Idina Menzel Has a Pink Past, Darren Criss Loathes Darren Criss & More Lessons of the Week

It’s Friday, and you know what that means—you’re finally free to watch cat videos on YouTube for the next 48 hours! It’s also time to revisit a few of the crazy things that happened on the Great White Way this week, from Idina Menzel’s past as the number-one wedding singer in Long Island to Daniel Radcliffe’s (lack of) skills as a receptionist. Ready? Let’s do this!

Idina’s Bringing Pink Eyeshadow Back
We always thought Broadway supernova Idina Menzel’s favorite color was green, but it turns out she went through a very serious pink phase during her days as a Long Island wedding singer. (Long Island’s number-one wedding singer, we might add.) Hey Idina, we’d like to request the classic ‘80s hit “We’re So Glad You Grew Out Those Feathered Bangs.”

Sharknado Could Swim to the Stage
It’s a bird, it’s a plane...it’s a shark! Sharknado could be circling the Great White Way (see what we did there?) if the movie’s creator Thunder Levin has anything to do with it. “[We] could get some Broadway musical guys to write the songs and the music,” he said. Broadway musical guys? Wow, that screenwriter sure has a way with words.

Tyrone Is a Trekkie
Hand to God’s possessed puppet Tyrone is all kinds of terrifying, but we think we finally found his weakness: Star Trek. He recoiled when George “Oh My” Takei flashed the Vulcan salute backstage at the Booth Theatre. Tyrone, you can mess with Helen Mirren, Hugh Jackman and especially James Van Der Beek. But don’t mess with Sulu.

Jonathan Groff’s Got Street Cred
After making a cameo in a rap video Lin-Manuel Miranda made for In the Heights in 2007, Jonathan Groff returned to take the lead and reprise the rap with his co-star outside Hamilton’s Richard Rodgers Theatre. For a guy who grew up in Amish Country, Groffsauce is surprisingly fly! And wet. But that’s a lesson for another week.

Broadway Will Be a Willis Jamboree
There’s gonna be a Total Willis Takeover on the Great White Way this fall! First, Rumer Willis will make her Broadway debut in Chicago, and then her dad Bruce will make his debut in Misery. You know what they say: The family who wears fishnets and gets their feet obliterated by sledgehammers together stays together.

DanRad Is a Terrible Receptionist
Tony nominee Daniel Radcliffe is charming, handsome and a great actor, but he’s no Peggy Olson circa season one. He doesn’t know to forward calls, make appointments or accept deliveries. But he is good at being polite, even to people who think Equus was called “That Horse Play.” Oh, come on. “That Naked Play,” sure, but “That Horse Play?” We’re insulted.

Bad Reviews Are Dangerous
There’s nothing worse than a bad review, but Neck of the Woods director Douglas Gordon took things a step too far when he used an axe to take out his frustration on the Home Theatre’s walls. Wait, that's a great idea! Let’s put an axe backstage at every Broadway theater so stars can wield it at texting audience members!

Michelle Obama Has Broadway Dreams
You’ve never had a friend like FLOTUS: She’s got great arms, she's friends with Big Bird and she clearly loves Broadway. After catching Kinky Boots and The King and I, she sang along with the cast of Aladdin at a White House dinner. Maybe after her First Lady duties are over, she can replace Rumer Willis in Chicago.

Alex Sharp Suffers For His Art
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time star Alex Sharp might have nabbed the Tony for Best Actor in a Play, but he still accidentally punches himself in the face from time to time while he’s performing. Hey Alex, you know what improves motor skills? Dance classes. And you know how you can get some of those? Starring in a musical. Please?!

Darren Criss Finds Himself Irritating
We think unofficial Broadway.com mascot Darren Criss is the best thing since glitter lip gloss, but when he pretended to be his Hedwig co-star Rebecca Naomi Jones in the final episode of The Total Package, he had some pretty mean things to say about himself. Hey Darren, chin up. At least you're not a terrible receptionist like another J. Pierpont we know.