Meryl Streep and her onscreen husband Martin Short continued to fuel romance rumors by attending the opening of off-Broadway play This World of Tomorrow on Tuesday night.
The coy couple were supporting their famous friend Tom Hanks, who co-wrote and stars in the time-traveling drama which runs through December 21 at The Shed’s Griffin Theater in Manhattan.
Short, 75, and Streep, 76, looked happy and relaxed while chatting backstage with Hanks, 69, and their Only Murders in the Building creator-star Steve Martin.
The three-time Oscar winning actress and the Canadian comedian and actor, whose favorite date spot is Giorgio Baldi, were not looking for a relationship when they allegedly began dating in early 2024.
‘Meryl couldn’t help but fall for Martin. He is a gentleman, he keeps her laughing and is an all-around positive person. She loves being around him,’ an insider told Page Six on March 13.
Meryl Streep and Martin Short continue to fuel dating rumors as they attended Tom Hank’s off-Broadway play This World of Tomorrow on Tuesday evening (also pictured Rita Wilson)
‘Their friends and family, including their kids, absolutely approve of their relationship and think they’re adorable together.’
Streep is still technically married to sculptor Don Gummer, whom she legally separated from in 2017 after 45 years of marriage and welcoming four children.
She previously dated actor John Cazale, whom she cared for until he died from lung cancer in 1978.
Short has been single since tragically losing his wife Nancy Dolman, at age 58, in 2010 to ovarian cancer after 30 years of marriage and welcoming three adopted children.
‘Meryl and Martin have bonded over the loss of their spouses,’ the source added.
But Short denied the rumor on Bill Maher’s podcast Club Random in January 2024: ‘We’re not a couple. We are just very close friends.’
Seven months later, Streep’s rep denied the rumor in Page Six: ‘They are just friends.’
But the seven-time Grammy nominee and the Tony-winning thespian spent Valentine’s Day together this year sitting side by side at the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert.
Two days later, Amy Schumer teased to People: ‘I think that the tea is, I think Marty might be off the market. That’s what I’m seeing. I don’t know. Maybe by just like the greatest actor of our time, I don’t know.’
Short and Steep were side-by-side yet again on March 9 as they posed with the cast and crew of Broadway play Oh, Mary! backstage at the Lyceum Theatre.
Short, 75, and Streep, 76, looked happy and relaxed while chatting backstage with Hanks, 69, and their Only Murders in the Building creator-star Steve Martin
Streep and Hanks previously starred together in the movie The Post
The three-time Oscar winning actress and the Canadian comedian and actor were not looking for a relationship when they allegedly began dating in early 2024 (pictured January 2024)
An insider told Page Six on March 13: ‘Meryl couldn’t help but fall for Martin. He is a gentleman, he keeps her laughing and is an all-around positive person. She loves being around him’ (pictured August 2024)
‘Their friends and family, including their kids, absolutely approve of their relationship and think they’re adorable together,’ a source claimed (pictured on Murders in the Building set in May)
On October 28, Hulu renewed Steve Martin and John Hoffman’s who-done-it dramedy for a 10-episode sixth season set in London, so expect more from the Oliver Putnam and Loretta Durkin romance across the pond.
The Match Game host is said to earn well over $600K/episode to produce and portray the Arconia resident and Broadway director – according to Variety.
Streep also recently reprised her role as Runway Magazine editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly in David Frankel’s sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2, which is already scheduled to hit US theaters May 1.
Streep is still technically married to sculptor Don Gummer (R, pictured in 2018), whom she legally separated from in 2017 after 45 years of marriage and welcoming four children
The SCTV/SNL alum has been single since tragically losing his wife Nancy Dolman (R, pictured in 2009), at age 58, in 2010 to ovarian cancer after 30 years of marriage and welcoming three adopted children
The three-time Emmy winner and Short spent Valentine’s Day together this year sitting side by side at the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Short and Martin are next scheduled to bring their 21-date The Best of Steve Martin and Martin Short Tour to the Akron Civic Theatre in Akron, OH this Thursday.
The two-time Emmy winner will also portray Mr. Potter in The Ed Asner Family Center’s fifth annual celebrity table read of It’s a Wonderful Life, which livestreams December 14 at 5pm PST via Broadway Unlocked.
The benefit for families with special needs will also feature Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Michael Shannon, Maureen McCormick, Gregory Harrison, Tom Bergeron, Joe Mantegna, Robert Smigel and the cast of Love on the Spectrum.
