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Hallmark Channel original primetime series 'Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove' Season 2 will premiere on Saturday, July 19 (8 pm ET/PT, 7C)

Excitement mounts as a growing list of celebrities confirm their attendance at The 39th Annual Gracie Awards Gala on May 20, 2014 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Unorganized Crime, LLC announces that Tony Award-nominated actress Elizabeth Rodriguez (Broadway's The Motherf**ker With the Hat) will star opposite Academy Award-nominee Chazz Palminteri ( 'A Bronx Tale,' 'Bullets Over Broadway') in the world premiere play, Unorganized Crime, written by Kenny D'Aquila and directed by David Fofi. Unorganized Crime will now preview tonight, May 3 at 8pm; Sunday, May 4 at 7pm; Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7 at 8pm and will open on Thursday, May 8 at 7pm and run through Saturday, May 31 at the Elephant Theatre, 1076 N. Lillian Way. (at Santa Monica Blvd., one block west of Vine) in Hollywood.

Unorganized Crime, LLC presents a world premiere play, UNORGANIZED CRIME, written by Kenny D'Aquila, directed by David Fofi and starring Chazz Palminteri ('A Bronx Tale,' 'Bullets Over Broadway'). UNORGANIZED CRIME will preview tonight, April 26 at 8pm; Monday, April 28, Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 at 8pm and will open on Thursday, May 1 at 7pm and run through Sunday, May 25 at the Elephant Theatre, 1076 N. Lillian Way. (at Santa Monica Blvd., one block west of Vine) in Hollywood.

Unorganized Crime, LLC announces that Tony Award-nominated actress Elizabeth Rodriguez (Broadway's The Motherf**ker With the Hat) will star opposite Academy Award-nominee Chazz Palminteri ( "A Bronx Tale," "Bullets Over Broadway") in the world premiere play, Unorganized Crime, written by Kenny D'Aquila and directed by David Fofi. Unorganized Crime will now preview on Saturday, May 3 at 8pm; Sunday, May 4 at 7pm; Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7 at 8pm and will open on Thursday, May 8 at 7pm and run through Saturday, May 31 at the Elephant Theatre, 1076 N. Lillian Way. (at Santa Monica Blvd., one block west of Vine) in Hollywood.

Hallmark Channel & Hallmark Movie Channel present the 2014 Summer Preview

The trials and tribulations of marriage breakdowns come to the fore in the Old Mill Theatre's first season of 2014. Written by Donald Margulies and directed by Noel O'Neill, Dinner With Friends finds a husband and wife re-evaluating their marriage after their closest friends decide to split after 12 years.

Unorganized Crime, LLC presents a world premiere play, UNORGANIZED CRIME, written by Kenny D'Aquila, directed by David Fofi and starring Chazz Palminteri ("A Bronx Tale," "Bullets Over Broadway"). UNORGANIZED CRIME will preview on Saturday, April 26 at 8pm; Monday, April 28, Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 at 8pm and will open on Thursday, May 1 at 7pm and run through Sunday, May 25 at the Elephant Theatre, 1076 N. Lillian Way. (at Santa Monica Blvd., one block west of Vine) in Hollywood.

The trials and tribulations of marriage breakdowns come to the fore in the Old Mill Theatre's first season of 2014. Written by Donald Margulies and directed by Noel O'Neill, Dinner With Friends finds a husband and wife re-evaluating their marriage after their closest friends decide to split after 12 years.

Very sad news today in the theatre world: Oscar, Tony and multi-award winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead from suspected drug overdose on Sunday afternoon at his apartment in Manhattan's West Village. Scroll down for Tweets from fellow actors and colleagues celebrating his talent and memory.

MATILDA THE MUSICAL's Tim Minchin and Matthew Warchus could have theatergoers returning again and again... and again for their upcoming musical adaptation of the 1993 movie GROUNDHOG DAY.

Shakespeare & Company is pleased to announce The Conservatory at Shakespeare & Company's winter production of Julius Caesar, co-directed by two longtime Company artists, Andrew Borthwick-Leslie and Michael F. Toomey. Now in its seventh year, the Conservatory, a 13-week professional actor-training program includes 10-16 promising actors from across the country and around the globe. This year's program features a group of 10 who will expose Shakespeare's poetry-filled psychological drama Julius Caesar for three performances in the Tina Packer Playhouse.

Variety reports that Nickelodeon has greenlit a sophomore seaon of the new comedy INSTANT MOM starring Tia Mowry.

More than 3 million unduplicated total viewers tuned into Hallmark Channel for the October 12 season finale of its first original scripted series, 'Cedar Cove', which delivered a 2.2 household rating. The closing episode was the highest rated premiere of the season among W25-54 and A25-54 delivery, and ranked as the top program on cable for Saturday (outside of sports). Over the 13-week run of 'Cedar Cove' (7/20-10/13/13), the series averaged a 2.0 household rating, making Hallmark Channel the #1 cable network in the Saturday 8-9pm time period.

Hallmark Channel's very successful and first-ever primetime series, 'Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove' starring internationally renowned actress Andie MacDowell, has received a second season renewal. The critically acclaimed series has garnered tremendous popularity and success, already seen by tens of millions of viewers. Since the series launched on July 20, 'Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove' has made Hallmark Channel the #1-rated cable television network, Saturdays 8-9 p.m. The two-hour series pilot debuted as the #1 primetime ad-supported movie of the week and day, delivering a 2.4 HH rating with over 3.8 million unduplicated viewers. Additionally, the premiere episode was the #1 general entertainment program for cable in social media as measured by Trendrr.

Audiences flocked to Hallmark Channel for its Saturday original premieres on September 14, making the network #1 in primetime on all of cable among households. Leading into the premiere of 'Garage Sale Mystery', the newest episode of scripted original series, 'Cedar Cove' scored its highest ratings since its debut with a 2.1 household rating and averaged 281,000 W25-54. 'Garage Sale Mystery' also garnered a 2.1 household rating, with 2.3 million total viewers joining Lori Loughlin as she scoured garage sales for clues. Reinforcing the strength of Hallmark Channel's Saturday night programming, both 'Cedar Cove' (8p-9p) and 'Garage Sale Mystery' (9p-11p) were #1 among households in their respective time periods.

For the fourth consecutive week, Hallmark Channel's original scripted series, 'Cedar Cove', is #1 in its Saturday Primetime time period (8-9p). The August 10 one-hour episode delivered a 2.0 household rating with over 2 million total viewers and ranked as the #1 program of the day on cable among households. The solid audience for the new 'Cedar Cove' episode provided a strong lead-in for the premiere of the Hallmark Channel original movie, 'Reading, Writing & Romance', which was the #1 cable movie on Saturday and garnered a 1.5 household rating with 1.5 million total viewers.

'Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove' is holding strong on Hallmark Channel with the second 1-hour episode achieving a 2.0 household rating and an average of 2 million total viewers. The Saturday, August 3 premiere ranked as the #1 program among households for the 8-9p time period, continuing the momentum from previous weeks.

Boosted by the network's original scripted primetime series, 'Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove', and the original movie premiere of 'Second Chances', Hallmark Channel dominated cable on Saturday as the #1 cable network in primetime from 8p-11p on July 27. 'Cedar Cove' maintained its ratings momentum from the previous week's movie pilot debut with its first 1-hour episode ranking as the #1 series of the day and #2 program of the day on cable. Following the episode, the premiere of original movie 'Second Chances' ranked as the #1 program on cable for Saturday and #1 movie on cable for the week.

NickMom this fall will premiere Instant Mom, its first original scripted comedy series, starring and produced by Tia Mowry-Hardrict (Tia & Tamera).