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The Original Broadway Cast Recording for THE BOOK OF MORMON was nominated for the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The recording on Ghostlight Records made history earlier this year as the first Broadway cast recording to chart in Billboard's Top 10 since Hair in 1969 and was also cited by Billboard as the fastest selling digital cast recording release of all time. The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 12, 2012 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on the CBS Television Network.

Producers of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, announced today that the Broadway production has recouped its capitalization during the week ending November 27, 2011. THE BOOK OF MORMON plays at Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theatre, where it has broken the house record 22 times since the March 24, 2011 opening.

Is THE BOOK OF MORMON headed for the silver screen? 'I can tell you that it will most likely happen one day,' Josh Gad, currently starring in the hit show, told The Hollywood Reporter.

THE BOOK OF MORMON's Josh Gad will guest star in the next episode of 'Modern Family,' entitled 'Punkin Chunkin' and airing tonight, November 23 (9:00 PM ET) on the ABC Television Network.

THE BOOK OF MORMON's Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells will join Tony and Emmy Award winner Ellen Barkin and host Andy Cohen on tonight's edition of Bravo's "Watch What Happens: Live," Monday, November 21. "Watch What Happens: Live" airs on Bravo at 11:00 PM Eastern / 10:00 PM Central.

THE BOOK OF MORMON's Josh Gad will guest star in the next episode of 'Modern Family,' entitled 'Punkin Chunkin' and airing Wednesday, November 23 (9:00 PM ET) on the ABC Television Network.

THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS will receive Actors' Equity Association's Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) Fifth Annual ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. The honor is the only industry accolade of its kind and honors the distinctive talents and contributions made by the original chorus members of a Broadway musical. The award will be presented in the Actors' Equity Association Council Room, overlooking Times Square, on Friday, November 18, 2011.

THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. The production is choreographed by Casey Nicholaw and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker. THE BOOK OF MORMON plays on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street). In the video below, FOX5 goes backstage with the stars of the show. Click below to check it out!

The upcoming national tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY- a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams- has trimmed down its Chicago engageent, according to the Chicago Tribune. The show, which was scheduled to play The show will now play December 13 through January 1, will now run December 27 through January 1 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.

The national tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams is now on tour. Check out production highlights from the show below! Joining Tony Award® nominee Douglas Sills as Gomez and Sara Gettelfinger as Morticia are Tony Award® nominee Martin Vidnovic as Mal Beineke, two-time Tony Award® nominee Crista Moore as Alice Beineke, Blake Hammond as Uncle Fester, Pippa Pearthreeas Grandma, Tom Corbeil as Lurch, Patrick D. Kennedy as Pugsley, Brian Justin Crum as Lucas Beineke and Cortney Wolfson as Wednesday.

With wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez has written Finding Nemo The Musical and songs for Winnie the Pooh (Disney feature animation, 2011). Today BroadwayWorld has confirmed that the pair are continuing work on another collaboration - UP HERE, an original musical.

MusicalTalk - the UK's top independent musical theatre podcast is to have new and classic episodes broadcast on Global City Radio (http://www.globalradio1.com.)

Randy's co-workers show him what's great about Broadway Musicals in an all-new episode of 'South Park' titled, 'Broadway Bro Down' premiering on Wednesday, October 26 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, NBC has just picked up a new comedy pilot from Tony nominee Josh Gad. Titled 1600 Penn, the pilot is about 'a dysfunctional family that just happens to live at the most famous address in America.' Gad will executive produce the project along with Jon Lovett and Jason Winer.

Randy's co-workers show him what's great about Broadway Musicals in an all-new episode of 'South Park' titled, 'Broadway Bro Down' premiering on Wednesday, October 26 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL. Catch a sneak peek of the episode below!

Randy's co-workers show him what's great about Broadway Musicals in an all-new episode of 'South Park' titled, 'Broadway Bro Down' premiering on Wednesday, October 26 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL.

On Twitter Watch, Robert Lopez wrote 'Going to LA tomorrow to help write an episode of South Park! THE BOOK OF MORMON is the winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Book (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Direction (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker), Best Featured Actress (Nikki M. James), Best Scenic Design (Scott Pask), Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt), Best Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, Best Music (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Lyrics (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Director (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Actor in a Musical (Josh Gad) and Best Director (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker) and the Drama League Award for Best Musical. Tickets are available at Telecharge.com, by calling Telecharge.com at 212-239-6200 or in person at the Eugene O'Neill box office (230 West 49th Street). '

THE BOOK OF MORMON, the Tony Award winning musical from the creators of 'South Park,' Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and the co-creator of Avenue Q, Robert Lopez will be featured on SiriusXM's new series, Mormon Mondays, a limited series of weekly specials.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, the Tony Award winning musical from the creators of 'South Park,' Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and the co-creator of Avenue Q, Robert Lopez will be featured on SiriusXM's new series, Mormon Mondays, a limited series of weekly specials. Mormon Mondays begins airing on Monday, October 17 at 8:00 AM ET and 8:00 PM ET on On Broadway, channel 72 and new installments will run weekly.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, the Tony Award winning musical from the creators of 'South Park,' Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and the co-creator of Avenue Q, Robert Lopez will be featured on SiriusXM's new series, Mormon Mondays, a limited series of weekly specials.