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Last week Winfrey took 28 people, including students from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, to see the Broadway revival of . Winfrey was nominated for an Oscar when she made her film debut as Sofia in the film adaptation of the Alice Walker novel. She's also counts producer among her resume credits, having backed the 2005 original Broadway production of The Color Purple and the current revival. But the entertainment media mogul isn't only partial to her own shows. She recently showed her support for live theatre when she took in performances of Hamilton and .

 

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Add Kendrick to the visitor's list of the . Earlier this fall the actress took time to visit the show's child stars backstage 鈥� tears and all. But Kendrick's love for theatre isn't new. The "Pitch Perfect" star actually made her Broadway debut as Dinah Lord in at age 12, which garnered her a Tony nomination. More recently, we watched Kendrick lead movie musicals as Cinderella in the 2014 blockbuster adaptation of 's Into the Woods and as Cathy Hiatt in the 2014 indie flick version of 's The Last Five Years.

 

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When the actor earned his first Tony Award for his portrayal of President Lydon Baines Johnson in , the actor Though he wasn't performing, the "Breaking Bad" star seems to have gotten his fix with visits to Fun Home and Hamilton. 

Just saw on broadway. Amazing! The music rocks, Funny, emotional. They should teach history like this! Wow

鈥� Bryan Cranston (@BryanCranston)

. backstage with . Thank you for visiting us at the !

鈥� Fun Home (@funhomemusical)

Mariah Carey:
isn't the only one whose wishes are being granted at the New Amsterdam Theatre. A sweet sweet fantasy came true when multiple Grammy Award-winning recording artist Mariah Carey paid a visit to the cast of the Disney musical. She even posed for a picture with in his full Genie garb. 

 

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On Oct. 19, Franco took in the evening performance of . The actor-director made his love for the theatre well known earlier this year, as he helped found Rattlestick West 鈥� the Los Angeles counterpart to New York's Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. Franco made his Broadway debut as George in the stage adaptation of 's "," starring opposite as Lennie. What's more, Franco has marked himself as a true member of the theatre community with performances in Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS' Broadway Bares and Easter Bonnet Competition.

So honored to have met and to have had him in our audience at !!

鈥� (@MarleeMatlin)

Rebel Wilson:
Comedienne Rebel Wilson showed some love for straight plays when she attended . No surprise the actress chose to take in a bit of comedy on her trip to the Great White Way. She even hung out with little devil Tyrone. Wilson's shown some of her own musical comedy chops as Fat Amy in "Pitch Perfect" and "Pitch Perfect 2." 

 

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Grammy and Emmy-award winner Cyndi Lauper recently visited Fun Home's "House on Maple Avenue." The singer-songwriter won a Tony Award for Best Original Score in 2013 for her work on Kinky Boots and turned up to support the 2015 winner for Best Original Score. Before writing for Kinky, Lauper made her Broadway acting debut as Jenny in 's 2006 revival of . But how did she show her true Broadway fandom? She is a composer-lyricist on 's solo album "Matters of the Heart."

Take a look at who stopped by Maple Avenue this week!

鈥� Fun Home (@funhomemusical)

 

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We all know that Jackman is a man of many talents, singing on Broadway and Tony-hosting among them. But it's always nice to see the Wolverine show up to support theatre. The Emmy and Golden Globe winner visited Fun Home 鈥� even before it won all its trophies. After making his Broadway debut in 2003 as in , which earned him the 2004 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical, he starred as Jean Valjean in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Mis茅rables. Always giving Broadway his love, Jackman is currently touring Australia with his concert "Broadway to Oz," which chronicles his journey from the Australian outback to Broadway.

came to see this afternoon. What a nice guy.

鈥� (@MisterJoelPerez)

 

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Though NPH started to feel like the poster boy for Broadway in mainstream media, it's good to know he attends shows even when he's taking a break from performing. Harris visited on opening night to support his husband who starred in the show. He left a video message of encouragement for after attending the performance. Harris won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical his performance as the titular character in . A four-time Tony Award host, he also appeared on Broadway in , and .

 

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BONUS:

Check out this gallery created by Hand to God for #FriendshipDay, showing all of the celebrity theatre fans who have paid them a visit:

 

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