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Winners of the 39th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced tonight by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy® Awards were presented at a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

Presenters and a list of Network Anchors and Journalists attending the 39th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced in anticipation of the October 1st, 2018 gala and ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Centers Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: get a first look at Jessica Vosk and Ryan McCartan in Wicked, and more!

Billy Crystal's new play 'Have a Nice Day' will hold a live reading at the Minetta Lane Theater next month, according to The New York Times.

Cartuna, a digital media company focused on animated comedy for adults, will premiere its two adult animated short-form series “Human Kind Of” and “Liverspots and Astronots” on Facebook Watch. Each show will have a 21-episode season and will roll-out three new episodes per week.

An Academy Award-winning comedian will open up the 2018-2019 season at the State Theatre. Steven Wright, with his distinctly lethargic voice and deadpan delivery, kicks off the 92nd year of the historic venue today, September 7th.

Billy Crystal's new play 'Have a Nice Day' will hold a live reading at the Minetta Lane Theater next month, according to The New York Times.

Anyone who has heard Janis Joplin knows her immediately - the give-all intensity, the great songs, and that rawly emotive voice. A Night With Janis Joplin presents an imagined concert, held a week before her untimely death, with the legendary performer joined by some of her most significant influences - from Aretha Franklin to Nina Simone to Bessie Smith to Odetta. "Exhilarating…Remarkable…A joyful ruckus" (Washington Post).

At the 2018 Hamptons International Film Festival, Academy Award®-nominated and Golden Globe®-winning actor Alan Alda will receive The Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award, celebrating his artistic achievements and contributions to the industry over the years. The festival established the award in 2017, honoring Dick Cavett himself.

Abingdon Theatre Company will launch their 26th season with a special one-night-only gala event on Monday, October 22 at The Edison Ballroom. The evening honors two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy (Hello, Dolly!; Passion; Wonderful Town).

UMe celebrates the apex of John Lennon's solo career with a six-disc box set, Imagine The Ultimate Collection. This historical, remixed and remastered 140-track collection is fully authorized by Yoko Ono Lennon, who oversaw the production and creative direction. Spread across four CDs and two Blu-ray discs, this truly unique expanded edition offers a variety of listening experiences that are at once immersive and intimate, ranging from the brand new Ultimate Mixes of the iconic album, which reveal whole new levels of sonic depth, definition and clarity to these timeless songs, to the Raw Studio Mixes that allow listeners to hear Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band's original, unadorned performances, to enveloping 5.1 surround sound mixes, and a Quadrasonic Album Mix, presenting the original four speaker mix remastered in Quadrasonic sound for the first time in nearly fifty years. This ultimate deep listening experience, which features scores of previously unheard demos, rare outtakes and isolated track elements, also includes The Evolution Documentary, a unique track-by-track audio montage that details the journey of each song from demo to master recording via instructions, rehearsals, recordings, multitrack exploration and studio chatter. The comprehensive nature of the full Imagine The Ultimate Collection is the absolute best representation of a career artist working at the top of his creative game.

 Music fans will be celebrating this September, as John Lennon & Yoko Ono's Imagine hits the big screen. Including previously unreleased cinema-exclusive bonus material, restored footage, remixed, remastered and immersive Dolby Atmos soundtrack mix, it's a unique opportunity to witness Imagine like you've never seen or heard it before!

Join the incomparable Mel Brooks live on stage for an exclusive, inside look at his storied career, and the making of the legendary and groundbreaking movie Blazing Saddles on Saturday, October 6th, 2018 at Bellco Theatre. This outrageous masterpiece, considered one of the top comedy films of all time, will be presented on the big screen followed by a conversation and audience Q&A with Mel Brooks himself.

An Academy Award-winning comedian will open up the 2018-2019 season at the State Theatre. Steven Wright, with his distinctly lethargic voice and deadpan delivery, kicks off the 92nd year of the historic venue on Friday, September 7th.

Six of Broadway's most sought-after stars will join Mark Cortale's "Broadway @ The Art House" and "Broadway @ Town Hall" concert series in Provincetown in August.

TVS TV Networks.Com, the 57 TVS 'Micro Channel' service, has added a Joan Rivers talk show to establish the TVS Classic Talk Show TVS 'Micro Channel' on the service. TVS will cover the top TV talk shows and their hosts from the first forty years of commercial television 1948-1987. Johnny Carson, Larry King, and Merv Griffin also currently appear on the channel, with Phil Donohue, Mike Douglas, Joey Bishop, Les Crane, Mike Wallace, Dick Cavett, David Brenner, and others soon to be added. TVS Television Network, operator of the TVS TV Networks.Com service, is the fourth oldest commercial broadcast television network in the USA. TVS was founded in 1960 and has produced and/or distributed thousands of sports, music, public affairs, and entertainment television shows. TVS Classic Talk Show Channel will also feature the top talk show hosts in some of their other TV roles over their careers. TVS Ad Sales.Com, headed by Jerry Wolff, will organize CPM, PI, DR, barter goods for time, product placement, and signature program advertising opportunities for all 57 of the TVS 'Micro Channels' on TVS TV Networks.Com. TVS Television Network.Com is located in the Greater Los Angeles area. TVS Magazines.Com is located in Atlanta. TVS Ad Sales.Com is located in Miami and New York. TVS Radio Network.Com is located in Las Vegas.

On Jimmy Kimmel Live, Evangeline Lilly reveals what it was like bringing her seven-year-old son to the set of Ant-Man and The Wasp and how it made her feel when he was pretending to be her character, The Wasp. She also talks about doing stunts for Ant-Man and The Wasp, visiting Taiwan for the movie premiere, recently being recruited to be a model/actress on a plane, and being mistaken for Julia Roberts.

Nick Kroll talks about the people you run into in youth hostels, and going to a hypnotist to help him quit smoking. He talks about basing his character in Uncle Drew on Michael Jordan and reveals what it was like working with Shaq. While talking about working on Uncle Drew with a bunch of NBA Legends, playing basketball against Kyrie Irving, and he accidentally splits his pants.

An Academy Award-winning comedian and a former NFL long snapper will help kick off the upcoming 92nd season at the State Theatre in Easton. Steven Wright, with his distinctly lethargic voice and deadpan delivery, opens the 2018-2019 season on Friday, September 7th while on September 21st, former Philadelphia Eagle Jon Dorenbos bring his unique blend of magic, comedy and inspirational storytelling.

On last night's Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jon Hamm talks about Jimmy's big one-on-one basketball game with Ted Cruz, his love of the St. Louis Cardinals, the rivalry with the Chicago Cubs, and reveals what Bill Murray did to him after a Cubs World Series game. Also, Jimmy has always given Jon a hard time about liking Imo's Pizza from his hometown of St. Louis, so he thought he would make peace by bringing something out they can both enjoy, Ted Drewes Frozen Custard.