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Tomorrow night, May 24th, Britain's Got Talent's celebrity judges Piers Morgan, Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden are set to choose 40 semi-finalists to compete for a spot on next Saturday's finale.

Nominated for 4 Tony Awards and a record 15 Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, Broadway's side-splitting, take-charge triumph, 9 To 5: The Musical stars four-time Emmy Award winner and two-time Tony Award nominee Allison Janney,Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, and three-time Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch, and opened Thursday, April 30, 2009, at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway).

In a broadcast first, GLEE, the new one-hour musical comedy series from Ryan Murphy ('Nip/Tuck'), had a special preview following AMERICAN IDOL on Tuesday night, May 19th on FOX.

Bloomberg News reports that KPMG LLP has won the tabulation duties for Broadway's Tony Awards this year, edging out Lutz & Carr, a midtown-Manhattan accounting firm.

BroadwayWorld has learned the happy news that stage favorite Christopher J. Hanke's CBS series 'Three Rivers' was picked up for airing on the newtork. CBS announced it at the 2009 UPFRONTS here in New York City this week.

'Gossip Girl' Star Ed Westwick chats with Interview magazine on a variety of subjects, including his dislike of Broadway musicals, his excitement over the upcoming stage adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' 'American Psycho' and a hope for future dramatic stage work.

Comedy legend Mel Brooks has brought his hit musical 'The Producers' to Berlin with the goal of mining the Third Reich for laughs in the German capital.

Singer-Impressionist Danny Gans, a staple on the Las Vegas Strip, passed away at age 52 on May 1st.

The Las Vegas premiere of Disney's award-winning Broadway phenomenon THE LION KING, the first-ever Disney theatrical production to launch in Vegas, opened last week at the Mandalay Bay Theatre and has been enthusiastically embraced by local theatrical reviewers.

Idina Menzel's official website is announcing that the upcoming Chess in Concert cd is now available in a limited edition for pre-order on-line.

The New York Post's Michael Riedel is reporting that Fela!, Bill T. Jones' electric and emotional musical about Nigerian political activist and Afrobeat creator Fela Kuti, is coming to Broadway in October to the Eugene O'Neill.

Variety reports that the legit director's union has a new name, with the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers now rechristened the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. It has also shortened the org's acronym from SSDC into SDC according to the trade paper.

Nominated for 4 Tony Awards and a record 15 Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, Broadway's side-splitting, take-charge triumph, 9 To 5: The Musical stars four-time Emmy Award winner and two-time Tony Award nominee Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, and three-time Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch, and opened Thursday, April 30, 2009, at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). 9 To 5: The Musical marks the Broadway debut of seven-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and musician Dolly Parton as composer and lyricist.

Stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth, will be making a guest appearance on the fourth episode of the FOX series GLEE. The Los Angeles Times has a sneak peek of her cameo and some fun behind the scenes footage. You can watch all the GLEE filled action right here on STAGE TUBE!

Singers Adam Lambert and Kris Allen made it all the way to the season finale of 'American Idol' at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles last night, Wednesday May 20, and after a two-hour show where former 'Idol' winners Carrie Underwood and David Cook, as well as Rod Stewart, Lionel Richie, Cyndi Lauper, Queen Latifah, Black Eyed Peas and Keith Urban graced the stage, Kris Allen was named the winner! Over 100 million votes were cast to decide the victor! Allen's softer style and gentle vocals won the day. BroadwayWorld.com brings you Sara De Boer's fantastic photos of the arrivals and post show press room!

Entertainment Weekly reports that Cher is in talks to star alongside Christina Aguilera in the Screen Gems' movie musical Burlesque. The Oscar winning singer/actress would be playing the owner of the burlesque club where Christina Aguilera works.

Following the recent number of successful post-show talkbacks, the best new Broadway play of the season* Reasons To Be Pretty welcomed a bevy of celebrity guests, including actor Andrew McCarthy and Tony Award nominee Raul Esparza. The production sent along some pictures of the star filled meet and greets that we are excited to share with you here on BroadwayWorld!

Following a spate of successful post-show talkbacks, the best new Broadway play of the season* Reasons To Be Pretty has announced that actor Bobby Cannavale will appear following Sunday's (5/24 at 3:00 p.m.) performance and actor Steven Weber will appear following Monday's (5/25 at 8:00 p.m.) performance.

The critically acclaimed production of Moisés Kaufman's 33 Variations starring Jane Fonda will end its limited run tonight, Thursday, May 21st, 2009 at the EuGene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street).

Variety reports that Chekhov's 'Three Sisters' and Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' will be the second pair of repertory outings for the Bridge Project, the trans-Atlantic collaboration between Sam Mendes, Brooklyn Academy of Music and London's Old Vic.