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Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James has joined the cast of "Smash," an NBC pilot about the creation of a Broadway musical.
The March 15 episode of “Glee” will feature at least three original songs, the first composed in full for the hit FOX series whose covers of show tunes and pop hits have been hug…
Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman stopped by "The View" Dec. 2 to talk about her new film “Rabbit Hole,” based on David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning pla…
The news of the Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor’s recent exit from the troubled production of the Broadway musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark made it to the “Saturday …
Tony and Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce will perform at The Center Dinner, a benefit for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, which will be held at Metropolitan Pa…
Daniel Radcliffe was interviewed by Katie Couric for a “CBS Sunday Morning” segment that aired March 13 on CBS. The feature focused on Radcliffe’s current Broadway musical…
U2 bandmates and Spider-Man songwriters Bono and The Edge recently sat down with MTV News and talked about their similarities to the super-hero of their new musical. They also revealed whic…
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Jan. 23-29, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com.Jonathan Groff Chats About Deathtrap, “Glee,” “The C…
Tony and Grammy Award winner Elton John will host the April 2 episode of "Saturday Night Live," according to the Toronto Sun.
Two-time Tony Award winner James Earl Jones chats about performing in the current Broadway production of Driving Miss Daisy in this interview with “Today Show” co-hosts Kathie Le…
Six-time Emmy nominee Jeffrey Tambor, who recently withdrew from the Broadway revival of La Cage aux Folles, has joined the cast of the NBC comedy pilot "Bent," according to deadline.com.
Here are the best-selling theatre CDS, as reported by billboard.biz, issue date Oct. 30, 2010.Jersey Boys, Original Broadway Cast RecordingWicked, Original Broadway Cast RecordingThe Scottsb…
A multitude of Tony-winning stars paid tribute to Stephen Sondheim’s words and music in “Sondheim: The Birthday Concert,” which aired on PBS Nov. 24. A series of clips from…
The stars of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark recently discussed the controversial new musical while getting glammed up for a photo shoot for Page Six magazine.The shoot features Reeve Carney, J…
The contestants for the upcoming 12th season of "Dancing with the Stars" were announced Feb. 28.
Tessa Netting, of the Broadway cast of Billy Elliot, has released a musical recap of 2010. Netting takes us back through the highs and lows of the year, from Ipads to bedbugs to healthcare …
Composer-lyricist Jonathan Reid Gealt is releasing a new album, “Thirteen Stories Down,” in December. In the video featured below, Gealt discusses his songs’ origins, and …
Here are the best-selling theatre CDS, as reported by billboard.biz, issue date Jan. 1, 2011.Jersey Boys, Original Broadway Cast RecordingWicked, Original Broadway Cast RecordingThe Lion Kin…
Janet Dacal, Darren Ritchie, Kate Shindle, Jose Llana and Karen Mason talk about bringing Lewis Carroll’s classic characters to new life in Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy’s new m…
The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus is offering a “Big Gay Idol” competition, which will give up to six finalists the chance to sing with the chorus and its band in the R…
Ghost: The Musical took its Facebook fans behind the scenes at a special recording session Nov. 26. Lyricist Glen Ballard, librettist Bruce Joel Rubin (who also wrote the screenplay for the …
In a short but memorable nod to the hit Broadway musical Wicked, the Fox series “The Simpsons” recently took its characters Homer and Moe the bartender on stage with Glinda and t…
A wintry Christmas has its great points, but what about Christmas on an island paradise? Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth takes you to that island in this music video of “…
Several changes will be implemented in the 10th season of “American Idol,” according to The Hollywood Reporter’s latest issue, which hits stores Jan. 5.The contestants on F…
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Jan. 3-9, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.MUSICALSSpider-Man Turn Off the Dark (Foxwoods Theatre), $1,588,514 Wicked (…
