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Tonight's telecast of the Democratic National Convention will include a performance by dozens from Broadway.

Proceeds from the love anthem will benefit the LGBT Center of Central Florida.

 MEND, a New Play by Steven Hillyer and Tim Marback, will have a private reading on Wednesday, May 18th 2016. Dan Lauria (LOMBARDI, A CHRISTMAS STORY) will be joined by April Ortiz (IN THE HEIGHTS), Amy Engelhardt (A COMEDY OF ERAS at ACT), and James Donegan (FORBIDDEN BROADWAY). Marc Tumminelli will direct.

Tonight, September 16 the music community will come together to celebrate the life and legacy of NYC nightlife icon and legend Rob Fernandez. Rob Fernandez, globally respected event promoter and a key architect of the New York nightlife scene, passed away on July 10, 2015.

On Wednesday, September 16 the music community will come together to celebrate the life and legacy of NYC nightlife icon and legend Rob Fernandez. Rob Fernandez, globally respected event promoter and a key architect of the New York nightlife scene, passed away on July 10, 2015.

With the release of her new single 'World' Gia continues to prove that she is the new pop star to look out for. With her last single 'Bombs Away' placing #4 on Billboard's Dance Club Charts, #1 in DJ Times Magazine, and charting as the #41 Billboard Song of the Year on the Year-End 2014 Dance Club Chart, Gia gained the respect of artists and producers around the world. The song was broadcast worldwide with remixes by some of the top DJs in the industry, including Sandro Silva, D.O.D, and Mike Rizzo. 'Bombs Away' was also performed at several music festivals by world renowned DJ Fedde le Grand.

By popular demand, The York Theatre Company, and producing partners Amy Engelhardt and Heather Shields, have added a special performance of the acclaimed new game show for musical theater lovers Tune in Time. Hosted by Emily McNamara, with music direction by Nate Buccieri, and Sheila Head as the annoyingly insistent timekeeper, the special performance is set for TOMORROW, December 16 at 7:30 p.m. at The York Theatre Company's home at Saint Peters (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).

Hospitality Queen Susan Buckley and partner Stuart Black, the Nightlife King who has thrown legendary parties from NYC, to Sydney, will bring a new entertainment experience to the heart of Manhattan with the opening of BPM (516 West 42nd Street). Grand opening weekend, Danny Verde will spin on Friday, February 14th and Grammy Award winning DJ/Producer David Morales will man the DJ booth on Saturday, February 15th for 'KEEP ON DANCIN', a fundraiser to benefit GMHC, Lifebeat & AREA. BPM's talent roster will include DJ's Steven Redant, Wayne G, Chad Jack, Mike Cruz and Serving Ovahness. At its heart, BPM (Beats Per Minute) was created to be a home away from home for the world's top DJ's. We have the best dance floor & sound system in NYC and now will have the best talent to match,' explains Susan Buckley.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Broadway and big screen star Bobby Cannavale talked about working with Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx on Will Gluck's ANNIE movie remake, in which he plays an advisor to Daddy Warbucks (Foxx) -- a part that will be unfamiliar to fans of the stage musical or the 1982 film.

Showbiz411 reports that real-life couple and "Annie" co-stars Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne plan to continue working side by side in the upcoming film BROTHER'S KEEPER.

Cannavale beat out Jonathan Banks on Breaking Bad, Jim Carter on Downton Abbey, Peter Dinklage on Game of Thrones, Mandy Patinkin on Homeland and Aaron Paul on Breaking Bad.

In anticipation of the live 65th Annual Emmy Award broadcast on CBS this Sunday, BWW will be spotlighting the Emmy nominated TV performances of some of Broadway's biggest stars. Today, we take a look at the career of Bobby Cannavale; from the police officer boyfriend on WILL AND GRACE to Tony nominee to not one, but two 2013 Emmy nominations.

The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced this morning at 8:40 AM PT live at Emmys.com. Broadway was well represented among the list of nominees including the following

Nominees for the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2012 in five film and eight primetime television categories as well as the SAG Awards honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center's SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood.

Nominees for the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2012 in five film and eight primetime television categories as well as the SAG Awards honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center's SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood.

This morning, SHOWTIME was honored with 22 Emmy nominations across seven series, with HOMELAND nominated for nine Emmys - the most nominations of any freshman drama or comedy series this year, and the most nominations ever for a SHOWTIME series.

In celebration of her breakout U.S. single release for 'Tonight,' D'Manti is holding a private, invitation only CD Release Party in conjunction with NEXT MUSIC GROUP on Monday, August 15 in West Hollywood, Calif.

In celebration of her breakout U.S. single release for 'Tonight,' D'Manti is holding a private, invitation only CD Release Party in conjunction with NEXT MUSIC GROUP on Monday, August 15 in West Hollywood, Calif.

Off-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre presented its 2011 Annual Benefit Gala, a concert performance on Broadway of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's CAMELOT yesterday, June 6 at The Shubert Theatre. Charlotte Moore, who directed last year's acclaimed concert staging of BRIGADOON on Broadway and helms the Irish Repertory's current production of Dion Boucicault's THE SHAUGHRAUN, adapted and directed. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you photo coverage below.

Off-Broadway's acclaimed Irish Repertory Theatre presents its 2011 Annual Benefit Gala, a concert performance on Broadway of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's CAMELOT - the beloved musical that defined an age with its lush romantic score that soars above the legendary tale of idealism, passion and betrayal - on Monday, June 6 at The Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street) in Manhattan. Charlotte Moore, who directed last year's acclaimed concert staging of BRIGADOON on Broadway and helms the Irish Repertory's current production of Dion Boucicault's THE SHAUGHRAUN, directs a cast of Broadway stars.