Emmy Award-winner Wanda Sykes brings her smart-witted stand up comedy back to the CHI Showroom at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino for two nights only - Friday, October 15 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 16 at 8 p.m.
According to published reports, stage vets Idina Menzel and hisband Taye Diggs, Jude Law, Kyra Sedgwick, Terrence Howard, and Jennifer Garner are among the celebrities that will be stopping by Sesame Street this upcoming season. Additional guests include Jason Bateman, Amy Poehler, Colin Farrell, Ryan Reynolds, Zoe Saldana, Wanda Sykes, Anna Faris, Katy Perry, Reverend Run, Usher, will.i.am, Reggie Bush, LaDainian Tomlinson and cast members from Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family, The View, Food Network, Today, The Insider and American Idol's Kara DioGuardi.
On Saturday, August 21, The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held in Los Angeles. GLEE's Jane Lynch & Ryan Murphy, Dexter's John Lithgow & Clyde Phillips, Mad Men's Christina Hendricks & Matthew Weiner, Lost's Elizabeth Mitchell & Damon Lindelof, Modern Family's Rico Rodriguez & Steve Levitan and SNL's Seth Meyers & Andy Samberg all served as presenters for the evening. BroadwayWorld brings you coverage of the starry red carpet below.
BroadwayWorld has just confirmed that comedian Wanda Sykes will be leading the Media Theatre's production of ANNIE as 'Miss Hannigan' this holiday season. Sykes will open the production on November 23 and close the production on January 16, 2011 following a Christmas absence. The theater today released an audition notice and are seeking all roles, including a cover for Sykes while the star fulfills her holiday commitments. The production will be directed by Media Artistic Director Jesse Cline and musical directed by Tom Fosnocht.
Broadway favorite Cheyenne Jackson will be guest starring on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm next season and was recently spotted filiming in Washington Square Park.
On April 26, 2010, Newsweek printed an article entitled ‘Straight Jacket' in which openly gay contributor Ramin Setoodeh questions the believability of gay actors playing straight men. GLEE Creator Ryan Murphy, GLAAD and actors including Kristin Chenoweth, Cheyenne Jackson and Michael Urie have spoken out against the article, calling Setoodeh 'horrendously homophobic' (Chenoweth), an 'asshole' (Jackson) and 'unconscionable' (Urie). Others beyond them have had even more strongly-worded responses.
On April 26, 2010, Newsweek printed an article entitled ‘Straight Jacket' in which openly gay contributor Ramin Setoodeh criticizes LGBT actors. GLEE Creator Ryan Murphy and actors including Kristin Chenoweth, Cheyenne Jackson and Michael Urie have spoken out against the article.
Don't miss a note of 'FOX Rocks,' a week of music-themed episodes kicking off Thursday, April 29 and airing through Wednesday, May 5. Throughout the rockin' week, FOX's primetime series - including BONES, FRINGE, HOUSE, GLEE, THE SIMPSONS, THE CLEVELAND SHOW, FAMILY GUY, THE WANDA SYKES SHOW and AMERICAN IDOL - will feature a variety of musical elements. The week will be highlighted by music-themed night opens including a special music video open to the NASCAR '10: RICHMOND 500 on Saturday, May 1 (7:00-11:00 PM ET live/4:00-8:00 PM PT live), guest appearances by Kanye West and Olivia Newton-John, as well as all-new musical performances by your favorite FOX characters. Also, FAMILY GUY will celebrate its milestone 150th episode on Sunday, May 2 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) with a special extended episode featuring fan-favorite numbers and never-before-seen musical performances.
Don't miss a note of 'FOX Rocks,' a week of music-themed episodes kicking off Thursday, April 29 and airing through Wednesday, May 5. Throughout the rockin' week, FOX's primetime series - including BONES, FRINGE, HOUSE, GLEE, THE SIMPSONS, THE CLEVELAND SHOW, FAMILY GUY, THE WANDA SYKES SHOW and AMERICAN IDOL - will feature a variety of musical elements. The week will be highlighted by music-themed night opens including a special music video open to the NASCAR '10: RICHMOND 500 on Saturday, May 1 (7:00-11:00 PM ET live/4:00-8:00 PM PT live), guest appearances by Kanye West and Olivia Newton-John, as well as all-new musical performances by your favorite FOX characters. Also, FAMILY GUY will celebrate its milestone 150th episode on Sunday, May 2 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) with a special extended episode featuring fan-favorite numbers and never-before-seen musical performances.
The IDOL GIVES BACK fundraising effort, which culminated Wednesday night with a two-hour television event, has raised almost $45 million to benefit various U.S. and international charities including the Children's Health Fund, Feeding America, Malaria No More, Save the Children's U.S. Programs and the United Nations Foundation.
Tonight, 'American Idol' presented a special episode, benefitting 'Idol Gives Back,' the historic Emmy Award-winning television event and music celebration, that has raised more than $140 million to benefit charities around the world and across the United States. Tonight, 'Idol' saluted a number of charities, including Feeding America, Save the Children, the United Nations Foundation, the Elton John Aids Foundation, and Idol Aid.
This May FOX delivers major television events, all-new episodes and big guest stars, including 'FOX Rocks,' a week of music-themed FOX programming April 29 through May 5; primetime broadcasts of NASCAR ON FOX races May 1 and May 8; two not-to-be-missed one-hour installments of FAMILY GUY, including the milestone 150th episode May 2 and the latest 'Star Wars' saga-inspired season finale May 23; a BONES episode written by best-selling author and series inspiration, Kathy Reichs, May 6; the two-part season finale of FRINGE, featuring the long-awaited face-off between Walter Bishop (John Noble) and William Bell (guest star Leonard Nimoy), May 13 and May 20; the May 18 GLEE episode directed by Joss Whedon and guest-starring Neil Patrick Harris, Molly Shannon, Idina Menzel and Jonathan Groff; a special preview of Matt Nix's ('Burn Notice') new action comedy THE GOOD GUYS May 19; the AMERICAN IDOL-themed 21st season finale of THE SIMPSONS with guest voices Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi and Ellen DeGeneres May 23; the climactic and historic series conclusion of the groundbreaking and award-winning 24, May 24; and the three-hour, two-night season finale of AMERICAN IDOL, featuring the final performance show May 25 and the final live results show that's sure to captivate America May 26.
5 Additional GLAAD Media Award winners were announced at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on April 17th. Winners included GLEE, 'A Single Man,' and the Los Angeles play, LYDIA, by Octavio Solis. The awards were presented at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced today that recording artist Adam Lambert will perform at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented in Los Angeles by ABSOLUT® Vodka on April 17, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.
Comedy Works is pleased to announce that GREG FITZSIMMONS will perform at the Comedy Works Larimer Square Thursday April 15 / 8:00 PM / $14.00, Friday April 16 / 8:00 & 10:00 PM / $22.00, Saturday April 17 / 6:30 PM, 8:30 PM & 10:30 PM / $22.00.