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Tony winner and five-time Tony nominee Laura Benanti regaled the audience with her delicious humor, inimitable acting, and distinctive vocals at Brigham Young University as part of its BRAVO! season on Friday, September 7, 2018.

THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW  50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL will be available on DVD September 25, 2018.

NBC wins Wednesday night among the Big 4 networks in every key ratings measure, prevailing by a +33% margin in 18-49 (1.2 vs. 0.9 for #2 Fox) and by +2.9 million persons or +79% in total viewers (6.7 million vs. 3.8 million for #2 CBS).

November 5, 2018 would have been Charles Bradley's 70th birthday. In celebration of his extraordinary life, Daptone imprint Dunham Records will release his fourth and final album on November 9. Black Velvet will feature ten studio recordings never before included on any album including lead single 'I Feel A Change.'

The Kennedy Center today unveiled an all-star lineup and new producers for the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which this year will celebrate Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Under the direction of the creative team from Done + Dusted, the Kennedy Center's new producing partner for the Mark Twain Prize, the cast will feature many of Louis-Dreyfus's admirers, friends, and collaborators, including Stephen Colbert, Bryan Cranston, Tina Fey, Ilana Glazer, Tony Hale, Abbi Jacobson, Keegan-Michael Key, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jerry Seinfeld. The live Gala Performance will take place on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. ET in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, and will be taped by WETA Washington, D.C.

The Writers Guild of America, East announced today the launch of its new podcast, OnWriting. The show's premiere episode was released today and is available for download and streaming on all major podcast directories, including iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play Music.

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has won the late-night ratings race for the encore week of Aug. 27-31 over the timeslot's ABC-CBS competition in the key demographic of adults 18-49, as well as men and women 18-49 and adults, men and women 25-54, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

NBC ranks #1 Tuesday night versus the Big 4 competition in adults 18-49, total viewers and every other key measure, winning six of six half-hours in adults 18-49.

Colombian superstar Juanes returns to the Hollywood Bowl today, September 5, 2018, for a musical journey through his greatest hits, as well his latest chart-topping album, Mis Planes Son Amarte.   Born and raised in  Medellin, Colombia, Juan Esteban Aristizabal - better known as Juanes - has become Latin rock's leading global ambassador.

Anne-Marie's debut album, Speak Your Mind (Warner Bros. Records), has been certified Gold by the RIAA. The news comes on the heels of the announcement that Marshmello and Anne-Marie's “FRIENDS” has attained Platinum status in the U.S. In addition to “FRIENDS” – which is closing in on half-a-billion Spotify streams – Speak Your Mind includes the Gold hit “Alarm” and Anne-Marie's new single, “2002,” which she wrote with Ed Sheeran.

“American Ninja Warrior” (1.0/4 in 18-49, 4.8 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET): Is the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in total viewers.

On the heels of Emmy and Peabody Award-winning comedian Paul Mecurio's audience-adored, limited engagement Off-Broadway show, PERMISSION TO SPEAK WITH PAUL MECURIO, this summer at the Jerry Orbach Theater, comes the announcement of the show's extension and move to its new home at The Actors' Temple Theatre (339 West 47th Street, NYC) beginning Wednesday, September 12, 2018.

NBC wins Wednesday night among the Big 4 networks in every key ratings measure, prevailing by a +30% margin in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.0 for #2 Fox) and by +2.8 million persons or +75% in total viewers (6.6 million vs. 3.8 million for #2 CBS).

NBC ranks #1 Tuesday night versus the Big 4 competition in adults 18-49, total viewers and every other key measure (including a tie in women 18-34), winning six of six half-hours in adults 18-49.

NBC ties for the nightlong victory in adults 18-49 and wins Monday night among the Big 4 networks for the fourth time in five weeks.

Robert Fairchild made his Broadway debut in 2015 with his breakout role as 'Jerry Mulligan' in the Tony Award-winning musical AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, which he reprised in London in 2017. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance By An Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical and the Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Performance, and won the 2015 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, the 2015 Astaire Award for Best Male Dancer, the 2015 Theatre World Award, and the National Dance Award UK. He was also nominated for the 2015 Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.

St. Vincent will perform a DJ set to open Beck's performance at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday, September 28, 2018.

Following the summer release of the single 'Simplify' and a recent performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Young The Giant announce today the forthcoming full-length album Mirror Master, available October 12 on Elektra Records.

Below are NBC's Thursday Primetime Ratings.

BroadwayWorld checked in with Benanti, who exclusively told us: 'I have been singing 'I Could Have Danced All Night' since I was 4 years old. That I will get to play this role on Broadway, in this production, with this cast is truly a dream come true.'