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Jessica Alba, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard ('Hit & Run'), Jane Seymour, Les, Seth and Ashley Gold ('Hardcore Pawn'), plus a Pistol Annies performance will all be featured JULY 23-27 on ABC's THE VIEW .

Morgan Freeman and Michael Cain ('The Dark Knight Rises'), Mike Tyson ('Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth'), Jeff Daniels ('The Newsroom'), Chris Colfer ('Glee' and author, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell) and Judge Jeanine Pirro (author, Sly Fox) are among the guests now through July 20 on ABC's THE VIEW. (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET; broadcast live in stereo; CC; TV-14).

Due to recent health issues, Freddie Roman was unable to perform in the Friars Club Comedy Festival which he curated for the Mahaiwe and had planned to host. The show went on in Freddie's honor, with his long-time friend Stewie Stone, the Prior of the Friars, stepping in as host and with Freddies favorite, on-the-rise stand-up comics carrying on the Catskills comedy tradition. BroadwayWorld brings you photots from the big event below!

Morgan Freeman and Michael Cain ('The Dark Knight Rises'), Mike Tyson ('Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth'), Jeff Daniels ('The Newsroom'), Chris Colfer ('Glee' and author, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell) and Judge Jeanine Pirro (author, Sly Fox) are among the guests JULY 16-20 on ABC's THE VIEW.

In light of this week's news of the passing of noted author, playwright, producer and director Nora Ephron, today we are highlighting some of the most memorable moments from her accomplished and versatile career onscreen and onstage. Ephron's artistic output consisted of collections of essays, memoirs, novels, screenplays, feature films, plays and producing duties on projects close to her heart, as well as a considerable amount of awareness raising for women's causes and general charitable work for the arts. While perhaps best known for her much-loved trio of romantic comedies WHEN HARRY MET SALLY…, SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE and YOU'VE GOT MAIL, Ephron also penned the screenplay for the Mike Nichols biopic SILKWOOD about whistleblower Karen Silkwood, as well as wrote and directed the recent hit comedy JULIE & JULIA, re-teaming with her friend and consistent collaborator, three-time Oscar-winner Meryl Streep. Incidentally, Streep actually played Ephron - or at least a thinly-veiled version of her - in the 1986 Mike Nichols film HEARTBURN, based on her novel of the same name. While BEWITCHED, LUCKY NUMBERS and HANGING UP may have failed to ignite, Ephron created fine films with the angelically-themed John Travolta starrer MICHAEL and the Julie Kavner vehicle THIS IS YOUR LIFE, as well as crafted indelible characters in screenplays such as COOKIE, MIXED NUTS and MY BLUE HEAVEN. Closing out her career, Ephron showcased Streep once again and rising star Amy Adams shone brightly in the fun and frothy JULIE & JULIA, ending Ephron's film output with a hit to go along with her successful early beginnings as an essayist, humorist and cultural commentator - having penned essay collections in the 1970s such as WALLFLOWER AT THE ORGY, CRAZY SALAD: SOME THINGS ABOUT WOMEN, SCRIBBLE, SCRIBBLE: NOTES ON THE MEDIA, and, more recently, I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN and I REMEMBER NOTHING: AND OTHER REFLECTIONS - who famously parlayed those skills into TV writing, and, then, her Oscar-nominated work on SILKWOOD - arguably her finest dramatic work of all in film. As far as Ephron's stage ventures are concerned, besides the forthcoming musical adaptation of SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE currently being developed under director Lonny Price and her writing of next season's purportedly Tom Hanks-headlining Broadway bow in LUCKY GUY, Ephron penned the 2002 Jack O'Brien play with music (by no less than Marvin Hamlisch and Craig Carnelia) IMAGINARY FRIENDS, starring Cherry Jones and Swoozie Kurtz, as well as the recently-closed Off Broadway smash, LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE, co-written with her sister, Delia Ephron. JFK White House intern to New York Post columnist to celebrated essayist to Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director and producer, Ephron left a significant mark on society and also crafted some heartwarming - or, should that be: heartburning - stories along the way.

Broadway Sings for Pride's Second Annual Gay Pride Concert will feature rousing songs from Broadway and pop hits, as well as feature stories of LGBT pride as told by celebrities, activists and the TADA! Youth Theater. The event will be held at the Mainstage Theatre on 42nd Street in New York City tonight, June 25, 2012 at 7pm. The concert will benefit the Hetrick-Martin Institute, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York City and Broadway Sings for Pride.

This month's installment is hosted by JOHN MILHISER ('Late Night with Jimmy Fallon', NY Lotto's 'Little Bit of Luck') and features seductive electro-rocker BRETT GLEASON (20 weeks atop Logo's 'Click List'), comedy monologuist MARK SAM ROSENTHAL (the Off-Off-Broadway hits 'I Light Up My Life' and 'Blanche Survives Katrina in a FEMA Trailer Named Desire'), stand-up comedians EDDIE SARFATY ('Today Show', 'Joy Behar') and BOB SMITH ('The Tonight Show', MADTV), and singer-dancer KORY GELLER (The Met's 'Romeo & Juliet') along with music from DJ ROB REVERB and surprise giveaways including tickets to see Anna Chlumsky ('Veep', 'My Girl') in the outrageous new comedy '3C' at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) will present the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards Lifetime Achievement Award to Bill Geddie, executive producer of THE VIEW for his contributions as writer, producer and director in his more than 30-year television career.

The Jacksons, Taylor Kitsch, Maura Tierney and Elizabeth Banks are among the upcoming guests on ABC's THE VIEW for the week of June 25 - 29.

This month's installment is hosted by JOHN MILHISER ('Late Night with Jimmy Fallon', NY Lotto's 'Little Bit of Luck') and features seductive electro-rocker BRETT GLEASON (20 weeks atop Logo's 'Click List'), comedy monologuist MARK SAM ROSENTHAL (the Off-Off-Broadway hits 'I Light Up My Life' and 'Blanche Survives Katrina in a FEMA Trailer Named Desire'), stand-up comedians EDDIE SARFATY ('Today Show', 'Joy Behar') and BOB SMITH ('The Tonight Show', MADTV), and singer-dancer KORY GELLER (The Met's 'Romeo & Juliet') along with music from DJ ROB REVERB and surprise giveaways including tickets to see Anna Chlumsky ('Veep', 'My Girl') in the outrageous new comedy '3C' at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.

Global music superstar Justin Bieber, a two-time Grammy-nominated artist, will appear live on THE VIEW, today, JUNE 19 (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET) on ABC, it was announced today by executive producer Bill Geddie.

The stars came out to see two-time Tony Award-winner Patti LuPone perform at the opening week of 54 BELOW. Visitors included LuPone's Evita co-star Mandy Patinkin; from 'The View,' Joy Behar; from '30 Rock,' Jane Krakowski; Motown legend Darlene Love; playwright Douglas Carter Beane; Tony Award winning-director Jerry Zaks; Broadway composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa; nightclub performer Natalie Douglas and more. Check out photos of the guests below!

Global music superstar Justin Bieber, a two-time Grammy-nominated artist, will appear live on THE VIEW, TUESDAY, JUNE 19 (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET) on ABC, it was announced today by executive producer Bill Geddie.

Beginning this September, Joy Behar, Emmy(R) award winning talk show host, will make her return to primetime on Current TV's new hour-long series.

Broadway Sings for Pride's Second Annual Gay Pride Concert will feature rousing songs from Broadway and pop hits, as well as feature stories of LGBT pride as told by celebrities, activists and the TADA! Youth Theater. The event will be held at the Mainstage Theatre on 42nd Street in New York City on Monday, June 25, 2012 at 7pm. The concert will benefit the Hetrick-Martin Institute, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York City and Broadway Sings for Pride.

Bay Street Theatre is busy planning for the annual ROCK THE DOCK! SUMMER BENEFIT BASH on Saturday, July 21 with the water view location on the Long Wharf in Sag Harbor. Tickets are available online at www.baystreet.org or by calling Jessica Lemire at 631-725-0818 ext. 129.

Catherine Zeta- Jones ('Rock of Ages'), Maggie Gyllenhaal ('Hysteria'), Meghan McCain (author, America, You Sexy Bitch), Tyra Banks and a musical performance from Gladys Knight are among the guests on THE VIEW JUNE 11-15.

Bobby Collins is an award-winning comedian, who has starred in his own Showtime Special, was the host of VH1's "Stand Up Spotlight," and most recently was seen on the "Joy Behar Show." He has toured with Cher, Julio Iglesias, Dolly Parton and Tony Bennett, among others. In addition, he's released three DVDs and six CDs, with his second CD, "Out of Bounds," earning him a Grammy nomination. His latest CD, "I'm on the Boat, Woman and Children First," is on its way to becoming a number one best seller.

ICE AGE CONTINENTAL DRIFT 3D is coming to theaters on July 13th 2012 from 20th Century Fox. The animated adventure film is directed by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier and stars Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo and Josh Gad.