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NBC's DATELINE Announces Upcoming Schedule 5/7-9

Coming Up On DATELINE 4/30-5/2

Since its rebrand just two years ago, Animal Planet has transformed into a more powerful, competitive entertainment destination with hit shows featuring people's complex relationships with the animal world. This upfront season, the Planet announces 300 hours of original programming including more than 100 hours of new shows along with a slew of returning series that earned both critical and viewer acclaim, all underscoring the evolution of the Animal Planet brand and its new tagline, 'Surprisingly Human.'

Drag star JACKIE BEAT brings the wildly popular Los Angeles production of her hit comedy WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BUSTY JANE? to New York. Directed by Drew Droege, performances of this limited engagement, inspired by the similarly titled 1962 Joan Crawford/Bette Davis film, begin May 19 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade aired on NBC and CBS on Thanksgiving morning, November 26th from 9 am to 12 noon, each station captured different highlights of the event.

NBC gives the gift of holiday-themed series episodes and specials throughout late November and December with a multitude of festivities, a special military audience for 'The Jay Leno Show' airing Thanksgiving evening and a night of holiday-themed Thursday night comedies from 'Community,' 'Parks and Recreation,' 'The Office' and '30 Rock' on December 10.

The Broadway casts of RACE and SUPERIOR DONUTS have participated in an online auction to aid the Women In Need charity. The casts designed houses relating to their shows and have put them up for auction on the website www.charitybuzz.com. The proceeds from the auction will benefit the Women In Need group.

The Friars Club Comedy Film Festival will open its inaugural year on Thursday, September 24th with the U.S. premiere of 'A Serious Man' - the new film from Academy Award-winning writer/directors Joel & Ethan Coen. The Focus Features release will subsequently open in select U.S. cities on Friday, October 2nd.

The Friars Club Comedy Film Festival will open its inaugural year on Thursday, September 24th with the U.S. premiere of 'A Serious Man' - the new film from Academy Award-winning writer/directors Joel & Ethan Coen. The Focus Features release will subsequently open in select U.S. cities on Friday, October 2nd.

The man critics have called a 'Demented Rat Packer for the Millennium!' returns to the Laurie Beechman Theatre with his all-singing, all-dancing show, Ryan Raftery & Friends: A SOLO ACT on Wednesday September 9th at 9:30pm.

The man critics have called a 'Demented Rat Packer for the Millennium!' returns to the Laurie Beechman Theatre with his all-singing, all-dancing show, Ryan Raftery & Friends: A SOLO ACT on Wednesday September 9th at 9:30pm.

The man critics have called a 'Demented Rat Packer for the Millennium!' returns to the Laurie Beechman Theatre with his all-singing, all-dancing show, Ryan Raftery & Friends: A SOLO ACT on Wednesday September 9th at 9:30pm.

The man critics have called a 'Demented Rat Packer for the Millennium!' returns to the Laurie Beechman Theatre with his all-singing, all-dancing show, Ryan Raftery & Friends: A SOLO ACT on Wednesday September 9th at 9:30pm.

The man critics have called a 'Demented Rat Packer for the Millennium!' returns to the Beechman with his all-singing, all-dancing show on Sunday, August 2nd at 8pm!

The man critics have called a 'Demented Rat Packer for the Millennium!' returns to the Beechman with his all-singing, all-dancing show on Sunday, August 2nd at 8pm!

American Idol winner Kris Allen and star powered runner-up Adam Lambert both performed this morning on The TODAY show this morning, Thursday, May 28th and BroadwayWorld was there!

Politicians, journalists and celebrities arrived for the 2009 White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 9th, 2009.

The New York City Ballet's 2008-2009 opening night celebration took place at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on November 25, 2008. BroadwayWorld.com spent the evening with the starry crowd as they savored the beautiful magic that only the NYC Ballet can bring.

The 82nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place yesterday in Manhattan, Broadway favorites such as Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth joined the big event. BroadwayWorld took a break from the turkey and stuffing and captured all the Thanksgiving fun with our cameras!

Dave Price and Maggie Rodriguez of CBS News' 'The Early Show' host this CBS Thanksgiving tradition which features the 82nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade live from New York. Also featured are performances by country music duo Sugarland and the Broadway casts of 'Mary Poppins' and 'Grease.' Guests include Clay Aiken and CBS Daytime drama stars Jessica Leccia ('Guiding Light') and Julie Pinson ('As the World Turns').