Oprah Winfrey News

At last night's performance, April 4, the cast of MEMPHIS was treated to a special guest in Oprah Winfrey, along with students from her Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. After taking in the show, Oprah and the group greeted stars Adam Pascal, Montego Glover, and more backstage. Check out photos from the visit below!

On the heels of the most successful year and quarter in network history, SCIENCE takes a bold step toward the future by unveiling its 2012-2013 Upfront slate in New York today. The network, which broke ratings records in 2011, continued its momentum by posting its most-watched first quarter ever in 2012. One of cable's fastest-growing networks, SCIENCE will be in more than 80 million homes in 2013.

Velocity, Discovery Communications' network for the upscale male audience, today announced its 2012-2013 Upfront programming slate. Seven months after its on-air launch, Velocity announced its plans to roll out more than 250 premiere hours between fourth quarter 2012 and third quarter 2013, representing the best of adventure, history, sports, travel and vehicle programming.

Oprah Winfrey Network announced today new original programming coming to OWN, including four primetime series 'Elura and Michele Take Staten Island,' 'Iyanla Fix My Life,' 'Married to the Army: Alaska' and 'Six Little McGhees.'

Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and recording artist Leslie Uggams (On Golden Pond, King Headley II, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes, Jerry's Girls, Her First Roman, Hallelujah, Baby! and television's Roots) has launched her new CD Uptown Downtown, now available online at CDBaby.com. This 2-CD cast album includes 21 tracks (24 songs) from her one-woman autobiographical musical that charts her career from Harlem (Uptown) to Broadway (Downtown), and everywhere in between.

In honor of April's National Autism Awareness Month, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will air the acclaimed documentary 'Autism: The Musical' on 'Super Soul Sunday' April 15 at 11am ET/10 (check local listings).

Hot off his run in "Dancing with the Stars," Emmy-winning television star, celebrity stylist, author and fashion designer, Carson Kressley will return to the Ogunquit Playhouse as Mr. Applegate (aka the Devil himself!) in the 2012 production of Damn Yankees (the new Boston Red Sox version!), on stage July 25 - August 18. This summer the Ogunquit Playhouse is celebrating its 80th anniversary of producing award-winning theatre in Southern Maine. Carson Kressley was last seen at the Ogunquit Playhouse in his critically acclaimed performance as Man in Chair during the 2010 run of The Drowsy Chaperone.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a distribution deal with Comcast Cable, one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services that extends Comcast's existing carriage of OWN. Specific details of the multi-year agreement were not disclosed.

This morning, Oprah Winfrey reunited with best friend Gayle King on CBS THIS MORNING. The talk-show queen chatted with the show's co-hosts Charlie Rose, King and Erica Hill for her first appearance on the show. Winfrey is currently in New York filming a segment for her Lifeclass series. She discussed the latest developments at the OWN network as well as her Leadership Academy and her experiences since ending her long-running talk show on ABC.

Oprah Winfrey has secured an exclusive interview with Shaquan Duley, a mother who confessed to murdering her two young sons, as part of OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER Sunday, April 1 (9-10 p.m. ET/PT) on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

The family docu-series 'Welcome to Sweetie Pie's' and new original series 'Beverly's Full House,' following two strong modern matriarchs and their families, will premiere back-to-back on Saturday, March 31 on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. 'Welcome to Sweetie Pie's' airs from 9-10 p.m. ET/PT, followed by 'Beverly's Full House' from 10-11 p.m. ET/PT.

On April 9, 2012, 'LIVE! with Kelly' host Kelly Ripa will unveil 'LIVE's' brand-new set and kick off a week of celebration, highlighted by 'House DJ Week' - five of the top DJs in the country stopping by to spin some tunes and rock 'LIVE's' new home.

CLASH OF THE COMMERCIALS: USA VS. THE WORLD, hosted from Las Vegas by legendary supermodel Heidi Klum, and 'The Insider's' co-host Kevin Frazier, is an interactive countdown special pitting the 10 best international commercials ever against the 10 best from the United States. The special, during which viewers will be able to vote LIVE for the winner, will be broadcast Monday, May 21 (10:00 PM-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

USA Today reports that Oprah Winfrey will reunite with best friend Gayle King on CBS THIS MORNING on Monday, April 2.

Fresh off of its Season 14 launch, Dancing with the Stars, ABC's leading entertainment show, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions, is bringing a production exclusively to the New Tropicana Las Vegas. The live show, directed by Amy Tinkham and choreographed by Australian sensation Jason Gilkison, kicks off a 12-week run beginning Saturday, April 14.

David Garrett comes full circle with his new classical recording of Beethoven and Kreisler, Legacy, to be released June 5th on Decca, along with stand-alone concert DVD Legacy Live. Both represent David's dual career, bridging his crossover repertoire with his classical career that began at age 9 when played his first symphony concerts, to later signing a deal with the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label at 14. Landing at #1 on the top of the UK's classical chart, Legacy also achieved platinum status in Germany, where it was the highest debut on the Pop Chart for a classical instrumental recording since the inception of that chart in 1962.

According to The Huffington Post, Jane Fonda is currently in talks to portray former first lady Nancy Reagan in the upcoming film THE BUTLER. The film will be directed by Lee Daniels.

The new season of CAFE RACER premieres on Velocity Thursday, April 19 at 8:00 PM (ET/PT), followed by a special bonus premiere episode at 8:30PM (ET/PT).

Oprah Winfrey has secured an exclusive interview with Shaquan Duley, a mother who confessed to murdering her two young sons, as part of OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER Sunday, April 1 (9-10 p.m. ET/PT) on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.