Christian Borle Wears a Weave, Queen Lesli Margherita Is Not a Hooker & More Lessons of the Week

It’s Friday, and you know what that means—time to book a trip to London to see Rocky Horror legend Richard O’Brien! We see you shiver with antici...but wait, before you cash out your savings account, it’s time to revisit the craziest stuff we learned about our favorite stars on the Great White Way this week. It’s time for the Lessons of the Week!

Queen Lesli’s a Dame, Not a Hooker
Matilda’s Lesli Margherita is about to sail across the street to Dames at Sea at the Helen Hayes Theatre, and it’s a puzzling moment for one of the crew members at the at the Shubert Theatre, who asked, “What’s the new show you’re leaving us for? Hookers on the Sea?” Dames, buddy. She’s a dame. Dames still wear pink fishnets and do cooter slams, right?

President Obama Wants a Tony
Everyone’s buzzing about the new musical Hamilton, and both the Obama and Biden families have already gone to check it out. But President Obama isn’t content to just sit in the audience—because Lin-Manuel Miranda “workshopped” one of the songs at the White House in 2009, he’s calling dibs on one of the show’s Tonys. Let’s not count our trophies before they hatch, Mr. President. (But yes, that could probably be arranged.)

Courtney Reed Makes Us Openly Weep
In an emotional tribute to her sister and nieces, Aladdin star Courtney Reed sang a sweet cover of the Frozen song “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” complete with adorable photos and video of her family building actual snowmen together. And now we’re inconsolable. Yes, we do want to build a snowman, Courtney. A snowman of tears.

Gideon & Lindsay Were Frenemies
Significant Other’s Gideon Glick and Lindsay Mendez are extremely close co-stars, but when they first met, they got off to a rocky start. “We thought we hated each other,” Glick told Broadway.com, explaining that both thought the other was being super shady at first. Guys, you’re Elphaba and Ernst! How could anyone not like you?!

Matthew Broderick Is in the Doghouse
Tony winner Matthew Broderick is about to be surrounded by dogs—well, not actual dogs, but actresses playing dogs. He’s gearing up to star in Sylvia alongside Annaleigh Ashford as the title pup, and after rehearsal, he’ll go home to his wife Sarah Jessica Parker, who also played Sylvia in the play in 1995. Wow, your life sounds ruff, Matthew.

Christian Borle Has Clip-On Hair
Finally, an answer to the question you’ve been wondering about for months: Does Christian “It’s Hard to Be the Bard” Borle wear a wig in Something Rotten!? The answer, according to vlogger Heidi Blickenstaff, is “sorta.” He wears a partial weave that he clips in to create a mullet look. Mmm, Renaissance chic.

Alison Bechdel Failed the Bechdel Test
Fun Home graphic memoir writer Alison Bechdel admitted that her favorite movie Groundhog Day doesn’t even pass her own “Bechdel Test” (it must include two women talking about something other than a man). Sorry, Alison—but fingers crossed the musical adaptation will pass with flying colors! Hint-hint, Tim Minchin.

Michael Cerveris Wants To Fatten You Up
Speaking of Fun Home, Tony winner Michael Cerveris obviously had a goal in mind when filming his double Ask a Star feature with Judy Kuhn: To make us AS STARVING AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE. Praline bacon? Beignets? Barbecue shrimp po’ boys? Thanks a lot, Michael, we gained 35 pounds just watching this.

You Can Now Drink Hot Cocoa with Audra
Ever wanted to casually sip cocoa with a six-time Tony winner? Well, you’re in luck, because Audra McDonald will join you at Sardi’s for a hot chocolate date if you donate to her Broadway Sleep Out fundraising page. With marshmallows and whipped cream? Please tell us there’s marshmallows and whipped cream. (This is all Michael Cerveris’ fault.)

Matt Shingledecker Knows What We Want
An open letter to Matt Shingledecker: Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. When we asked you to take photos of your favorite things backstage at Wicked, a teeny, tiny part of us hoped you might snap a photo of you modeling your white Fiyero pants. We knew it wasn’t a guarantee, but still, we had hope. You went beyond the call of duty, and for that, we are forever grateful. Love, Broadway.com.