Ryan Murphy News

As first reported on Deadline.com, actor James Cromwell will join the cast of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's FX drama series AMERICAN HORROR STORY. The series is currently casting for its second season on the cable network.

Check out this sneak peek from GLEE's upcoming 'Prom-asaurus' episode, featuring behind-the-scenes footage of and cast interviews about the show's rendition of 'What Makes You Beautiful.' Watch the video below!

On the May 8 episode of GLEE entitled 'Prom-asaurus', the students celebrate the end of the school year by partying and performing at the dinosaur-themed McKinley High prom. The episode airs Tuesday, May 8th at 8:00 pm/ET on the Fox network. Check out audio clips form the episode below, which include: 'What Makes You Beautiful,' 'Big Girls Don't Cry,' and more!

Rachel doesn't seem likely to be headed to New York and NYADA - nope, not this time. Mucking up her major shot at Broadway glory - at least as far as high school auditions go - by messing up the words to "Don't Rain On My Parade" from FUNNY GIRL, her anthem, no less - the focus on GLEE's appropriately titled "Choke" episode brought to mind a lyric from Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, a musical about the sacrifices we make to get what we thought we wanted - "still with dreams, / just reshaping them. / Growing up…." And that is Season Three of GLEE in a nutshell - the senior members of New Directions learning to let go of childhood and move ahead into the unknown world of maturity; whether the future may bring college, career or pool-cleaning. With more musical theatre references per minute than any episode of the twenty so far in GLEE S3, "Choke" was filled with the stylized storytelling and absurd, although always appreciable surprises along the way that makes GLEE consistently, near-constantly compelling. No, no, no - GLEE has not flagged in the least sixty-odd episodes into the series so far, although the rating may have slightly. Last night's GLEE was a good example of the shifting focus and repeated reinvention that keeps the series fresh - and the comedy is as fearless and biting as ever.

According to a report by Vulture, GLEE producer Ryan Murphy has just gained permission from NBC chief Bob Greenblatt to begin hiring writers for his third series, The New Normal. The show has not been officially picked up, but this development nudges it much closer.

Today we are talking to one of the biggest new stars on Broadway who first burst onto the scene in HAIRSPRAY but has since carved out a place in the great pantheon of theatre history in creating the iconic lead role of Elder Price in the Broadway hit of the decade, THE BOOK OF MORMON, Andrew Rannells. One among many on the incredibly impressive list of performers at Monday night's NY Pops JOURNEY ON gala at Carnegie Hall celebrating the music and lyrics of Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty, Rannells joins many of the other accomplished Broadway/Hollywood crossover stars of modern Broadway as well as those who predominantly tread the boards. Illustrating his journey with the edgy and ribald musical smash THE BOOK OF MORMOM from workshop to Broadway, the Tony Awards and beyond, Rannells paints the picture of the show's road to success and imparts his effervescent enthusiasm and all too apparent joy to be appearing in such a crowd-pleasing and joyous experience eight times a week. Additionally, Rannells shares his thoughts on the upcoming national tour starring Gavin Creel and whether or not there will be a MORMON film version sooner rather than later. Plus, Rannells gives also us the first look at his 21st century parenting and adoption-themed NBC pilot, THE NEW NORMAL, and outlines the finer points of the story, his character and the themes of the hotly anticipated new single-camera comedy series coming from the creator of GLEE, Ryan Murphy. That, his favorite Ahrens & Flaherty songs, favorite shows, future acting plans, what is currently on his iPod - all of that and much, much more!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells will guest star on the HBO comedy, GIRLS, tonight, April 29.

The 41st Annual ASJA (American Society of Journalists and Authors) Writers Conference features over 80 workshops and panels, plus networking opportunities, geared toward freelance writers and authors.

The 41st Annual ASJA (American Society of Journalists and Authors) Writers Conference features over 80 workshops and panels, plus networking opportunities, geared toward freelance writers and authors.

Oxygen today announced a 50 percent increase in original programming with five new series joining the 2012 schedule, including: "Girlfriend Confidential," a new programming franchise which will have New York and Los Angeles editions, "All the Right Moves," "My Shopping Addiction" and "I'm Having Their Baby."

GLEE star Ashley Fink confirmed in a recent interview with The Insider that she will not be returning to the popular FOX musical series. The actress revealed that her character, Lauren Zizes, who made her last appearance in the Season three premiere in September has been dropped from the show.

The cast of GLEE pays homage to the late, great Whitney Houston on tonight's episode entitled 'Dance With Somebody'. The episode will feature Houston's heartfelt tunes to help the graduating seniors cope with their impending goodbyes. GLEE airs Tuesdays, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT on FOX.

The cast of GLEE pays homage to the late, great Whitney Houston on the April 24th episode entitled 'Dance With Somebody'. The episode will feature Houston's heartfelt tunes to help the graduating seniors cope with their impending goodbyes. The episode airs Tuesday, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT on FOX. Get a first look at the cast singing Houston's 'How Will I Know?' below!

Co-creator Ryan Murphy has confirmed recent rumors that Maroon 5 lead singer and 'Voice' judge Adam Levine will be featured on Season 2 of AMERICAN HORROR STORY.

Making a name for herself as a model at a very early age set the stage for a career on screens large and small - as well as the Broadway stage itself many, many times over - for iconic beauty Brooke Shields. On April 24, she takes on the role of the Baroness in a starry Carnegie Hall concert mounting of Rodgers & Hammerstein's much-loved musical classic THE SOUND OF MUSIC, co-starring previous InDepth InterView participant Tony Goldwyn as Captain Von Trapp in addition the subject of next week's upcoming InDepth InterView as Maria, rising star Laura Osnes. Sharing her insights on her many notable Broadway appearances since her bow in GREASE in the 1990s - including thoughts on her stints in CABARET, CHICAGO, WONDERFUL TOWN, THE ADDAMS FAMILY and more - Shields opens up about her affection for the theatrical form and her desire to pursue plays and musicals in the future. Additionally, Shields comments on her role opposite Miley Cyrus on HANNAH MONTANA, as well as her sitcom days on SUDDENLY SUSAN and upcoming film appearance in HOT FLASHES. Plus, all about her impressions of THE SOUND OF MUSIC and her affection for the classic score, original film and its stars as well as the challenges she faces taking on the tricky role of the Baroness in the gala Carnegie Hall concert event. All of that and much, much more!

The answer to the question we have been waiting eight weeks to be answered finally arrived last night on GLEE: Quinn is still standing - well, more or less. And, she's singing, too! Duetting on Elton John's ear-worm 80s up-tempo classic with similarly wheelchair bound Artie (Kevin McHale), Quinn (Dianna Agron) acted as last night's GLEE's moral figurehead of the hour, while guest star Matt Bomer provided some serious skills in the dramatic and musical fronts in the form of two tremendous duets with brother Blaine (Darren Criss). Besides Blaine's big brother and Quinn's quick recovery from her potentially fatal crash on the mid-season finale back in February, GLEE's "Big Brother" return showed GLEE back in fine form and remaining as outrageous, outlandish, hilarious, spontaneously brilliant and always invigorating as always and how we have come to expect it to be over the course of the uneven three seasons of the series so far. The winning streak continues, and the uniformly strong Season Three barrels on and cements its place as the show's strongest season overall so far. If this episode didn't have enough implicit excitement in evidence already, Bomer and Criss covered one of the biggest songs of 2012 by taking on Australian rising star Gotye's hypnotic pop anthem "Somebody That I Used To Know" in dual-bro mode - instantly becoming an of-the-moment GLEE cultural meta-musical mini-masterpiece to stand proudly with Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff's reinvention of Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" and Michele and Menzel's reworking of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" from previous seasons. GLEE tells stories in a wholly unique way, and, in moments like this, we are reminded why it will remain appointment TV for fans of musical storytelling as long as it remains as relevant, pertinent and surprisingly profound as it often is - more often than not, as we have seen throughout this season. While hot button, water cooler entertainment of the freshest and hottest manner it may not always be anymore, GLEE is a well-oiled machine that fans can rely on to deliver what they want - and, given the proposed revolutionary Season Four concept devised by series mastermind Ryan Murphy, GLEE may reclaim its place as the most must-see show on TV once again. As it is, roughly sixty episodes in, it remains consistently surprising and uniformly entertaining, anyway - perhaps not even halfway through what we can predict its eventual total episode tally may be. But, before Season Four in September, let's discuss the first of the back 8 episodes of GLEE Season Three.

FOX has ordered a second season of freshman breakout hit NEW GIRL, a third installment of the irreverent family comedy RAISING HOPE and a fourth season of the genre-defying musical sensation GLEE, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company.

Variety reports that Brad Falchuk, co-creator of the Fox musical drama series GLEE, will pen the screenplay for an upcoming DIRTY DANCING remake from Lionsgate. The original 1987 blockbuster film was written by Maria Maggenti and starred Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze.

It is time for fans to unleash their inner gleek as Bravo Media welcomes the cast and creator of the hit television series, GLEE to the INSIDE THE ACTOR'S STUDIO stage, premiering on Monday, April 9th at 8pm et/pt.