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Broadway's Robert Creighton (Anything Goes), Lindsay Mendez (Godspell) and Betsy Wolfe (Encores! Merrily We Roll Along), along with Tony nominee Adam Pascal (Memphis), Heidi Blickenstaff (Now. Here. This., [title of show]), Julia Murney (Queen of the Mist/Wicked), Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame legend Darlene Love, and Seth Rudetsky took to the stage at Birdland last night, February 27, for the Second Annual Broadway Belts for Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Benefit. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the show and brings you photo coverage below!

From Nick Jonas and Michael Urie to the Ladies of THE VIEW to Adam Pascal, Raul Esparza, Barbra Streisand to Alan Menken, Bernadette Peters to Susan Boyle, Colin Quinn to GLEE and Everything in Between - It's the BroadwayWorld.com 2012 Valentine's Day Special - It's the Biggest Ever!

Last night, January 31, Christine Ebersole took to the stage at the Cafe Carlyle, cheered on by the likes of Anjelica Huston, Matthew Broderick, Joy Behar, Tommy Tune, Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Jack O'Brien, David Marshall Grant, Edward Hibbert, Kate Wetherhead, Colin Hanlon, Katie Couric and more!

It was pandemonium last night at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway as Darren Criss made his Broadway debut, alongside Beau Bridges, and picked up the baton from Daniel Radcliffe of charm, talent and oh yeah, HORDES of screaming fans. Click below to watch the pair's exciting curtain call and then we take you inside their opening night celebration at Sardi's featuring exclusive interviews by Richie Ridge with Darren Criss, Beau Bridges, Director/Choreographer Rob Ashford, co-star Rose Hemingway and more! It's going to be a wild three weeks on Broadway for sure...

2012 is quickly approaching, and in celebration of the new year, BroadwayWorld will celebrate 2011 with lists of our biggest features of the year! Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular videos from 2011 (in no particular order)! Catch up below on anything that you might have missed from the past year on BroadwayWorld.com!

Everybody's talking about LYSISTRATA JONES this week which opened earlier this week to great reviews. Now, Broadway Beat and host Richie Ridge takes you inside the show's opening night with interviews of all the show's stars & more!

Missing the Presidential debate to attend the exciting and elegant opening of Clint's show at the Carlyle (JFK) brought this phrase to mind. 'I knew Bobby Short, Mr. Holmes (dramatic pause) and I'm sure that he was in the room last night, smiling, and just as overwhelmed and captivated by your talent as your star studded audience was.'

The 2011 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Flea Market ran on Sunday, September 25th from 10 AM - 7 PM on West 44th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, and, for the first time, extended into Times Square, between 43rd and 44th Streets. Check out Photo Coverage below of all the booths!

Yesterday, August 1, BroadwayWorld visited New World Stages with Richie Ridge to meet the new cast of Rent! Previews for this revival production off-Broadway began on July 14 in anticipation of an August 11 opening. To meet the players filling these iconic roles, click below!

The Tony Award-winning revival of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical returned to Broadway on July 5 at the St. James Theatre and officially opened last night. The 10-week only ‘Summer of Love' run will conclude on September 10, 2011. BroadwayWorld TV and host Richie Ridge were on hand for the famed post-show dance party and opening night festivities! Click below to play...

Primary Stages is presenting the world premiere of the new comedy, Olive and the Bitter Herbs by Charles Busch with direction by Mark Brokaw. The play was commissioned by Primary Stages. The five-member cast features Dan Butler as Trey, David Garrison as Robert, Julie Halston as Wendy, Marcia Jean Kurtz as Olive and Richard Masur as Sylvan. BroadwayWorld was on hand with Richie Ridge to meet the company and takes you inside the first day of rehearsal below!

On Tuesday, June 28, the stars of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN celebrated their cast album release at Barnes & Noble with an in-store performance and CD signing. The cast album is out under Ghostlight Records. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you complete coverage of the event, including the performances by Aaron Tveit, Norbert Leo Butz, Kerry Butler and Marc Shaiman!

Yesterday, June 27, 2011, Daniel Radcliffe was honored by The Trevor Project with the Trevor Hero Award during 'Trevor LIVE' at Capitale, presented by ING. Here, we bring you special coverage from the Red Carpet with interviews by Broadway Beat's Richie Ridge with Daniel Radcliffe and more!

Ghotslight Records will release the New Broadway Cast Recording of the critically acclaimed and Tony-winning new Broadway production of ANYTHING GOES this summer. Richie Ridge was invited inside the recording studio for BroadwayWorld to chat about the new album, the recording session and all things ANYTHING GOES!

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, June 19, 2011 - Sunday, June 19, 2011.

The Handspring Puppet Company was the recipient of a 2011 Special Tony Award for their puppetry achievement in War Horse. Broadway Beat's Richie Ridge caught up with the Handspring artists following their big moment!

Nick Stafford won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Play for War Horse. Broadway Beat's Richie Ridge spoke with the 'befuddled' scribe immediately following his big moment. Click below to hear all aboutthe trials and tribulations of creating the epic production.

Marianne Elliot and Tom Morris are the 2011 recipients of the Tony Award for Best Director of a Play for War Horse. Broadway Beat's Richie Ridge spoke with the experimental puppeteers-turned-commerical-directors immediately following their acceptance. Click below to catch up with 'overwhelmed' Brits right after their big moment!

Christopher Shutt is the 2011 recipient of the Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play for War Horse. Broadway Beat's Richie Ridge spoke with the Shutt immediately following his acceptance about what winning the award means to him. Click below to catch up with the sound man right after his big moment!

John Benjamin Hickey is the 2011 recipient of the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for The Normal Heart. Broadway Beat's Richie Ridge spoke with the star immediately following his acceptance about what winning the award means to him. Click below to catch up with Hickey right after his big moment!