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Former 'Glee' Star Alex Newell Makes History at Tony Awards for 'Shucked' Role

Former 'Glee' Star Alex Newell Makes History at Tony Awards for 'Shucked' Role

Congratulations to Alex Newell!!!

The 30-year-old former Glee star and current Shucked star just won their first Tony award at the 2023 Tony Awards held at United Palace Theater on Sunday (June 11) in New York City.

Alex, who was also a first time nominee, picked up the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for their role of Lulu in the new musical Shucked.

Not only did they win, but they are also making history for being the first openly Non-Binary actor to win a Tony Award!!

This is Alex‘s fourth Broadway show, after making their debut in the Once On This Island revival back in 2017.

Alex is the third Glee actor to win a Tony award after being on the show, following Ali Stroker and Jenna Ushkowitz.

FYI: Alex is wearing Christian Siriano.

For full coverage of the 2023 Tony Awards, head over to Just Jared!

Browse through the gallery to see more photos of Alex Newell at the Tony Awards…

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Julia Lester Celebrates Tony Nomination at Meet the Nominees Event

Julia Lester Celebrates Tony Nomination at Meet the Nominees Event

Julia Lester points to her pin while attending the 2023 Tony Awards Meet The Nominees Press Event held at Sofitel New York on Thursday (May 4) in New York City.

The 23-year-old HSMTMTS actress received her first “Tony Nominee” pin and joined her fellow nominees for the press day event in celebration of their 2023 Tony Awards nominations.

She was joined by her Into the Woods co-stars Sara Bareilles and Brian D’Arcy James, who are also nominated, as well as director Lear deBessonet, producer Jordan Roth and Sound Designer Alex Neumann.

Julia was also seen meeting up with fellow Tony nominees Parade‘s Ben Platt and Shucked‘s Alex Newell and Kevin Cahoon.

Into the Woods came out with six total nominations for the upcoming Tonys, including the aforementioned acting noms, plus Best Direction of a Musical for Lear, Best Sound Design of a Musical for Alex and Scott Lehrer, and Best Revival of a Musical.

In case you missed it, see how first time nominee Julia reacted to her nomination!

Browse through the gallery to see more photos of Julia Lester and more at the Tony nominees press event…

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Joe Serafini & Frankie Rodriguez Sing 'A Whole New World' For Disney+ Pride Celebration (Video)

Joe Serafini & Frankie Rodriguez Sing 'A Whole New World' For Disney+ Pride Celebration (Video)

Joe Serafini and Frankie Rodriguez wowed with their performance during the Disney+ This Is Me Pride Celebration on Sunday (June 27)!

The on-and-off screen High School Musical: The Musical: The Series couple sang “A Whole New World” from Aladdin.

Keep reading for more… More Here! »

Disney+ Is Celebrating Pride With Virtual Concert: Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini, Hayley Kiyoko & More To Perform!

Disney+ Is Celebrating Pride With Virtual Concert: Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini, Hayley Kiyoko & More To Perform!

Disney+ is celebrating pride with it’s first-ever virtual variety show!!

The streaming service will premiere This is Me: Pride Celebration Spectacular on June 27th, featuring performances from current and past Disney stars, RuPaul’s Drag Race alums and more.

More Here! »

Demi Lovato & The 'Glee' Cast To Reunite To Honor Naya Rivera at GLAAD Awards

Demi Lovato & The 'Glee' Cast To Reunite To Honor Naya Rivera at GLAAD Awards

Demi Lovato and the cast of Glee are both set to return to the GLAAD Awards for the upcoming April 8th ceremony.

Glee stars will reunite to honor the late Naya Rivera and her character Santana Lopez with a special tribute, with an introduction from Demi, who played Naya‘s love interest in season five.

According to GLAAD, the tribute will honor the ten-year anniversary of Santana’s coming out as lesbian in the GLAAD Media Award-winning series and spotlight the character’s impact on LGBTQ teens and Latinx LGBTQ representation on television.

Glee cast members set to appear include Jacob Artist, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Vanessa Lengies, Jane Lynch, Kevin McHale, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Alex Newell, Amber Riley, Harry Shum Jr., Becca Tobin, and Jenna Ushkowitz.

“I’m honored to be joining my GLEE co-stars at the #GLAADawards to pay tribute to LGBTQ teens and honor the legacy and impact of Naya Rivera and her character Santana Lopez. April 8 on @hulu and @YouTube @GLAAD,” Darren shared on Twitter.

Also set to separately appear at the 2021 GLAAD Awards is Matt Bomer, who was a guest star on Glee.

Back in 2016, Demi received the GLAAD’s Vanguard Award, while Glee has picked up two GLAAD Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2010 and 2011.

The 2021 GLAAD Awards will take place on April 8th, premiering exclusively on GLAAD’s YouTube page starting at 8pm ET/PT. It will also start streaming on Hulu starting at 10pm ET/PT that night, and be available to stream on-demand on Hulu until the end of June.

'Glee' Cast Share Memories & Thanks on 10th Anniversary

'Glee' Cast Share Memories & Thanks on 10th Anniversary

The cast of Glee is getting sentimental on Sunday (May 19) as it’s the show’s 10 year anniversary!

The hit musical show premiered on May 19, 2009, on Fox and changed the lives of many across the world.

Glee ran for six seasons, featured over 728 musical numbers, a concert film, and multiple soundtrack compilations. The cast of the show also embarked on two concert tours.

Members of the cast included Matthew Morrison as the McKinley High choir teacher Will Schuester, Jane Lynch as the mean cheer coach Sue Sylvester, as well as students Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Kevin McHale, Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz, Chris Colfer, Dianna Agron, Harry Shum Jr, Naya Rivera, Heather Morris, Alex Newell, Mark Salling, Chord Oversreet, Darren Criss, Melissa Benoist, Grant Gustin, Max Adler, Lauren Potter, Blake Jenner, and more!

Glee also had a ton of guest stars including Britney Spears, Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Ricky Martin, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Carol Burnett, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, and Whoopi Goldberg, among others.

Ahead of the show’s fifth season, star Cory Monteith passed away from a drug and alcohol overdose. The show honored the late actor in the third episode of that season with a tribute episode titled “The Quarterback”.

Stars from the show have gone on to appear on Broadway, London’s West End, perform sold out concert tours, music albums, TV shows, movies and more!

Click through the slideshow to see the Glee cast’s anniversary messages…

Nick Jonas & Darren Criss Do a Surprise Duet Together During Elsie Fest 2018!

Nick Jonas & Darren Criss Do a Surprise Duet Together During Elsie Fest 2018!

Nick Jonas and Darren Criss have us swooning!

The two heartthrobs performed a surprise duet together during Darren‘s 2018 Elsie Fest in Central Park at the Summerstage on Sunday (October 7) in New York City.

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Elsie Fest, founded by Darren, is NYC’s first music festival featuring stars and songs of the stage and screen.

Nick and Darren sang “Brotherhood of Man” together from How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Rufus Wainwright, Zachary Levi, Matthew Morrison, Jodi Benson, Grant Gustin, Will Roland, Joshua Henry, Alex Newell, Sutton Foster, Casey Cott, Corey Cott and the casts of Be More Chill, The Prom and Anna and the Apocalypse were among the many talented acts to hit the stage during the event.

FYI: Nick is wearing an Everybody.World hoodie.

50+ pictures inside from Elsie Fest…

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