Ellen Degeneres News

Elektra recording artist Ed Sheeran continues his extraordinary year with still another career milestone

Deadline reports that comedian DL Hughley will star in an untitled project for FX that he is set to co-write with Sivert Glarum and Michael Jamin.

Comedian and best-selling author Greg Fitzsimmons brings his incisive wit to “Life on Stage.” New Wave Dynamics will release the award-winning comedian's new comedy special on CD/DVD combo pack and digitally on August 27, 2013.

14-year-old guitarist Quinn Sullivan will make his Hollywood Bowl debut alongside multi-Grammy blues guitarist Buddy Guy on Wednesday, August 21, at 8 PM. Opening act Funky Metersblends funk, blues and dance grooves with a New Orleans vibe.

According to Deadline, the former GILMORE GIRL's pilot adaptation of her debut novel, SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY, MAYBE, has been picked up by the network and put into development. Ellen DeGeneres is on board to produce the hour-long drama, with Graham taking the lead writing duties. She will also executive produce.

Did you ever wonder what it was like to be a part of showbiz history? You know, Ethel Merman teaching you how to make martinis while Paul Newman gave you acting tips. And then, fielding all those annoying telephone calls from reporters the night your Mom won the Oscar? Welcome to the world of Luke Yankee, son of Broadway and Hollywood actress Eileen Heckart. In DIVA DISH, his one-man show playing a one night only benefit performance for the ANAHEIM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION at Fox Pointe Manor on September 21, 2013, that's exactly what you'll experience.

Princess Cruises today released results from its fourth annual Relaxation Report, conducted in celebration of National Relaxation Day on Aug. 15. The national survey revealed that men and women have different notions of what makes a vacation truly relaxing. In fact, maybe there is validity to the idea that men are from Mars and women are from Venus, because almost one in four women would rather read more, whereas 34 percent of men would rather have more sex on vacation than at home.

The Chicago Sinfonietta opens its 2013-14 season with "eMotion," a concert continuing Music DirectorMei-Ann Chen's award-winning experimental programming style, moving toward the creation of a new breed of collaborative performance experiences. The "eMotion" concert features music inspired by dance, including a World Premiere arrangement commissioned by the Sinfonietta. The Sinfonietta performs "eMotion" twice, once in its downtown Chicago home venue of Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Avenue, Saturday, September 14 at 8 pm and again in the western suburbs at Wentz Concert Hall of North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville, Sunday, September 15 at 4 pm.

The Chicago Sinfonietta opens its 2013-14 season with "eMotion," a concert continuing Music DirectorMei-Ann Chen's award-winning experimental programming style, moving toward the creation of a new breed of collaborative performance experiences. The "eMotion" concert features music inspired by dance, including a World Premiere arrangement commissioned by the Sinfonietta. The Sinfonietta performs "eMotion" twice, once in its downtown Chicago home venue of Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Avenue, Saturday, September 14 at 8 pm and again in the western suburbs at Wentz Concert Hall of North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville, Sunday, September 15 at 4 pm.

Red-hot British pop-vocal sensation The Wanted follow up last weekend's season finale of their E! network summer TV series The Wanted Life, with news of a brand new single release, 'We Own the Night.' The single is now available commercially, as of today, August 12th on iTunes, coinciding with the video premiere. 'We Own the Night' is the first US lead single from WORD OF MOUTH, The Wanted's eagerly anticipated debut full-length album, set to arrive September 17 th on Island Records.

TEEN CHOICE 2013 turns up the heat for its 15th year, when the annual special celebrating the year's choicest teen icons in film, television, music, sports, comedy, fashion and the web airs live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles tonight, Aug. 11 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

The Walt Disney Studios unveiled new details about its upcoming animation slate this morning at the D23 Expo, showcasing new imagery, signature music and behind-the-scenes stories surrounding the roster of upcoming animated adventures. The presentation included information about the just-announced feature film “Zootopia”(working title) from Walt Disney Animation Studios, and the newest film in Disneytoon Studios' Disney Fairies franchise, plus never-before-shared voice cast announcements for upcoming Disney•Pixar titles that include Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Neil Patrick Harris and Diane Keaton, among a host of others.

At today's D23 Fan Expo 'Animation at The Walt Disney Studios', it was announced that three new characters will appear in Andrew Stanton's anticipated sequel FINDING DORY

The writers of the upcoming 'Finding Nemo' sequel, 'Finding Dory' have altered the script, according to the New York Times.

"UP Comedy Club Presents…" is known for bringing the best stand-up comedy talent in the country to Chicago. This fall's line-up features many of the best known names in comedy today, including Dave Foley, Tony Rock, Ian Bagg, Maz Jobrani, D.L. Hughley, Christopher Titus, Kyle Kinane and Loni Love. Each show includes a feature stand-up comic and a local emcee that hosts the evening. Dinner will be available before and during the show.

MUSE/IQUE, known for its counter-conventional performances that feel more like parties than formal concerts, continues 'Summer of Sound' 2013 with 'Moving Pictures' featuring groundbreaking cellist Matt Haimovitz and Emmy Award-winning actress Wendie Malick ('Hot in Cleveland') in a fresh take on motion picture scores by Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, Vangelis, Ennio Morricone, John Williams, Claude-Michel Schonberg and Erich Korngold as well as the world premiere of Sleepwalking, a concerto for cello and chamber orchestra with images by Peter Golub, prolific composer and director of Sundance's Film Music Program, tonight, July 27, 2013, 7:30 pm, outdoors at Caltech's Beckman Mall in Pasadena.

Red-hot British pop-vocal sensation The Wanted follow up last weekend's season finale of their E! network summer TV series The Wanted Life, with news of a brand new single release, 'We Own the Night.'

For the first time ever, the 'Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' content is available for digital download on iTunes (http://www.iTunes.com/JohnnyCarson).

Pacific Symphony invites audiences to catch Wavelength Festival of Music, presented by the All-New Mercedes-Benz CLA, the new adventurous symphonic endeavor at Pacific Amphitheatre Aug. 22, 23, 24 and 25. The Symphony is pleased to announce that more artists of diverse musical inclinations including Keb' Mo', Barry Perkins Collective, Nilu, AyseDeniz, Josh Vietti and DJ Kedd Cook will be joining the inaugural festival lineup that blends symphonic and contemporary sounds across four outdoor summer concerts.

The Pasadena Playhouse announced the full schedule for its new summer festival, CIRQUE-A-PALOOZA - Summer Spectacle & Comic Calamity, created and directed by Stefan Haves. Mainstage feature acts will include two performances of magician/entertainer Justin Willman's Tricked Out, Frank Ferrante's one-man show An Evening With Groucho and a special night with some of the greatest magicians of The Magic Castle. Road to Palooza: A Variety Show Spectacular will also be a Mainstage event for five performances featuring a number of the amazing acts playing the festival and rotating special guest performers. The Carrie Hamilton Theatre will host an eclectic variety of specialty acts over the three-week period. The CIRQUE-A-PALOOZA festival will launch today, July 19 and perform through August 11, 2013.