Neil Patrick Harris News

Neil Patrick Harris recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss his upcoming role on GLEE as Will Shuster's high school rival, Brian Ryan. Click below for his take on his character.

Today, we present the final section of the Sondheim Palooza for this week with a discussion of Sondheim's work in the last two decades. The shows themselves stand as solid proof that this is a composer/lyricist still at the absolute height of his abilities and at the top of his game, as we can very clearly hear in the scores for ASSASSINS, PASSION, THE FROGS and ROAD SHOW...

Today we are taking a look at the extended streak of genius exhibited by Stephen Sondheim, along with director/producer Hal Prince, following the resounding success of COMPANY in 1970. Throughout the rest of the 70s they would continue to change the form of theatre itself with four momentous musicals tackling every topic from aging showgirls singing one last tune to Ingmar Bergman sunsets and a topic for a concept musical no less epic than the westernization of Japan in the wake of Commodore Perry - plus, who could forget the remorseful Barber and his knife (or should that be “wife“?). Without question, these are four richly-encrusted crowning achievements of a legendary career and these musical jewels are still sparkling and shining, as glistening and beautiful as ever dazzling us and enticing us to inspect them closer...

The track/song list for Glee Music: Volume 3 'Showstoppers' has been announced.

Neil Patrick Harris visits the ladies on The View and talks about coming out in today's work environment.

Beastly, the fantasy romance based on Alex Flinn's 2007 novel of the same name, starring Neil Patrick Harris, Mary-Kate Olsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Alex Pettyfer and Lisa Gray Hamilton opens in theaters on July 30, 2010. Distributed by CBS films, the movie's trailer has just been released! Click below to view.

This May FOX delivers major television events, all-new episodes and big guest stars, including 'FOX Rocks,' a week of music-themed FOX programming April 29 through May 5; primetime broadcasts of NASCAR ON FOX races May 1 and May 8; two not-to-be-missed one-hour installments of FAMILY GUY, including the milestone 150th episode May 2 and the latest 'Star Wars' saga-inspired season finale May 23; a BONES episode written by best-selling author and series inspiration, Kathy Reichs, May 6; the two-part season finale of FRINGE, featuring the long-awaited face-off between Walter Bishop (John Noble) and William Bell (guest star Leonard Nimoy), May 13 and May 20; the May 18 GLEE episode directed by Joss Whedon and guest-starring Neil Patrick Harris, Molly Shannon, Idina Menzel and Jonathan Groff; a special preview of Matt Nix's ('Burn Notice') new action comedy THE GOOD GUYS May 19; the AMERICAN IDOL-themed 21st season finale of THE SIMPSONS with guest voices Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi and Ellen DeGeneres May 23; the climactic and historic series conclusion of the groundbreaking and award-winning 24, May 24; and the three-hour, two-night season finale of AMERICAN IDOL, featuring the final performance show May 25 and the final live results show that's sure to captivate America May 26.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & UPRIGHT CABARET are thrilled to announce the performers for their third spectacular UPRIGHT CABARET experience at the NEW Cabaret Lounge at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.

Los Angeles Race Fantastique ('LARF'), a scavenger-hunt race production company, is producing a fundraiser in favor of Marriage Equality on April 18, 2010.

Neil Patrick Harris will be playing a former rival of Mr. Schu (Matthew Morrison) who's come back to town to try to shut down the show choir. Reports Entertainment Weekly: 'Harris and on-screen rival Matthew Morrison will find themselves up for the same role in a community theater production - hence the 'Dream On' duet/showdown [that had been] teased in Ausiello TV.'

On Monday, April 12, Jim Caruso's Cast Party was proud to present the return of composer Scott Alan to Birdland with a concert of original material performed by some dazzling up-and-coming Broadway leading men. This event was part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series, which showcases performers and composers from the Great White Way.

A sold out crowd filled the Avalon Hollywood Theatre on Sunday night, April 11th for the 42nd annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards. The evening was not only hosted, but also co-produced by the popular Neil Patrick Harris. The evenings color commentary was offered by the always-funny Jason Alexander.

Upright Cabaret producer Chris Isaacson announced yesterday that due to a sell-out of his original run, Concord Recording Artist and current Artist in Residence Spencer Day will add an additional performance on Tues, April 13, 2010 at 9pm.

The Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. & The Magic Castle present the The 42nd Annual Awards of The Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. A highly anticipated entertainment tradition, The Academy of Magical Arts, Inc.

Twitter Watch shines a BWW spotlight on Neil Patrick Harris, star of the CBS Comedy 'How I Met Your Mother'. Neil will also direct an upcoming production of RENT at the Hollywood Bowl set to run from August 6 to 8, 2010. As BroadwayWorld previously announced, Harris has cast High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens as Mimi, and has taken to Twitter to defend his choice to gossip blogger Perez Hilton.

Vanessa Hudgens will star as Mimi in the premiere of Rent at the Hollywood Bowl on August 6, 7 & 8, 2010. Hudgens is best known for her breakout role in the High School Musical series as Gabriella Montez, for which she received numerous nominations and awards. Her debut album, V was certified Gold. Her second album, Identified, was released in 2008. She earned critical acclaim for her role in the 2009 film Bandslam. She will next be seen this summer in Beastly, a modern day take on Beauty & the Beast, for CBS Films and recently wrapped Zack Snyder's highly anticipated Sucker Punch for Warner Bros.

Upright Cabaret producer Chris Isaacson announced yesterday that due to a sell-out of his original run, Concord Recording Artist and current Artist in Residence Spencer Day will add an additional performance on Tues, April 13, 2010 at 9pm.

Production has begun for Neil Patrick Harris' guest sting on GLEE in the season's second installment, beginning April 13, 2010 at 9:30pm on FOX, and the behind-the-scenes footage of the episode has been released!

Principal photography began Friday, March 26, in New York on Columbia Pictures'/Sony Pictures Animation's hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs, it was announced today by Bob Osher, president of Sony Pictures Digital Productions, Hannah Minghella, president of Sony Pictures Animation and Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures.