Lorne Michaels News

Atlantic Records is celebrating today's digital release of "MEAN GIRLS ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING," the official companion to the Tony Award®-nominated new musical comedy based on the iconic film. The album is available now at all DSPs and streaming services; physical CDs arrive in stores nationwide on Friday, June 8th.

The Actors Fund bestowed its Medal of Honor upon four artists last night at its annual gala. BroadwayWorld was on hand at the big event, and you can check out photos below!

On last night's SNL Weekend Update, Michael Che was interrupted by his stepmom (Melissa McCarthy) who stops by to check on him. Watch the hilarious clip below!

From the executive producer of Sex and the City and author Margaret Atwood comes Handmaids in the City. Watch the sketch on SNL that features a 'trailer' for this all new Hulu show.

On last night's Saturday Night Live, a cast of 'children' attempted to put on a kid-friendly production of Rent. In the sketch, director Lowell Dubbins (Mikey Day) chats with journalist Janet (Cecily Strong) about his children's production (Kyle Mooney, Amy Schumer) of Lil' Rent. Amy Schumer even sings a bit of their version of 'Out Tonight.'

Get in, losers! Mean Girls is going on a national tour!

The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced today the lineup for Celebrity Autobiography performing at 8pm Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Moody Performance Hall in the downtown Dallas Arts District. Celebrity Autobiography is a presentation of the 2018 Off Broadway on Flora season.

NBC has renewed its midseason comedy 'A.P. Bio' for a sophomore run, a network spokesperson confirmed this afternoon.

On last night's Tonight Show, Gabrielle Union gives a shout out to the African American studies teacher who instilled pride in her and discusses why she and husband Dwyane Wade paid for Chicago students to attend the March for Our Lives rally. Watch the clip below!

Trevor Noah turns one of Donald Trump's latest controversial comments about knife crimes in Europe into a reggae hit. He also chats with Jimmy Fallon about his favorite teachers growing up, like one who unintentionally threatened the class with AIDS, and how his foundation teamed up with Microsoft to help educate South African orphans. Watch the clips below!

Michael Shannon reveals what he thinks about the Internet shipping him as the next James Bond villain and talks about working with Michael B. Jordan on HBO's Fahrenheit 451. Check out the clip below!

Michael Shannon talks to Jimmy Fallon about why he grew a real mustache for AMC's The Little Drummer Girl series and chose to watch the Oscars from a Chicago bar. Watch the clip below!

Class will be in session in Studio 6B when “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” dedicates its entire episode to teachers everywhere on Tuesday, May 8.

On last night's SNL, Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover) hosts a summit for all of the black people in space, which turns out to be four people (Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones, Chris Redd). Watch the sketch below!

On last night's SNL, a lawyer (Donald Glover) defends Jurassic World theme park after the deaths of park visitors. Watch the sketch below!

Last night's Saturday Night Live featured a star-studded cold open. With the FBI listening in, Michael Cohen (Ben Stiller) fields calls from Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin), Rudy Giuliani (Kate McKinnon), Melania Trump (Cecily Strong), Ivanka Trump (Scarlett Johansson) and Jared Kushner (Jimmy Fallon) and Stormy Daniels herself. Watch the sketch below!

A One Woman Show by Katt Balsan, directed by the late Gary Austin, Founder and Original Artistic Director of The Groundlings, Produced by E.R. Ruiz, "Balls' ON" will take you on a journey from France to America with a medley of 25 different characters brought to life through Katt's real life adventures!

BroadwayWorld has been checking in with Tony Award nominees all morning! We caught up with the nominated cast and creative from Mean Girls on Broadway to get their first reactions at being up for Tony Awards this season.

We've caught Tony fever here at BroadwayWorld, and it's spreading! Follow us throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions, exclusive reports, surprises, behind the scenes coverage and oh, so much more!

Colin Jost and Michael Che, “Weekend Update” anchors and Emmy®Award-nominated co-head writers of NBC's iconic and Emmy Award-winning late night franchise “Saturday Night Live,” have been named co-hosts of the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards. The telecast will be executive produced by “SNL” creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels.