Some Kind of Wonderful! Beautiful Tony Nominee Anika Larsen & Husband Freddie Maxwell Welcome Baby Boy

Beautiful Tony nominee Anika Larsen and her husband Freddie Maxwell welcomed a baby boy earlier this month! Kie Larsen Maxwell was born on July 4.

Larsen is currently on maternity leave from playing Cynthia Weil in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on Broadway (Jessica Keenan Wynn has temporarily assumed the role). Her additional credits include Xanadu, All Shook Up, Avenue Q and Rent. Maxwell, a trumpet player, can be heard on certain tracks of Larsen’s lullaby album Sing You to Sleep. The two met on a blind date in February 2014.

Back in January, Larsen told Broadway.com that she had a fellow musical theater superstar guide her through the process of carrying a Broadway baby: The King and I Tony winner Kelli O’Hara. “Kelli has insisted on being my buddy throughout this, and she’s been incredibly helpful about what to expect” (e.g. secret bonding with dressers and wardrobe alterations).

Congratulations to Anika and Freddie, and welcome, little Kie! Now, can “Happy Days Are Here Again” be rewritten into a lullaby for a newborn?