An amazing lineup of stars has been newly announced to take part in Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration. The previously announced event, hosted by Raúl Esparza, is scheduled for April 26 at 8:00PM ET on Broadway.com and Broadway.com’s YouTube channel.

The freshly announced stars set to perform include Annaleigh Ashford, Laura Benanti, Melissa Errico, Beanie Feldstein, Josh Groban, Jake Gyllenhaal, Neil Patrick Harris, Judy Kuhn, Linda Lavin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Platt, Randy Rainbow and Lea Salonga.

Directed by Broadway.com’s Paul Wontorek, Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration is being presented in support of ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty), the organization conceived by the event’s musical director, Mary-Mitchell Campbell, and Juilliard students to transform the lives of youth using the most powerful tool they had: their art.

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Audible will release its original audio production of the hit Broadway double-bill ‘Sea Wall / A Life’, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge, on April 30th. Both plays (also seen Off-Broadway) explore the joys and pain of both love and loss as the men recall past events involving those they love.

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Hide your E.D.I.T.H glasses, Mysterio is coming to Boston.

Jake Gyllenhaal is joining an already stellar lineup including Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Tom Hiddleston, Shameik Moore, Rupert Grint, Hayden Christensen, and Ewan McGregor for ACE Comic Con Northeast taking place March 20-22 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

Gyllenhaal’s VIP packages ($540), photo ops ($200), and autographs ($190) will go on sale Thursday, February 20 at 3 p.m. ET here. Tickets will sell out quickly, so don’t be late!

ACE Comic Con puts on the best shows in the business, so grab your tickets now to see the brightest stars from your favorite franchises. Featuring celebrity panels, over 100 comic creators and 175 vendors and exhibitors, Boston is the place to be this March.

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All of us here at IHeartJake.com want to wish Jake a Happy 39th Birthday! In honor of Jake’s birthday, I’ve uploaded some previously unseen outtakes from his 2018 photoshoot for GQ Australia to our gallery. Enjoy!

Gallery Link:
Photoshoots & Outtakes > Sessions > 2018 > Session 001 [GQ Australia]

A host of Broadway favorites will join John Mulaney for his upcoming holiday Netflix special, John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch. The title, dropping on the streaming service December 24, will evoke children’s variety show specials of yesteryear, such as The Mickey Mouse Club or The Electric Company.

Appearing alongside the comedian will be Hadestown Tony winner André De Shields, Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford and her Sunday in the Park With George co-star Jake Gyllenhaal, American Utopia headliner David Byrne, stage and screen veteran Richard Kind, upcoming West Side Story star Shereen Pimentel, and Russian Doll’s Natasha Lyonne.

Eli Bolin, who co-wrote the soundtrack to Documentary Now!’s Company parody “Original Cast Album: Co-Op” with Mulaney and Seth Meyers, also penned new songs for the special.

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