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On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, James asked guest Paula Abdul what it would take to bring her, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell back for the final season of American Idol. Check out the answer below!

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW on CBS, host James Corden, playing MC Skat Kat, teamed up with Paula Abdul to recreate the video for her 1989 hit, Opposites Attract.

Donald Trump says a lot of crazy things and since it's so hot outside, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE decided to grab a hose for a special edition of 'Say It or Spray It: Donald Trump'.

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, Laverne Cox talked about meeting Caitlyn Jenner and admired her grace despite living a life completely in the public eye.

On last night's Late Late Show on CBS, music guest Cody Simpson performed 'Living Easy'. Later, Simpson tells host James Corden about the time he encountered a hammerhead shark while surfing.

Last week, I selected ten top picks for a major headliner to star as Norma Desmond in a potential future stage and/or screen version of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton's Tony Award-winning Best Musical SUNSET BOULEVARD in honor of both the show's anniversary of its West End opening and recent news that Glenn Close is considering a return to her Tony-winning role in an upcoming revival. As a result of that column, BroadwayWorld readers took the title of this column to heart and sounded off on some of their ideal choices for a leading lady with major star quality to tackle the unforgettable role in a future production - and, what fabulous choices they are! Among the reader submissions, Ilene Argento posited, 'If not Patti Lupone, maybe Meryl Streep (with some more singing lessons!), but it should be Patti (although Patti plus ALW will probably never happen again).' while Brian Lipensky wrote, 'Glenn Close can still play her. That said, Meryl Streep can pull it off. We know she can sing and play characters with psychological problems. Susan Sarandon also. Maybe even Emma Thompson.' Furthermore, Jonathan Caplan offered, 'ANNIE LENNOX. Period. Well, if it can't be Elaine Paige, then absolutely, Annie Lennox. I said this before the musical ever opened, and I stand by it....ANNIE LENNOX!!!!!!' whereas David Macaluso relayed, 'Seriously. With a good director, in a film. LIZA! she could be AMAZING.' Other suggestions sure to inspire discussion included Cher, Lady Gaga, Ruthie Henshall, Donna Murphy and even Caitlyn Jenner. So, without further ado, here are ten more delectable choices for a new Norma Desmond for 2015.

Mamma Mia!  My, my, how can we resist the international musical sensation based on the beloved songs of ABBA? Drayton Entertainment's Artistic Director Alex Mustakas today announced Mamma Mia! as the award-winning theatre organization's flagship production for the upcoming 2016 Season.

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, host James Corden struggled to get through a heartfelt reflection of his first 50 shows and relies on videos he shot in anticipation of his big day.

The conversation reminds McKellen of a story involving a baby gorilla, which he decides to act out for the studio audience!

Adam Lambert helped an emotional James Corden celebrate his first 50 shows with a very special version of Queen's 'We Are the Champions.'

Inspired by BroadwayWorld.com's Friday Six, welcome to BroadwayWorld Nashville's latest installment of The Friday Five: five questions designed to help you learn more about the talented people you'll find onstage throughout the Volunteer state. Today, we introduce you to Kathleen Jaffe, who stars in Play On! opening tonight at Lakewood Theatre in Old Hickory.

Acclaimed stage and screen actress Karen Ludwig will star in WHERE WAS I? directed by two-time Emmy Award winner Dorothy Lyman. Previews begin September 1 at Theatre 54. Opening is slated for Thursday, September 3.

Happy Birthday Tony Kushner! Kushner's best known work is Angels in America, a seven-hour epic about the AIDS epidemic in Reagan-era New York, which was later adapted into a miniseries for which Kushner wrote the screenplay. His other plays include Hydriotaphia, Slavs!: Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness, A Bright Room Called Day, Homebody/Kabul, and the book for the musical Caroline, or Change. His new translation of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children was performed at the Delacorte Theater in the summer of 2006 starring Meryl Streep and directed by George C. Wolfe. Kushner has also adapted Brecht's The Good Person of Szechwan, Corneille's The Illusion, and S. Ansky's play The Dybbuk.

Cat Deeley and Kid Cudi stopped by last night's LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN.

Dressed by Angels will open at The Old Truman Brewery on 2nd October 2015. This brand new interactive exhibition tells the story behind the world's greatest costume house, presenting visitors with an irresistible mix of costumes, drama and history. Angels Costumiers has been dressing the world for 175 years, including countless Oscar and BAFTA Award winning films, and Olivier and Tony Award winning theatre. Over seven generations of one family, Angels has become the premiere costumier to the world. This is their story – in costumes. Tickets go on sale this Friday 17th July from dressedbyangels.co.uk.

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN, music guest Best Coast performed 'Feeling Ok,' for the live audience.

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN, James rocked out with Rod Stewart and A$AP Rocky for some early morning Carpool Karaoke.

Jonathan Demme's musical dramedy RICKI AND THE FLASH, starring Meryl Streep, will open the 68th Locarno Film Festival. The film was written by Diablo Cody (Juno) will have its world premiere on August 5 at the Festival's Piazza Grande.

Singer Scott Coulter joins Sheena Easton at the San Francisco Symphony July 23 for a concert of favorite Spy film music. The concert will include both instrumental-only and vocal-accompanied hits from James Bond, Austin Powers and more. Other summer film-themed concerts this month include the new Star Trek film and Back to the Future July 16 - 20. Coulter talks about his cabaret career and what to expect from The Spy Who Loved Me concert in our interview.

Dorset Theatre Festival will stage John Patrick Shanley's Outside Mullingar, a Tony-award nominated romantic comedy from the Academy Award winning writer of Doubt and Moonstruck. The production will be directed by John Gould Rubin and will run from July 30th to August 15th.