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Ryan Murphy has won the 2010 Primetime Emmy for Best Direction of a Comedy Series for GLEE. Murphy is also the creator of the Fox hit series.

Jane Lynch has won the 2010 Primetime Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Lynch plays 'Sue Sylvester' on the Fox hit show.

Eric Stonestreet has receieved the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy for Modern Family. Stonestreet plays 'Cameron' on the series.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Javier Bardem may be the latest star to make a guest appearance on GLEE. According to a report in the Ausiello Files, Bardem will play a Spanish rock star who befriends 'Artie' (played by Kevin McHale). Bardem allegedly pitched the idea to GLEE creator Ryan Murphy while the two were in production for Eat, Pray, Love.

This week, on August 24, Fox's So You Think You Can Dance featured a special number of FELA!'s 'Zombie,' choreographed by Tony-winner Bill T. Jones. Click below to see the performance!

BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW Jackson will begin performances on Broadway at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th Street) on September 20, 2010 and officially open on October 13, 2010. The marquee has gone up and BroadwayWorld brings you a first look below!

Broadway in Chicago has announced it's 2011 season offerings, which include some old favorites in addition to some hits from the 2009-2010 season.

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that Bradley Dean (Spamalot, Company, The Story of My Life, Man of La Mancha) will replace Aaron Lazar as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC on August 31, 2010. Dean has understudied Lazar throughout the production in addition to playing the role of servant Frid. Lazar will play his last performance on August 29. Stephen R. Buntrock, who has played Mr. Lindquist since the show's opening will step into the role of Frid, while Ben Davis will join the company as the new Mr. Lindquist.

Above the Title Entertainment (Jed Bernstein) will present two special readings of the new musical, Bonnie & Clyde: A Folktale, on Friday, September 10 at the Snapple Theatre Center (1627 Broadway). Bonnie & Clyde: A Folktale features a book by Hunter Foster and music & lyrics by Rick Crom. Under the direction of Lonny Price, the cast will feature Sutton Foster as ‘Bonnie' and Will Swenson as ‘Clyde,' along with Marc Kudisch, Beth Leavel and more. These readings are by invitation only.

Charles Shaughnessy headlines Monty Python's Spamalot as King Arthur alongside Broadway veteran Rachel York as the Lady of the Lake at Ogunquit Playhouse. The production opened on August 18 and runs through September 11, 2010.

Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre Company, Inc. announced today that the third national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, known as the Music Box Company, will play its final performance on Halloween, October 31, 2010, at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. Tickets for the final two weeks of the tour, which was recently extended by popular demand, go on sale to the general public this Sunday, August 29. The Music Box Company is currently playing a four-week run at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh through September 19 and will begin performances in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 23.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, Broadway darling Sutton Foster and Seth Rudetsky are teaming up on a concert version of They're Playing Our Song to benefit The Actor's Fund on August 30 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theatre at John Jay College in New York City. They are joined onstage by Tyler Maynard, Matt Loehr, Jesse Nager, Amber Efe, Alex Ellis and Kaitlyn Davidson. The concert will be directed and choreographed by Denis Jones and musical directed by Steve Freeman.The first shots of the company in rehearsal have been released and appear below!

Marin Mazzie and real-life husband Jason Danieley joined Broadway's NEXT TO NORMAL at the Booth Theatre on July 19, 2010. Courtesy of NY-1 and NBC, the first clips of the pair in performance have circulated! Click below to hear the real-life married couple talk to NBC about playing a married couple eight times a week on stage and see them in action. Click here to see performance clips on NY-1.

Tony Award winner Kevin Spacey (A Moon for the Misbegotten, The Iceman Cometh), celebrated actor and Artistic Director of The Old Vic, will star in the title role of Richard III for the final season of The Bridge Project. Following two critically acclaimed years, The Bridge Project will again be directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes with whom Spacey worked on the film American Beauty, for which they both won BAFTA and Academy Awards. The Bridge Project is a unique three-year series of co-productions by BAM, The Old Vic, and Neal Street, devoted to producing large-scale, classical theater for international audiences.

Acclaimed director Anne Bogart and her seven-time Obie winning SITI Company are pleased to present Radio Macbeth to be performed October 5-16 for a two-week run after only three performances at the Miller Theater in July 2009. The weekend performances (October 8, 9, 15 and 16) feature a special double bill which includes SITI's first radio play, War of the Worlds, followed by Radio Macbeth allowing New York audiences the opportunity to see both shows performed back to back for the first time ever. SITI Company's season will take place at Dance Theater Workshop.

Following five sold out weeks of shows, The Laurie Beechman Theatre will continue their hit series, SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED for one performance only, Friday, August 27th at 7pm. Joining the cast is special guest, Len Cariou, who originated the roles of Fredrik in A Little Night Music and Sweeney in Sweeney Todd. Also joining the cast are Telly Leung (Rent, Pacific Overtures), Nikki Scalera (Hairspray), Stephen Wallem (Nurse Jackie), Julia Murney (Wicked), Anne Runolfsson (The Phantom of the Opera, Victor/Victoria) and Tituss Burgess (The Little Mermaid, Guys & Dolls).

Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions announced the full casting today for the second national tour of Billy Elliot the Musical beginning October 30 at the Durham Performing Arts Center. Tony Award-winner Faith Prince stars as Mrs. Wilkinson along with Giuseppe Bausilio, Michael Dameski, Kylend Hetherington, Lex Ishimoto and Daniel Russell in the role of 'Billy.'

ABC's hit sitcom, 'Modern Family' is known for its realistic portrayal of the average family. However, the behavior of the show's gay couple, Cameron (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Mitchell (Eric Stonestreet) exemplify the latest inconsistency to be picked up by viewers. Although the sitcom is often praised for its non-stereotypical portrayal of the gay community, viewers are starting to see just the opposite.

According to Showbiz411.com, Mariah Carey has enlisted the assistance of Broadway composer Marc Shaiman (Hairspray) on her new studio album, which is being produced by Randy Jackson. A five-time Oscar nominee, Shaiman has a history of collaborating with some of the best recording artists, including Bette Midler, recently, on the single 'The Greatest Ears in Town,' inspired by the late producer Arif Mardin on the album All My Friends Are Here.

On Monday, August 23, 'Expecting Mary,' which opens in theaters on September 10, hosted a special screening at the Crosby Street Hotel to benefit The Actor's Fund. BroadwayWorld brings you coverage of the arrivals below.