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According to CBSNews.com, Alan Alda has revealed he has Parkinson's disease. In an appearance on 'CBS This Morning' Tuesday, the award-winning actor said he was diagnosed with the disease three and a half years ago. See the full clip here.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of four Honorees who will receive the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements, and a special Honors distinction for a work of art and its co-creators. Recipients to be honored at the 41st annual national celebration of the arts are: singer and actress Cher, composer and pianist Philip Glass, Country music entertainer Reba McEntire, and jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter. This year, the co-creators of Hamilton-writer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Thomas Kail, choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, and music director Alex Lacamoire-will receive a unique Kennedy Center Honors as trailblazing creators of a transformative work that defies category.

With just 30 days until kickoff of the 2018-19 Premier League season, NBC Sports Group today released its television schedule for the first two months of the season. The schedule features live coverage of all matches beginning Friday, August 10, at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN with Premier League Live followed by Manchester United v. Leicester City at 3 p.m. ET.

Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern have announced the upcoming 2018-2019 Season.

SHOWTIME has announced the order for an eight-episode limited series about Fox News founder Roger Ailes, starring Academy Award® and Golden Globe winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind)in the title role and based upon the extensive reporting of Gabriel Sherman in New York magazine and his bestselling book, The Loudest Voice in the Room. Sherman co-wrote the initial episode with Oscar® winner Tom McCarthy (Spotlight, Win Win), who will executive produce with Emmy winner Jason Blum. The project is a co-production from SHOWTIME and Blumhouse Television (Sharp Objects, The Normal Heart). The announcement was made today by David Nevins, President and CEO, Showtime Networks Inc.

Picture it: New York City, 2018, Theatre Row: Off Broadway.  Sophia has escaped from Miami's Shady Pines and Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose are on an epic search to find her in the Big Apple!  Through a series of hilarious "Hot Flashbacks", this golden trio finds themselves singing and dancing their way through your favorite girls' most iconic moments.  They just might find Sophia...right in the audience!  

Birdland Jazz Club will present New York, Old Friend-The Songs of Ken Laub, a celebration of the sights, scenes and relationships in New York City, for one night only as part of the "Broadway at Birdland" concert series, on Monday, June 25, 2018 @7pm.

Amazon Prime Video today announced the second season of its Prime Original series Goliath, starring Golden Globe winner Billy Bob Thornton, will return today, June 15. Thornton will reprise his role as Billy McBride who, after winning a huge verdict in the Borns Tech case, is reluctantly pulled back into the law when his friend's 16-year-old son is arrested for a double homicide. However, as Billy, Patty (Nina Arianda, Florence Foster Jenkins) and the team start to investigate what appears to be an open and shut murder case, they begin to untangle a deadly conspiracy in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles, where drugs, real estate and politics intermingle. Once again, Billy finds himself facing a new Goliath, one that is as formidable as the city's mayoral race and as tall as the skyline itself. Thornton won the 2017 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Goliath's first season.

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are on the brink of winning their first-ever Stanley Cup in franchise history, while Marc-Andre Fleury and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights look to stave off elimination to extend the series, as NBC Sports' exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Final continues with Game 5 tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a two-hour edition of NHL Live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals can win the first Stanley Cup in team history with a Game 5 victory on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, as Marc-Andre Fleury and the Vegas Golden Knights look to stave off elimination in front of their home crowd at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a two-hour edition of NHL Live.

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals can win the first-ever Stanley Cup in the franchise's 44-year history this Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC with a Game 5 victory against Marc-Andre Fleury and the Vegas Golden Knights from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a two-hour edition of NHL Live.

NBC Sports' exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Final continues tonight from the nation's capital, as Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals can move within one victory of the team's first ever Stanley Cup title with a Game 4 win against Marc-Andre Fleury and the Vegas Golden Knights at 8 p.m. ET on NBC from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Ovechkin and the Capitals hold a 2-1 series lead following their 3-1 victory over the Golden Knights in Game 3 on Saturday.

There's a lot that's new in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, Maryland this summer! To make it easy for area residents and vacationers to be in the know, Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County (VAAAC) has compiled a sampling of some of the latest attractions and experiences that beckon travelers in the months ahead. For a complete listing, visit the VAAAC website.

NBC Sports' exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Final continues Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, as Marc-Andre Fleury and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights host Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals for Game 2. The Golden Knights defeated the Capitals, 6-4, in the series opener on Monday night in Vegas, which set the record for the most-ever lead changes in a Stanley Cup Final game.

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will attempt to capture their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, while Marc-Andre Fleury and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights try to cap the most improbable inaugural season in the history of professional sports with a championship, as NBC Sports begins exclusive coverage of the 2018 Stanley Cup Final for the 13th consecutive year with Game 1 on Monday, May 28, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Pre-game coverage from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a special two-hour edition of NHL Live.

The New York Philharmonic announces Foreign Bodies, a one-night-only multidisciplinary event conducted and hosted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, concluding his tenure as The Marie-Jos e Kravis Composer-in-Residence. The concert, Friday, June 8, 2018, at 8:00 p.m., will feature Esa-Pekka Salonen's Foreign Bodies, accompanied by the World Premiere of a live video installation by Tal Rosner; Dan el Bjarnason's Violin Concerto, with Pekka Kuusisto in his New York Philharmonic debut; and Obsidian Tear, a dance work choreographed by Wayne McGregor performed by members of the Boston Ballet (Philharmonic debut) and set to Mr. Salonen's Nyx and Lachen verlernt. Foreign Bodies will be casual and multi-sensory; drinks and conversation will flow as attendees mingle with the performers, who will give additional impromptu performances throughout the event.

NBC Sports' exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continues tonight with Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, as Steven Stamkos and the top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning can advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in franchise history with a victory over Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Pre-game coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with NHL Live.

NBC Sports' exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continues tonight with Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, as Alex Ovechkinand the Washington Capitals face Steven Stamkos and the top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning. Pre-game coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with NHL Live.

Amazon Prime Video today announced the second season of its Prime Original series Goliath, starring Golden Globe winner Billy Bob Thornton, will return on Friday, June 15. Thornton will reprise his role as Billy McBride who, after winning a huge verdict in the Borns Tech case, is reluctantly pulled back into the law when his friend's 16-year-old son is arrested for a double homicide. However, as Billy, Patty (Nina Arianda, Florence Foster Jenkins) and the team start to investigate what appears to be an open and shut murder case, they begin to untangle a deadly conspiracy in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles, where drugs, real estate and politics intermingle. Once again, Billy finds himself facing a new Goliath, one that is as formidable as the city's mayoral race and as tall as the skyline itself. Thornton won the 2017 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Goliath's first season.

With compelling matchups, overtime thrillers, and refreshing storylines, NBC Sports' coverage of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs across the networks of NBCUniversal is averaging a Total Audience Delivery of 891,000 viewers, the best in six years through the third Sunday of the playoffs. Coverage on NBCSN is averaging a TAD of 780,000 viewers, the best viewership on record for the time period. NBC is averaging 1.975 million viewers, the network's best since 2014. Live streaming for the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs has set records in all key metrics.

NBC Sports' exclusive coverage of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs continues this weekend with five games across NBC and NBCSN, beginning tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when P.K. Subban and the defending Western Conference champion Nashville Predators host Patrik Laine and the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 of their Second Round series.

NBC Sports begins its exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight with a Game 1 doubleheader on NBCSN, beginning at 7 p.m. ET with the highly-anticipated battle between Sidney Crosby and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals, as the rivals meet for the third consecutive postseason. The action on NBCSN shifts to the desert at 10 p.m. ET, as Marc-Andre Fleury and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights host Joe Pavelski and the San Jose Sharks.

Peak Performances presents the world premiere of Spinning, a collaborative musical work written and composed by Pulitzer Prize winner and MacArthur Fellow Julia Wolfe (Anthracite Fields, 2015), and conceived with "cello goddess" (The New Yorker) Maya Beiser, with multimedia projections by innovative artist Laurie Olinder (May 10-13). Commissioned by Peak Performances and culminating their season of works by women, Spinning considers the essential labor of spinning thread-work once performed by hand by women-paying homage to the human dignity of this "women's work."

NBC Sports Group will present 11 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games this weekend, including all 16 playoff teams in action across the networks of NBCUniversal, and the first four matchups of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on NBC.

The wait is over for the 2018 Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam headliners, as Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line and Thomas Rhett are on board to entertain tens of thousands of Country Music fans Labor Day weekend, August 31-September 2, 2018 at Frank Brown Park in beautiful Panama City Beach - A Real. Fun. Beach. Named by Billboard Magazine as one of 'The 10 Best Country Music Festivals,' another 18 exciting acts are scheduled to be announced in the coming weeks.