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From stage to screen, Broadway will be represented on TV for the week of March 19, 2018!

Heaven on your mind already? In just weeks, NBC will present Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. The album is now available for preorder on Amazon and iTunes.

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Heaven on your mind already? In just weeks, NBC will present Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, starring Oscar, Golden Globe, Tony and 10-time Grammy winner John Legend as Jesus Christ, with Broadway star and acclaimed recording artist Sara Bareillesas Mary Magdalene, rock icon Alice Cooper as King Herod, and 'Hamilton' alum and 'Power' co-star Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas.

March is halfway over, which means we're just two weeks away from watching Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert on April 1st! The cast and creative team have been hard at work in rehearsals, with the supporting cast having just joined the process. Though they've only been in rehearsals for a few days, they've got a lot to say!

Liberal political podcast, Pod Save America, is hitting the road and stopping at Cobb Energy Centre on Thursday, June 21 at 7 p.m. to have live, no-nonsense conversations about politics, the press, and the nightmare that is the Trump presidency. They call it Pod Tours America, because they think that's clever.

Below, watch a just released promo featuring a sneak peek of the title song, plus Sara Bareilles singing a clip of her big number, 'I Don't Know How to Love Him.'

Music stars Alessia Cara, Miley Cyrus, Kesha, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, John Legend, Little Big Town, Chris Martin, Shawn Mendes, Maren Morris, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, and SZA celebrate the illustrious career of Elton John on the tribute special 'Elton John: I'm Still Standing–A GRAMMY® Salute,' to be broadcast Tuesday, April 10 (9–11 p.m., ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The concert showcases musicians from multiple genres performing classic songs from Elton John's impressive music catalog with longtime co-writer Bernie Taupin and features special appearances by Jon Batiste, Neil Patrick Harris, Christopher Jackson, Anna Kendrick, Gayle King, Lucy Liu, Valerie Simpson, and Hailee Steinfeld.

Broadway's Robert Taylor, Jr. of 'SpongeBob SquarePants' has released a 'Hip-Hop Dancehall' recording - 'Rock That Body Gyal' - written by Robert Taylor, Jr. and produced by Bike Tyson and Jason Chapman. This is the eighth single release for Robert Taylor, Jr., as well as his first time stepping into a different genre and mixing it with hip-hop.

Here is your chance for you & a guest to see SpongeBob SquarePants in New York City! After the show, you will have the opportunity to meet the actor who plays the titular sponge, Ethan Slater.

World, watch out... she's back to play! According to an exclusive Deadline announcement, former SCHOOL OF ROCK standout Isabella Russo has been tapped as a series regular in the new ABC pilot, FOR LOVE. In the pilot, helmed by HOMELAND's John Dahl and written by Michael Cooney (JACK FROST, IDENTITY), Russo plays Alice, an innocent orphan girl taken in by the renowned Dumaine family, who, after being used in a strange ritual, finds herself possessed by the soul of its matriarch Marie Jojo, herself a centuries-old magic user with a cruel, controlling agenda.

Tonight LIP SYNC BATTLE Features the Members of Pentatonix in a Special Four Way Battle

ASCAP announces that Meghan Trainor will participate in a keynote conversation at their 2018 ASCAP 'I Create Music' EXPO, joining a distinguished lineup of music creators that includes Jason Mraz, Marc Cohn, Darrell Brown, Dan Wilson, Claudia Brant, Billie Eilish, Desmond Child and Paul Williams. Trainor's breakout 2014 single 'All About That Bass' (which she co-wrote with producer Kevin Kadish) spent eight weeksatop the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Diamond by the RIAA. She followed up the colossal hit with her first full-length album Title in 2015, which hit #1 on the Billboard 200, and 2016's Thank You, which went Platinum. Trainor's highly anticipated new single 'No Excuses' was released on March 1 and is currently #1 on iTunes.

NBC Shares Primetime Schedule For 3/5-4/1

In a festive 70th birthday celebration honoring one of theatre's most celebrated composers, NBC is set to air 'Andrew Lloyd Webber Tribute to a Superstar' on Wednesday, March 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Do you have a burning question for Wesley Taylor? On Tuesday, March 13, (5:30pm EST) BroadwayWorld's Steve Schonberg is getting up close and personal with SpongeBob Squarepants' most maniacal character. Don't forget to tune in to our official Facebook page to submit your questions live or send us questions in advance on Twitter @BroadwayWorld with #AskWesBWW.

Just last night, Andrew Lloyd Webber introduced his new memoir, Unmasked, in an exclusive literary event at The Town Hall. This program, the only one of its kind in the U.S., featured Lloyd Webber in conversation with the award-winning actress Glenn Close, who served as a special guest host for the evening. 

Hinds' highly anticipated sophomore album I Don't Run will be released next month, and today the Madrid four-piece share the album opener and second single 'The Club.' 'I wanna show you it's cool to grow up,' sings Carlotta Cosials at the start of the track. Drenched in bold guitar licks and a meaty rhythm section, 'The Club' is fuller, catchier, dirtier, and more Hinds than any song we've heard from them before. Listen to the track HERE.

It's a beautiful Bikini Bottom day! Spongebob Squarepants the Musical celebrated 100 performances on Broadway on March 2. Check out photos from the celebrations below!