First we are celebrating three birthday today! Giuseppe Bausilio (Newsies) turns 17 today, Kaci Walfall (The Lion King) turns 10 today, and Alexa Shae Niziak (Matilda) turned 13 yesterday. Happy birthday to all three of you! We hope your birthdays were fantastic.

The companies of Kinky Boots and Matilda celebrated their 500th performances this week. Congratulations to each cast, crew, and creative team on this milestone!

I stumbled upon this article from September 2013 about the Annie girls and their first stage performance (including some adorable pictures!). You can read the full thing at BroadwayDirect.com.

Analise Scarpaci (Matilda) has booked a voiceover gig! Congratulations, Analise!

And here are pictures from the kids of Matilda, Kinky Boots, Newsies, Violet, and The Lion King!