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THE GOOD WIFE, one of television's most acclaimed dramas and a 2011 Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Drama Series, will assemble a respected and award-winning roster of actors for an episode to be broadcast on Sunday, Feb. 19 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network.

Brent Barrett, Jenn Harris and the entire cast of SILENCE! The Musical are set to take the stage at the Upper East Side Barnes & Noble next Thursday, February 23rd at 5 PM to perform selections from the parody of the classic film The Silence of the Lambs. The Musical Director for the event will be Brian J. Nash, and the cast will sign copies of the show's newly released CD afterwards.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the cast of FOX's GLEE will not go on tour this summer as they have in years past. Instead, the GLEE team will likely hold a benefit concert t the Hollywood Bowl for GLEE Give a Note.

Actress Amber Riley will celebrate her 26th birthday Saturday, Feb. 18 at Las Vegas' Tabú Ultra Lounge inside MGM Grand Hotel & Casino.

Next week on the winter finale of GLEE, things heat up as the New Directions go head to head with the Dalton Academy Warblers at Regionals. Check out full tracks from the upcoming episode, titled 'On My Way' including: 'Fly/I Believe I Can Fly,' 'Cough Syrup,' and 'Glad You Came' below!

Brent Barrett, Jenn Harris and the entire cast of SILENCE! The Musical are set to take the stage at the Upper East Side Barnes & Noble next Thursday, February 23rd at 5 PM to perform selections from the hit parody of the classic film The Silence of the Lambs.

Next week on the winter finale of GLEE, things heat up as the New Directions go head to head with the Dalton Academy Warblers at Regionals. Check out a promo for the upcoming episode, titled 'On My Way,' below!

Last night on GLEE, viewers finally got a chance to meet Rachel's two dads, Hiram (guest star Jeff Goldblum) and Leroy (guest star Brian Stokes Mitchell) when they hosted a dinner party and performed for their guests. Also, in the episode, Rory (guest star Damian McGinty) and Artie (Kevin McHale) competed for Sugar's (guest star Vanessa Lengies) love and Mercedes (Amber Riley) sang a love song. Miss the episode? Catch up with all the performances below!

SILENCE! The Musical, the unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs, will add Sunday evenings to the new spring playing schedule beginning March 4th at The 9th Space Theatre at Performance Space 122, 150 First Avenue (at 9th St.)

Now in its third season, GLEE is a musical comedy about a group of eager and ambitious students who strive to outshine their singing competition to win Nationals while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High. Since its debut, GLEE has become a bona fide cultural phenomenon, received prestigious honors including the Golden Globe and Peabody Award and singlehandedly made glee clubs cool again.

Actress Amber Riley will celebrate her 26th birthday Saturday, Feb. 18 at Las Vegas' Tabú Ultra Lounge inside MGM Grand Hotel & Casino.

Tonight on GLEE, viewers will finally get a chance to meet Rachel's two dads, Hiram (guest star Jeff Goldblum) and Leroy (guest star Brian Stokes Mitchell) when they host a dinner party and perform for their guests. Also, in the episode, Rory (guest star Damian McGinty) and Artie (Kevin McHale) compete for Sugar's (guest star Vanessa Lengies) love and Mercedes (Amber Riley) sings a love song. Check out a sneak peek of Goldblum and Stokes MItchell in action below!

In the February 21 episode of the show, the last before a winter hiatus until April, the GLEE clubs face off in regionals. Get a first look below!

Tonight on GLEE, viewers will finally get a chance to meet Rachel's two dads, Hiram (guest star Jeff Goldblum) and Leroy (guest star Brian Stokes Mitchell) when they host a dinner party and perform for their guests. Also, in the episode, Rory (guest star Damian McGinty) and Artie (Kevin McHale) compete for Sugar's (guest star Vanessa Lengies) love and Mercedes (Amber Riley) sings a love song. Check out photos and audio from the episode below!

The new, highly provocative TV commercial for this season's smash hit, SILENCE! The Musical, is set to being airing today on most major networks. SILENCE! The Musical, the unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs, with book by Hunter Bell, music & lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan, and direction & choreography by Christopher Gattelli, opened July 9, 2011 to unanimous rave reviews. The show immediately became a sold-out phenomenon and was recently selected by Time Magazine as one of the year's Top 5 Musicals.

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Samuel Larsen, winner of the first season of Oxygen Channel's THE GLEE PROJECT, will appear in his first episode of the Fox musical drama on February 14th in an episode entitled 'Heart'. Check out him performing the Gym Class Heros' 'Stereo Hearts'!

Today on Backstage with Richard Ridge, we bring you Richard in conversation with international songbird Lea Salonga, best known for originating the role of Kim in the West End production of Miss Saigon and bringing it to Broadway, winning the Tony, Olivier and many other awards. She was the first Asian to play Eponine in Les Misérables on Broadway, returned to the show in 2007 as Fantine and reprised the role for the sold-out 25th anniversary concert at London's O2 Arena.