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Virginia's Signature Theatre is currently staging Simply Sondheim, the world premiere special event celebrating Stephen Sondheim and Signature Theatre's special partnership over the last 25 years. With special permission from Stephen Sondheim, this completely new revue plays through April 19 at Signature Theatre and will never be seen again. Featuring a 16 piece orchestra, with new orchestrations by Oscar, Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Jonathan Tunick (Broadway's Company, Follies and Sweeney Todd), this one time event will feature music from Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Assassins, Company, Sunday in the Park with George and many other Stephen Sondheim musicals. Check out a first look at the revue below!

“black-ish” star ANTHONY ANDERSON, NASCAR legend JEFF GORDON and tennis superstar CAROLINE WOZNIACKI have joined the lineup of guests stopping by “LIVE with Kelly and Michael”'s special broadcast from the White House on Monday, April 6, 2015. For the first time, the full hour of the top morning talk show will originate live from the White House, during the annual Easter Egg Roll. The show also includes a sit down with First Lady of the United States MICHELLE OBAMA, as well as “Nashville” star CONNIE BRITTON.

Starring Oscar® nominee Queen Latifah ("Chicago") in the title role, BESSIE focuses on legendary blues singer Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into "The Empress of the Blues," one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and an enduring icon today. Check out the first trailer for the film below!

According to Deadline, Netflix has renewed HOUSE OF CARDS for a fourth season, expected to premiere early next year. No official release date has been announced.

According to TVLine, Netflix is nearing a 13-episode deal for FULLER HOUSE, a sequel series to the hit 1990s sitcom FULL HOUSE. The project would star Candace Cameron Bure as D.J. and Andrea Barber as Kimmy, with Bob Saget, John Stamos, and Dave Coulier making guest appearances.

Annaleigh Ashford, who had a stint on Showtime's MASTERS OF SEX last season, may soon be returning to the small screen.

Golf Channel Academy, a dedicated network of teaching facilities and a hands-on extension of Golf Channel's Golf Channel Academy primetime instruction programming, will begin to roll out next week with an initial 57 locations in 26 states and Canada.

According to Deadline, the PITCH PERFECT star has signed on for Ang Lee's upcoming film BILLY FLYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK, the adaptation of Ben Fountain's 2012 novel.

TV One's viewership continues to rise in the just completed first quarter ratings period. For the quarter, TV One posted a +49% increase in P18-49 and +36% increase among P25-54, reaching 38 million viewers and resulting in the network's best quarterly performance of all time in Primetime.

NBCSN presents live elite horse racing this Saturday, April 4, at 5 p.m. ET, with coverage of the Wood Memorial, Blue Grass Stakes and Santa Anita Derby. The winner of each race receives 170 points, enough to guarantee a spot in the gate for the Kentucky Derby, May 2 on NBC.

SundanceTV announced today that its newest non-fiction series “Behind the Story with the Paley Center” will premiere on Tuesday, April 7 at 8 PM ET/PT. The six-episode series will feature in-depth discussions with the stars, writers and producers of the biggest shows on TV today, including Amy Poehler (“Parks & Recreation”), Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”) and Jon Hamm (“Mad Men”). The announcement was made today by Sarah Barnett, SundanceTV President.

According to Deadline, THE BIG BANG THEORY star Johnny Galecki has signed on for Paramount's upcoming horror prequel RINGS, the third film in the 'horror franchise about a cursed videotape that kills a viewer within seven days.'

BroadwayWorld presents the latest installment of our latest weekly feature, 'At This Performance' highlighting the work of some of Broadway's hardest-working actors - understudies and standbys!

Starring Jason Donovan as Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue in a powerful dramatic role, and supported by a fine acting company under the direction of The REP's Artistic Director Roxana Silbert, The King's Speech opened earlier this year at Chichester Festival Theatre ahead of launching its UK Tour. Check out a new trailer below!

E!'s new hybrid talk show, “The Grace Helbig Show” is gearing up for its series premiere with the announcement that Aisha Tyler, Mamrie Hart and DJ Flula will all be stopping by for the first episode. The half-hour series, helmed by Grace, features all the comedy, entertainment and interactivity that her over 2 million subscribers have come to love about her 'It's Grace' YouTube channel. Join Grace as she geeks out with friends, fans and special guests over all things pop culture when 'The Grace Helbig Show' premieres Friday, April 3rd at 10:30pm following 'The Soup' only on E!

SHOWTIME has renewed HOUSE OF LIES for a fifth season to air in 2016 with 10 episodes, it was announced today by Gary Levine, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.

El Rey Network and Miramax announced today that Jeff Fahey (Lost, Justified, Texas Rising) has joined the sophomore season of Robert Rodriguez's 'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series' in a recurring role. Fahey has been cast in the role of 'Uncle Eddie Cruickshank', the man who raised The Gecko Brothers after their father died in a fire; he runs a TV/appliance repair shop in Houston, Texas - but it's really a cover. Eddie is the guy who designs and sells scores. He doesn't do the jobs anymore, but when Seth and Richie show up, he gets a chance to get back in the game. The second season is currently in production in Austin, TX and set to return late summer, 2015. Jeff Fahey is represented by Jeff Goldberg of Jeff Goldberg Management.

FX has ordered a fourth season of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning drama The Americans, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions. The Americans, currently the #1-ranked television series on Metacritic with a 92, will return for a 13-episode fourth season in 2016. Four episodes remain in the current season, which will conclude with the season finale on April 22nd.

For 1Q 2015, Disney Channel was TV's #1 network in Total Day in Total Viewers (1.3 million), Kids 6-11 (446,000/1.9 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (413,000/1.7 rating), marking the channel's 16th-consecutive quarter at #1 among Kids 6-11 (2Q11 to present) and the 24th-consecutive quarter at #1 among Tweens 9-14 (2Q09 to present).

1Q 2015 was Disney XD's most watched 1Q ever in Primetime in Total Viewers (408,000) and across target Boys 2-11 (150,000/0.7 rating), Boys 6-11 (121,000/1.0 rating) and Boys 6-14 (154,000/0.8 rating) demographics, bolstered by the hit original animated series “Star Wars Rebels” and “Gravity Falls” and the live action original series “Lab Rats.” In the U.S., the advertiser-supported Disney XD channel launched in February 2008.