Neil Patrick Harris News

E! Online reports that theatre favorite Neil Patrick Harris will be a guest judge on Fox's AMERICAN IDOL this season. The 'How I Met Your Mother' star joined the judges table this week for the Dallas auditions. The ninth season of AMERICAN IDOL will premiere on Fox in January 2010.

Upright Cabaret, L.A.'s premier theatrical showcase featuring an eclectic mix of artists from stage, screen and recording, announces the complete cast for its third and final of its wildly successful 'WICKED' Summer Night at the Ford, featuring the man who has given the world such musical theatre treasures as Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, The Baker's Wife and many more, STEPHEN SCHWARTZ: MAKING GOOD, featuring the West Coast premiere of songs from his new opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon, with musical direction by Chris Bratten, directed by Upright Cabaret Artistic Director Billy Porter and performing ONE NIGHT ONLY, Sunday, August 23 at 7:30pm at the Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East in Hollywood.

Upright Cabaret, L.A.'s premier theatrical showcase featuring an eclectic mix of artists from stage, screen and recording, presents its third and final of its wildly successful 'WICKED' Summer Night at the Ford, featuring the man who has given the world such musical theatre treasures as Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, The Baker's Wife and many more, STEPHEN SCHWARTZ: MAKING GOOD, featuring the West Coast premiere of songs from his new opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon, with musical direction by Chris Bratten, directed by Upright Cabaret Artistic Director Billy Porter and performing ONE NIGHT ONLY, Sunday, August 23 at 7:30pm at the Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East in Hollywood.

Celebration Theatre in association with Calvin Remsberg presents the second show of their 2009-2010 season, the American premiere of f**kING MEN. f**kING MEN is written by Joe DiPietro and will be directed by Calvin Remsberg. f**kING MEN will preview on Wednesday, September 9 and Thursday, September 10 at 8pm and open on Friday, September 11 and run through Sunday, October 25 at Celebration Theatre, 7051B Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood.

Upright Cabaret, L.A.'s premier theatrical showcase featuring an eclectic mix of artists from stage, screen and recording, announces the complete cast for its third and final of its wildly successful 'WICKED' Summer Night at the Ford, featuring the man who has given the world such musical theatre treasures as Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, The Baker's Wife and many more, STEPHEN SCHWARTZ: MAKING GOOD, featuring the West Coast premiere of songs from his new opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon, with musical direction by Chris Bratten, directed by Upright Cabaret Artistic Director Billy Porter and performing ONE NIGHT ONLY, Sunday, August 23 at 7:30pm at the Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East in Hollywood.

In response to overwhelming industry demand, the TV academy and CBS have reversed their decision to 'time-shift' several of the awards during this year's Emmy Awards ceremony. All 28 awards will now be presented live during the September 20 broadcast.

Upright Cabaret, L.A.'s premier theatrical showcase featuring an eclectic mix of artists from stage, screen and recording, presents its third and final of its wildly successful 'WICKED' Summer Night at the Ford, featuring the man who has given the world such musical theatre treasures as Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, The Baker's Wife and many more, STEPHEN SCHWARTZ: MAKING GOOD, featuring the West Coast premiere of songs from his new opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon, with musical direction by Chris Bratten, directed by Upright Cabaret Artistic Director Billy Porter and performing ONE NIGHT ONLY, Sunday, August 23 at 7:30pm at the Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East in Hollywood.

Theatre favorite Neil Patrick Harris has spoken out about the controversy over CBS' decision to 'time-shift' several of the awards during this year's Emmy Awards ceremony, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The American Theatre Wing has announced the return of its acclaimed interview show 'Downstage Center,' back by popular demand. The show returns as a podcast on Monday, August 3 with Tony Award-winner and Billy Elliot star Gregory Jbara.

Writers Guild of America, West President Patric M. Verrone has issued the following statement regarding the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' decision to remove the live presentation of two writing awards from the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards telecast.

The Board of Governors for the Television Academy on Wednesday night overwhelmingly voted in favor of a new production proposal for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards. Posed with a telecast that could run over due to expanding the number of nominees in 10 key awards categories, and the desire of broadcast partner CBS, show producer Don Mischer and the Television Academy to up the entertainment quotient in this year's program, the board voted to begin this year's Awards ceremony early, presenting a group of awards categories prior to the 5 PM telecast start time.

The American Theatre Wing has announced the return of its acclaimed interview show 'Downstage Center,' back by popular demand. The show returns as a podcast on Monday, August 3 with Tony Award-winner and Billy Elliot star Gregory Jbara.

MTV is reporting that Neil Patrick Harris will provide the voice for the Music Meister, a brand-new villain created specifically for 'Batman: The Brave and the Bold.' Harris' character will appear in an episode called 'Mayhem of the Music Meister!,' set to debut during Comic-Con International.

Upright Cabaret (www.uprightcabaret.com), L.A.'s premier theatrical showcase featuring an eclectic mix of artists from stage, screen and recording, presents the second of their amazing 'evenings under the stars' at the Ford Amphitheatre as they present the electrifying star of 'Wicked' at the Pantages and also as Maureen in the recent filmed stage version of 'RENT' - EDEN ESPINOSA starring in 'ME' with musical direction by James Sampliner (Broadway: BKLYN: The Musical, The Wedding Singer, Legally Blonde) and Chris Bratten.

MTV is reporting that Neil Patrick Harris will provide the voice for the Music Meister, a brand-new villain created specifically for 'Batman: The Brave and the Bold.' Harris' character will appear in an episode called 'Mayhem of the Music Meister!,' set to debut during Comic-Con International.

Nominations for the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning by CHICAGO and Grey's Anatomy star Chandra Wilson and The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons. A number of theatre favorites were among the nominees announced including Glenn Close, Jessica, Ian McKellen, Elisabeth Moss.