Tony Winner Annaleigh Ashford & Joe Tapper to Welcome Baby Boy This Fall

Must be something in the air! Following yesterday's exciting news that Audra McDonald and hubby Will Swenson are expecting a child, PEOPLE reports the joyful news that Annaleigh Ashford and her husband, actor Joe Tapper will welcome their first child, a son, in early September. Ashford's rep confirmed the news to PEOPLE exclusively.

"We are so excited to be having a little boy," Ashford tells PEOPLE. "Now we'll finally have a place to put all of Joe's St. Louis Cardinals memorabilia." The family's new addition will join Gracie, Ashford's pup.

Congratulations to the growing family!

Ashford will soon star as groupie Columbia in the televised musical version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, out this fall on Fox.

The actress is best known for her outstanding work on stage. Most recently, Ashford starred in the title role of the revival of playwright A.R. Gurney's "Sylvia," opposite Matthew Broderick. She recently won a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics' Circle Award for her portrayal of "Essie Carmichael" in the Broadway revival of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's "You Can't Take It With You." Tapper also appeared in the production. Ashford received her first Tony Award nomination for the role of "Lauren" in "Kinky Boots," the Tony Award-winning musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and book by Harvey Fierstein.

In addition to her stage work, Ashford is set to reprise her role as "Betty DiMello" on cable's critically acclaimed "Masters of Sex." She made her film debut in "Sex and the City: The Movie" and will next be seen in the independent film "Franny."

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