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Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Irish Rep's On a Clear Day You Can See Forever officially opens tonight, and more!

She's back! On last night's LATE SHOW, The First Lady Melania Trump (Broadway's Laura Benanti) joined Stephen Colbert to flaunt more coded clothing items from her cryptic closet. This comes after the real Melania was spotted wearing a jacket that says 'I really don't care, do u?' on a recent trip to visit migrant children. Watch Benanti's appearance below!

 “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has claimed the late-night ratings week of June 18-22 versus its ABC and CBS timeslot competition in adults 18-49 as well adults 25-54, adults 18-34, all key adult-female demographics, men 25-54 and men 18-34 (tie) -- according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

New England's oldest and biggest comedy theater, ImprovBoston brings music improv masters and acts from around the world to Boston for a four-day musical comedy deep-dive at the New England Music Improv Experience (NEMIX). From July 5-8, international music improvisers will immerse audiences in all things music improv. The Experience features workshops, events, and performances featuring talent with credits from The Second City, Blank! The Musical (Off-Broadway), iO, ComedySportz, ImprovBoston, and many more. Laura Hall from the ubiquitous TV show "Whose Line is it Anyway?" headlines the festival.

“Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations” podcast will feature an all-new interview with Peabody and Emmy-winning journalist, producer, and bestselling author Maria Shriver. The interview will be available on Apple Podcasts (ApplePodcasts.com/OprahSuperSoul) and other podcast platforms beginning Monday, June 25. The second part of the podcast interview will be available beginning Wednesday, June 27. Full video from the podcast interview will be available on Sunday, June 24 via Facebook Watch on the SuperSoul Facebook platform at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET.

After months of building anticipation and fueling excitement, GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer Meghan Trainor will release her third full-length album entitled, TREAT MYSELF [Epic Records], on August 31st, 2018.   Pre-order goes live today and unlocks instant grat downloads of the scorching songs 'LET YOU BE RIGHT,' 'CAN'T DANCE,' and 'NO EXCUSES' as well as a brand new track 'ALL THE WAYS.' Pre-order it HERE!

New York City's very own Two Feet performs his new single in Broadway's very own Ed Sullivan Theater. Watch the performance below!

Making her late night TV debut, the new host of Nickelodeon's 'Double Dare' explains to Stephen Colbert what it's like to be a YouTube star. Stephen tries to wrap his mind around 'Double Dare' host Liza Koshy's decision to broadcast her and her boyfriend's breakup to her millions of YouTube subscribers. Watch the clips below!

'The Daily Show' host Trevor Noah made a low-key (not Loki) appearance in a recent Marvel movie. Did you catch it? Watch the clip below!

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has claimed the late-night ratings week of May 7-11 versus its ABC and CBS timeslot competition in adults 18-49 and every other key demographic – adults, men and women 18-34; men and women 18-49; and adults, men and women 25-54 -- according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

Before a sellout crowd of over 1,000 at the Rose Hall Jazz at Lincoln Center, Covenant House honored Broadway stars Audra McDonald and Capathia Jenkins for their commitment to the young people at Covenant House at A Night of Broadway Stars that raised over $2 million to help end youth homelessness.

Audible Inc., the world's largest producer and provider of downloadable audiobooks and other spoken-word entertainment is pleased to announce its production of The Path to Pride, a celebration of storytelling and Pride at the Minetta Lane Theatre in the heart of Greenwich Village. Following NYC's annual Pride day parade, this special one-night event will take place on Monday, June 25 at 7pm.

Jack White has announced new US headline tour dates on the BOARDING HOUSE REACH world tour for September 2018. A limited number of pre-sale tickets will be available to Third Man Records Vault members starting Tuesday, June 19th at 10am local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10am local time on Friday, June 22nd. The new dates, along with all other current tour dates, can be found below. For tickets and more information, visit http://jackwhiteiii.com/tour-dates.

Emmy and Peabody Award-winning comedian, Paul Mecurio, announces his new Off-Broadway show: PERMISSION TO SPEAK WITH PAUL MECURIO. With over a decade of television appearances including his own comedy special, his longtime association with Stephen Colbert through multiple stand-up appearances on and as being the opening act for The Late Show, and headlining comedy shows throughout the U.S. and Europe, Mecurio is prepared for this next great challenge. PERMISSION TO SPEAK WITH PAUL MECURIO will play at the Jerry Orbach Theater at NY's Theater Center (1627 Broadway, New York), with previews beginning Monday, July 16, 2018 and opening night scheduled for Monday, July 23, 2018.

Ovens Auditorium will host Ghost, on Sunday, December 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster outlets or at the Bojangles' Coliseum Box Office located at 2700 E. Independence Blvd. Tickets cost between $40 and $75 (plus applicable service charges).

International comedy star, Gad Elmaleh, will make a triumphant return to New York City as part of his global stand-up tour - The Dream Tour. The performances will feature his last Netflix special American Dream as well as new material about culture shock. With dates across Europe, Asia andNorth America, Gad will perform for one night only in NYC at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 8pm.

Head Over Heels, the fifth studio LP from Montreal funk legends Chromeo, is out today onBig Beat/Atlantic Records. Get the album, including “Must've Been” featuring DRAM, “Don't Sleep” feat. French Montana & Stefflon Don, “Bedroom Calling” feat. The-Dream, “Juice” and more here.

alt-J have released a new collaborative version of 'In Cold Blood' with Pusha T & Twin Shadow following their performance last night onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

'Glow' star and 'WTF' podcaster Marc Maron remembers a time before people could Google the name of that guy who invented peanut oil. Watch the clip below!