Neil Patrick Harris Is Defying Gravity, Emma Stone Was an Underage Kit Kat Girl & More Lessons of the Week
Have you heard the news? It’s Friday! To celebrate, we’re bringing you a recap of the weirdest, wildest and most WTF stuff that happened this week. From stories about Annaleigh Ashford’s messy house to a lavish secret passage to the wax museum, a lot of um...interesting stuff went down in the last seven days. Find out what we learned below!
NPH Might Be Going to Space
Well, he hasn’t confirmed he’s lifting off to the moon, but it’s not out of the realm of possibility according to our weekend poll. After hosting the Oscars, maybe the Tony and Emmy winner, host, director, producer and magician will pick up a few more of our suggestions for his bucket list. Our Claymation HIMYM idea is gold, NPH, gold!
Cabaret Was Emma Stone's Sex-Ed
There’s a few risque moments in Cabaret that would make even grown adults squirm, but the new star of the Broadway revival announced she first saw Alan Cumming play the Emcee at the ripe old age of nine. Wow. And we thought we were cool because our parents let us watch Grease.
Disney Needs an Ice-Cold Director
Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatricals is really serious about this Frozen on Broadway thing—he’s got a concept, and now he’s shopping around for someone to helm the new musical adaptation. We’re sure he’ll probably spring for someone with actual stage credits, but we’d love to see the director of this masterpiece give it a go.
Annaleigh Ashford Had a Hoarders Home
On her Ask a Star video, the You Can’t Take It With You star revealed that her childhood home was just as cluttered as the Sycamore household’s—and completely packed with antiques and other old treasures. Wow, does your family also collect lots of snakes? Hang on, calling A&E. They're gonna love this.
Les Miz Needs a Cast Album. Now.
We’re so beyond thrilled that Honeymoon in Vegas and Side Show have announced they’re recording cast albums before the musicals even begin previews. Meanwhile, if we want to listen to Ramin Karimloo’s gorgeous rendition of “Bring Him Home,” we’re forced to scrounge on YouTube. What gives, Miz?
Michael C. Hall Has Great Legs
Hmm, we're not exactly sure what Hedwig director Michael Mayer looks for in potential headliners, but there’s no doubt the role has one absolute requirement: Super sexy legs. NPH had ‘em, Andrew Rannells had ‘em, and now, does Michael C. Hall ever have ‘em. Pardon us while we sob on our Stairmaster.
Club Cumming Is Coming to Your House
Good news, lieblings—Cabaret star Alan Cumming could be making house calls! On the new episode of Show People, the Tony winner revealed that he’d love to take his exclusive dressing room party Club Cumming to your apartment for hire. Booze, Spice Girls tunes and vegan soup?! We’re in!
On the Town Has Secret Wax Access
The Lyric Theatre doesn’t have an after-hours nightclub like 54 Below, but what it lacks in posh bars, it makes up for in lavish secret passages to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. Video blogger Alysha Umphress even gave us an all-access tour! No idea why anyone would ever need this, but if you do, you know where to find it.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Got a New Project
OK Lin, in honor of the great news that you and your wife Vanessa are expecting, we’re writing a rap: A little bundle of joy / oh boy, oh boy / time to stock up on lots of awesome toys / you’ve got a new off-Broadway show / and with a baby in tow / you’ll be the coolest freestyling dad we know! (We never said it would be a good rap.)
B'way Stars Are as Screwed Up as You
We learned so many lessons on the opening night of It’s Only a Play (especially that the revival feeds F. Murray Abraham’s “f*cking soul”), but according to Stockard Channing, the main takeaway is that stars are just as screwed up as the rest of us. Wait. Just as screwed up?! Excuse us. We beg to differ.