Kelly Ripa may not have been “permitted” to attend her son Joaquin Consuelos’s first preview for Death of a Salesman, but he eventually allowed her to be there for his official Broadway debut. On Thursday, April 9, Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos, showed their support for their youngest child at the Winter Garden Theatre for the opening of his first Broadway show in New York City.
The famous parents-of-three documented parts of the exciting night on social media, clearly proud of the 23-year-old — who graduated from the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance in May 2025.
Opening Night Vibes
While Joaquin might have been shy to let his mom see the show ahead of opening night — despite Kelly eventually going anyway — he didn’t seem to mind having the Live With Kelly and Mark co-hosts by his side during an after-party at Katz’s Deli.
In one Instagram Story, Kelly snapped a photo holding the Playbill for Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, alongside the text: “Opening night vibes.”
The Hope & Faith actress followed up with a picture highlighting her son’s description inside of the printed program, which read, “Originally from New York City, Joaquin Consuelos is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan’s acclaimed School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Death of a Salesman marks his Broadway debut.”
Mark also shared his own photo showcasing an outside shot of the Manhattan theater, writing, “Open for business.”
In one sweet image uploaded to both Kelly and Mark’s Instagram Stories, the Riverdale actor and his lookalike son posed side by side at the after-party.
A Big Weekend
Joaquin’s highly-anticipated Broadway debut has made headlines several times throughout the past month thanks to his famous parents’ ABC talk show.
During the Monday, March 9 episode of Live With Kelly and Mark, the All My Children actress seemed a bit sour after not being “permitted to come” watch the start of Joaquin’s previews for his Broadway play.
“I had a big weekend,” March admitted, definitely pushing his wife’s buttons after he was granted permission to come see his son’s performance without her.
“I said to him, ‘I want to come to first preview.’ And he said, ‘Mom, no,’” Kelly explained. “He said, ‘It’s previews. Just wait ’til opening night. And I was like, ‘I don’t want to wait ’til opening night. I’d like to see a preview and then go to opening night.’ But I respected his wishes.”
To See Joaquin Up There Took My Breath Away
Mark, however, had a different experience, as Joaquin told his dad, “You can come whenever you want.”
Fortunately, Kelly didn’t have to wait much longer, as she decided to attend a preview the following night whether her son liked it or not.
“It was unbelievable,” she gushed after seeing the show on March 10. “The entire production is incredible and just to see Joaquin up there took my breath away. Took my breath away. Incredible, incredible cast, production, staging — the whole thing.”
“Just to see our kid on stage thrilled me,” she praised. “It’s crazy. Doesn’t make any sense. … If you would have told me when he was a newborn, ‘Oh 22 years from now he’ll be starring on Broadway in Death of a Salesman, I would have thought you were on drugs.”
