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Shemar Moore will return to CRIMINAL MINDS to guest star in the series' 12th season finale, Wednesday, May 10 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Moore, an original cast member from 2005-2016 (251 episodes), will reprise his role as Derek Morgan.

The cast and the audience at Come From Away got a special treat from up north this evening when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the stage ahead of the Canadian-born musical to address the audience. Trudeau is in the city to celebrate the show and to attend his first in the Broadway musical.

The Public Theater's world premiere of Joan of Arc: Into the Fire, with book, music, and lyrics by David Byrne, choreography by Steven Hoggett, and directed by Alex Timbers, officially opens tonight and BroadwayWorld has all the reviews as they roll in!

Roundabout Theatre Company welcomes Mark Ruffalo, Tony Shalhoub, Jessica Hecht and Danny DeVito in a new Broadway production of Arthur Miller's The Price, directed by Steppenwolf Theatre Company co-founder, Terry Kinney, opening officially tonight at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street)

Today we salute the life and career of Broadway composer, Mitch Leigh, who passed away on this day in 2014 at age 86.

Be sure to tune in next Thursday, March 31st to see Tony Award-nominated actor, Josh Gad, join forces with Kelly Ripa as co-host of Live with Kelly! The actor will be joining the morning chat show in support of his anticipated turn as Le Fou in Disney's brand-new remake of 'Beauty and the Beast.'

Nationally-syndicated morning talk show “LIVE with Kelly” announces the line-up of guest co-hosts who will join Kelly Ripa during the weeks of March 27 and April 3, 2017.

NBC Sports Group will present comprehensive coverage of the 2017 World Curling Championships over the next month, totaling more than 100 hours of coverage, including more than 80 live hours, across NBCSN, Universal HD, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

Bravo Media has partnered with Mills Entertainment, a leading producer of alternative and branded live entertainment, to produce “The Real Housewives Live Tour: Uncensored & Unapologetic.” The multi-city nationwide tour unites fan favorites from the pop-culture phenomenon for an intimate, uncensored evening of reunion-style insights, jaw-dropping gossip, and shocking revelations.

Emilio Criscitiello is a musician, published author, and resident music teacher at The Hungerford School in Staten Island, New York. A veteran teacher of students with special needs for over twenty years, he instructs, inspires, and empowers his students to a path of acceptance and joy through the magic of the arts and the power of music. He also happens to be my father. So when he called to tell me that a 'Broadway guy' would be visiting his school to act as principal for the day, my interest was very easily piqued.

On this day in 1956, Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison took to the Broadway stage for opening night of a musical retelling of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. Under the tutelage of linguist, Henry Higgins, a poor Cockney flower girl is transformed into a woman of society in this Lerner and Loewe musical theatre gem aptly titled, My Fair Lady.

Bron Creative will executive produce and co-finance THE NIGHTINGALE, a period thriller written and directed by Jennifer Kent, who previously wrote and directed the acclaimed feature The Babadook.  Made Up Stories, together with major production investment from Screen Australia, and in association with the Tasmanian Government through Screen Tasmania, and the South Australian Film Corporation will co-finance the picture as well. THE NIGHTINGALE will begin production in March in Tasmania, Australia.

Noticias Telemundo announced today it will broadcast the town hall “Latinos Venciendo el Miedo” (Latinos Overcoming Fear), this Sunday, March 19 at 7PM/6 C.  Hosted by Noticias Telemundo anchor José Díaz-Balart, the special program will feature the participation of immigrants at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Chicago who will voice their questions and concerns about the implementation of President Donald Trump's immigration policy. 

Today we wish a happy birthday to one of the kings of comedy and a star of stage and screen, Billy Crystal, who turns 69 today.  

 The defending Stanley Cup champions take center stage on Wednesday Night Rivalry this week in an intra-state clash, when Sidney Crosby and the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins visit Wayne Simmonds and the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Telemundo today announced Ricardo Coeto has been named Executive Vice President of Production for Telemundo Studios. In this newly created role, Coeto will be responsible for oversight of the scripted productions of Telemundo Studios, as well as the weekend prime entertainment properties.  Coeto will be based in Miami and will report to Luis Silberwasser, President, Telemundo Network, Studios and Universo Channel.

Wilshire Studios, the unscripted production arm of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, has signed a deal with TV producer Greg Heller to develop and produce original unscripted projects. The announcement was made today by B.J. Levin, Senior Vice President, Development, Wilshire Studios.

On this day in 2002, the Broadway production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast played its 3,225th performance, making it the tenth longest running show in Broadway history. The show surpassed Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse's musical Life with Father to earn the distinction.

On this day in 1999, Richard Chamberlain and Laura Benanti joined the cast of the Broadway revival of The Sound of Music as the new Captain Von Trapp and Maria Rainer, succeeding Michael Siberry and Rebecca Luker in the roles. The two continued in the roles through the production's closing on June 20. 1999, after 533 performances.

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT averaged 2.9 in the overnight metered markets, matching its Jan. 20 broadcast as its highest regularly scheduled local rating since Sept. 22, 2015. THE LATE SHOW was up +53% from the same night last year, according to Nielsen metered market ratings for Tuesday, March 7.