Sometimes falling in love on stage can lead to an epic offstage romance — just ask. Leslie Odom Jr And Nicolette Robinsonwho met during a production. Once on this island.

“Les was responsible for helping me figure out all the blocking,” Affair The actress said Broadway.com in October 2018, explaining that he was asked to join the production a few weeks before opening night. “It wasn’t a romantic thing at first. It was really just a human connection, like, ‘Wow, I need to be with this person all the time.’ We stayed in touch after the show and started dating soon after.

She continued: “We didn’t know the first date was a first date, but it ended up being a first date. Neither of us were saying it was a date, but then it definitely was. The date was when he kissed me at the end of the night.

The couple’s passion for theater has meant that they have always supported each other through the various stages of their careers. “First HamiltonWe had to borrow money from our parents to pay the rent on time. It’s just a crazy journey. It’s a tough business,” the Broadway doc explained. “When he did his first workshop for Hamilton, he just knew he had to do everything he could to be a part of it. … This is something we talk about all the time: if you love something enough, if you put your heart into it and you really love it and digest it and yourself. Surround yourself with it, and you’ll find something you love.

A shared love of the stage also helped bring. Sarah Jessica Parker And Matthew Broderick Together, the couple met after November 1991. Ferris Bueller Day Off Star became involved with the Bare Angels Theater Company, which is owned by Parker’s brother. Pippin And Toby Helped to start. In 1996, they took their romance on the Great White Way and starred alongside each other in a production. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

“I’m very nervous acting opposite him,” Gender and the City The star said Los Angeles Times Before the show’s debut. “I don’t know how we’re going to manage it without making fun of each other. We don’t argue about it. I don’t even want to rehearse — I’m going on stage with a big blender on my head — I Don’t know what I’m thinking.

She gushed about her now-husband: “He’s so bright, so handsome, I think he’s the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen in my life. And he inspires me. I’m for him. I’m totally crazy.”

The duo starred in a Neil Simon revival. Plaza Suitewhich opened in March 2022 after a two-year delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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