shock manifest itself? With deals, of course. The previously announced stage adaptation of her popular movie The Bodyguard got fast-tracked for a fall London opening, and her unreleased last film Sparkle was tapped for Broadway. We're all for tributes to talent, but what stage of grief is ka-ching again? 

Mamma Wha? Amanda Seyfried Has a Heart Full of Love for Les Miserables
Amanda Seyfried wasn’t exactly banking on her movie musical experience in Mamma Mia! to land a role in her second gig in that genre, Les Miserables. “It’s much easier to sing pop music, “ said Seyfried, who studied opera as a teenager. “[Les Miserables] is classical music. It’s a different animal and it’s really hard. You can’t just take any pop star and turn them into a classical singer.” Was that a teensy tiny dig at Taylor Swift, once rumored to play Eponine? OK Amanda, we’ll tell you what we told Samantha Barks: don’t get on Swift’s bad side unless you want to get slammed in a country song!