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In honor of Martin Luther King Day, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE went out on the street and asked 14 people if they saw the speech Dr. King gave that morning.

Not only is Benedict Cumberbatch a very gifted actor, his name might be the greatest name ever given to a human being. What if he wasn't named Benedict Cumberbatch?

Following the smooch, the Oscar winner admitted, 'I was looking for an excuse all night!' Watch the clip below!

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) and Paramount Television announced today that actresses Julianne Hough ('Safe Haven,' 'Rock of Ages') and Vanessa Hudgens ('Gigi', 'High School Musical,' 'Spring Breakers') have been cast in leading roles in GREASE: LIVE (working title). With Hough as the angelic 'Sandy' - Rydell High's most talked-about newcomer - and Hudgens as iconic bad girl 'Rizzo,' this first-ever live television production of 'Grease' will re-imagine the hit crossover musical for an entirely new generation.

On last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, guest Johnny Depp revealed how playing Barbies with his daughter has helped him develop some of his greatest film characters. Check out the appearance below!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: GIGI kicks off in D.C., BEAUTIFUL is on the hunt for its next Carole King, James McAvoy leads THE RULING CLASS revival in the West End and more!

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) announced the winners of the 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards tonight, live from the Hollywood Palladium. The show aired on A&E at 9pm ET/6pm PT and was hosted by Michael Strahan. Scroll down for the full list of winners!

Since yesterday afternoon, when news of the death of Nashville theater stalwart Marianne Clark began making its way through the community, people have taken to social media to send their own farewells, to express heartfelt thoughts and to remember warmly the impact of Clark's stage career and the affects of the untimely demise of one of our own theatrical legends. You see, if Layne Sasser is Nashville's Betty White, as I maintain, and Nan Gurley is Meryl Streep, Denice Hicks is Emma Thompson and Vali Forrister is our answer to Susan Sarandon, then it would go that Marianne Clark was probably our version of Elaine Stritch.

The Garden Theatre will present the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama Doubt, A Parable, showing February 6 - 22, 2015 at the Garden Theatre (160 West Plant St, Winter Garden). Doubt, A Parable is produced by Beth Marshall Presents and is sponsored by Insight Credit Union and The West Orange Times.

Original star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, John Cameron Mitchell, is set to return to the role he co-created with Stephen Trask for eight weeks this January, opposite Tony Award winner Lena Hall, who continues with the production as Yitzhak. In a recent interview with the New York Times, Mitchell opened up about stepping back into Hedwig's heels. He told NYT: 'I've only just started to realize why I want to play Hedwig now, and it's not some stunt to sell tickets. It's to break up the rut that I'm in - the complacency.'

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts presents Julian Sands in A Celebration of Harold Pinter on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Virginia G. Piper Theater.

Taken 3, starring Liam Neeson, was supposed to be the last Taken movie but it did so well at the box office last weekend, they decided to make another one

Below, WYNN LAS VEGAS' Johnny Avello reveals the odds to win ACADEMY AWARDS

The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center has just announced that stage and screen star Nathan Lane will be the next recipient of the Monte Cristo Award. Lane will receive the honor on Monday, April 13 (6:30PM) at the Edison Ballroom.

La ganadora de seis premios Tony nos cuenta todos los detalles sobre este concierto unico en España que tendra lugar el proximo 31 de enero en el Teatro Real de Madrid.

Disney has announced that its box office smash hit INTO THE WOODS will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 24.

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL, a play about the 'Great Agnostic' Robert Ingersoll will be presented on Sunday, February 8, 2015.

As part its 10th Anniversary Spring 2015 season, Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) proudly presents the New York Premiere of Carmen de Lavallade's As I Remember It, February 19-21 and 24 at 8PM, and February 25 at 1PM in the Jerome Robbins Theater. This intimate autobiographical performance combines movement and storytelling to weave a poignant memoir of Carmen de Lavallade's extraordinary career, highlighting the legendary artist's singular place in cultural history.

It's time for the newest episode of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow! In this edition, Randy chats with Bernadette Peters and Liza Minnelli about everything from IF/THEN to Meryl Streep. Click below to check out the latest episode.

The Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center are presenting the 24th annual New York Jewish Film Festival at the Film Society's Walter Reade Theater and Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, January 14-29, 2015.