Megan Hilty’s Baby Isn’t Green, Spock Lived in Anatevka & More Lessons of the Week

Guess what day it is? No, it’s not Tuesday. What’s wrong with you, don’t you have this calendar? It’s Friday! To celebrate, we’re bringing you our top 10 list of the weirdest stuff we discovered this week. For instance, did you know Megan Hilty had a baby girl and she did not name it Elphaba? Yeah, we know. Ridiculous. Check out what else we learned below!

Sorry, Waffles! Santino Fontana Is Taken
The day has finally arrived. Broadway stud Santino Fontana is engaged to his lovely girlfriend, Cinderella’s Jessica Hershberg. We wonder what his long-time crush, Eggo waffles, would have to say about this.

Audra Doesn’t Remember Ragtime
When asked what her six Tony-winning characters would do if they all had dinner together, Lady Day star Audra McDonald left out one very important gal—Sarah Brown Eyes from Ragtime! Please don’t tell us you accidentally left the Tony at Stokes’ house.

Broadway Shows Make Great Sitcoms
There’s nothing better than an old-fashioned Broadway comedy...Oh wait, yes there is. There’s something much better: A ridiculous ‘80s sitcom based on an old-fashioned Broadway comedy. Just watch this and thank us later.

Spock Played Tevye
Lots of famous faces have headlined Fiddler on the Roof, including Zero Mostel, Topol, Alfred Molina and Donny Osmond—oh wait, not that last one. But did you know Leonard Nimoy played the Jewish papa on tour in 1971? Who knew Tevye was half-Vulcan, half-milkman?

Helen Mirren Looks Great in a Bikini
What does Dame Helen Mirren do while she’s gearing up to play the Queen on Broadway? Crunches, of course. Access Hollywood showed a seriously impressive photo of Mirren in a bikini, and look at that six-pack! She’s really giving the reigning Abs of Broadway a run for his money!

Captain Hook Could Be Anyone
We were psyched to see Christopher Walken strutting around as Captain Hook in Peter Pan Live!, but from the looks of this promo photo, he’s morphed into a Kabuki performer. Hey Walken, is that you under there? Say “I gotta have more cowbell” so we know for sure.

Austin Is Actually In Germany
Did you know Andrew Rannells played Hedwig in Germany? Well, he didn’t—but on The Today Show, Kathie Lee Gifford, apparently misreading “Austin” as “Austria,” thought he did. Um, Austria still isn’t in Germany. We've said it before and we'll say it again: Kathie Lee, lay off the wine.

No One Knows James Monroe Iglehart
The Tony-winning Aladdin star took to the streets holding a Genie doll to see if anyone would recognize him. Unless he was standing under the Aladdin marquee, no one did. Aww, come on down to Broadway.com, James, where everybody knows your name!

Tony Danza & Tupac Were Pen Pals
When we asked Honeymoon in Vegas star Tony Danza who he’d choose as his celebrity pen pal, he proudly explained he’s already had several, including Tupac and Arthur Miller. Hey! Didn't Bobby De Niro warn you not to drop names?

Megan Hilty’s Baby Isn’t Named Elphaba
Wicked and Smash favorite Megan Hilty brought a little bundle of joy into the world this week, but we’re very sad to report she named it after a Shakespeare character (Viola) instead of a certain green witch. Whatever, just name your next baby Ivy Lynn and we’re cool.