All of Broadway’s biggest stars were in attendance at the 2024 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees Press Event to kick off the theatre awards season!
24.04.2024 - 01:33 / justjared.com
Broadway star Lindsay Mendez and her beau J Alex Brinson have tied the knot!
The couple, who met on the set of the CBS series All Rise, got married on Monday (April 22) in New York City, and were sure to include friends in their special day.
Those friends, her Merrily We Roll Along co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff, who both served special duties on the big day.
Keep reading to find out more…
According to EW, and images from the ceremony shared to social media, Daniel served as ring bearer and Jonathan was the officiant!
Tony-winning composer Stephen Schwartz was also in attendance for the big day. If you didn’t know, he wrote the music for Wicked, which Lindsay starred in as Elphaba in 2013 and 2014.
In addition to tying the knot, Lindsay and J also recently announced that they are expecting their first child together. She is also mom to a three-year-old daughter, Lucy, from a previous relationship.
Congratulations to Lindsay Mendez and J Alex Brinson!!!
Lindsay, Daniel and Jonathan will continue to star in Merrily We Roll Along on Broadway until July 7th, after the show’s run was extended.
All of Broadway’s biggest stars were in attendance at the 2024 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees Press Event to kick off the theatre awards season!
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JK Rowling’s comments about the trans community.The author of the best-selling Harry Potter series has received significant backlash in recent years for anti-trans comments she has made online.Radcliffe, who played the famous wizard in the film series, has addressed Rowling’s comments previously, expressing his disagreement and lack of association with her views.Now, the actor responds again to her controversial comments in a new interview with The Atlantic.“It makes me really sad, ultimately,” he said. “Because I do look at the person that I met, the times that we met, and the books that she wrote, and the world that she created, and all of that is to me so deeply empathic.”In 2020, Radcliffe defended the trans community in an essay he wrote for the Trevor Project, an organisation focused on suicide prevention among the LGBTQ+ community.In the essay, Radcliffe referenced Rowling, writing: “Transgender women are women.
Daniel Radcliffe has been a supporter of the LGBTQ+ community and is disappointed in J.K. Rowling‘s anti-trans comments over the years.
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