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Dane Cook stopped by ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE last night and shared news of his new comedy special, airing on Showtime later this year.

Kimmel teamed up with one of the world's great nature lovers to produce a new segment that he hope will fill viewers with wonder and give them new appreciation for the animal kingdom.

Michael Cerveris, Isaiah Johnson, Randy Newman, Laura Osnes, Vonda Shepard, Brooklyn Shuck, Tony Vincent and Broadway Inspirational Voices have been cast in Randy Newman's Faust: The Concert, which will be performed tonight, July 1 as the second Encores! Off-Center presentation of the 2014 season. Faust will be directed by Thomas Kail and choreographed by Marcos Santana. Jeanine Tesori is the Encores! Off-Center artistic director; Chris Fenwick is its music director.

Skylight Theatre Company sends original work to New York and Edinburgh Fringe Festival - YEARS TO THE DAY, A DARK COMEDY written by Allen Barton and directed by Joel Polis. Performances will run: July 8th - 12th at 59 E. 59th St, New York AND July 30th - Aug 24th at Ines Wurth, Pleasance Road, Edinburgh.

Gary Oldman appeared on last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE and addressed his recent controversial comments he made in a new Playboy interview.

Kendrick gushes over Streep's singing talents, first put on display in 2008's Mamma Mia!.

Hotlanta is on fire! Bravo Media was the #1 cable entertainment network in the 8pm hour this past Sunday night among P18-49 and P25-54, as well as ranked #2 among total viewers.

Broadway fans still have months to wait until the film adaptation of Into the Woods hits the big screen, but there's plenty of breaking news, footage and buzz to feed the anticipation until December. Today, we are excited to bring you a vintage clip from inside rehearsals with the original cast that has just now found its way to Youtube!

Berkshire Theatre Group and Artistic Director/CEO, Kate Maguire have announced the Summer 2014 Theatre Season offering classic works coupled with contemporary plays.

Following an explosive Internet reaction to comments that Stephen Sondheim made in front of a group of high school drama teachers, first reported by The New Yorker, the legendary composer and lyricist has released a statement to explain and clarify what was previously reported.

The award-winning comedy show Right Between the Ears hauls its big bag of radio spoofery to Kansas City for a live performance at the 2014 Hear NOW Festival --tonight, June 21 at 7:30pm at Community Christian Church, 4601 Main. Joining the Right Between the Ears cast for this special performance are singer/actress Barbara Rosenblat, 'the Meryl Streep of audiobooks' and a Broadway/TV veteran; and 10-time Audie Award-winner, actor and BBC broadcaster Simon Vance.

Fashion Follows Form: Designs for Sitting is a new exhibition opening at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) today, June 21, 2014 featuring fashions from internationally acclaimed, Toronto-based designer Izzy Camilleri's IZ Adaptive collection. The exhibition showcases Camilleri's innovative, fashionable, functional - and affordable-designs that are among the first in the world created exclusively to meet the needs of women and men who use wheelchairs. Displayed alongside Camilleri's designs are 18th and 19th century fashions from the ROM's renowned collection, also created for a seated, L-shaped body.

Upon her return to Davenport's in Chicago, the theater & cabaret star talks about her voice and how she almost lost it.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME opens on Broadway tonight, KINKY BOOTS celebrates 500 performances, SIDE SHOW opens at the Kennedy Center and more!

The official teaser poster for Disney's big screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairy tale-themed musical INTO THE WOODS was unveiled at an international film festival this week and BroadwayWorld brings you the exclusive first look.

Instead of an ordinary interview, Kimmel thought it'd be fun for him and Lena to drink wine and talk to each other 'Game of Thrones' style.

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and NY Mayor Bill de Blasio made a recent wager on the outcome of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Oscar- and Tony-winning costume designer Ann Roth will appear at New York's Drama Book Shop on June 26 for a Q&A and book-signing of The Designs of Ann Roth, just published by USITT. Roth will take questions and sign books beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at The Drama Book Shop, 250 W. 40th St., New York City. The Designs of Ann Roth, by Holly Poe Durbin and Bonnie Kruger, is the latest in USITT's series of monographs on famous American theatrical designers.

To remind those who write unkind things that players actually see these horrible tweets, here's all an all new special NBA edition of #MeanTweets, courtesy of JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE.

Actor, producer, activist and author Jane Fonda was honored with the 42nd annual AFI Life Achievement Award - the highest honor for a career in film