Laura Bell Bundy News

The list of stars attending the 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS keeps growing with the addition of Shania Twain, Justin Bieber, 'American Idol' winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina, Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and 'Dancing With The Stars' winner Hines Ward, Sara Evans, Train, Kristin Chenoweth, stars of the CMT original movie 'To The Mat' Laura Bell Bundy and Ricky Schroder, Green Bay Packers' Clay Matthews, actress Melissa Peterman and actress Mary Steenburgen. Previously announced performers Luke Bryan and Sheryl Crow will also present, with Crow serving as this year's spokesperson for CMT ONE COUNTY. The 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS premieres LIVE on Wednesday, June 8 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT on CMT and CMT.com.

The legendary Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street in the heart of NYC's Greenwich Village, announced the re-naming of its 50 seat ‘Loft Theatre'.

Days before the live, tenth anniversary 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, actress and Mercury Records singer-songwriter Laura Bell Bundy will be hosting the VIDEO OF THE YEAR SPECIAL, premiering Saturday, June 4 at 2:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT.

Tony, CMT, and ACA Award-nominee Laura Bell Bundy and her adopted Chihuahua, Norma Jean, 'giddy on up' with PETA to remind people never to leave their dogs unattended in vehicles during the warm summer months. The public service announcement, which shows Bundy and Norma Jean together under a shady tree, was shot in Franklin by top celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart.

The list of stars attending the 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS keeps growing with the addition of Shania Twain, Justin Bieber, 'American Idol' winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina, Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and 'Dancing With The Stars' winner Hines Ward, Sara Evans, Train, Kristin Chenoweth, stars of the CMT original movie 'To The Mat' Laura Bell Bundy and Ricky Schroder, Green Bay Packers' Clay Matthews, actress Melissa Peterman and actress Mary Steenburgen. Previously announced performers Luke Bryan and Sheryl Crow will also present, with Crow serving as this year's spokesperson for CMT ONE COUNTY. The 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS premieres LIVE on Wednesday, June 8 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT on CMT and CMT.com.

Casting has been announced for the upcoming reading of the new musical comedy Summer Schlock, with book, music, and lyrics by Kevin Carter (That's Andy), directed by Tony Award-winning director/producer Andy Sandberg (Hair, The Last Smoker in America) with music direction by Andy Einhorn.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU), The Players Theatre and Back Stage present the industry panel Catch Me If You Can Get the Rights: Adapting Films into Musicals on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 7:30pm at The Players Theatre, 3rd Floor Loft Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street (below W. 3rd Street), NYC.

TonyTM Award nominated actress and country artist, Laura Bell Bundy will host the second annual High School Musical Theatre Awards at the Orpheum Theatre on May 26, 2011.

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre's 2011 Season continues this summer when it brings the smash hit musical comedy Hairspray to the stage.

Casting has been announced for the upcoming reading of the new musical comedy Summer Schlock, with book, music, and lyrics by Kevin Carter (That's Andy), directed by Tony Award-winning director/producer Andy Sandberg (Hair, The Last Smoker in America) with music direction by Andy Einhorn.

Buzzing around the theatre community this weekend was this video of an 11 year-old belting out the Act 1 finale of LEGALLY BLONDE. Click below to check out the awesome performance of 'So Much Better!'

The Broadway production of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN officially opened last night, April 10. BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the show's celeb-filled red carpet!

Following her first sold-out performance, Legally Blonde: The Musical's Natalie Joy Johnson will perform an encore presentation of her new show 'Natalie Joy Johnson is Relentless' at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette St.) on Monday, April 4th at 9:30pm.

Pop superstar Rihanna, along with country sensation Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, will give a special performance of Rihanna's latest single, 'California King Bed,' at the first-ever ACM Fan Jam. The performance will air live from the ACM Fan Jam during the 46th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, which is being broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 3 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Pop superstar Rihanna, along with country sensation Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, will give a special performance of Rihanna's latest single, 'California King Bed,' at the first-ever ACM Fan Jam. The performance will air live from the ACM Fan Jam during the 46th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, which is being broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 3 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

'At This Performance,' the ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway standbys and understudies is set to continue March 20-21.

Twitter has provided the means for celebrities of all types to communicate with their fans in an intimate way -- one on one -- without needing to be face to face. It's wonderful how many of them have embraced the medium, and used it to let us into their worlds. It's even better when they reach out to thank us for our support, respond to questions, or engage in conversation. 140 characters at a time, I've developed a whole new set of online friends who are all on Broadway. The acknowledgement of us 'little people' makes me appreciate them in a bigger way, and makes me want to support them onstage in everything they do.

CMT is adding made-for-television movies to its development and programming slate with the creation of the CMT ORIGINAL MOVIES franchise, it was announced today by Mary Beth Cunin, SVP, Programming, CMT. This newly-formed division will roll out television movies for the network focusing primarily on romantic comedies, in addition to music-based films.

Songwriting duo Sam Carner and Derek Gregor-the team behind the award-winning NYMF hit Unlock'd-will showcase their songs on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 8pm in a concert titled Carner & Gregor's Barely Legal Showtune Extravaganza. Hosted by Hair's Andrew Kober and Avenue Q's Sarah Stiles, the event will bring together nine of the most-talented musical theatre students currently studying at schools across the U.S. The concert will take place at the new East Village venue DROM (85 Avenue A between 5th & 6th Streets).

Following her first sold-out performance, Legally Blonde: The Musical's Natalie Joy Johnson will perform an encore presentation of her new show 'Natalie Joy Johnson is Relentless' at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette St.) on Monday, April 4th at 9:30pm.