Britney Spears News

19-year-old Emma Hunton, of Broadway's Spring Awakening will go it solo at NYC's (Le) Poisson Rouge tonight, Monday, October 11 at 10pm.

This October, Los Angeles-based Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble will collaborate with Israeli pop sensation Rami Kleinstein, Israeli mega-star Miri Mesika, and the multi-ethnic, interfaith Agape International Choir to present new works for dance and song that spread a communal message of peace and healing.

British singer and songwriter Neon Hitch will join her pals in 3OH!3 for a series of dates on the electro hip-hop group's current "Streets of Gold" Tour beginning October 23rd.

Joe's Pub has announced their performance schedule for November. For more information, photos, press tickets or artist contact information for the above upcoming shows.

Just a few episodes into its second season, GLEE has broken the record for the most titles on the Billboard Hot 100 by a non-solo act. With six new entries this week alone, the cast of the pop-culture phenomenon has claimed the title previously held by The Beatles.

According to report by Michael Musto for Village Voice, Michael Andrew will star in the upcoming Broadway production of THE NUTTY PROFESSOR'. Director Jerry Lewis said, 'I've got Michael Andrew. He's great.' He added, 'He found me, but that's another story.'

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.

THE SPANISH GUITAR is an epic tale that will transport the audience to exotic places with video, new songs, and an ever changing set. Benise's new show will feature his guitar as protagonist, as it becomes the keeper of the stories of glory and tragedy through times and world's gone by. Benise - The Spanish Guitar will perform in Jacksonville on Wednesday, November 3rd at 7:30PM at the Times Union Center's Moran Theater.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, Celebrity Autobiography made its UK debut at the renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival from August 5 - 30 with a cast featuring Michael Urie, Caroline Rhea, Jennifer Coolidge, Mike McShane, James Lance, Phill Jupitus, Rufus Hound and George Wendt. Today, Whatsonstage.com reports that Michael Urie will transfer with the show for its London debut at the Leicester Square Theatre on October 4, 2010. The show will play through October 9, 2010 at the theater and then run continuously every Monday through January 10, 2011.

Logo's highly-anticipated new docu-reality series will give viewers a V.I.P. pass into the fabulous - and ferocious - lives of New York's gay elite. Follow the most envied and sought-after men of New York City as they live the high life hopping from boardroom to benefit to beach house to bedroom. Watch the drama unfold as they attempt to 'have it all' juggling their careers, families, friends and perhaps most importantly, enemies. The nine-episode, one hour series is executive produced by True Entertainment, an Endemol Company. 'The A-List: New York' premieres Monday, October 4th at 10/9c on Logo.

It took me more than five years of being in Las Vegas but I finally saw Frank Marino's show. The city's best-known, and longest-running, drag performer is now in Divas Las Vegas at the Imperial Palace. The very special occasion the night I saw it was the celebration of Marino's 25 years as a Las Vegas Strip headliner.

'America's Got Talent,' NBC's hit television talent show from American Idol producers Fremantle Media North America and Simon Cowell's SYCO Television, will launch its first ever nationwide tour this fall, bringing the country's most dynamic and diverse entertainers to 25 cities beginning October 1 st at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, CA.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, last night's Britney-themed episode of GLEE brought in a staggering 13.3 million viewers - they're highest rating yet and a 4% increase from last week's 'mammoth' season opener. The episode not only featured a musical tribute to Spears, it featured Spears, herself. John Stamos also made a guest appearance as a dentist and purveyor of the anesthesia that sends Heather into her Britney fantasies.

In the 'Britney/Brittany' episode, MR. SCHUESTER Matthew Morrison insists that the glee club perform adult contemporary music at the school assembly, but the kids have other plans. As New Directions mounts its campaign to perform Britney Spears' greatest hits, they learn that their own BRITTANY Heather Morris has a connection to the famous performer. Meanwhile, Will meets EMMA's Jayma Mays new love interest, DR. CARL John Stamos, who sparks a rivalry between the two men as they vie for her attention.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'The Lion King,' Super September review, Levi Kreis in concert, 'Cats,' David Cromer, Chicagoland Theatre Fans' Choice Awards, more....

Oh baby, baby. Here comes Brittany... and Britney! During rehearsal, Kurt informs his fellow Glee Clubbers that a Facebook group has been created to entice New Directions to perform a Britney Spears song at the big assembly that week. The idea of performing Britney Spears's music does not sit well with Mr. Schuester, whose assignment for the week is the music of easy listening artists like Michael Bolton and Christopher Cross.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU), The Players Theatre and Back Stage present the industry panel From Table Reading to Tony Award: A Long Way to Memphis on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 7:30pm at The Players Theatre, 3rd Floor Loft Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street (below W. 3rd Street), NYC.

The sophomore season of GLEE, the biting musical comedy that has quickly become a pop-culture phenomenon, kicked off last week and tonight's episode airs 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT on FOX!

Just in time for Halloween, Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show, hits stores on Tuesday October 19. Paying homage to Richard O'Brien's cult musical masterpiece, the Glee cast injects their distinctive style to such Rocky Horror Show classics as 'Time Warp,' 'Damn it, Janet' and 'Touch A Touch A Touch A Touch Me' (see below for full track listing). This special Rocky Horror Show themed episode airs Tuesday, October 26 at 8:00 pm et/pt on FOX.

Check out these photos from the 'Britney/Brittany' GLEE Epsiode that Britney Spears posted on her twitter account!