Zooey Deschanel News

CBS Television Distribution's two-time Emmy(R) Award-winning RACHAEL RAY returns on September 17 with its season seven premiere featuring First Lady Michelle Obama. In a day of firsts, Rachael will give the First Lady the first tour of her new daytime home and state of the art kitchen. The First Lady will then join Rachael for an exciting chat at the kitchen table to discuss her Let's Move! initiative and more.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Abby Elliott has announced she will not return for the upcoming 38th season of NBC's long-running comedy show SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.

EW reports that Edward Norton will lend his voice in an upcoming episode of FOX's long-running animated comedy THE SIMPSONS.

LiveWire Chicago Theatre kicks off its 2012-13 season with the Chicago premiere of THE MISTAKES MADELINE MADE, a savagely funny story of love and dirty people by Elizabeth Meriwether, creator and writer of the hit FOX sitcom New Girl and Heddatron, and directed by LiveWire Collective member Krista D'Agostino. This quirky dark comedy plays October 3 - November 3, 2012 at the Greenhouse Theater Center Upstairs Studio, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. The production features LiveWire Artistic Director Joel Ewing and LiveWire Associate Artistic Director Chris Zdenek with Kristin Collins, Fred Geyer and Hilary Williams. Tickets are currently on sale at www.greenhousetheater.com. The press performance is Friday, October 5 at 8 pm.

Theatre Exile will present the first show of their 16th season with the Philadelphia premiere of The Edge of Our Bodies by Adam Rapp.

TVLine reports that New Girl's Zooey Deschanel and E-Street Band drummer Max Weinberg will appear in a special Valentine's-themed episode of the long-running FOX animated series THE SIMPSONS.

We've been doing our part to prepare ye the way, watching the action onstage, taking some furtive peeks backstage, listening to all the offstage gossip and venturing beyond the confines of the theater to gain the informed knowledge to see more shows in the Volunteer State than you ever thought possible. So, good people of the theaterati, read on and get all the information you need to know in this, our latest installment of Music City Confidential. This is #6…

While NEW GIRL star Zooey Deschanel is headed from the small screen to Broadway in the upcoming production of COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER, a Broadway vet has reportedly landed a guest spot on NEW GIRL.

TEEN CHOICE 2012 will once again celebrate the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and the web in the choicest, star-studded two-hour event airing live tonight, July 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Among the nominees are GLEE star Lea Michele and 'How I Met Your Mother's Neil Patrick Harris.

Broadway stars and theater-related shows were strongly represented in this year's list of the 2012 Emmy Nominations including Bobby Cannavale, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Modern Family and Christine Baranski - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Diane Lockhart in The Good Wife.

Nominations for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today, Thursday, July 19, from the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at Television Academy headquarters in the NoHo Arts District of Los Angeles.

Forbes has just released its list of the highest-paid actresses on television for 2012 and Modern Family star Sofia Vergara finds herself sitting pretty at the top. According to the report, the Colombian actress earned $19 million over the past twelve months.

Star of GLEE, Kevin McHale, is set to co-host TEEN CHOICE 2012, alongside Demi Lovato.

Singer, actress and THE X FACTOR judge, Demi Lovato, is set to host TEEN CHOICE 2012, airing LIVE Sunday, July 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Also, Cat Deeley has been added to the choice list of talent scheduled to appear.

FOX has announced its line-up stars for The 2012 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS, airing July 22, 8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed. Among those scheduled to appear are GLEE's Lea Michele and 'New Girl's Zooey Deschanel, who will soon star in the upcoming Broadway adaptation of 'Coal Miner's Daughter.'

Global superstar Justin Bieber will perform at TEEN CHOICE 2012 airing live Sunday, July 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Bieber joins previously announced performers Carly Rae Jepsen, Flo Rida, No Doubt and DJ Pauly D, who will serve as 'Choice' DJ for the night.

Yesterday, the Fox network confirmed to Zap2it that Zooey Deschanel will be the first celebrity guest judge on Season 9 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE.