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Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week, or you're just in the mood for a recap of everything theatre, BroadwayWorld's new feature, 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end of the week fix. Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to the West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more!

After being so impressed by the video 'Waiting For Shankman' created by the ROCK OF AGES 1st National Tour Cast, director of the ROCK OF AGES movie Adam Shankman, has put them in the movie! Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a look at the touring cast and ROCK OF AGES dance team as their 'Juke Box Hero' personas.

Broadway favorite Kristin Chenoweth recently sang the National Anthem at a NASCAR event. Click below to her her belt it out!

In the video below Broadway favorite Kristin Chenoweth sings the touching 'Fathers Daughters'. Click below to check it out!

The producers of the Off-Broadway smash hit ‘My Big Gay Italian Wedding' are excited to welcome legend of stage and screen Lainie Kazan for the show's Atlantic City premiere Friday, August 26th and Saturday, August 27th at the Hilton Hotel & Casino.

‘My Big Gay Italian Wedding,' in it's 2nd year Off-Broadway, today announces that it will be closing it's doors at St. Luke's Theatre following the performance on Saturday, August 20th, 2011.

Singer/actress Nikki Blonsky truly embodies that notion of overnight success. Plucked from obscurity at age 17, then-newcomer Blonsky beat out hundreds of young girls from a nationwide open casting call to land the coveted lead role in the big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical HAIRSPRAY. On July 15-16, she will be slipping back into familiar territory as she joins MEN ALIVE: The Orange County Gay Men's Chorus for their 10th Anniversary Concert 'GREASY HAIRSPRAY' at the Irvine Barclay Theatre.

ROCK OF AGES has been busy filming in Miami, Florida for the New Line Cinema Film. Directed by Adam Shankman, the film stars Tom Cruise as 'Stacee Jaxx,' Diego Boneta as 'Drew,' Julianne Hough as 'Sherrie,' Russell Brandas 'Lonny,' Alec Baldwin as 'Dennis,' Mary J. Blige as 'Justice,' Brian Cranston as the Mayor, Malin Ackerman as 'Constance Sack,' Catherine Zeta-Jones as the wife of the Mayor and Paul Giamatti as 'Paul Gill.'

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, new ABC series for the 2011-12 season are 'Apartment 23,' 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Good Christian Belles,' 'Last Man Standing,' 'Man Up,' 'Missing,' 'Once Upon a Time,' 'Pan Am,' 'Revenge,' 'The River,' 'Scandal,' 'Suburgatory' and 'Work It.'

‘My Big Gay Italian Wedding,' now entering it's 2nd year Off-Broadway, is honored to welcome Fort Worth, Texas City Councilman Joel Burns to the show Saturday, June 25th to officiate the marriage ceremony!

‘My Big Gay Italian Wedding,' now in it's 2nd year Off-Broadway, is honored to welcome 'The Queen of Freestyle,' Dance-Pop singer Judy Torres to play the role of Aunt Toniann on July 15th and 16th, which is also our 200th show!

ROCK OF AGES, directed by Adam Shankman, recently started filming in Miami Florida. The film stars Tom Cruise as 'Stacee Jaxx,' Diego Boneta as 'Drew,' Julianne Hough as 'Sherrie,' Russell Brand as 'Lonny,' Alec Baldwin as 'Dennis,' Mary J. Blige as 'Justice,' Brian Cranston as the Mayor, Malin Ackerman as 'Constance Sack,' Catherine Zeta-Jones as the wife of the Mayor and Paul Giamatti as 'Paul Gill.' The first photo of Tom Crusie as Stacey Jaxx has surfaced and appears below!

Acording to published reports, Broadway veteran Kristin Chenoweth will pay a visit to 'Live with Regis & Kelly' on June 15, where she will perform a song from her new album, 'I Want Somebody (Bitch About).'

‘My Big Gay Italian Wedding,' now entering it's 2nd year Off-Broadway, is honored to welcome Fort Worth, Texas City Councilman Joel Burns to the show Saturday, June 25th to officiate the marriage ceremony!

Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director) and Edmund Gaynes, in association with Don and Lizanne Mitchell, will present The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, a musical by Angelo Parra, conceived and directed by Joe Brancato.

Kristin Chenoweth is one of Broadway's biggest standout exports since Barbra Streisand. It used to be that Broadway actors would go to LA for pilot season and very often come home empty handed. Ever since her first appearance on Broadway in STEEL PIER, the Kander & Ebb musical, directed by Scott Ellis with choreography by Susan Stroman, the girl hasn't stopped. It was WICKED that threw her fully into the mainstream and she didn't even win the Tony that year.

Acording to published reports, Broadway veteran Kristin Chenoweth will pay a visit to 'Live with Regis & Kelly' on June 15, where she will perform a song from her new album, 'I Want Somebody (Bitch About).'

Born and raised in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, actress/songstress Kristin Chenoweth goes back to her country music roots with her new album Some Lessons Learned, to be released on SONY MASTERWORKS on Tuesday, September 13.

Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director) and Edmund Gaynes, in association with Don and Lizanne Mitchell, will present The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, a musical by Angelo Parra, conceived and directed by Joe Brancato.

The "Divas of Daytime" join My Big Gay Italian Wedding March 17-19, 2011! Ellen Dolan (As The World Turns), Kristen Alderson (One Life to Live), Brittany Underwood (One Life to Live), and Marnie Schulenberg (As The World Turns) join Ilene Kristen (One Life to Live) during her run for one weekend only!