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In a metropolis known for its happy hour customs, summer can be an even improved time to get advantage of post-work drink and devour deals. Interns are in town, summer Fridays are in full swing, and patios and rooftops are aplenty. Here are a limited prime, non-comprehensive spots for an afternoon deal with besties, colleagues, and unused connections.
Alfreda. Dupont’s Alfreda, a tribute to the chef’s grandmother, offers relaxed pizza and traditional Italian eats. The joyful hour runs Monday-Friday 4-6 p.m., featuring $8 spritzes and BOGO pizzas. Several do spritzes love the Italians, and Alfreda leans in on five kinds plus one N/A spritz; our go-to is the rose and mezcal with grapefruit or the locally made Don Ciccio limoncello spritz with basil.
Lyle’s. Especially leaning into the spritz side of summer is at Lyle’s, fully embracing the fizzy ephemera of the season with the Summer of Spritz. The Dupont Circle hotel restaurant imagines cocktails from France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Spritzes feature limoncello and vinho verde. For those that hit Lyle’s every week during the spritz special—and earn a literal
Jeremy Jordan is the NJB of Broadway. The melodic hunk first sent hearts aflutter in “Rock of Ages” before going on to star as Tony in the most recent revival of “West Side Story.” From there, Jeremy made history when he originated the lead roles in the short-lived “Bonnie and Clyde” and Disney’s hit “Newsies” (his rendition of “Santa Fe,” the show’s iconic ballad, is *chef’s kiss*). He also appeared in “Waitress” and as Seymour in the Off-Broadway revival of “Little Shop of Horrors” just last year. Not a theater aficionado? You can still witness Jeremy’s immense talent by rewatching the musical TV drama “Smash” or the DC Comics-based series “Supergirl.”
At this point, you might be thinking: OK, that resume is so impressive it’s almost personally insulting. But who is the man behind the onslaught of onscreen charm, the arresting grin, the voice of a mal’akh (angel)?
Here are 18 things to know about Jeremy Jordan.
1. Jeremy was born on November 20, 1984 in Corpus Christi, Texas (a Scorpio!).
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Hey Alma's content is free because we believe everybody deserves to be a part of our radically inclusive Jewish community. Reader donations help us do tha Jeremy Jordan was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was always a singer, but at the age of 17, he accidentally fell in love with acting when cast as The Mute in the musical, THE FANTASTICKS. After elevated school, Jeremy went on to research drama at Ithaca College and moved to New York City. He earned himself two Best Foremost Actor in a Musical Tony nominations (NEWSIES, 2012 and FLOYD COLLINS, 2025) and won a Theatre World Award in 2012 for his portrayal of Clyde Barrow in BONNIE & CLYDE. He also received nominations from The Grammy Awards, Drama Desk Awards, Drama League Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards, and The Astaire Awards. Other Broadway/Theatre credits include: FLOYD COLLINS, THE Amazing GATSBY (Broadway and World Premiere, Document Mill Playhouse), WAITRESS, ROCK OF AGES, WEST SIDE STORY, AMERICAN SON, Conclusion NEVERLAND (American Repertory Theatre), and Minute SHOP OF HORRORS (Westside Theatre). On Television he’s portrayed Jimmy Collins in NBC’s SMASH, Winn Schott on the CW series, SUPERGIRL and voiced the role of Varian on Disney's TANGLED: THE SERIES. He has starred in the film adaptation of THE LAST FIVE YEARS opposite A This weekend, Jeremy Jordan (Supergirl, Smash, The Last Five Years, Newsies) was mislabeled a homophobe for his factual remark that “Supercorp” is not canon. In an interview with MTV, the cast of Supergirl performed a musical recap of season 2. Jordan took the lead. As soon as he introduced Lena Luthor’s character, Jordan shouted that she and Kara are “Not gonna get together, they’re ONLY FRIENDS”. The interview is almost ten minutes long, but if you want to see the offending remarks, start at 1:26 and watch until 2:00. The comments created a monumental backlash on social media. Fans of the “Supercorp” pairing (Supergirl and Luthor Corp, or Kara and Lena) went as far as threatening Jordan’s being, encouraging him to slay himself, and calling him a homophobe. < Jordan is a Broadway alum. His first television show Smash was often referenced as a grown-up Glee, but set in New York and focused on members of the theatre industry. Jordan has taken part in “Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS” fundraising efforts for years. Recent
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