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VIDEO: Watch a Preview for Broadway's INDECENT, Airing This Friday on PBS
by TV News Desk -

The Broadway's Best lineup on PBS continues this week with the Great Performances presentation of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel's Tony Award-winning play Indecent, premiering Friday, November 17 at 9pm ET (check local listings), and available to stream the following day via pbs.org/gperf and PBS OTT apps. Get ready with a preview for the show below!

VIDEO: Miley Cyrus Performs 'Bad Mood' & 'I Would Die for You' on SNL
by Caryn Robbins -

On Saturday night's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, musical guest Miley Cyrus performs 'Bad Mood' and 'I Would Die for You' for the live studio audience. Watch both performances below!

VIDEO: Watch Clips of Kevin Kline and More in PRESENT LAUGHTER, Airing on PBS Tomorrow!
by TV News Desk -

Kevin Kline's Tony Award-winning performance in the GREAT PERFORMANCES presentation of No l Coward's Present Laughter, first produced in 1942 with Coward himself in the leading role, comes to PBS tomorrow, Friday, November 3rd at 9 p.m. (check local listings), continuing PBS's Fall Broadway's Best lineup. Click below to watch two clips from the production, plus a get a behind-the-scenes look at the show!

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Gavin Creel Sings 'Ilona' to Jane Krakowski in SHE LOVES ME, Airing This Week on PBS!
by TV News Desk -

As the opening presentation of PBS's fall Broadway's Best lineup, GREAT PERFORMANCES presents the critically-acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company production of She Loves Me, premiering this Friday, October 20 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Below, watch a scene from the show, featuring Gavin Creel singing 'Ilona' to Jane Krakowski!

VIDEO: Gal Gadot is Ready to Take on This Week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE in New Promos
by Emily Bruno -

Gal Gadot is ready to take on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's second episode of the season, based on these promos. The first promo finds Gadot making a WONDER WOMAN entrance, while the second promo lets her, musical guest Sam Smith and cast member Kenan Thompson have some fun. Check them out below!

VIDEO: Alec Baldwin Returns as 'Donald Trump' on SNL WEEKEND UPDATE
by Caryn Robbins -

On last night's finale episode of the summer series SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: WEEKEND UPDATE on NBC, 'President Donald Trump' (Alec Baldwin) held a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, and addressed the criticism over his response to Charlottesville.

VIDEO: On This Day, August 25: Happy Birthday, Leonard Bernstein!
by A.A. Cristi -

Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He took piano lessons as a boy and attended the Garrison and Boston Latin Schools. At Harvard University, he studied with Walter Piston, Edward Burlingame-Hill, and A. Tillman Merritt, among others. Before graduating in 1939, he made an unofficial conducting debut with his own incidental music to 'The Birds,' and directed and performed in Marc Blitzstein's 'The Cradle Will Rock.' Then at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, he studied piano with Isabella Vengerova, conducting with Fritz Reiner, and orchestration with Randall Thompson. 

VIDEO: Tina Fey Returns to Weekend Update to Respond to Trump, Charlottesville & More
by Caryn Robbins -

On last night's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: WEEKEND UPDATE, Tina Fey returned to the news desk to react to the events of Charlottesville and offer a plan for how to deal with future Alt-Right protests.

VIDEO: They Told the Truth, They Didn't Come to Fool You - SNL's Team Trump Performs 'Hallelujah'
by Julie Musbach -

This week's episode of SNL featured a cold open and a broken Hallelujah. Team Trump, featuring Kellyanne Conway, Mike Pence, Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump (Scarlett Johansson), Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Grim Reaper Steve Bannon, and the man himself assembled a the piano to croon out the Leonard Cohen ballad. 

VIDEO: More Poise, Less Noise: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Tom Hanks Are on the 2020 Presidential Ticket
by Julie Musbach -

Last night's SNL monologue saw Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson inducted into the Five Timers Club by none other than Alec Baldwin. In his velvet smoking jacket, The Rock found it the most apropos time to announce his intention to run for president alongside unexpected guest Tom Hanks. According to their logic, there are two things the nation agrees on: pizza, and Johnson/Hanks.

VIDEO: Host Chris Pine Promos This Week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
by Caryn Robbins -

Chris Pine hosts SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE this Saturday May 6, 2017, with musical guest LCD Soundsystem. Check out the promos below!

TV Exclusive: Chattin' with Chita- The Broadway Legend Gets Ready for Her Cafe Carlyle Return!
by Nicole Rosky -

Cafe Carlyle will welcome back Broadway legend Chita Rivera, May 9-20. Last year's sold out Cafe Carlyle debut received raves reviews. An accomplished and versatile actress/singer/dancer, Chita Rivera has won two Tony Awards as Best Leading Actress in a Musical and has received eight additional Tony nominations for an exceptional 10 Tony nominations. At the Carlyle, Chita will be accompanied by her music director Michael Croiter and trio. Below, watch as she chats with Richard Ridge about the upcoming appearance!

VIDEO: Harry Styles Performs 'Sign of the Times' & More on SNL
by Caryn Robbins -

On this weekend's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, musical guest Harry Styles performed 'Sign of the Times' and  'Ever Since New York,' off his self-titled debut album out May 12.

VIDEO: Jimmy Fallon & Harry Styles Vie for the Spotlight in Promo for This Week's SNL
by Caryn Robbins -

On the promo for this week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on NBC, host Jimmy Fallon and musical guest Harry Styles play a game of one-upmanship. The show airs this Saturday, April 15th on NBC!

TV Exclusive: Watch Trailer for BroadwayHD's THE GABRIELS Live Stream!
by Nicole Rosky -

Online theater streaming service BroadwayHD will live stream The Public Theater's 'THE GABRIELS: Election Year in the Life of One Family,' written and directed by Richard Nelson. The critically acclaimed three-play cycle is currently touring internationally and will return to The Public Theater on March 22-24 for a special live stream mini-series. The performances will stream live on BroadwayHD.com each day at 7:50 p.m. ET.

VIDEO: Scarlett Johansson Promos This Week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
by Caryn Robbins -

Scarlett Johansson hosts this week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on NBC with music guest Lorde. The episode airs on Saturday, March 11th.

VIDEO: Host Octavia Spencer Arrives at Studio 8H in New SNL Promo
by Caryn Robbins -

Octavia Spencer hosts this weekend's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, airing on NBC on March 4, 2017, with musical guest Father John Misty.

VIDEO: 'Oh It's a Big Deal'! Alec Baldwin Hilariously Promos This Week's SNL
by Caryn Robbins -

Alec Baldwin returns as host of NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE for the 17th time on February 11th, with musical guest Ed Sheeran.

VIDEO: SNL Reveals What Takes Place Between Cold Opening & Host Monologue
by Caryn Robbins -

Below, take a look at what happens behind-the-scenes of last week's SNL cold opening, featuring Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump and John Goodman as Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson, and the opening monologue.

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