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This Sunday, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump will exclusively appear on “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd.”

Original DREAMGIRLS Jennifer Holliady and Sheryl Lee Ralph grabbed breakfast and chatted on Facebook Live about their upcoming concert in Los Angeles. Check out what they had to say in the video below!

Joan Baez celebrated her 75th birthday on Saturday, January 27 at New York's historic Beacon Theatre. The special event honored her legendary 50 plus years in music with an intimate, career-spanning live performance.

Sundance Institute has selected eight first-time filmmakers for its signature Directors Lab, which helped launch the careers of award-winning filmmakers Cary Fukunaga, Dee Rees, Marielle Heller, Benh Zeitlin and Quentin Tarantino. Taking place May 30-June 23 in the mountains of Sundance Resort in Utah, the annual Lab supports the next wave of independent filmmakers exploring new ideas and shaping the future of storytelling.

?MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and West End smash hit embarks on its first ever UK Tour, and today reveals casting for the red-hot rock 'n' roll extravaganza.

?The new Australian production of the worldwide smash hit musical WE WILL ROCK YOU will explode onto the stage at the Sydney Lyric Theatre tomorrow night, Today 5 May at 8pm, officially commencing its new national tour.

?Get ready for the ride of your life as the ultimate party, Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical returns to the Lyceum Theatre from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 May, starring Jason Donovan. 

Life On Base: Quantico Cave, written by Tom & Nancy Wise, received a First In Category in the Somerset Awards for Contemporary Literature at the Chanticleer Book Reviews Author's Conference in Bellingham Washington.

?The new Australian production of the worldwide smash hit musical WE WILL ROCK YOU will explode onto the stage at the Sydney Lyric Theatre tomorrow night, Thursday 5 May at 8pm, officially commencing its new national tour.

Amazon today announced it has added the period drama series JULIAN FELLOWES PRESENTS DOCTOR THORNE to its lineup of Amazon Original Series, and is scheduled to premiere the series on Prime Video in the U.S. on May 20.

Ahead of the Australian Tour of Rock musical WE WILL ROCK YOU, by Queen and Ben Elton (Book), BroadwayWorld - Sydney was given a taste of the show, currently in previews at Sydney Lyric Theatre ahead of Opening Night next Thursday 5th May.

London's celebrated annual 50-Hour Improvathon (The Stage Top 5 Fringe Theatre Events of 2015), a massive improvised comedy soap opera starring many of the world's leading improvisers, is back for a ninth year!

Hulu today announced a straight-to-series order for THE HANDMAID'S TALE, an ongoing drama series from MGM Television based on the award-winning, best-selling novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood. The series will be created, executive produced and written by Bruce Miller (THE 100) with Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears and Warren Littlefield (FARGO) serving as executive producers. Atwood will serve as Consulting Producer for the series, which will debut its first season on Hulu in 2017.

(Le) Poisson Rouge is proud to announce Going Nowhere Slow: An Evening with Kranky Label Artists Steve Hauschildt and Christina Vantzou with special guest Svarte Greiner. Going Nowhere Slow takes its name from one of Kranky's t-shirt slogans - it's one of a handful of phrases which makes up the entirety of the label's advertising / public image over the past near quarter century.

Chris Isaacson Presents in association with Ronn Goswick has announced a Broadway Under the Stars special event, a one-night-only concert starring the original Dreamgirls - Independent Spirit Award-winner Sheryl Lee Ralph, Emmy Award-winner Loretta Devine, and Tony Award and two-time Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Holliday in conversation and song. The curtain will rise at 8pm on Sunday, July 10 at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood. Additional performers will be announced soon. 

Lor E. Lynn, a lover of travel, music, and community, has completed her new book 'Raven's Choice': a delightful and thrilling story of romance and a black stallion with a mind all his own.

Craft cocktail expert Adam Delaney, known in the San Francisco bar scene as 'Delaney,' has a passion for creating hand-crafted cocktails that honor past classics while pushing a fresh perspective. His skills for mixing up some of the Bay Area's best drinks recently landed him a first place finish and a trip to Italy in the Montenegro Mix-off. The nationwide promotion pitted the country's best tastemakers in a competition to create a signature drink that included 1 oz. of Amaro Montenegro, the promoter's namesake liqueur.

USA Network's hit drama series MR. ROBOT from Universal Cable Productions was today named a winner of a George Foster Peabody Award in the 75thAnnual Peabody Awards competition.

IFC revealed at their upfront press event in New York, eight smart new comedies from their robust development slate for 2017 series consideration.

Starz and FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) began production this week on the 10-episode first season of AMERICAN GODS, the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's acclaimed contemporary fantasy novel. Shooting has commenced in Toronto, Canada and will continue in additional locations across America.