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Watch Eric Idle announce that Steve Martin will be God in Spamalot on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and talk about the show as it returns to Broadway!

BroadwayWorld was at the final opening night for the Into the Woods tour, as the production begins its final engagement in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson Theater. See what the cast had to say about bringing this production to cities across the country.

The North American tour of Lincoln Center Theater's critically-acclaimed production of Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady will open tomorrow, Thursday, December 19, at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production! Check out all new photos and video!

Recent star of the acclaimed Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof and the lauded revival of Rags, Samantha Massell is thrilled to bring her sold-out debut solo show back to Feinstein's/54 Below. Featuring notable songs that shaped her career, as well as a few of her personal favorites, this evening is sure to be an experience you won't want to miss. Join us as we journey with Samantha through her past, present, and future with music and stories.

Irish Repertory Theatre's ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER begins performances tomorrow, June 15! The show stars Tony Award-nominee Stephen Bogardus (Bright Star), John Cudia (The Phantom of the Opera), and Tony Award-nominee Melissa Errico (Finian's Rainbow). ON A CLEAR DAY features music by Burton Laneand book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. BroadwayWorld has preview of the cast in action. Check it out below!

The music video of Billy Boyd performing THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES' end title song, 'The Last Goodbye' has just been released, and you can check it out below!

Below, check an all new behind-the-scenes video from THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG which shows how actor Benedict Cumberbatch brought the menacing dragon Smaug to life through the use of modern technology!

A new behind-the-scenes look at Benedict Cumberbatch's motion capture sessions for THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG have been released as part of the bonus features on the DVD/Blu-ray set. Check it out below!

Off-Broadway's award-winning Irish Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere production of the new musical TRANSPORT. With a book by world-renowned Australian author Thomas Keneally (Schindler's List, the acclaimed book on which the Oscar-winning film is based) and music and lyrics by Larry Kirwan (founder of the iconic New York City band Black 47), TRANSPORT follows the uneasy ocean voyage of Irish women who were sentenced and then exiled to the relatively uninhabited south coast of Australia in the mid-19th Century. Go behind the scenes with the cast in the video below!

Filming for the final HOBBIT installment is wrapping up, and just a few days after Ian McKellen's farewell, director Peter Jackson has now posted Orlando Bloom's to his Facebook page. Check out Bloom, who played Legolas in the LORD OF THE RINGS and HOBBIT trilogies, sing-along to the 2007 'They're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard' viral video, below!

Warner Bros has released the official second trailer for Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.' The film is coming to theaters on December 13, 2013. Get a first look below!

Warner Bros has released the official first trailer for Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.' The film is coming to theaters on December 13, 2013. Get a first look below!

Warner Bros has released a six-minute excerpt of a Live Event featuring director Peter Jackson, in which he previews the highly anticipated sequel THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG. The film is coming to theaters on December 13, 2013. Check out the sneak peek below!

'Anything Goes' opens Friday, December 7 at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina on Hilton Head Island. The classic show features the music of legendary Cole Porter, including such hits as 'Anything Goes', 'I Get a Kick Out of You', 'You're the Top', 'Blow, Gabriel, Blow', and 'It's De-Lovely'. A large cast of professional actor's based mostly out of New York City joins some favorite local performers to round out a large cast of 30. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production highlights below.

The second TV spot has aired for Peter Jackson's highly anticipated film THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. The film opens December 14th. Check out the ad below!

The first TV spot has aired for Peter Jackson's highly anticipated film THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. The film opens December 14th. Check out the ad below!

The show just opened last night, and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for all the festivities. Check out what the cast had to say at the big opening below!

The Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning Keen Company presents Marry Me A Little, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, conceived by Craig Lucas and Norman Rene, directed by Keen Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein, starring Lauren Molina and Jason Tam. Marry Me A Little kicks off their 2012 - '13 season and will be followed by a newly revised version of the 1991 play, The Old Boy by A.R. Gurney. Performances will continue through October 27th, with two additional Wednesday matinees on October 17th and 24th. BroadwayWorld brings you just-released highlights from the show below!

Sydney Theatre Company's (STC) acclaimed production of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Andrew Upton and directed by Tamas Ascher (whose staging of Ivanov for Katona Jozsef Theatre was critically acclaimed at Lincoln Center Festival 2009), will be a highlight of the Lincoln Center Festival this Summer.

Sydney Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Andrew Upton and directed by Tamás Ascher, will tour to the Kennedy Center in Washington, USA, with performances from 4 to 24 August 2011. Check out a review of the production by clicking below!