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Welcome to BroadwayWorld's new feature, and first-ever talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH RICHARD RIDGE. Follow Richard as he visits Broadway's best and brightest in their Broadway dressing rooms and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. To date, Richard has chatted with Spidey lovebirds Reeve Carney and Jennifer Damiano, visited with UK's First Lady of musical Theatre, Elaine Paige, headed downtown to meet up with Jonathan Groff, and has spent some quality time with fan favorite Jan Maxwell. Richard's latest guest is Godspell star Hunter Parrish, who has charmed audiences on Showtime's Weeds since 2007 and was last seen on Broadway in Spring Awakening, which marked his Broadway debut. Now, back on Broadway as 'Jesus' in Godspell, Parrish gets candid about life as a young Hollywood star and why he always hopes to come back to the stage.

This November, FOX delivers major television events, all-new episodes and big guest stars

PARANORMAN, the new stop-motion comedy thriller made in 3D from animation company LAIKA, following 'Coraline,' is opening nationwide on August 17th, 2012.

The ABC Television Network announces highlights of its upcoming November sweeps programming, including special Halloween and Thanksgiving-themed episodes of some of television's biggest hit series, 'The 45th Annual CMA Awards' and '2011 American Music Awards,' a one-hour 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition A Veterans Day Special,' and of course 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'

This November, FOX delivers major television events, all-new episodes and big guest stars

ANIMATION DOMINATION kicks off this fall with a star-studded lineup of guest voices on returning favorite animated series THE SIMPSONS, THE CLEVELAND SHOW, FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD premiering Sunday, Sept. 25 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. New kid on the block, ALLEN GREGORY, sets out on his first day of school Sunday, Oct. 30 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT).

Focus Features and LAIKA, the two companies behind the Academy Award-nominated animated feature Coraline are reteaming for LAIKA's next two projects.

Producer Ken Davenport announced today that Hunter Parrish, star of the acclaimed Showtime series 'Weeds' and the recent Tony Award-winning hit Spring Awakening, is set to star as Jesus in the upcoming Broadway revival of the legendary rock musical GODSPELL.

Weekend movie box office estimates: August 5-7, 2011.

ANIMATION DOMINATION kicks off this fall with a star-studded lineup of guest voices on returning favorite animated series THE SIMPSONS, THE CLEVELAND SHOW, FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD premiering Sunday, Sept. 25 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. New kid on the block, ALLEN GREGORY, sets out on his first day of school Sunday, Oct. 30 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT).

Fox Broadcasting Company, today unveiled the FOX primetime schedule for the 2011-2012 television season to the national advertising community during its annual Programming Presentation at The New Beacon Theatre. Amongst the shows picked up this fall was a new multi-camera family comedy I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER stars Emmy Award winner Jaime Pressly ('My Name Is Earl') and Tony Award winner for PROMISES, PROMISES Katie Finneran ('Wonderfalls') as single moms, life-long friends - and former nerds - who fear their privileged and overly indulged daughters are turning out to be just like the girls who picked on them in high school.

According to EW.com, stage and screen stars Elaine Stritch and Anna Kendrick will lend their voices to 'ParaNorman,' a film from the makers of 'Coroline.' The movie will hit theatres on August 17 2012, and will also feature: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Casey Affleck, Tempestt Bledsoe, Jeff Garlin, John Goodman, Leslie Mann, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Bernard Hill.

The following guests are set for appearances on 'The Tonight Show' April 12 - 22:

Talk show listings for Monday, April 11.

Yesyerday, March 16, the stars came out to celebrate the 19th Annual 'A Night at Sardi's' benefit at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage below.

Here are photos from The Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles, CA February 27, 2011

According to Variety, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann will reprise their Knocked Up roles for a new comedy that remains untitled. Director Judd Aptow will bring their characters, 'Debbie and Pete' back to the big screen. The film is scheduled to open in theatres in summer 2012.

Deadline.com reports that Zac Efron is close to signing on to two future feature films. The first is Warner Brothers' 'The Lucky One,' Will Fetters and Doug McGrath's adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel, directed by Scott Hicks. In it, Efron would play a soldier returning from Iraq seeking the girl in his 'good luck' photograph. The second film is 'Die in a Gunfight,' an original screenplay by recent NYU graduates Andrew Berrer and Gabriel Ferrari. In it, Efron would play a Romeo-type young man in a romance forbidden by two feuding families.

Several stage and screen actors attended the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Hilton Washington.

Zac Efron is attached to star in a remake of 'Snabba Cash,' according to the Hollywood Reporter.