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Comedian John Pinette has passed away at the age of 50.

Craig, a leader in the weight loss and weight management industry, announced today that award-winning actress Kirstie Alley is returning to Jenny Craig and is the face of a new campaign centered on her renewed weight loss journey. Alley is coming back for the delicious food, consultant support and comprehensive approach, as they helped her reach her weight loss goals previously. Additionally, Jenny Craig's parent company CI Holdings, Inc. has acquired Alley's Organic Liaison line and will be integrating Organic Liaison's key products into the Jenny Craig line. They will be available in centers in the near future.

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John Pinette was a standup comedian. He was best known for his self-depreciating jokes about his weight and his guest appearance in the finale of Seinfeld. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pinette was found dead at a Sheraton hotel in Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday, April 5th. He was in the middle of touring and was supposed to appear in California next. He was 50 years old.

Newfound fame, driven by John Travolta's Academy Awards name flub, a starring role in a Broadway production, and performing an Oscar winning song, is 'very special,' actress Idina Menzel tells Tracy Smith in an interview for CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD

In a fun preview of her interview airing tomorrow morning on CBS, Idina Menzel jokingly apologizes to parents for 'Let it Go', expresses regrets for singing the song in such a high key, and jokes about her Las Vegas future.

In anticipation of her new Las Vegas residency, 'Summer Nights,' which kicks off on Tuesday, April 8, Olivia Newton-John arrived to her new home at Flamingo Las Vegas in a fashion that was just as iconic as the performer herself. On Wednesday, April 2, the city's newest headliner made a grand entrance to the center Strip property in the same 1949 Mercury 'Hell's Chariot' that was featured in the movie Grease. Scroll down for photos!

'If you like action-packed thrillers,' writes Lynnea Benson, Artistic Director of Frog and Peach Theatre, 'you are going to love King John.' She calls the seldom-produced history play 'Game of Thrones, Shakespeare style,' being filled with wars over crowns, gold and power; craven courtiers, bickering in-laws, a greedy, power-mad Cardinal; illegitimate relatives and two very ambitious Queen Mothers. She will direct the classic April 24 to May 18, 2014 featuring a cast of Frog and Peach stalwarts including Karen Lynn Gorney ('Saturday Night Fever,' 'All My Children') as the ruthlessly clever Queen Elinor.

Broadway's Idina Menzel appeared on this morning's TODAY and spoke about how she has no hard feeling towards John Travolta for mispronouncing her name at this year's Oscars.

'If you like action-packed thrillers,' writes Lynnea Benson, Artistic Director of Frog and Peach Theatre, 'you are going to love King John.' She calls the seldom-produced history play 'Game of Thrones, Shakespeare style,' being filled with wars over crowns, gold and power; craven courtiers, bickering in-laws, a greedy, power-mad Cardinal; illegitimate relatives and two very ambitious Queen Mothers. She will direct the classic April 24 to May 18, 2014 featuring a cast of Frog and Peach stalwarts including Karen Lynn Gorney ('Saturday Night Fever,' 'All My Children') as the ruthlessly clever Queen Elinor.

Actress Anna Kendrick stopped by last night's LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS and spoke about being in the audience when John Travolta made his now infamous Idina Menzel introduction.

Classic 1970s sitcom 'Welcome Back, Kotter,' which introduced the masses to The Lost Boy's playwright Ron Palillo and actor John Travolta, will join the Me-TV line-up beginning on Monday, April 14. 'Kotter,' which produced 95 episodes on ABC from 1975-79, will replace 'F Troop' in the Monday to Thursday 9:30 p.m. half-hour.

Idina Menzel's back on Broadway! If/Then opens tonight at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, with Tony winner Menzel leading the cast, which also features Anthony Rapp, LaChanze, James Snyder, Jerry Dixon, Jenn Colella, Jason Tam, Tamika Lawrence, and Jackie Burns.

It's been nine long years since Tony winner Idina Menzel has graced a Broadway stage. This season, she makes her triumphant return in Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's new musical If/Then, which opens Sunday, March 30, at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Just in case you've forgotten why you fell in love with her in the first place, below BroadwayWorld brings you ten more reasons to love Idina Menzel.

The CW today announced that actor, comedian and producer Cedric 'The Entertainer' will host the live broadcast of the FOURTH ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE TELEVISION AWARDS on Thursday, June 19 (8:00-10:00pm ET). The June 19 broadcast from the Beverly Hilton Hotel will mark the first time the CCTAs will be broadcast live on network television.

STARZ has cast several roles for the upcoming half-hour scripted comedy series 'Survivor's Remorse' from LeBron James, Tom Werner, Mike O'Malley, Maverick Carter and Paul Wachter. The network announced today that Jessie T.

Never content to rest on their laurels, Sha Na Na just released Sha Na Na Greaser High School Hop, which features 25 signature songs that create an instant high school hop dance party. 'The Bop', 'The Twist', 'The Stroll', 'The Hand Jive', 'The Monkey', 'The Jerk', 'The Cha Cha' and even 'The Hokey Pokey' are among the great dances of the '50s and '60s celebrated in this collection. Also included are songs they sang in the movie Grease ('Sandy', 'Rock & Roll is Here to Stay'), The Sha Na Na TV Show ('Rock & Roll Hall of Fame', 'You Can't Sit Down') and at Woodstock ('At The Hop').

Due to critical and popular acclaim, SpeakEasy Stage Company is adding one additional week of performances to its New England premiere production of THE WHALE by Samuel D. Hunter.

Theatre Royal Bath is delighted to announce a brand new production of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, one of the most loved dance stories of all time, staged by Theatre Royal Bath Productions in association with the Robert Stigwood Organisation this autumn. Opening at the Theatre Royal Bath, Wednesday 12th to Saturday 22nd November, this iconic musical then embarks on a nationwide UK tour.

In the interview, the talented actress addressed John Travolta's now infamous flub when he introduced her as 'Adele Dazeem'