Britney Spears News

BroadwayWorld.com first reported back on August 20th that Ruthless! - The Musical may possibly be headed back to the stage in a new production, if a reading scheduled for September goes well as directed by Jason Moore and produced by Darren Bagert. A casting call had been issued for the lead role of the 'bad seed' child-showbiz terror - Tina. We've now learned that set for the reading are Betty Buckley as Sylvia St. Croix/Ruth DelMarco, Tovah Feldshuh as Lita Encore and Leslie Kritzer as Judy Denmark/Ginger Del Marco.

Former JERSEY BOYS star Erich Bergen is certainly one busy guy. In support of his first soon-to-be released solo CD The Vegas Sessions, Bergen will be debuting his new club act at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, September 15. On top of that, he is currently in rehearsals for the new musical VENICE, which is set to open October 7 at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Recently, Bergen chatted with BroadwayWorld's Michael Lawrence Quintos about the new album, his days on JERSEY BOYS, New York vs. L.A. theater, and the whereabouts of his Gossip Girl ascot.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, GLEE will feature a Britney Spears tribute episode in its second season, premiering September 21, 2010 on FOX. Heather Morris, who plays 'Brittany' on the show, will be playing Britney Spears in a dream sequence with Ms. Spears herself, it is believed. Check out photos from the episode below.

Pop singer and songwriter Auburn will officially premiere the video for her debut single 'La La La' on MySpace (www.myspace.com/music) today, September 8th, which is currently featured on the homepage. Directed by innovative young talent Ethan Lader, the eye-catching clip was filmed in downtown Los Angeles and features Auburn's Beluga Heights labelmate Iyaz.

Rolling Stone reports that the season premiere of 'Glee,' airing on Fox on September 21, will feature hits by Lady Gaga, Jay-Z and Poison. The song list includes Gaga's 'Telephone,' Travie McCoy's 'Billionaire' and the Poison classic 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn.'

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.

With GLEE coming back to television in just a few weeks, a new promo has revealed that Lady Gaga and Beyonce's 'Telephone' will be one of the featured songs. This season is also set to feature guest stars like Britney Spears and John Stamos.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, GLEE will feature a Britney Spears tribute episode in its second season, premiering September 21, 2010 on FOX. Heather Morris, who plays 'Brittany' on the show, will be playing Britney Spears in a dream sequence with Ms. Spears herself, it is believed. Check out photos from the episode below.

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.

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.

Piano man Billy Joel has revealed to Access Hollywood that he has offered GLEE use of his hall of fame music catalog. Stage vets Neil Patrick Harris and Matthew Morrison performed Joel's 'Piano Man' last season on an episode in which Harris guest starred. Harris earend an Emmy nomination for his appearance.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, GLEE will feature a Britney Spears tribute episode in its second season, premiering September 21, 2010 on FOX. Heather Morris, who plays 'Brittany' on the show, will be playing Britney Spears in a dream sequence with Ms. Spears herself, it is believed. Zaptoit.com has revealed of the episode that 'New Directions' pleas for Britney tunes fall on deaf ears with Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison), so when they pay respective visits to the dentist (John Stamos), anesthesia-induced fantasies bring out the musical numbers and the all-but-official Britney cameo.' GLEE creator Ryan Murphy recently hinted to Access Hollywood that this episode may not be Spear's last. When questioned as to whether or not the pop star would appear on the series again Murphy replied:'Probably, yeah... probably.' Click here for Murphy's take on the Spears/GLEE match!

BroadwayWorld.com has learned that Ruthless! - The Musical may possible headed back to the stage in a new production if a reading, scheduled for September goes well as directed by Jason Moore. A casting call has been issued for the lead role of the 'bad seed' of child-showbiz terror - Tina. As no other parts are available for casting and the week's scheduling workshop is scheduled to begin shortly, one wonders who might already be cast.

With the Season 2 premiere of GLEE rapidly appoaching, anticipation for the much talked about Britney Spears episode is growing daily. BroadwayWorld brought you the first on-set photo with Ms. Spears and today brings you the latest!

With the Season 2 premiere of GLEE rapidly appoaching, anticipation for the much talked about Britney Spears episode is growing daily. Check out this photo of GLEE's Brittany, played by Heather Morris, posing with the pop music superstar.

Legendary singer-songwriter Barry Manilow's non-profit organization, the Manilow Music Project, will put musical instruments into the hands of Clark County School District middle and high school students beginning with a major donation this Fall.

In the latest installment of Celebrity Autobiography at the Triad Theater, Mario Cantone, Sherri Shepherd and Jackie Hoffman took on Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams, respectively - the trio that made up one of pop music's most legendary outfits, Destiny's Child - reciting passages from their book: Soul Survivors, The Official Autobiography of Destiny's Child. Click below for the Cantone-Shepherd-Hoffman interpretation!

John Mellencamp and his band are set to embark on the first leg of the No Better Than This Tour in late October following the August 17 release of his Rounder Records debut album, No Better Than This. The tour, designed as a uniquely formatted 'evening with,' brings Mellencamp's music to theater-sized venues, a rare opportunity to experience one of America's most iconic songwriters and performers in an intimate setting, highlighting all phases of his artistry.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, GLEE will feature a Britney Spears tribute episode in its second season, premiering September 21, 2010 on FOX. Says GLEE star Lea Michele of the episode: it's '15 music videos inside this episode, very much like the Madonna [tribute episode].' Heather Morris, who plays 'Brittany' on the show, will be playing Britney Spears in a dream sequence. To date, however, GLEE execs were mum on whether or not Spears herself would be making a cameo in the episode. Series creator Ryan Murphy has finally spilled the beans and revealed on Ryan Seacrest's radio show today that - yes - Spears would be appearing on the show.

Jenna gives a rundown of where she's been and what's coming up in the world of cabaret (and sometimes beyond!) This week's column features Cast Party at Birdland, MetroJam at The Metropolitan Room, and a look at what's coming up next week!