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Rehearsals for Rent Live! are underway, with just over two weeks to go until the big premiere. Brandon Victor Dixon is giving us a sneak peek at himself singing Santa Fe during rehearsal!

“THE GREATEST SHOWMAN – ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK” – Atlantic Records' RIAA 2x platinum certified, 2x GRAMMY® Award-nominated soundtrack to 20th Century Fox's blockbuster musical film – has earned the title of 2018's best-selling album in the world, in terms of total consumption. Since its release in December of 2017, the soundtrack has proven to be an unquestionable worldwide sensation, with over 4 billion global streams and countless certifications.

According to Collider, the nominations have been announced for the 2019 Dorian Awards. The awards celebrate the best and brightest in film, TV, artistic accomplishment of the year.

There's no day but January 27, 2019 when it comes to FOX's Rent. Today additional casting was announced for the live broadcast of the rock musical phenomenon, and some familiar Broadway faces are among the ensemble of bohemians that will bring the East Village to life on national television.

2018 is gone, but this tumultuous year for the world brought some pretty incredible theatre performances! This week, the Broadwaysted Crew is pouring out Monkey Shoulder Scotch and Hudson Baby Bourbon with close #FriendoftheShow Andrew Briedis as we discuss our favorite performances and productions of 2018.

Musicians On Call (MOC), a nonprofit that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities, welcomed The Greatest Showman's Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Keala Settle and Greg Wells to healthcare facilities in New York and Los Angeles to perform for patients as part of the organization's The Greatest Showman Holiday Concert. Settle, who played 'The Bearded Lady' Lettie Lutz in the film, performed her show-stopping rendition of the Oscar-nominated song 'This Is Me' for patients at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital in L.A.

Fox goes bohemian on January 27, 2019 when they premiere RENT LIVE. Key art was revealed today for the highly-anticipated live adaptation of Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical. Check out the brand-new artwork here!

Below, watch as the cast opens up about the themes of the show, the impact of its message, and the legacy of Jonathan Larson.

Atlantic Records has unveiled the latest video from "THE GREATEST SHOWMAN - REIMAGINED," the unprecedented new companion to Atlantic's RIAA 2x platinum certified, GRAMMY® Award-nominated soundtrack to 20th Century Fox's blockbuster musical film. "This Is Me (The Reimagined Remix)," performed by Keala Settle, Kesha, and the legendary Missy Elliott, is now joined by a moving new visual starring Antoni, Tan, Bobby, and Jonathan from Netflix's Queer Eyealongside three extraordinary high school students. The video was premiered this morning on "The TODAY Show" during a segment featuring two of the video's stars - Antoni and student J'Shawn Gill - alongside the album's GRAMMY®, Tony®, and Academy Award-winning songwriting duo Benj Pasek & Justin Paul

Fox goes bohemian on January 27, 2019 when they premiere RENT LIVE, and they have just released rehearsal photos for production, see them below!

There's no day but January 27, 2019 when it comes to FOX's Rent. The first teaser for the special dropped this week! Get a first look at the cast, and hear a snippet of the show's classic song, 'Seasons of Love' below!

RENT Live is asking Rentheads across the nation to submit their own renditions of the show's classic song, 'Seasons of Love' to #RentSingAlong for their chance to be featured in the official music video for the song and Frankie Grande featuring Ariana Grande have posted their own!

There's no day but January 27, 2019 when it comes to FOX's Rent. Check out the just-released artwork for the highly-anticipated television event below!

Anne-Marie and James Arthur will perform "Rewrite The Stars" on "The Voice" tomorrow, Tuesday, December 4 at 8-9 pm ET/PT on NBC. Their soaring version of the song appears on THE GREATEST SHOWMAN - REIMAGINED (buy/stream HERE), the new companion to Atlantic's RIAA 2x Platinum certified soundtrack for 20th Century Fox's blockbuster musical film. The "REIMAGINED" collection took the #1 chart position on iTunes upon its release earlier this month and already has over 50 million streams. Hailed as "dazzling" by Billboard, the official video for "Rewrite the Stars" can be viewed HERE.

In recognition of World AIDS Day on Saturday, 12/1, FOX's upcoming live musical production of RENT is matching donations to BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS, up to $20,000. Watch a special message from the cast below!

There's no day but January 27, 2019 when it comes to FOX's Rent. To celebrate, the cast is asking Rentheads across the nation to submit their own renditions of the show's classic song, 'Seasons of Love' to #RentSingAlong for their chance to be featured in the official music video for the song.

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Keala Settle blew us away with her Oscars performance earlier this year, belting the iconic track This Is Me from The Greatest Showman. Now, Settle is opening up to People about something not many knew.

There's no day but January 27, 2019 when it comes to FOX's Rent.The show's young cast assembled this week for its first official photo shoot and Entertainment Tonight was on the scene to chat with Vanessa Hudgens, Jordan Fisher, and the rest of the Rent Live gang!

Atlantic Records announces today the release of the highly anticipated "THE GREATEST SHOWMAN - REIMAGINED" (buy HERE). The unprecedented new companion to Atlantic's RIAA 2x platinum certified soundtrack for 20th Century Fox's blockbuster musical film has already amassed an incredible 100 million streams globally through individual tracks and videos released in recent weeks and immediately ascended today into the #1 chart position on iTunes upon release.