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Tony Award winner and five-time Tony nominee Laura Benanti shares the SOPAC stage with the vocalist who most influenced her life and future career -- her mother, Linda Benanti -- in Laura & Linda Benanti: The Story Goes On, a touching and humorous musical journey through the special relationship between a mother and daughter.

The front woman and guitarist for Alabama Shakes strikes out on her own with a critically-acclaimed new album, 'Jaime,' and celebrates her return to The Late Show with a performance of this soulful single, 'Stay High.' Watch the clip below!

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says that he has advanced the most comprehensive legislation to deal with climate change that our Congress has ever considered. Watch the clip on 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.'

The fifth season premiere of 'Superstore' (0.8 rating in 18-49, 2.9 million viewers overall from 8-8:30 p.m. ET) is up up 0.2 of a point or +33% versus last season's finale in 18-49 (0.8 vs. 0.6 on May 16) and up +47% in total viewers (2.876 million vs. 1.952 million). It pulls within 0.2 of a point of 'Young Sheldon' in the half-hour (0.8 vs. 1.0) after trailing CBS in the timeslot with the year-ago 'Superstore' season premiere by 1.3 rating points (0.9 vs. 2.2).

Tegan and Sara's new album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, was released today by Sire. The album – which features new recordings of their very first songs, written between the ages of 15 and 17 – follows their first memoir, High School, which was published by MCD X FSG (USA) earlier this week. To celebrate, Tegan and Sara will perform on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight and discuss both the album and the book. They will visit A Little Late with Lilly Singh on October 2. 

Walton Goggins, star of 'The Unicorn,' tells Stephen about his first acting job which landed him in the deleted scenes of the Billy Crystal movie 'Mr. Saturday Night.' Watch the clip below!

'Judy' star Renée Zellweger is a big star but she still gets stars truck by her heroes like President Jimmy Carter, who she once waited four hours in line to meet. Watch her talk about it on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' below!

The fifth season premiere of 'Chicago Med' (1.0 rating in 18-49, 7.4 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) is the #2 show of the night in total viewers behind only the season premiere of 'The Masked Singer.' It nearly matches 'The Masked Singer' in the 8-9 p.m. hour, finishing within 45,000 persons of the timeslot lead (7.413 million vs. 7.458 million). It also maintains 100% versus where 'Med' concluded last season through the May sweep (1.0 vs. 1.0 from May 8-May 22).

'The Water Dancer' writer Ta-Nehisi Coates stopped by 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' to talk about how readers sometimes resist accepting the implications of facts presented in non-fiction writing, whereas the storytelling employed in works of fiction can be effective in communicating real facts. Watch the clip below!

EGOT winner and author of 'The Unqualified Hostess' Whoopi Goldberg prefers to focus on actions versus opinions when it comes to reacting to big news like today's impeachment announcement by Nancy Pelosi. Watch her talk to Stephen Colbert below!

NBC wins the night in 18-49, with “This Is Us” and “The Voice” the #1-2 shows of the night. 

Stephen Colbert interviewed legendary singer Paul McCartney last night. He talked about dreaming about John Lennon. Watch the clip below.

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has finished #1 for the late-night ratings week of Sept. 16-20 in adults 18-49 and all other key demographics (including a tie in men 18-34), according to “live plus same day” ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

The premiere of 'The Voice 17' (1.7 rating in 18-49, 8.8 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET) jumps +55% versus last spring's finale in 18-49 (1.7 vs. 1.1 from 9-11 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21) and is up +19% in total viewers (8.836 million vs. 7.430 million). The show scores it's highest Monday rating since March 18 in 18-49 (1.7) and biggest overall Monday viewership since March 25 (9.004 million). It beat 'Dancing With the Stars' head to head by +113% in 18-49 (1.7 vs. 1.1) and by +2.2 million persons in total viewers (8.836 million vs. 6.626 million). The year-ago 'Voice' premiere averaged a 2.0 in 18-49 and 9.668 million viewers overall on Sept. 24, 2018.

Raue Center For The Arts will welcome comedian Paula Poundstone back to the stage! One of Raue Center's favorite comedians, Poundstone returns to downtown Crystal Lake at 8 p.m. on October 25, 2019.

Last night, Sir Paul McCartney appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. McCartney touched on the subject of loss, and in particular the way John Lennon's death has influenced his music and even his dreams, many decades later.

The Drama League has revealed some of the artists who will be honoring Sutton Foster at the organization's 36th Annual Benefit Gala this fall. The black-tie evening honoring Foster a?" a two-time Tony Award, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Fred Astaire, and Gracie Award winner and star of TV Land's hit television series a?oeYoungera?? -- will take place on Monday, October 28, 2019 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in New York City at The Plaza (768 Fifth Avenue).

Showtime Networks celebrated its 2019 nominees at a private event hosted at the San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood on Saturday, September 21, 2019. The company feted the cast and producers of Escape at Dannemora including Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette and Paul Dano, WHO IS AMERICA and its star and creator Sacha Baron Cohen, BLACK MONDAY's Don Cheadle, and Pop TV's SCHITTS CREEK including Dan Levy and Eugene Levy.

Tonight is the 71st Emmy Awards, which is airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on FOX! BroadwayWorld will be updating live as winners are announced tonight, so make sure to check back throughout the night to find out if your favorite nominee won an Emmy!

Brooklyn-based comedian Guitler (pronounced like a?oeguitara??) Raphael made his way to New York City in 2016 after launching his comedy career in Boston, Massachusetts. Since then, he's appeared on shows like CYSK NYC's a?oeComedians You Should Know,a?? a?oeCampfire Storytelling,' and most recently on stage at the Comedy Cellar's Fat Black Pussycat. You can also see him on the web series 'The Alley,a?? available on Amazon Prime.