TAYE DIGGS EXPECTING

Taye Diggs, 38, and his wife, Idina Menzel, 37, are expecting their first baby, his rep confirms.



The longtime couple – who met on the 1996 Broadway production of Rent and married in January 2003 – will welcome their new arrival later this year.

Diggs costars on the ABC drama Private Practice and Menzel won a Tony Award for her turn in the 2003 Broadway production of the musical Wicked.