Annaleigh Ashford

Our real life friend and very real life Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford is joining us on the show today and we are pleased as punch. You Might Know Her From Kinky Boots, Masters of Sex, Sunday in the Park with George, American Crime Story, Unbelievable, You Can't Take It with You, Late Night, and Second Act. Annaleigh talks to us about her eventual variety show, joining the Ryan Murphy universe to play Paula Jones, and what it's like working opposite huge stars like Jake Gylenhaal and Jennifer Lopez. Omigod, you guys, it's Annaleigh Ashford!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Julia Roberts reviews for Three Days of Rain (Richard Greenberg) Aniston Dumplin' Tina and Bette l word Lindsay and Melanie Queer as Folk Variety shows : Rosie O'Donnell's; Martin Short and Maya Rudolph's, Judy Garland's; Carol Burnett's  The Chipmunk Adventure John Mulaney's Sack Lunch Bunch Paula Jones in new Ryan Murphy American Crime Story  Sunday in the Park with George starting Jake Gyllenhaal Microbiome Lo and Selena Gomez in Second Act BFFs J Lo & Leah Remini Charlene Yi's Instagram (recreating J. Lo's posts) Unbelievable  Kavanaugh hearings Rapes in Golden, Colorado Bad Education with Alison Janney Hugh Jackman  Ramona Singer and Turtle Time Only scared of Bernadette Peters & Angela Lansbury  Rent with MJ Rodriguez as Angel (Annaleigh's "Over the Moon") Betty on Masters of Sex Sarah Silverman played Annaleigh's girlfriend on Masters of Sex Annaleigh in Woody Allen movie, A Rainy Day in New York Won her Tony for You Can't Take It With You with James Earl Jones & Elizabeth Ashley Legally Blonde broadway  Annaleigh in Sex and the City movie with Bridget Everett The Rocky Horror Picture Show Live "Personality dialysis" Doing the Tin Man in The Wiz (MIscast) Dream roles: Charity in Sweet Charity, Mrs Lovett, Martha in Who's Afraid of Viriginia Woolf Husband is Joe Tapper  Correction: Jason Robards was married to Lauren Bacall and Colleen Dewhurst was married to George C. Scott Bobby Cannavale & Rose Byrne Plays a Youtuber in Late Night Kinky Boots - character Lauren is a real Annaleigh Hamilton controversy for actors to get paid for workshop contributions Sarah Jessica Parker originated Sylvia. Annaleigh starred in Broadway revival with Matthew Broderick "Dumb Hotel"=Lily St. Regis in Annie Getting fired from Banana Schpeel  Annaleigh in Smash pilot. Director, Michael Mayer used her "book" Beloved creator of Smash greatest show on earth: Theresa Rebeck