As of January 1, 2017 Broadway actors Alysha Umphress and Cody Williams are officially engaged. The couple announced their new status on Umphress鈥� Instagram account.
The two began dating during the reading/workshop phase of the latest Broadway revival of On The Town, in which Umphress played the brassy cabbie Hildy. Umphress also boasts credits in Broadway鈥檚 Bring It On: The Musical, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, and American Idiot.
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