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Last night, international rock band Muse performed at Madison Square Garden as part of their new worldwide tour in support of the mega-successful THE 2ND LAW album and lead singer Matthew Bellamy made a special dedication to those lost in the tragic events of the Boston Marathon live onstage during the set.

ABBA songwriter and band member as well as the man behind the scores for the musicals MAMMA MIA! and CHESS appeared on the UK morning show BBC ONE BREAKFAST today in honor of ABBA's 40th anniversary in topping the Eurovision song competition with 'Waterloo', but the attention is on anything but the pop group's worldwide success.

A new duet featuring the two tremendously talented leading ladies from NBC's musical drama series SMASH has now been released with Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee joining up on a cover of the rousing slow-burner 'That's Life'.

Stage regular and BOARDWALK EMPIRE star Michael Shannon takes on the villainous role of General Zod in the new Superman film, MAN OF STEEL, and a frightening new promo for the highly anticipated DC Comics-based superhero extravaganza directed by Zack Snyder has been released.

BBC Two series THE MANY FACES OF... will pay tribute to one of the most remarkable musical theatre figures of the modern age with a special salute to Michael Crawford this Saturday, April 20.

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE is set to be unveiled at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris tonight in a glittery new production, starring theatre and film notable Julian Oveden and featuring a 60-piece orchestra, and it has now been confirmed that the production will be recorded for radio broadcast and streamed live coming up later this month.

A musical based on the tragic events of the Hillborough disaster of 1989 is being planned to be produced in Liverpool a year from now, marking the 25th anniversary of the loss of 96 lives and hundreds wounded.

Broadway/Hollywood crossover superstars Idina Menzel and Lea Michele reteam for a big duet on this week's episode of Glee and the single is now available for download on iTunes a few days early.

Stage regulars and screen stars Michael C. Hall and Liev Schreiber are prominently featured in a new Showtime promotional ad depicting the dashing leading men on their respective series, Dexter and RAY DONOVAN.

Grammy Award-winning rising music superstar Frank Ocean has released a new music video for the catchy CHANNEL ORANGE single 'Lost'.

The first official trailer for the new Julian Fellowes-penned adaptation of William Shakespeare's peerless tragic romance Romeo & Juliet has at long last been released - and, what light!

The first trailer and premiere poster of FILTH starring stage and screen superstar James McAvoy has finally been released - and it's a doozy!

Astrology, action and ardent love anthems populated last night's GLEE, highlighted by some of the most heart-pounding and heart-breaking moments shown this season thus far - seemingly shocking school shooting paramount among the surprising sequences and harrowing shocks that punctuated the slow-burner that heralded GLEE's eleventh-hour return (after a few weeks off) with a bang.

Today we are talking to a uniquely gifted talent who has found a featured spotlight of late with some of his most celebrated tunes being included on NBC's musical drama series SMASH just as his new album project and series of 54 Below shows kick off this month - songwriter Joe Iconis. Illuminating the composition of, inspiration behind and depiction on SMASH of both the memorable “Broadway, Here I Come” as well as the forthcoming emotional coda “The Goodbye Song”, Iconis reveals facets of the moving melodies only the creator himself could possibly hope to provide. Additionally, Iconis explores many of the standout songs on the brand new Ghostlight album THE JOE ICONIS ROCK N ROLL JAMBOREE and the sterling host of talents involved with it. Also, Iconis shares details about what we can expect from his string of upcoming shows at cabaret venue 54 Below beginning April 15 through May 5 and the story behind his storied Family, including NEW NORMAL star Andrew Rannells (who appears at the April 15 54 Below show) and SMASH standout Krysta Rodriguez (who appears on the album. Plus, Iconis opens up about his many theatre projects, new and old, including an upcoming solo musical written expressly for Annie Golden and a Hunter S. Thompson biomusical, as well as reveals first news about a new production of THE BLACK SUITS. All of that and much, much more awaits!

The first promo for the new ITV comedy VICIOUS starring Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi has finally been released and it garners us a gander into the bawdy and bitchy world of the tailor-made new series.

Featured on the new Ghostlight album THE JOE ICONIS ROCK AND ROLL JAMBOREE and soon to be performed full-out on NBC's musical drama series SMASH, take a listen to this BroadwayWorld World Premiere Exclusive of 'The Goodbye Song' as perfromed by Jason SweetTooth Williams and The Family from the sensational new album saluting the songwriter.

Stage and screen superstar Sir Ian McKellen has hit the set of the highly anticipated new entry in the X-MEN franchise according to a new Vine video posted by X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST director Bryan Singer showing him in the make-up chair onset.

Sarah Brightman's sensational new solo release DREAMCHASER is now available and you can now listen to a special bonus track that is only included on the Target Limited Edition, 'Hawai'i '78', a duet with Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.

Recent Lincoln Center Theater Golden Boy revival standout and Dexter Season Seven featured player Yvonne Strahovski discusses her surprise return to the hit Showtime serial killer-themed series in a new Twitter interview.

BroadwayWorld has gotten ahold of three exclusive production shots from the spellbinding new one-man show playing at the Duplex, ANOTHER MEDEA, starring Broadway's beloved Tom Hewitt and written and directed by Aaron Mark (of PATTI ISSUES fame).