Broadway Sweethearts Matt Cavenaugh and Jenny Powers Wed in Boston

Matt Cavenaugh, who’s currently starring as Tony in the Broadway revival of West Side Story, married actress Jenny Powers (Happiness, Grease, Little Women) on August 23 in Boston. According to a wedding announcement in The New York Times, the ceremony was held at the Gate of Heaven Catholic Church, performed by the Rev. Lawrence J. Drennan, a Roman Catholic priest.

Cavenaugh and Powers were given the featured position in the Sunday “Styles” section of the Times. Among the tidbits in the announcement was the fact that the 29-year-old actress, a Northwestern grad whose parents live in Andover, MA, is keeping her name. Cavenaugh, 31, is a graduate of Ithaca College.

In a previous article about the couple’s search for an apartment, Cavenaugh and Powers revealed that they met at the end of 2005 while doing a benefit performance of The Secret Garden. Their courtship was described in typical Times fashion: “He was immediately smitten, but she was dating another actor. Mr. Cavenaugh, who grew up in Arkansas, is a Southern gentleman and did not pursue Ms. Powers, a Massachusetts native who is a former Miss Illinois, until nine months later when he learned she was free.”