Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Bowen Reunite to See 'Kiddo' Aubrey Anderson-Emmons' School Play

Mar. 15, 2025

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons and Julie Bowen of ‘Modern Family’ reunite at Anderson-Emmons' school play in March 2024.Photo:Jesse Tyler Ferguson/Instagram

Jesse Tyler Ferguson/Instagram

The actor, 48, shared onInstagramthat he had a mini-Modern Familyreunion withJulie BowenandAubrey Anderson-Emmons— who played his character Mitchell’s sister and daughter, respectively, on the ABC sitcom — on Wednesday. With a heartwarming post, Ferguson revealed that he and Bowen, 54, stepped out to see Anderson-Emmons, 16, perform in her school play.

Ferguson shared an adorable shot of the three former castmates as they smiled and posed together backstage, while Bowen held up the production’s playbill. He sweetly nodded to their characters on the hit comedy in the caption, writing, “Took my sis to see the kiddo in her school musical, The Theory of Relativity. So proud of you @aubreyandersonemmons!”

He also encouraged others to go see Anderson-Emmons and her classmates’ show. “If you are near @viphstheatre go check it out this weekend. ❤️,” he added.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons and Julie Bowen at Anderson-Emmons' school play in March 2024.Aubrey Anderson-Emmons/Instagram

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons/Instagram

“It’s awesome to see that even after the show has ended, you all consider yourself still family,” another fan replied.

Anderson-Emmons also shared a photo from their reunion onInstagram. The trio was all smiles as they posed together in the shot, which revealed Anderson-Emmons to now be as tall as Bowen. She also left a heartwarming caption that read, “Faves came to watch my school play<33.”

Ed O’Neill, Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons on ‘Modern Family’.Richard Cartwright/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

Richard Cartwright/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

In November of last year, the Broadway starattended another one of the actress’ school productions. He shared a photo of the two getting back together onInstagramand sang his praises of her performance inThe Burn.

In the caption, the Emmy-nominated actor noted how “crazy” it is that Anderson-Emmons was nearly the same age as the youngest ofhis two sons, Beckett, 3, when they first met. He also lauded Anderson-Emmons' performance, writing, “Look at her now!!! Congrats, Aubrey! You were SO great! Love you! You make a pretend papa proud ❤️.”

The entireModern Familycast, save forTy Burrell, also recentlyreunited in November 2023. According toSofia Vergara, who shared photos onInstagramof the on-screen family spending time together, it was the “first” time that nearly the whole ensemble was in the same room since wrapping the April 2020 series finale.

The photos that Vergara, 51, shared featured Anderson-Emmons, Bowen, Ferguson, Stonestreet,Nolan Gould,Sarah Hyland,Ed O’Neill,Rico Rodriguez,Ariel Winterand more — with Winter, 26, holding up a framed photo of Burrell, 56, in his absence.

When Fergusonpostedabout the gathering, he called it “nearly” perfect and shared that the showrunners were also able to make it. “We even had our two dadsChris Lloyd & Steve Levitanthere,” he said.

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source: people.com