Ryan Murphy News

Lifetime's newest drama, Witches of East End, featuring an all-star-cast headlined by Emmy Award-winner Julia Ormond (Temple Grandin, Mad Men), Mädchen Amick (Mad Men, Damages), Jenna Dewan Tatum (American Horror Story) and Rachel Boston (In Plain Sight) as a family of witches living in the secluded seaside town of East Haven, will cast its spell beginning Sunday, October 6, at 10:00pm ET/PT. Also set to star are Eric Winter (The Mentalist), Daniel DiTomasso (CSI), Jason George (Grey's Anatomy) and Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee Virginia Madsen (Sideways, Anna Nicole).

UK's The Daily Mail reports that GLEE stars Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Dianna Agron, Kevin McHale, Jenna Ushkowitz, Harry Shum, Jr. and much of the rest of the cast and crew of the hit musical dramedy series attended a memorial service in honor of recently deceased GLEE leading player Cory Monteith yesterday.

Despite the fact that production on the fifth season of Glee doesn't begin until mid-August, the cast and crew gathered today to celebrate the life of their colleague, Cory Monteith, who died at the age of 31 on July 13.

'I had been traveling when Larry went into the hospital,' Webster told The Times. 'And when I was back and he was able to talk, he told me he had invited 20 people to the I.C.U. for the wedding. So it turned into a little party at his bedside.'

TimeLine Theatre Company continues its 2013-14 season with Larry Kramer's Tony Award-winning The Normal Heart. This first Chicago staging of the landmark play that 'blasts you like an open, overstoked furnace' (The New York Times) since the play's 2011 Broadway production is directed by five-time Jeff Award-winning director Nick Bowling, TimeLine's Associate Artistic Director. Check out the just released promotional shots below!

The stars of FOX's GLEE have been making individual statements regarding the death of their co-star Cory Monteith. Charice Pempengco, who played Sunshine Corazon in season two of the show, recently wrote the following words about Monteith for CNN.

In an exclusive interview with E! News, GLEE star Chord Overstreet remembered his good friend and co-star Cory Monteith, calling him 'the Greatest Dude You'd Ever Met.' (watch interview in full here)

Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy has made his first public comments on the sudden and tragic death of cast member Cory Monteith from an overdose. Murphy told Deadline.com that, after discussing next steps with Monteith's girlfriend and co-star Lea Michele as well as the rest of the team, GLEE's cast and crew will be returning to work next month.

In light of the tragic passing of beloved GLEE cast member Cory Monteith, the series' executive producers, 20th Century Fox Television and Fox Broadcasting Company have jointly decided to delay the start of production of GLEE until early August. Season Five of GLEE will now premiere on Thursday, Sept. 26 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, rather than its orginal debut date of Sept. 19. No further details are available at this time.

Recent Broadway headliner and popular TV star Jim Parsons discusses his Emmy nomination earlier today as well as the Emmy chances for the forthcoming HBO film adaptation of Larry Kramer's THE NORMAL HEART in which he co-stars next year, as well.

Recognizable Broadway/Hollywood crossover star Alfred Molina was spotted onset of the new feature film adaptation of Larry Kramer's THE NORMAL HEART last week, directed by Ryan Murphy, and shots of the actor in costume have appeared online.

Bravo Media's 'Inside the Actors Studio,' hosted by James Lipton, pays tribute to "Glee" star Cory Monteith with a special broadcast of his appearance on the award-winning series on Thursday, July 18 at 6pm ET/PT. Bravo will encore the episode, which originally aired on Monday, April 9, 2012, on Friday, July 19 at 7pm ET/PT.

Cory Monteith - GLEE's very own Finn Hudson, once star quarterback of McKinley High - passed away this weekend at the age of 31. Today, in his memory, we say goodbye…

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Adam Lambert, Broadway performer and runner-up during season 8 of American Idol, has decided to part ways with RCA Records after releasing two albums -- 'Trespassing' in 2012 and 'For Your Entertainment' in 2009 -- EPs, and a live collection. Lambert was reportedly being pushed by the label to record an all-covers album. Hearing the rumors, the singer's fan-base took to social media in opposition.

The San Francisco Gate recently spoke with actor Jonathan Groff about his work with the Young Actors' Theatre Camp in Boulder Creek, Calif., as well as filming for Ryan Murphy's adaptation of Larry Kramer's THE NORMAL HEART and an upcoming LGBT-themed comedy pilot, both for HBO.

Ryan Murphy Tweeted the news today that American Idol alum Adam Lambert will be joining the cast of GLEE for the series fifth season on FOX. No word yet on whether his role will be as a series regular, in a recurring capacity, or as a guest star.

THE NORMAL HEART, Larry Kramer's autobiographical account of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the mid-eighties, is to play Amsterdam for the limited run of two weeks. The play, featuring a host of Dutch stage and screen actors, will be staged in the De La Mar theatre, opening on July 30.

GLEE mastermind Ryan Murphy is the man behind the new feature film adaptation of Larry Kramer's acclaimed AIDS-centric drama THE NORMAL HEART and the first glimpse of international mega-star Julia Robert and a new look for popular Broadway/Hollywood rising talent Jonathan Groff onset have leaked.

Ryan Murphy continues filming for THE NORMAL HEART for HBO in New York City. Check out photos of Taylor Kitsch, Jonathan Groff and Mark Ruffalo on set below!

Jane Lynch will host 'TrevorLIVE New York' today, June 17, 2013, presented by Audi of America and Wells Fargo at Chelsea Piers in New York. Broadway's Michael Wilson will be the Special Guest Director of the show, which includes Tony nominated performer Billy Porter, Sara Bareilles, DJ Kiss and more.