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<\/a>Karen Salkin and James Tupper. Photo by Laura Saul.<\/p><\/div>\n
So, of course, there were no sightings of anybody\u00a0<\/em>for a couple of years after that. And once the world got slowly going again, and I began being out and about again, I didn\u2019t really recognize many celebs at the time because\u2026we were all covering our faces! And then, quite honestly, with soooo much else to write about all the time, I just forgot about this popular feature of this e-zine!<\/p>\n But for the past few months, readers and followers have been asking me to get back to it already. So here it finally is\u2014just about\u00a0five years since my last one, starting a few months ago:<\/p>\n Haley Joel Osment.<\/p><\/div>\n 11\/17\/24<\/strong> There were many celebs at the opening night of the musical La Cage Aux Folles<\/em> at the Pasadena Playhouse, but the only one I was interested in was The Sixth Sense<\/em>\u2019s Haley Joel Osment<\/strong>. I was thrilled to chat with him for a bit during intermission. He seemed genuinely grateful when I told him how absolutely brilliant he was in that old-ish film, and at such a young age. Then, at the post-show mingle-sesh, I noticed newly-married musical couple, Dear Evan Hansen<\/em>\u2019s Ben Platt<\/strong> and The Good Doctor<\/em>\u2019s Noah Galvin<\/strong>. Noah was actually Ben\u2019s understudy in the Broadway musical!\u00a0 How interesting is that<\/em>?! (Here\u2019s the link to my review of La Cage<\/em>: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/theatre-la-cage-aux-folles<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Kenny Ortega. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n 12\/6\/24<\/strong> Being fans of choreographer-extraordinaire Kenny Ortega<\/strong>, who worked with Michael Jackson on what turned out to be his final project, This Is It<\/em>, Mr. X and I both noticed him as soon as we entered the downstairs lobby of The Wallis to see the latest offering from the excellent dance company BodyTraffic. Kenny was using a cane a bit, so everyone seemed to be going up to him in his seat to pay a bit of tribute. (In case you\u2019re curious about that company\u2019s show, here\u2019s the link to to my review: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/dance-bodytraffics-this-song-reminds-me-of-you-at-the-wallis<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Karen Salkin and Ray Buktenica. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n 12\/13\/24<\/strong> At intermission of opening night of Once Upon a Mattress<\/em>\u00a0at the Ahmanson, a glowing fan excitedly called me over to point-out Ray Buktenica<\/strong> of Rhoda<\/em>, House Calls<\/em>, and Life Goes On<\/em>\u00a0fame. And as she was gushing over his still-handsome self, we both noticed adorbs Vincent Rodriguez<\/strong> from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.<\/em>\u00a0So I was showing her a picture he had taken of the two of us at an event a few years ago. I still had that pic on my phone in my hand as I was walking back into the theatre, when who should be holding the door for me other than\u2026Vincent himself! I showed him the pic and am happy to report that he remembered taking it! I wish we had shot a new one to share with you, but I was just thinking of seeing more of Sutton Foster<\/strong>, (who was starring in the musical,) in Act II. (My full review of Once Upon a Mattress<\/em>\u00a0is right here: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/theatre-once-upon-a-mattress<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Erik Estrada being overjoyed to see Karen Salkin. Photo by Roz Wolf.<\/p><\/div>\n 1\/3\/25<\/strong>\u00a0 The Wow Creations Gifting Suite before the Golden Globes featured a trio of old school celebs, which was fun. First up was my old pal, Erik Estrada<\/strong>, from the old TV show CHiPs,<\/em> who was entertaining the masses, (and teaching my friend and me where to look for the best selfies!) There was also the mom from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial<\/em>, Dee Wallace<\/strong>, rocking a new cute, spiky, gray hairdo. And then, on my way out, I spied the \u201ccuchi-cuchi girl\u201d herself, Charo<\/strong>. She still has the legs of a twenty-year-old! (You can read all about our interactions in-depth right here: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/gifting-suite-wow-creations-pre-golden-globes-gifting-suite-2025<\/a>.)<\/p>\n 1\/25\/25<\/strong> I saw one of my old celeb crushes, James Tupper<\/strong>, of Men In Trees<\/em> and\u00a0Big Little Lies<\/em>\u00a0fame, on stage at the Odyssey in WLA. Even better than his performance was seeing him in the lobby after the play, greeting friends and fans, (which I am now in both categories!) I had met him a mere fifteen years before, and then we talked on the phone for a long time the week before, and when he saw me, he gave me a giant smile and a warm manly hug. (Here\u2019s the link to my review of that play: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/the-seagull<\/a>.) [Note: Photo of James and Karen is the first one in this article.]<\/p>\n 2\/1\/25<\/strong> Grammy-nominated singer Johnny Gill<\/strong>, looking as sexy and soulful as he did in New Edition, at GBK\u2019s Grammys event in Beverly Hills. GBK always has a bunch of celeb guests, but Johnny was the only one I was interested in seeing there that day. (If you missed all the scoops on the event, here\u2019s that link: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/gifting-lounge-gbk-brand-bars-2025-critics-choice-grammy-fire-relief-lounge<\/a>.) [Note: Photo of Johnny, by Karen Salkin, is the one at the top of this page.]<\/p>\n From the top: Nina Herzog, Karen Salkin, and Vincent Rodriguez. Photo by Vincent Rodriguez.<\/p><\/div>\n 2\/13\/25<\/strong>\u00a0 What a fun time was had by all on opening night of Stephen Sondheim\u2019s Old Friends<\/em>\u00a0at the Ahmanson Theatre in downtown LA! Many celebs showed-up, especially musical ones. The first one I spied was ninety-year-old Broadway stalwart Millicent Martin<\/strong>, looking beautiful. But my fave was the aforementioned, (four paragraphs above,) Vincent Rodriguez<\/strong>, who played Josh, the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend<\/em>\u2019s love interest. Just as I was showing my friend, Nina, a picture on this very e-zine that Vincent had taken of the two of us when we first met a few years ago, (the same one I had\u00a0shown to that fan at Once Upon a Mattress<\/em>,) he showed up and sat right in front of us! And insisted on taking another\u00a0selfie this time! How can you not love that guy?! (And, oh, I reviewed Old Friends,<\/em> too, of course, right here: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/theatre-stephen-sondheims-old-friends<\/a>.)<\/p>\n That\u2019s it for now, but now that we\u2019re back on track with this INAM<\/em> feature, there will be plenty more Celeb Sightings coming up. This is<\/em> Oscars Week, after all!<\/strong> And I will be live-tweeting many of my thoughts about that top awards show on Sunday, @MajorCelebrity. So if you don\u2019t already follow me there, this would be a good time to do it. Just sayin’.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CELEB SIGHTINGS 69 This is the sixty-ninth\u00a0Celeb Sightings column here on INAM, but, almost shockingly, my sixty-eighth\u00a0one was published\u2026in 2020! Just six days before the Covid 19 pandemic lockdown began! So, of course, there were no sightings of anybody\u00a0for a couple of years after that. And once the world got slowly going again, and I<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>