Laura Osnes Lived in a House of Porn, Leslie Odom Jr.'s Bed Fantasy & More Lessons of the Week

It’s Friday, and that only means one thing: this is the moment to watch Jennifer Holliday belt the crap out of power anthems catch up on the Lessons of the Week. We learned a whole lot on the Great White Way over the past seven days, from Aaron Tveit taking after a certain redheaded doganizer to Lin-Manuel Miranda embracing his inner Frenchman. Let’s get cracking!

Laura Osnes' Home Used to Be X-Rated
Sweet, sweet Laura Osnes, who has a fondness for baking and peanut butter cups. Who would have thought her previous digs would be so scandalous? During #LiveatFive, Trip of Love's Austin Miller revealed the L.A. mansion he and Osnes shared with their fellow You’re the One That I Want contestants was owned and used by a porn studio. This sounds like a Debi Mazar Younger subplot waiting to happen.

Leslie Odom Jr. Has a Sleepy's Fetish
When you go Side by Side by Susan Blackwell, be prepared for the hard-hitting questions about your deepest, darkest secrets, such as your weird obsession with Sleepy's. Why do Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. and his wife Nicolette Robinson enjoy the mattress emporium so much? They love to imagine living in a house with several beds. We hear there’s an L.A. mansion with lots of beds. Just bring some hand sanitizer.

Kelso Road Is the New Aaron Tveit Way
Remember that “Aaron Tveit Way” sign that was stolen (but definitely not by us; don’t look here; that sign’s totally not in our office)? Well, Aaron's not the only Broadway star with his own street. While showing off his Kinky Boots dressing room, Andy Kelso pointed out his “Kelso Road” sign from Colorado. He claims he doesn’t know how it got there, and we’re with him; we know nothing about stealing street signs. Promise.

Tveit's Channeling Bernadette Peters
We all know Bernadette Peters is in the business of giving adorable pooches to kids, and now, our Broadway boyfriend whose street sign we did not steal is getting in on the action. While answering fan questions, Grease: Live star Aaron Tveit gave a 12-year-old fan a shout-out, which means her mom has to get her a puppy. Now all we want is to roll around in a mattress store with Leslie Odom Jr…and Aaron Tveit and puppies.

Vanessa's Karaoke Picks are Electrifying
There are worse things you could do than go to a karaoke bar and witness Vanessa Hudgens singing “There Are Worse Things I Could Do.” When the Grease: Live star stopped by Show People, she shared that she practiced beyond rehearsal by singing Rizzo's signature song at karaoke. Update: roll around in a mattress store with LOJ and Tveit and puppies while Hudgens sings karaoke. Are we too demanding?

Sutton Foster Wants More Bunheads 
Sutton Foster has had a career vast enough to fill the entire wall of our studio, and when tasked with picking the one role she’d like to revisit, she said Bunhead’s Michelle Simms “didn’t have enough.” Hey Sutton, we hear Amy Sherman-Palladino is currently into rebooting things with Kelly Bishop, so just be patient. In the meantime, you can continue brainstorming “penis” euphemisms with Miriam Shor.

Cate Blanchett Is Giving Us the Gift of...Her
Finally! After years of appearing on stage, Cate Blanchett will make her Broadway debut. The Oscar winner, who is currently nominated for Carol, will star alongside Richard Roxburgh in The Present, a Chekhov adaptation by her husband, Andrew Upton. For a good number of you, it’s a Culturalist dream come true, and for all of us, it’s the most precious of gifts.

Sandy Duncan Has Flown Full Circle
Broadway vet Sandy Duncan, who famously starred as the title character in the 1979 Peter Pan revival, will circle back to the Great White Way as Madame du Maurier in Finding Neverland. Not only is it a Peter Pan-adjacent story, it’s also at the same theater where she flew around nearly 40 years ago. Something tells us she’s ahead of the curve when it comes to character research.

Hayden Tee Has a Dream Diva Trio
Hayden Tee’s making his Broadway debut as Javert in Les Miserables, but he already has his dream cast set for his next gig: Kristin Chenoweth, Berndette Peters and Sutton Foster. Perhaps our unauthorized staging of Hamilton where Chenoweth, Peters and Foster rotate in the roles of the Schuyler Sisters? If you’re reading this, Lin, you’re welcome for this free #Ham4Ham Show idea.

Lin Is an Anti-Revolutionary Revolutionary
Speaking of Lin’s fondness for Les Miz, the Hamilton maestro is up to some backstage antics. Some lucky Les Miz audience members heard him make a cameo as “the Loud Hailer” during the barricade scenes. For those keeping track, that makes him the first person in Broadway history to play both a revolution fighter and a revolution adversary at the same time. Take that, Angela Lansbury!