Sources confirm that Tony-winning actor Laura Benanti and her husband, Patrick Brown, welcomed a baby girl at 3:33 PM ET on February 14.
#BabyGirlBrown’s name and other details have not yet been revealed. This is the first child for the She Loves Me star and her husband.
Benanti shared a video at BroadwayCon during the BroadwayCon Party Line saying she couldn’t be there for “obvious reasons,” while showing off her healthy baby bump. The singing actor has been nominated for five Tony Awards, for performances in Swing!, Into the Woods, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, She Loves Me, and including her win for Gypsy.
Benanti had first announced her pregnancy via Twitter in August.
The Twitterverse was alive with well-wishes and congratulations from Benanti’s Broadway peers:
Oh my heart!! ❤ CONGRATS BEAUTIFUL NEW PARENTS!! @LauraBenanti @impbrown Welcome #BabyGirlBrown ��
— Melissa Errico (@melissa_errico) February 15, 2017
Yeeeeeeeeehaawwww Baby Girl Brown is here!!!! (And on my kid's birthday too��) ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/gVCUogs1fi
— Audra McDonald (@AudraEqualityMc) February 14, 2017
According to People.com, the bundle of joy’s name is Ella Rose Benanti-Brown.
Playbill will update with details about the new arrival.