Michelle Obama News

Star of stage and screen Sarah Jessica Parker stopped by the East Room of the White House yesterday for a cameo performance at a talent show with elementary- and middle-school children.

First Lady Michelle Obama guest stars in 'Jessie,' the hit comedy series for kids and tweens, in a storyline that raises awareness about the service, sacrifice and needs of military families.

BET's "106 & PARK" today revealed Emmy and GRAMMY Award winning comedian Chris Rock as the host for this year's "BET Awards" 2014 airing live on Sunday, June 29th at 8pm ET on BET from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, CA.

Connie Britton stops by today's Ellen and talks about meeting the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama

This morning, the First Lady Michelle Obama cut the ribbon of the Anna Wintour Costume Center at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The crowd was filled with a fashion heavy crowd not only because of the unveiling of the Costume Center but also because of tonight's Costume Institute benefit.

New York Live Arts announces the 2014 Theater Access Program - a comprehensive rental program that provides performance space and resources to a diverse group of self-producing artists of all disciplines. This year's artists include (in order of appearance) Ellen Robbins; ZviDance; Elisa Monte Dance, Bulglisi Dance Theatre and Jennifer Muller/The Works; and 10 Hairy Legs.

On today's ELLEN, sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen play a game that reveals a lot about their different personalities. Plus, they tell Ellen about their new fragrances!

BET Networks, the #1 network for the African-American audience and a top 20 cable network among all adults 18-49, announced its upcoming programming schedule for BET and Centric at its annual Upfront presentation.

First lady Michelle Obama will guest star as herself on the special hour-long season finale of 'Parks & Recreation' on NBC tonight, Thursday, April 24 (8-9 p.m. ET).

There is no bigger name today in radio than Ryan Seacrest and for over a decade on Clear Channel's KIIS-FM and hosting American Top 40, he has been connecting fans from across the globe closer to the biggest names pop culture has to offer.

Next Thursday's Season Finale of PARKS AND REC will have a whole host of special guest stars, including First Lady Michelle Obama and Broadway and FROZEN alum Kristen Bell. The episode will also feature Heidi Klum, Henry Winkler, Billy Eichner, Rob Huebel, John Hodgman, Yo La Tengo, The Decemberists, Letters to Cleo, Jeff Tweedy, and several Indianapolis Colts.

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced that the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's OrchKids program has received a $100,000 National Endowment for the Arts Art Works grant. The grant will support and sustain all initiatives of the OrchKids program including a full symphonic orchestra, choir classes, chamber music coaching, musicianship instruction and academic tutoring. This is the second consecutive year in which OrchKids has achieved the highest NEA Art Works grant in the category of Arts Education.

Today on “LIVE with Kelly and Michael,” co-hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan announced a special edition of the top morning talk show airing on Monday, April 21, 2014: a first-ever split broadcast originating from both the White House in Washington, D.C., and “LIVE's” Manhattan studio, featuring a live interview with First Lady of the United States MICHELLE OBAMA.

American Ballet Theatre's 2014 Spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House opens Monday, May 12 with the annual Spring Gala benefit at 6:30P.M. Sponsored by LANVIN, the evening will feature ABT's renowned Principal Dancers in preview performances from the eight-week season.

There is no bigger name today in radio than Ryan Seacrest and for over a decade on Clear Channel's KIIS-FM and hosting American Top 40, he has been connecting fans from across the globe closer to the biggest names pop culture has to offer.

Guillermo Díaz stops by today's ELLEN to talk about what's ahead for his hit series 'Scandal.' The actor also reveals his love for Madonna.

Ellen's friend Rob Lowe was in the house for a special hour with the host.

Lincoln Center has announced a great lineup of events for the month of May 2014, featuring the final Emerson String Quartet concert, Dancing in Damrosch free dance parties, and more. Check out the ful schedule of events below!

Fan favorites Sophia Grace and Rosie make their return to the ELLEN show yesterday and had much to catch up with Ellen about... like their teeth, and bath time. Check out the appearance below!

The Howard County Arts Council has announced the guest performers for the 17th annual Celebration of the Arts in Howard County gala, presented by Howard Bank. Featured this year are: jazz pianist Alex Brown and bassist Zach Brown. You can catch them, along with the ten finalists in the Arts Council's Rising Star Competition, at the Celebration gala tonight, March 29, 2014 at 8 p.m. Emcee for the event is Richard W. Story, Senior Vice President, Community Relations and Government Affairs, and Business Development Liaison for Howard Bank.