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NBC News President Steve Capus today announced that Peter Alexander has been named White House Correspondent, joining Chuck Todd and Kristen Welker on the beat effective immediately.

A special edition of "Nightline" chronicles a resurgent Ku Klux Klan, with rare access inside Klan groups in both Mississippi and Virginia. Over four months, the "Nightline" team chronicled the reinvigorated white supremacist group, witnessed secretive cross burning rituals and rallies, met the people beneath the trademark white hoods, and talked to them about their practices and message of hate. Cynthia McFadden's exclusive report airs on "Nightline" on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 (11:35 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. A portion of McFadden's report will also air on "World News with Diane Sawyer" (6:30 p.m., ET).

Tonight on "Tosh.0" at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, Tosh teaches fans the proper way to get drunk and talks to Krispy Kreme, the most talented white rapper since Bubba Sparxxx, about how it feels to break into the rap game. Following "Tosh.0," Ethel runs a camp for the blind after a bad speed dating incident and after Steve sleeps with a hooker,he is told he has contracted "cana?syphil?aids," and only has two weeks to live on an all-new episode of "Brickleberry." Get a sneak peek of both upcoming episodes below!

Village Theatre was back this last weekend with their 12th Annual Village Originals Festival of New Musicals. A weekend packed with five new musicals presented as script in hand, staged reading workshops; the festival aids in the fostering and growth of these exciting new works. Some previous works have even gone on to Broadway success as "Next to Normal" (previous title "Feeling Electric") and "Million Dollar Quartet" had their start through the Village Originals Festival of New Musicals and went on to win multiple Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize ("Next to Normal"). And, as they did with last year's "Cloaked" Village also took a previous festival entry and gave it a larger production as "Lizzie Borden" had a three performance off book workshop of it's own at the First Stage Theatre down the street from their main stage Francis J. Gaudette Theatre.

Over one jam packed weekend, August 10-12, six new musicals will be brought to life with help from more than 100 artists and one dozen directors and authors from across the country.

Over one jam packed weekend, August 10-12, six new musicals will be brought to life with help from more than 100 artists and one dozen directors and authors from across the country.

Today, USA Network launches Neal's Stash, a national crowd-sourcing treasure hunt inviting WHITE COLLAR fans to help track down an old score by using multiple social channels, games, and video diaries featuring show characters. This interactive experience is the final segment of a multi-phased WHITE COLLAR fan engagement, presented by Ford, building on Mozzie's Mission and The Stash Hunters. The 10-week experience, with 50 custom videos, was developed in conjunction with the show's creative team including series creator and executive producer Jeff Eastin. Neal's Stash, accessible on desktops and tablets, goes live at nealsstash.com, with the return of WHITE COLLAR on Tuesday, July 10 at 10/9c

Award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, restaurateur Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot return for Season Three of the culinary smash hit MASTERCHEF with a two-night season premiere event on Monday, June 4 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Tuesday, June 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Damn Yankees is headed to The 5th Avenue Theatre! This musical comedy is the story of an aging baseball fan who makes a deal with the Devil so his beloved hometown team can beat the Yankees in the race for the pennant. From the songwriting team of The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees is filled with hit songs including "Two Lost Souls" and the sultry favorite, "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets." The Paper Mill Playhouse production will slide into Seattle this April. The creative team includes direction by Mark S. Hoebee (Paper Mill's Producing Artistic Director), music direction by Ben Whiteley, and choreography by Denis Michael Jones.

Damn Yankees is headed to The 5th Avenue Theatre! This musical comedy is the story of an aging baseball fan who makes a deal with the Devil so his beloved hometown team can beat the Yankees in the race for the pennant. From the songwriting team of The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees is filled with hit songs including "Two Lost Souls" and the sultry favorite, "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets." The Paper Mill Playhouse production will slide into Seattle this April. The creative team includes direction by Mark S. Hoebee (Paper Mill's Producing Artistic Director), music direction by Ben Whiteley, and choreography by Denis Michael Jones.

Silk Road Rising's Not Quite White: Arabs, Slavs, and the Contours of Contested Whiteness (24 min., 8 sec.), directed by Jamil Khoury and Stephen Combs, explores the complicated relationship of Arab and Slavic immigrants to American notions of whiteness. To view the documentary, CLICK HERE.

The Ford's Theatre Society presents the world premiere of the newly commissioned play Necessary Sacrifices by Richard Hellesen, directed by Jennifer L. Nelson from January 20-February 12, 2012. Necessary Sacrifices explores the two documented White House encounters between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln during a period of national crisis. The production stars David Selby as Abraham Lincoln and David Emerson Toney as Frederick Douglass. The play is presented in connection with the opening of the new Ford's Theatre Center for Education and Leadership (514 Tenth Street NW, Washington, D.C.) in February 2012.

The Ford's Theatre Society presents the world premiere of the newly commissioned play Necessary Sacrifices by Richard Hellesen, directed by Jennifer L. Nelson from January 20-February 12, 2012. Necessary Sacrifices explores the two documented White House encounters between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln during a period of national crisis. The production stars David Selby as Abraham Lincoln and David Emerson Toney as Frederick Douglass. The play is presented in connection with the opening of the new Ford's Theatre Center for Education and Leadership (514 Tenth Street NW, Washington, D.C.) in February 2012.

New Repertory Theatre and arsenalARTS join forces to present A Christmas Story. A Christmas Story is adapted/written by Philip Grecian and will be directed by Diego Arciniegas.

Holiday coverage would not be complete without an inclusion of Everett Bradley's acclaimed ‘HOLIDELIC'. With three new music videos and a series of upcoming concerts in New York, Philadelphia, Northampton and Hudson NY, 2011 is poised to be the biggest year ever for the unique Funk extravaganza.

New Repertory Theatre and arsenalARTS join forces to present A Christmas Story. A Christmas Story is adapted/written by Philip Grecian and will be directed by Diego Arciniegas.

Olympic Gold medalist Shaun White headlines the field as NBC Sports' coverage of the 2011 Dew Tour, the world's premier season-long action sports tour, continues this weekend with live coverage of the Dew Tour Championships in Las Vegas, Nev., Saturday at 3 p.m. ET and Sunday at 4 p.m. ET, where Dew Cups will be awarded to the season champions. Coverage begins with the half-hour Dew Tour Countdown that previews the day's events and competitors.

The new musical Peter & I opens tonight, October 6 at the Chernuchin Theater at the American Theater of Actors as part of The Araca Project, a new program created by The Araca Group to support emerging theatre artists. The production will run through October 16, 2011.