Betty White News

Academy Award winner Viola Davis (Fences, How to Get Away With Murder) shines a light on the unsung tradition of rent parties for Jazz Appreciation Month in the newest Storyline Online video, released today by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. Below, watch Davis read the critically acclaimed children's book Rent Party Jazz, written by William Miller, illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb and published by Lee & Low Books!

Sidney J. Burgoyne performed Just A Little Bit More at The Iridium (www.theiridium.com) on April 11. Just A Little Bit More is a musical marathon featuring Burgoyne with the words and music of Stephen Sondheim, Noel Coward, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder, Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse, Ronald Harwood, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Billy Wilder, Arthur Schwartz and Dorothy Fields, as his co-stars.

International super model, fashion icon and actor, Tyson Beckford, made his highly anticipated return to Chippendales in Las Vegas, but this time as the show's first long-term celebrity guest star in residency.

Hallmark Channel's Emmy nominated daytime talk show "Home & Family" is on the search to find 'Home & Family's: Next Best Home Cook'! If you love to cook and have a great personality, than this is the contest for you. Not only can the applicant win $25,000, but he/she can also join Emmy Winner Mark Steines and two-time Emmy nominee Debbie Matenopoulos and become a part of 'Home & Family's' recurring cast. All the applicant has to do is submit a video sixty seconds or fewer showcasing their culinary talents and prove why they should be crowned 'Home & Family's' 2017 Best Home Cook.

Legendary comedian Don Rickles, best known for his abrasive, insulting brand of humor, has passed away at the age of 90.

Debuting MONDAY, JUNE 5 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO, IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE OBIT, EAT BREAKFAST celebrates the art of enjoying life after age 90, aided by a good dose of humor. Reiner's nephew, George Shapiro (“Seinfeld”), produces and Danny Gold directs.

Oprah Winfrey, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Stan Lee, Julie Taymor, and other remarkable contributors to the Disney legacy will be honored as official Disney Legends during D23 Expo 2017.

Tonight, Wednesday, March 29, actress Jordan Ladd (Cabin Fever, Death Proof, Never Been Kissed, Charlie's Angels) will be the Legendary Drag Queen Bingo's celebrity ball caller at the 9pm game located at Hamburger Mary's West Hollywood (8288 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood,CA 90069).

SelectBooks Press contact: Kenichi Sugihara (212) 206-1997 Kenichi(at)selectbooks(dot)com For Author Interviews contact: Kendra Brooks, REC PR (818) 884-0104, recprinfo(at)gmail(dot)com Online Press Kit, Video Book Trailer & Author Q&A VIDEO

BONES Season 12 and The Flesh & Bones Collection Seasons 1-12 Arrives on DVD on June 13th. Season 12 One of television's most beloved crime series draws to a close with even more suspense, fun and sexiness than ever.

Lucky Penny Productions is pleased to announce the 'Audience Choice Awards' for its '8 X 10 Kids Rule' short play festival.  Lucky Penny judges picked 8 ten-minute plays out of over 150 submitted from around the country and produced them live on stage.  Audience members then voted on their favorites at the end of each show.  This year's theme was 'Kids' and each script had to have at least one youngster featured in the cast.  At the end of each play's eleven performances, the audience votes were counted. The top vote getter received a $100 honorarium.  Here are the top three audience favorites in order of most votes received:

It's March Madness at Carnegie Stage!  Join in this month as they prove that the future is indeed female with a new play reading, sketch comedy, and more!

Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Linda, a new play by Penelope Skinner (The Ruins of Civilization at MTC, The Village Bike) directed by MTC's award-winning Artistic Director Lynne Meadow (The Assembled Parties, Wit), opens tonight, February 28, 2017 at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).

The Feb. 11 edition, hosted by Alec Baldwin and featuring musical guest Ed Sheeran, averaged a 3.10 rating in adults 18-49 and 10.843 million viewers in “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research

Freeform announced today that it will kick off this spring with its very own “Happy Hour” campaign, bringing fans their favorite comedies and all the best laughs every Monday night

“Saturday Night Live” has scored the show's highest metered-market household rating since January 2011. The Feb. 11 telecast, with host Alec Baldwin and musical guest Ed Sheeran, scored a 7.2 rating, 18 share in “live plus same day” household results from the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen Media Research and a 3.6/18 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Visit Feinstein's/ 54 Below for an evening featuring songs from the original musical 5th Republic to celebrate the return of the Paris-based company Broadway au Carre which features contemporary American Musical Theater writers in France every month.

SAG Award winner Dule Hill may star in the upcoming CBS series Doubt, but there isn't any doubt about his passion for children's literacy.

MeTV pays tribute to the career and comedy of trailblazer and TV icon Mary Tyler Moore with a special collection of Mary Tyler Moore episodes airing on Sunday, January 29, from 2:00 to 5:00pm ET/PT.

DECADES Network, the multicast TV network from Weigel Broadcasting Co. and CBS Television Stations, remembers the comedic talent and the cultural influence of actress Mary Tyler Moore.