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Breakout LES MISERABLES movie musical star and frequent Broadway headliner Aaron Tveit talks about his unique predeliction for auditioning as well as the plights of typecasting in a new interview.

Acclaimed novelist Jeanette Winterson as well as Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Tyler have been tapped to pen novelized explorations of the plays of William Shakespeare as part of the new Random House series The Hogarth Shakespeare.

Popular stage, screen and small screen GLEE star Matthew Morrison returns to NYC cabaret venue 54 Below for six encore shows this July following his successful debut at the beginning of this month with two sold-out performances.

Tony Award-winning SPRING AWAKENING composer Duncan Sheik will sing some favorite selections from his musical theatre and pop oeuvre as well as premiere new material at NYC cabaret venue 54 Below this September in a series of seven shows it has just been announced.

A romantic and flowery promo image for the forthcoming Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's seminal tragedy ROMEO & JULIET has been unveiled, featuring the attractive stars of the forthcoming David Leveaux-directed production posing alluringly.

Conveniently scheduled to occur during the weeks of this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival, The Paley Center For Media is presenting a series of theatrically-related programs and presentations throughout July featuring some particularly rarely-seen entities.

Stage regular and screen superstar Liev Schreiber announced plans to return to the stage in one of Shakespeare's most timely and violent tragedies, CORIOLANUS, while appearing to promote his new Showtime series RAY DONOVAN on CBS THIS MORNING earlier today.

A stunning assortment of celebrities share the screen in the new music video by popular singer/songwriter Bonnie McKee, previously known for her many hits penned for a number of the starry headliners in the video - among them: Jane Lynch in full Miss Hannigan ANNIE costume, Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin, Adam Lambert, George Takei, Katy Perry and many more.

Five-time Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald offered insightful opinions and illuminating insights in her appearance on NewsHour last night and an expanded portion of the conversation has now been released.

Acclaimed actresses Naomi Watts and Robin Wright team up with director Anne Fontaine for a new feature film from the Academy Award- and Tony Award-winning playwright and screenwriter Christopher Hampton, ADORE. Based on the novel by Doris Lessing, ADORE also showcases young stars Ben Mendelsohn and Xavier Samuel in addition to Watts and Wright.

Academy Award-winning actress and resident artistic director of Australia's Sydney Theatre Company Cate Blanchett stars in a eye-grabbing new production of Jean Genet's 1947 THE MAIDS, directed by Benedict Andrews featuring a new translation by Andrews and co-artistic director Andrew Upton and production shots of the star live onstage have been released.

Multi-Tony Award-winning SPRING AWAKENING continuing collaborators Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater premiere their new musical ARMS ON FIRE tomorrow at the Chester Theatre Company in Chester, Massachusetts.

Internationally renown soprano Sarah Brightman is currently embarking on a spectacular new world tour in promotion of her space-themed album DREAMCHASER and a new backstage glimpse at the vocal superstar has just been released.

Today we are talking to a spectacularly talented composer/lyricist noted for his incredibly impressive and accomplished oeuvre thus far, having collectively composed more than twenty full-length musicals, operas and specialty performance pieces - Michael John LaChiusa. Discussing his vast array of projects from BUZZSAW BERKELEY to FIRST LADY SUITE, HELLO AGAIN and THE PETRIFIED PRINCE Off-Broadway through to his double-header in the 1999-2000 millennial season with MARIE CHRISTINE and THE WILD PARTY both on Broadway to his Off-Broadway, regional and international successes since, ranging from LITTLE FISH to another two-show-season in 2006 with BERNARDA ALBA and SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE as well as THE HIGHEST YELLOW and the recent Americana-themed epic musical pseudo-trilogy of LOS otros, QUEEN OF THE MIST and GIANT. Additionally, LaChiusa touches upon some of his lesser-known work, such as his musical revue HOTEL C'EST L'AMOUR, various operatic pieces, additional material he provided for pieces such as THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS and his previous and upcoming solo musicals for continuing collaborator Audra McDonald, such as SEND (who are you? i love you) and MARLENE DIETRICH'S ABCs OF LOVE. Most importantly, LaChiusa takes us behind the scenes of the sparkling new deluxe cast album for GIANT, starring Brian D'Arcy James, and discusses the themes, ideas and adaptation of the Edna Ferber novel itself in a fascinating and revealing analysis of the vast, enveloping and vivid score he has composed for GIANT. Also, LaChiusa offers the 411 on this year's Tony Awards specialty song composed for host Neil Patrick Harris and some starry cohorts (Megan Hilty, Laura Benanti and Andrew Rannells), as well as previous Tony show one-offs penned for Hugh Jackman and others. Plus, LaChiusa clues us in on his upcoming projects - including FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE - and much, much more in this career-spanning conversations with one of modern musical theatre's most daring and prolific artists.

The four remaining episodes of the short-lived and already-cancelled ABC horror-themed series 666 PARK AVENUE, which starred Vanessa Williams and Terry O'Quinn and featured an assortment of theatre veterans, will air in a new time-slot this month, ending its one season run in early July.

A sizzling new trailer has been released in promotion of the currently running West End revival of the Tennessee Williams classic SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH, starring SEX & THE CITY's Kim Cattrall and recent Broadway GOLDEN BOY Seth Numrich.

Broadway star and GLEE major player Matthew Morrison takes fans and gleeks behind the scenes of his new solo album WHERE IT ALL BEGAN in a new behind-the-scenes video featurette that has just been released.

Popular stage, screen and Scandal star Kerry Washington opens up about her theatrical influences and acting icons as well as much, much more in an expansive interview with Emmy Magazine, which she also covers this month.

Tony Award-winning Broadway and West End icon Lea Salonga takes on a modern musical theatre classic in the form of a sparkling ballad from Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed cult musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS in a new performance clip just released.

Two-time Tony Award-winning theatrical royalty Patti LuPone has been making waves with some spectacular performances and dishy interviews while making a string of rare UK appearances this week and now a video has leaked of LuPone recreating her Olivier Award-winning Fantine to perform the thrilling and emotional death scene from hit mega-musical LES MISERABLES live onstage with a fan.