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Today, in honor of Sunday's Oscar telecast, we are going to take a look at some of the most memorable opening numbers and musical montages from the Academy Awards over the years, with a special focus, of course, on theatrically-related presentations and performers. The 2012 night of Oscar gold marks the return of frequent host Billy Crystal, so we are sure to be in for some truly terrific movie parodies and unscripted asides to have us rolling in aisles over the course of the hotly anticipated award show's three hours - Hollywood's night of nights. From the infamous Allan Carr-produced show in 1989 to some of the best moments from Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Ellen Degeneres, Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman, this collection of clips surely has something to please all the movie buffs, Broadway babies and all-around entertainment enthusiasts out there reading this who will be tuning in to the big show this weekend - from 1965 to 2011, we have it all. Plus, after all, how could we possibly miss a night this big? Whether the top winner of the night ends up being THE ARTIST, THE HELP, HUGO or THE DESCENDANTS, Billy Crystal is guaranteed to make the night run as smoothly and enjoyably as possible - and, potentially, much much more (as the following clips clearly show). As for the rest of the night's proceedings? Well, we will have to wait and see what happens!

All the excitement of the Broadway stage was broadcast into viewers' homes last night, as Broadway Week continued on LATE NIGHT WITH Jimmy Fallon (12:35 a.m. ET on NBC). Last night, Fallon featured Roundabout Theatre Company's 2011 Tony Award winning musical 'Anything Goes.' Sutton Foster took the 'Late Night' stage to sing a rousing selection from this saucy production set on the S.S. American. The show was the recipient of three 2011 Tony Awards including Best Revival and Best Actress in a Musical (Foster). Check out her performance on Fallon last night below!

On hand to celebrate Broadway with Fallon were 'Book of Mormon's' Tony-nominated actors Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad as well as William Shatner, currently starring in 'Shatner's World: We Just Live in It'. Click below to re-watch the funny!

Katharine McPhee ('Smash'), Zac Efron ('Dr. Seuss' The Lorax'), Ed Helms ('Dr. Seuss' The Lorax'), Dana Delany (ABC's 'Body of Proof'), Alan Rickman (Broadway's 'Seminar'), Gayle King ('CBS This Morning'), Dr. Drew Pinsky (HLN's 'Dr. Drew'), U.S. Olympic Boxing hopeful Quanitta Underwood and her sister, Hazzauna Underwood, and musical guest Lyle Lovett are among the guests featured FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 2 on ABC's THE VIEW

The supernatural power of love came to studio 6B Wednesday, February 22 when Richard Fleeshman and Caissie Levy, who will reprise their starring roles as Sam and Molly, which they originated in London's hit West End production stopped by to sing from the new musical!

All the excitement of the Broadway stage will be broadcast into viewers' homes this week, as Broadway Week has returned to LATE NIGHT WITH Jimmy Fallon (12:35 a.m. ET on NBC) featuring a new musical number each night. Last night, Fallon welcomed David Alan Grier and the cast of PORGY AND BESS, who performed 'It Ain't Necessarily So,' and you can check out the musical number below!

Star Jones, one of the five original co-hosts of ABC's Emmy Award-winning talk show THE VIEW will make her first guest appearance, live, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET). Jones last appeared on June 27, 2006 when she announced nationally, while grabbing hold of Barbara Walters, Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck's hands, that 'after much prayer and counsel' she would not be returning to the program.

All the excitement of the Broadway stage was broadcast into viewers' homes last night as 'Broadway Week' returned to LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON. Monday's show featured a performance by Nick Jonas, currently starring as J. Pierrepont Finch in the Broadway revival of 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' opposite co-star Beau Bridges. Jonas will be appearing in the show through July 1st. The actor can soon be seen as a guest star on NBC's hit musical drama 'Smash' on February 27 at 10 p.m. ET. In the video below, Jonas performs 'I Believe in You.' Skip to the 38 minute mark to watch the full performance.

Last night 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' kicked off Broadway Week with an appearance form Anjelica Huston, who chatted about her latest role of 'Eileen' on NBC's SMASH. Check out her full interview by clicking below!

All the excitement of the Broadway stage will be broadcast into viewers' homes this week, as Broadway Week has returned to LATE NIGHT WITH Jimmy Fallon (12:35 a.m. ET on NBC) featuring a new musical number each night. Fallon kicked off the festivities with a performance from 'Jimmy Fallon: Back on Broadway,' and you can check out the musical number below!

GHOST THE MUSICAL, now entering its second year in the West End, will be releasing over 250,000 new tickets for sale next month, on March 28, taking bookings at the Piccadilly Theatre to April 20, 2013. The musical has now been seen by over 350,000 people.

William Shatner will be appearing on ABC's talk show THE VIEW on Monday, February 20th. The actor's one man show, SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT is now running for a limited engagement on Broadway.

The American Museum of Natural History celebrates African-American History Month with Global Weekends: The African-American Musical Mosaic on Saturday, February 18, from noon to 6 pm.

As the countdown to the 84th Annual Academy Awards continues, ABC Daytime will feature Oscar Sunday-themed programming across the Daytime Emmy Award-winning show 'The View,' 'The Chew' and 'The Revolution.'

William Shatner will be appearing on ABC's talk show THE VIEW on Monday, February 20th. The actor's one man show, SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT is now running for a limited engagement on Broadway.

All the excitement of the Broadway stage will be broadcast into viewers' homes when Broadway Week returns to LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON (12:35 a.m. ET on NBC) February 20-24 featuring a new musical number each night.

CMT's newest original movie, WHISKEY BUSINESS starring Pauly Shore, will premiere Sunday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT. John Schneider and Tanya Tucker co-star, and the movie also features Cynthia Preston, Brad Borbridge, and Nick Mancuso.

The Broadway at Birdland concert series has just announced that Emmy/Grammy/Oscar/Tony-winning orchestrator JONATHAN TUNICK is returning to Birdland with his Broadway Moonlighters on Monday, March 19 at 7pm. This is a rare public performance by Broadway's premier orchestrator, who will be leading a big band of Broadway's finest musicians in his own arrangements. Tunick's last appearance with the Broadway Moonlighters (with surprise guest vocalist Barbara Cook) was Standing Room Only, and of course, another Surprise Guest performer will appear this year!

Check out photos of the new cast of GHOST THE MUSICAL in the West End at the Piccadilly Theatre.

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