Aaron Tveit’s Packing Heat, Lena Hall Wears Dirty Meat & More Lessons of the Week

After a week jam-packed with Broadway openings, star-studded events and watching Hugh Jackman’s #feelingnuts video on repeat, it’s finally Friday! And you know what that means: It’s time for the Lessons of the Week. We learned so many new things about Patti LuPone, Lena Hall, Tim Rice, Annaleigh Ashford and more, we just had to share. Check out what we learned!

Patti LuPone Does Evita Charity Work
It’s been 34 years since Patti LuPone nabbed a Tony for Evita, but she still uses her skills to help out actors in need. At her concert at the Leicester Square Theatre, LuPone whipped out her belting high F to help a London Magaldi get his lines down. Oh Patti, you’re so generous.

Constantine Stole a Loaf of Bread
Well, technically he didn’t, but he so could. Did you hear the Rock of Ages star’s spot-on (drunk) impression of Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean in Les Miz? Watch out, Ramin, you’ve got a city boy born and raised in South Detroit on your tail.

Lena Hall Cleans Her Meat
As Broadway.com has already established, Lena Hall is packing some serious junk in her pants to play rocker dude Yitzhak in Hedwig. But did you know that her silicone packer gets so dirty, she has to wash it in Dawn dish soap? TMI? Yeah, probably. Sorry.

Tim Rice Eats Dinner With His Oscars
If you were worried Tim Rice was lonely in his Cornwall dining room, you can rest assured he has plenty of company. The Aladdin and Lion King lyricist puts his Oscars on the table instead of candlesticks. You know, just to make his dinner guests jealous.

Megan Fairchild Is a College Girl
Here’s something that’ll make you feel terrible about yourself: You know Megan Fairchild, who plays Ivy in On the Town? She’s not just a Broadway star and a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. She’s also a math major at Fordham. All at once. And what did you do today?

Annaleigh Ashford Is the New Martha
Annaleigh Ashford is the star of You Can’t Take It With You—and by “it,” we mean her hot glue gun. On opening night, the Tony nominee bragged that she’s a super-talented crafter and she’s even been featured on MarthaStewart.com. It’s a good thing.

Ariel’s Hair Is Super Crazy in Russia
OK, we know she’s a mermaid, and mermaid hair tends to get a little tousled by the salty ocean waves, but this is ridiculous. How the heck is the Russian Little Mermaid supposed to get a dinglehopper through that hair?

The Brave Little Toaster Doesn’t Sing
Speaking of Disney, we know you’ve been waiting with baited breath for a musical version of The Brave Little Toaster—wait, no, just us? Well anyway, it’s never gonna happen. Apparently, because the toaster doesn’t actually sing in the movie, Disney ain’t touching it. Tough break, Blankie.

Aaron Tveit Just Got Scary
We always thought of the Broadway hunk as a kindhearted guy (who sings “The Thong Song” in the shower, of course), but now he’ll be unleashing his inner murderer as John Wilkes Booth in Assassins in the West End. Aaron Tveit’s got the right to be different, but why can't he be different in America, where we can actually see him?

Broadway Is For Lovers
Guys, it’s like Love, Actually around here—Broadway stars are falling head over heels left and right! First, Santino Fontana popped the question to his Cinderella sweetheart Jessica Hershberg, and then Rory O’Malley and his beau tied the knot. Who’s next? Sandy the dog and Toby the rat, we’re looking at you.