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Some of Broadway’s hottest stars stepped out for the Michael Kors fashion show during New York Fashion Week!

Lea Michele stopped by the show before her Chess performance that night on Thursday (February 12) in New York City.

More Broadway stars included Rachel Zegler, Ben Platt, Audra McDonald, Ariana DeBose, Jane Krakowski, Nicole Scherzinger, Kara Young, and Lea‘s Chess co-star Nicholas Christopher.

Rachel and Ben will soon be headlining the 25th anniversary concert production of The Last Five Years in London, New York, and Los Angeles.

More celebs in attendance included Uma Thurman, Dakota Fanning, Kate Mara, Olivia Munn, Annabelle Wallis, Kelsea Ballerini, Leslie Bibb, Jenny Slate, Gabrielle Union, Mary J. Blige, Suki Waterhouse, Supriya Ganesh, Rachel Zoe, Brad Goreski, Tamron Hall, and Huma Abedin.

There were also plenty of young stars who have famous parents, including Grace Gummer, Olivia Jade, Ava Phillippe, Grace Johnson, Delilah Belle Hamlin, and Ivy Getty.

Browse through the gallery to see all of the event photos… More Here! »

The 2026 Super Bowl is being held this upcoming weekend and it looks like a lot of celebrities are going to be rooting for the New England Patriots to beat the Seattle Seahawks again!

It’s a highly-anticipated game since it is a rematch 11 years in the making after the Patriots beat the Seahawks at the Super Bowl XLIX.

The game will take place on Sunday, February 8.

There are definitely some recognizable faces on the list, many of whom are very outspoken about their love for the Patriots team.

Click through the slideshow below to see which celebrities are New England Patriots fans…

Now that you’ve seen Wicked: For Good, you probably realize that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were perfect as Glinda and Elphaba, but are you curious to know who else was up for those roles?

So many major stars auditioned to be in the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical and some of them have opened up about their audition processes.

We’ve learned of 12 actors who auditioned to play Glinda, Elphaba, and Fiyero.

Browse through the slideshow to see who auditioned for Wicked…

Cynthia Erivo is on her way to getting a second Oscar nomination for her work as Elphaba in Wicked and was clearly the perfect person to play the role, but there were some other incredible actresses in the running as well.

We’ve learned of five stars who auditioned for the part, but didn’t ended up landing the role. One of them is very unexpected.

Wicked: For Good, the second half of the film adaptation, is now in theaters.

We also know of four actresses who auditioned to play Glinda in Wicked!

Browse through the slideshow to see all of the stars who auditioned for Elphaba…

Lea Michele is back on Broadway in the revival of Chess and she received support from her BFF Jonathan Groff at the opening night performance!

The longtime friends and former Spring Awakening co-stars posed for photos backstage after the opening night show on Sunday (November 16) at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.

Lea took her opening bows that night with co-stars Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher. Watch a video of the curtain call below!

Variety raved about Lea‘s performance, noting that she “is an undeniable grandmaster, with the rare combination of perfect technique, clarion tone, vocal power, and exemplary emoting skills. This performance solidifies that Michele is back on Broadway, hopefully for a long time — and we are certainly lucky to have her.”

At the opening night party, Lea met up with her former Glee castmate Becca Tobin and original Chess actress Judy Kuhn.

Buy your tickets now to see Chess on Broadway!

FYI: Aaron is wearing Todd Snyder.

The second Wicked movie is being released this week and while the casting choices for the films were absolutely perfect, we’re taking a look back at the audition process.

So many major stars auditioned to be in the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical and some of them have opened up about their audition processes.

We’ve learned of 12 actors who auditioned to play Glinda, Elphaba, and Fiyero, the roles that were earned by Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Jonathan Bailey.

Browse through the slideshow to see who auditioned for Wicked…

Idina Menzel is giving a new live performance of “Defying Gravity” ahead of the release of Wicked: For Good.

The Tony-winning actress, who was the original Elphaba on Broadway, performed the iconic song at the Stand Up For Heroes charity event on Monday (November 10) at Lincoln Center in New York City.

The event, part of the NYCF running through November 16, raised more than $4.5 million for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, whose mission is to ensure that our nation’s veterans, service members, and their families — those who stood for us — have stable and successful futures.

Lea Michele, Leslie Odom Jr, Alex Edelman, Jon Stewart, Jim Gaffigan, and Mike Birbiglia all performed at the event as well.

It’s been a Wicked-filled week for Idina as she attended the opening night performance of former co-star Kristin Chenoweth‘s new musical the evening before.