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According to Deadline, VENUS IN FUR Tony Award winner Nina Arianda will play Janis Joplin in the upcoming film Joplin, directed by Sean Durkin.

Nina Arianda is this year's recipient of the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for VENUS IN FUR. The shellshocked star did her best to describe her elation in the winners room and below, we bring you highlights of our talk!

Nina Arianda is this year's recipient of the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for VENUS IN FUR.

KIDS 'N COMEDY presents 'THE HORRIBLE HISTORY SHOW,' today May 20, in which teen comics turn history upside down. The show takes place at 1 p.m. at the Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W. 23rd Street.

KIDS 'N COMEDY presents 'THE HORRIBLE HISTORY SHOW,' May 20, in which teen comics turn history upside down. The show takes place at 1 p.m. at the Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W. 23rd Street.

Boston College alumnus and accomplished theater director Tony Taccone-artistic director of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley, California, one of the most prominent regional theaters in the country-returns to campus this month as the special guest and alumni honoree at the University's 14th annual Arts Festival, which will be held April 26-28, 2012. Taccone will make a number of public appearances while on campus.

On last night's episode of ABC's hit comedy series MODERN FAMILY entitled 'Send Out the Clowns, Tony Award-Winner Ellen Barkin ('The Big Easy,' 'Ocean's Thirteen') and Bobby Cannavale ('Will & Grace,' 'Third Watch') made guest star appearances. The episode took place at the funeral service for a beloved clown mentor which reunited Cameron with his estranged ex-clown partner, Lewis (Bobby Cannavale). Also in the episode, Phil was serious about landing a very important listing, only to get trumped by a notorious bulldozer of an agent, Verna Roth (Ellen Barkin); and Manny had a cool new friend, which made both Jay and Gloria suspicious. Miss the episode? Catch up below!

On the March 14th episode of ABC's hit comedy series MODERN FAMILY entitled 'Send Out the Clowns, Tony Award-Winner Ellen Barkin ('The Big Easy,' 'Ocean's Thirteen') and Bobby Cannavale ('Will & Grace,' 'Third Watch')make guest star appearances.

Broadway vet Bobby Cannavale has landed a role as a series regular on HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire,' according to Deadline.com.

Kids 'N Comedy, New York's leading presenter of young comic talent, will present 'The Did You Know Show,' a one-of-a-kind show of original standup material by teenage comedians, February 26 at Gotham Comedy Club, 208 West 23rd Street.

Kids 'N Comedy, New York's leading presenter of young comic talent, will present 'The New Year's Resolution Show,' a one-of-a-kind show of original standup material by teenage comedians, January 15 at Gotham Comedy Club, 208 West 23rd Street.

A complete recap of all of the HBO/Cinemax 2012 programming highlights for the coming year has been released by the networks.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 17th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.

ROADIE is opening in theaters on Friday, January 6th from Magnolia Pictures. The drama is directed by Michael Cuesta and stars Ron Eldard, Jill Hennessy, Bobby Cannavale, Lois Smith, David Marguiles, Catherine Wolf, Suzette Gunn, Jarlath Conroy, Lourdes Martin, Arian Moayed and Lucy Spain.

Kids 'N Comedy, New York's leading presenter of young comic talent, will present 'The New Year's Resolution Show,' a one-of-a-kind show of original standup material by teenage comedians, January 15 at Gotham Comedy Club, 208 West 23rd Street.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association has announced its nominees for the 17th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. 'The Artist' and 'Hugo' tie for first place with 11 nominations each, while 'Drive' and 'The Help' each garnered 8 nominations.

Following sold out runs on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club and Off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company, VENUS IN FUR, the acclaimed new play by David Ives, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie, will transfer to Broadway's Lyceum Theatre starring Tony Award nominee Nina Arianda and Emmy Award nominee Hugh Dancy.

As first reported on TVLine.com, actor Bobby Cannavale is set to appear on the ABC comedy MODERN FAMILY.

The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Award nominees have been announced, and the complete list is as follows:

The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominees have just been announced. Check out the full list below: