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On this day, John Leguizamo's made his Broadway debut in 1998 in the one-man show, Freak.

Keala Settle performed the original song 'This Is Me' from the upcoming film The Greatest Showman, which features an original score by Oscar, Golden Globe and Tony Award winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land), on the Graham Norton Show this week. Check out the performance below!

Today we flashback to the musical that brought a group of theatrical titans and a story about a mother, a daughter, and roller rink to the Broadway stage. 

Today we wish a beautiful birthday to rock icon, Carole King!

According to Baz Bamigboye of the Daily Mail, 'Call Me By Your Name' Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet in currently in talks to portray Prince Hal in an upcoming screen adaptation of Henry IV & Henry V.

Today we celebrate Tony Award-nominee and Broadway favorite, Sherie Rene Scott, as she celebrates her birthday!

It was reported this evening that Tony-nominated actor, Raul Esparza, has announced his departure from the long-running NBC drama, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. 

Watch the trailer for the powerful drama, American Hero, on stage now through February 25 at George Street Playhouse on the Cook Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.

Considered one of the most powerful American plays of the 20th century, LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT is currently playing a strictly limited 10 week West End season at Wyndham's Theatre from 27 January to 7 April before transferring to Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Harvey Theater (8-27 May) and the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts in Los Angeles (8 June - 1 July).

On this day, we celebrate the birth of the legendary and history-making composer, Eubie Blake.

According to the New York Post, a musical workshop of the cult-hit film, To Wong Foo...Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar! is headed into production in New York this week, directed by the film's author, Douglas Carter Beane.

At once humorous and heartrending, Ironbound spans 22 years to tell the story of Darja, a Polish immigrant getting by on a cleaning job, aggressive pragmatism and sheer will. In this wry drama, award-winning playwright Martyna Majok points out that sometimes survival is the only measure of success.

On this day we celebrate the premiere of NBC's Broadway-centric drama, Smash, starring Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee, Debra Messing, Christian Borle, Anjelica Huston, and Brian d'Arcy James. 

Tony and Grammy Award-Winner Billy Porter has released a new music video for his take on the classic show tune, "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair"  - premiered via Out. The video was directed by Kena Tangi Dorsey and filmed on location in downtown Los Angeles. See the clip below!

It has been reported this evening that John Mahoney, a veteran actor of stage and screen, has passed away at age 77.

Today we wish a very Happy Birthday to singer, songwriter, and actor, Darren Criss.

In conjunction with its new theatre drama, RISE, NBC has created  R.I.S.E. America, a program that grants a half-million dollars to high school theatre programs across the country.

NBC has released the latest promo for the upcoming drama 'Rise.' The music video style promo, featuring the show's cast performing a new Tom Kitt arrangement of Macklemore's 'Glorious', will also preview on air during NBC's broadcast of the Super Bowl on Sunday. Check out the new promo below!

In celebration of Facebook Friend's Day-BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL just released a mashup video of the classic hit 'You've Got a Friend' featuring  Carole King, and casts from the Broadway, Japan, Touring, London and Australian productions.

Today we celebrate the life and career of the late legend Elaine Stritch, who would have been 93 year-old today.