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Carley Stenson will take over from Kimberley Walsh in the role of Princess Fiona in SHREK THE MUSICAL at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane from May 23, 2012.

These new photographs of Dean Chisnall, Richard Blackwood, Kimberley Walsh and Neil McDermott were taken backstage last night before the first performance of the new cast of SHREK: THE MUSICAL at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.

A New Argentina indeed! Check out this photo of the complete cast of the new Broadway production of EVITA, who posed after the company's final run-through at the rehearsal studio late last week! Previews begin in just under two weeks, on March 12, 2012 at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway in anticipation of an April 5, 2012 opening. We can NOT wait!

Nick Jonas recently joined the cast of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, taking over for Darren Criss in the lead role of J. Pierrepont Finch. The video below features Jonas singing the show's second act anthem- 'Brotherhood of Man.' Click below to watch the video!

EVITA will star Olivier Award-winning Argentinean actress Elena Roger making her Broadway debut as Eva Peron, world renowned music artist Ricky Martin as Che and Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris as Juan Peron. The cast will also feature Christina DeCicco as the alternate for Eva Peron (Weds eve; Sat mat), Max von Essen as Magaldi and Rachel Potter as the Mistress. The show will offer student rush tickets at $38.00 for best available locations throughout the house. Student Rush tickets are subject to availability, and can be purchased when the box office opens at 10:00 a.m. for that day's performance. There is a limit of 2 tickets per person with a valid college or high school student ID.

Also in the upcoming 'Rock of Ages' movie, Keith has many other TV, film and pop-music credits, as well as 4 B'way shows.

Yesterday morning on 'Live! with Kelly' EVITA star Ricky Martin appeared alongside Nicki Minaj as the newest spokespeople For M·A·C Cosmetics' VIVA GLAM Campaign. While they were there, Martin chatted about his recent appearance on GLEE, the Grammy Awards, and of couse EVITA. Check out the interview by clicking below!

This morning on 'Good Morning America' EVITA star Ricky Martin appeared alongside Nicki Minaj as the newest spokespeople For M·A·C Cosmetics' VIVA GLAM Campaign. The duo unveiled this year's efforts to benefit the M·A·C AIDS Fund, and chatted about the Superbowl, EVITA, and more. Check out the segment by clicking below!

Tomorrow on 'Good Morning America' and 'Live! with Kelly,' EVITA star Ricky Martin will appear alongside Nicki Minaj as the newest spokespeople For M·A·C Cosmetics' VIVA GLAM Campaign, and will be unveiling this year's efforts to benefit the M·A·C AIDS Fund. Check your local listings.

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that in the upcoming Broadway revival of Evita, Ricky Martin will play 'Che' as originally written. A show representative revealed: 'The narrating role of "Che" is reverted to the way it was written for the original concept album - as an "everyman" of the lower/working class, serving as the voice of the people; not Che Guevara. Using Che Guevara as inspiration for the role was a choice made by Hal Prince when staging the original production.'

Dirigido por Michael Grandage, ganador de un Tony y un Olivier, y coreografiado por Rob Ashford, EVITA comenzará las previas el 12 de marzo y el estreno oficial será el 5 de abril de 2012. Recientemente, Elena Roger y Ricky Martin posaron para un reportaje gráfico especial para la revista People en español, y aquí os dejamos un video detrás de las cámaras.

Rehearsals now underway for the new Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary seven-time Tony Award-winning musical, EVITA,.The musical stars Olivier Award-winning Argentinean actress Elena Roger making her Broadway debut as Eva Peron, world renowned music artist Ricky Martin as Che and Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris as Juan Peron. The cast will also feature Christina DeCicco as the alternate for Eva Peron (Weds eve; Sat mat), Max von Essen as Magaldi and Rachel Potter as the Mistress. Directed by Tony and Olivier Award-winner Michael Grandage and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford, EVITA begins previews on March 12 and Opening Night is set for April 5, 2012. Recently, Roger and Martin posed for a special photo shoot with People Magazine and below, we bring you a look behind-the-scenes at the shoot!

It was an 'Ugly Betty' reunion at HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING when Tony nominee Vanessa Williams stopped by the Al Hirschfeld Theatre to see Michael Urie as 'Bud Frump' in the show. The actress posted the photo on her WhoSay page, with the caption: 'Backstage w my best #UglyBetty pal @michaelurie starring on broadway in #How2SucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying. He was hilarious, of course!' Check out the snapshot below!

The 28th Annual Drama League Benefit Gala, A Musical Celebration of Broadway Honoring Kristin Chenoweth, was held on February 6, 2012 at the famed Pierre Hotel in New York City. Check out photos from the red carpet below!

Ricky Martin has a busy couple of months in store, with rehearsals now underway for the new Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary seven-time Tony Award-winning musical, EVITA. Additionally, Martin will guest star on tomorrow night's 'Spanish Teacher' episode of GLEE at 8pm on FOX. In celebration of this Broadway-bound star, we bring you a clip from his last Broadway role- as Marius in Les Miserables. Click below to check it out!

Broadway-bound Ricky Martin will travel to GLEE's McKinley High to play 'the hottest Spanish teacher ever in the history of Ohio,' in next week's episode, airing February 7. Martin will soon star as Ché alongside Elena Roger and Michael Cerveris in the highly-anticipated upcoming Broadway production of EVITA, directed by Michael Grandage and choreographed by Rob Ashford. This is the first new Broadway production of the seven-time Tony Award-winning musical since it debuted on Broadway more than 30 years ago.

With rehearsals now underway for the new Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary seven-time Tony Award-winning musical, EVITA, the Marquis Theatre Box Office (1535 Broadway - entrance on 46th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue) just opened this week. The musical stars Olivier Award-winning Argentinean actress Elena Roger making her Broadway debut as Eva Perón, world renowned music artist Ricky Martin as Che and Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris as Juan Perón. The cast will also feature Christina DeCicco as the alternate for Eva Perón (Weds eve; Sat mat), Max Von Essen as Magaldi and Rachel Potter as the Mistress. In the video below, Elena Roger sings the show's anthem- 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina.' Clcik below to check it out!

With rehearsals now underway for the new Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary seven-time Tony Award-winning musical, EVITA, the Marquis Theatre Box Office (1535 Broadway - entrance on 46th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue) just opened this week. The musical stars Olivier Award-winning Argentinean actress Elena Roger making her Broadway debut as Eva Perón, world renowned music artist Ricky Martin as Che and Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris as Juan Perón. The cast will also feature Christina DeCicco as the alternate for Eva Perón (Weds eve; Sat mat), Max Von Essen as Magaldi and Rachel Potter as the Mistress. The cast is featured in the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, and you can check out a photo from the magazine below, as featured on the show's Facebook page!

Though the producers of GLEE are minimizing the themed episodes this season, they have a Spanish/Latin-themed episode coming up, guest-starring Ricky Martin. Naya Rivera, who plays Santana, was particularly excited about being able to perform with the Grammy-winner, as she told MTV at the SAG awards. In the following video, Rivera talks about her thoughts on her character, and what exactly dancing with Ricky Martin is like.

Harry Potter star and Broadway favorite Daniel Radcliffe took his final bow in HOW TO SUCCEED alongside costar John Larroquette at the beginning of the month. This morning, the star joined Kelly Ripa to host 'Live! With Kelly.'