First Nighter: Annaleigh Ashford as A. R. Gurney's Talking Dog Runs Away With 'Sylvia'

When it gets to coming on strong these days, few are coming on stronger than Annaleigh Ashford. She was a Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards nominee two years ago for Kinky Boots (after appearances in Legally Blonde, Wicked and Hair) and then won the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circles awards last year for the You Can't Take It With You revival. Then, she played committed-to-ballet Essie Sycamore. Now she's putting her hilarious physical and verbal skills to good use as the ...