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Chronicling the rise of pornography and the multibillion-dollar industry's transformation of American culture, the critically acclaimed drama series THE DEUCE, created by George Pelecanos and David Simon, returns for its nine-episode second season SUNDAY, SEPT. 9 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Resuming five years after the culmination of the first season, THE DEUCE returns to the world of 1977, capturing the Times Square area of midtown New York at its most garish and volatile.

Straight White Men officially opened on Broadway last night, July 23, 2018. Check out photos below from last night's opening night arrivals!

"Glass breaks so easily. No matter how careful you are." International City Theatre presents The Glass Menagerie, the iconic American classic that launched the career of playwright Tennessee Williams. John Henry Davis (ICT productions of A Walk in the Woods, End of the Rainbow, Trying) directs William's most personal work, opening Aug. 24 atInternational City Theatre in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Two low-priced previews take place Aug. 22 and Aug. 23.

Kristin Chenoweth and Andrew Rannells visit Late Night with Seth Meyers to chat all things Broadway, THE BOYS IN THE BAND, RuPaul's Drag Race, and more! Check out the hilarious clips below! 

Comedy Central announced today that Dennis Rodman, NBA Hall of Famer and International Man of Mystery, and Martha Stewart, decorated Roaster and supreme domestic deity, are joining the #BruceWillisRoast and its all-star roster of Roasters led by Roast Master Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

HBO has revealed Season 2 of praised porn industry drama series The Deuce will premiere September 9 at 9 PM on the premium cable network.

Through contemporary and jazz movement, Hooked looks at seven characters and how they function with their own increasingly addictive dependencies. It explores the possibility of a dependency-free world and the ensuing chaos when the characters are left with their own insecurities. What happens when the things we put so much worth in are taken away? How do we cope? Do we?

It's a good thing Bruce Willis can take a hit! Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, unveiled today an all-star roster of Roasters who will join Roast Master Joseph Gordon-Levitt for the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis. Those names include Willis co-stars from Moonlighting and Motherless Brooklyn, life-long friends and comedians all armed and ready to throw barbs.

 Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, announced today that movie star and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been named Roast Master for the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis. The event (#BruceWillisRoast) will tape at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 14 and will premiere on Sunday, July 29 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT on Comedy Central. Roasters will be announced at a later date.

Starz Casts Avan Jogia as Ulysses in Scripted Comedy Series NOW APOCALYPSE

The co-producers behind The Kilbanes' Weightless, a hit rock opera-retelling of Ovid's Metamorphoses, as well as New York's Obie Award-winning The Tricky Part and Lucille Lortel Award-winning All the Rage, return to San Francisco with a new production of A Lesson From Aloes, to be presented at Z Below. Written by internationally-acclaimed playwright Athol Fugard and directed by Obie Award winner Timothy Near, this inventive revival will feature a star-studded cast of regional theatre's finest actors. A Lesson From Aloes will be presented June 3 - 29, 2018 (press opening: Thursday, June 7, 2018) with performances 7:30pm Wednesdays through Saturdays and 2pm Sundays at Z Below, 470 Florida Street, San Francisco. Tickets ($25-$50) and information can be found at www.alessonfromaloes.com or by phone at 415-626-0453.

There's a new musical that's sure to tear you apart! Following an initial report about a January 2018 premiere, producers announced that OH HI, JOHNNY!- The 'Room-sical' Parody, will push back their premiere to May of 2018 at the Orlando Fringe Festival.

Vangeline Theater, with renowned Japanese composer and musician Yuka C. Honda (Japan) and butoh dancer Vangeline, perform the World Premiere of Elsewhere from May 24 - 26, 2018 at 8 pm at Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center, 280 Broadway (Entrance at 53A Chambers Street). Tickets are $15 in advance ($20 at the door) and can be purchased at https://gibneydance.org/performance/pop/vangeline-and-yuka-c-honda-elsewhere/ or by calling (646) 837-6809.

After a prolonged legal back-and-forth, Epic Theatre Company's "James Franco and Me: An Unauthorized Satire" is heading to New York City as part of FringeNYC.  Written by Epic's Artistic Director Kevin Broccoli, the show has an newly adjusted title and a clear path to its desired destination as it heads to the festival in October.

Nick Jonas has released the music video for his new single Anywhere with Mustard. Check out the music video below! 

What good is sitting alone in your room this week? If you don't already have plans to see a Broadway show, come out to see your favorite Broadway stars in a cabaret act instead. Highlights this week include:

June brings four Prime Original series and one Prime Original movie exclusively available for Prime members to stream or download at no additional cost to their membership.

There's a new musical that's sure to tear you apart! Following an initial report about a January 2018 premiere, producers announced that OH HI, JOHNNY!- The 'Room-sical' Parody, will push back their premiere to May of 2018 at the Orlando Fringe Festival.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 - Broadway's newest intimate concert venue - will present the music and lyrics of JAIME CEPERO on Sunday, May 20 at 9:30 PM for the latest of the venue's "New Writers" series.

Nick Jonas Teases New Song ANYWHERE with DJ Mustard