Meryl Streep and Martin Short showed up to support Tom Hanks on the opening night of his new play, This World of Tomorrow.

The Only Murders in the Building costars were photographed talking to Hanks, 69, backstage at The Griffin Theater in New York City on Tuesday, November 18. Streep, 76, and Short, 75, wore matching black outfits as they mingled with Hanks’ family — including wife Rita Wilson and their son Chet Hanks — as well as Steve Martin and Martin’s wife, Anne Stringfield.

The pair first sparked dating rumors a year ago. A rep for Short, however, denied that they were a couple, sharing in a 2024 statement, “They are just very good friends, nothing more.”

In the ensuing months, Short gushed about playing Streep’s love interest on Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, calling it “o

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