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GLEE creator Ryan Murphy has just sent out the following open letter: 'I would like to join my good friend Kristin Chenoweth on her condemnation of a recent Newsweek article written by Mr. Ramin Setoodeh, in which Setoodeh basically says that out gay actors should go back into the closet and never attempt to play straight characters. This article is as misguided as it is shocking and hurtful. It shocks me because Mr. Setoodeh is himself gay. But what is the most shocking of all is that Newsweek went ahead and published such a blatantly homophobic article in the first place...and has remained silent in the face of ongoing (and justified) criticism. Would the magazine have published an article where the author makes a thesis statement that minority actors should only be allowed and encouraged to play domestics? I think not.

In a recent Newsweek article, the now author, Ramin Setoodeh, posed the question: 'Heterosexual actors play gay all the time. Why doesn't it ever work in reverse?'

In a recent Newsweek article, the now author, Ramin Setoodeh, posed the question: 'Heterosexual actors play gay all the time. Why doesn't it ever work in reverse?'

Emmy Award-winning choreographer Mia Michaels and acclaimed director and choreographer Adam Shankman will return to SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE as the series' resident judges. Michaels - who has been a guest judge and choreographer on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE since its first season - will sit alongside Shankman and Nigel Lythgoe as the new judge and draw upon her expertise to critique and praise the dancers throughout the competition.

In a recent Newsweek article, author Ramin Setoodeh asks 'Heterosexual actors play gay all the time. Why doesn't it ever work in reverse?' Hayes' co-star, stage and screen favorite Kristin Chenoweth has authored a response to the Newsweek article, which she refers to as 'horrendously homophobic.'

Stage favorite Mario Cantone appears on The Joy Behar Show tonight, April 9th. STAGE TUBE brings you this sneak peek at the appearance, where Cantone talks candidly about fellow performers Ricky Martin and Sean Hayes.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party will host the return of successful songwriter & performer Victoria Shaw and her celebrated showcase Under The Covers With Victoria Shaw, Monday, April 5, 2010 at 7:00pm, as part of the long-running concert series Broadway at Birdland.

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The acclaimed, velvety croon of multiple Grammy Award winner Jon Secada, has resulted in numerous hits in English and Spanish establishing him as a major bilingual artist. So, it is no surprise that Secada has chosen to pay homage to some of the artists and songwriters who helped shaped his own musical history.

Latin superstar Ricky Martin who made his Broadway debut in Cameron Mackintosh's production of the international musical hit LES MISERABLES back in 1996 at the Imperial Theater in New York City (and who has long been rumored for involvement in a potential revival of EVITA) has just posted the following statement on his web site.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is proud to announce the return of successful songwriter & performer VICTORIA SHAW and her celebrated showcase Under The Covers With Victoria Shaw, Monday, April 5, 2010 at 7:00pm, as part of the long-running concert series Broadway at Birdland.

eadeline.com's Mike Fleming is reporting that singer Ricky Martin has signed on as the role of 'Che' in the upcoming Broadway revival of 'Evita' to be helmed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice slated for 2011-2012.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Wednesday, February 24, 2010.

As BroadwayWorld announced this morning, having broken the news first on February 9 thanks to the site's international reach, EVITA is indeed headed back to Broadway in 2011 starring Olivier Award winner Elena Roger as Eva Peron. BroadwayWorld brings you a clip of the star performing 'Buenos Aires' with the London cast from the production circa 2006 on the televised Children in Need in the U.K.

BroadwayWorld.com had the news first on February 9, thanks to its International reach, but Michael Riedel has confirmed the news and provided more details this morning in the New York Post, that EVITA is indeed headed back to Broadway in 2011 starring Olivier Award winner Elena Roger as Eva Peron.

Underbelly and Southbank Centre present BRAZIL! BRAZIL! In E4 Udderbelly, Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX. Previews begin from 11th June.

The acclaimed, velvety croon of multiple Grammy Award winner Jon Secada, has resulted in numerous hits in English and Spanish establishing him as a major bilingual artist. So, it is no surprise that Secada has chosen to pay homage to some of the artists and songwriters who helped shaped his own musical history.

This week, we are taking a trip to the West End, analyzing the cast recordings of the two biggest new musical hits on the boards, both based on successful and very music-centric films, SISTER ACT and PRISCILLA: QUEEN OF THE DESERT, and both showcasing songs in a seriously 70s soul/funk/disco style. We will go from the soaring sonorous heights of Heaven to the dungeon-like depths of musical Hell with these two entries...

Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood, and Usher will join together, along with the voice of Michael Jackson, in a moving tribute to Jackson at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sun. Jan. 31, 8 - 11:30 p.m. ET/PT.

Nine-time GRAMMY® winner Mary J. Blige and world-renowned pop tenor Andrea Bocelli will join forces and perform live together in a special fund-raising segment for Haiti relief on the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards.