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Recent Golden Globe & Emmy winner Jane Lynch is currently working on memoir titled 'Happy Accidents' which will be released in September 2011, as reported by The New York Times. The GLEE star's book will cover the beginning of her career in improv comedy and character roles in hit films such as Role Models and Best in Show as well as her work in her critically acclaimed GLEE role, Sue Sylvester. Lynch will also discuss her personal struggle with alcoholism and homosexuality and her personal connection to Sue Sylvester.

Christina Applegate, star of stage and screen, has confirmed to E! News that she and her fiancé Martyn LeNoble welcomed a baby girl into their family. Sadie Grace LeNoble was born Thursday, January 27 in Los Angeles. A representative for Christina and Martyn said that 'mother and daughter are doing great.'

Therapy Lounge, located at 348 W.52nd Street (between 8th and 9th Aves.), is thrilled to continue our newest addition to the Therapy line-up, BROADWAY BROUHAHA. Every Tuesday from 11pm until Midnight, pros from Broadway belt it out on the stage upstairs at Therapy Lounge. Join host BRANDON CUTRELL (Bistro, MAC and Nightlife Award winner) for this weekly party in the theatre district. While there is no cover charge or minimum for this event, it is 21 and over only.

Tyler Perry has been announced as the title character in 'I, Alex Cross' as reported by Variety. Rob Cohen will direct the project which currently does not have a release date.

As Valentine's Day approaches, Hedgerow Theatre, America's First Repertory Theatre, enters the comedy portion of its winter repertory schedule with Neil Simon's comic gem Plaza Suite, Feb. 9-March 6. Janet Kelsey directs the production.

Shoshana Bean, known for her roles in WICKED and HAIRSPRAY, has released a new single that she co-wrote with singer-composer-lyricist Scott Alan. The song is titled 'A Little Hope' and was originally written for the 2009 Broadway in South Africa benefit concert. 'A Little Hope' was arranged and orchestrated by Jesse Vargas, and is now available for purchase on iTunes.

With awards season in full swing, Documentary Channel (DOC) will present a special four-day 'Oscar Weekend' block of Academy Award winning and nominated favorites in primetime, beginning Thursday, Feb. 24. DOC also will premiere an all-new Oscar-themed special episode of 'DocTalk,' featuring exclusive interviews with this year's 83rd Academy Award nominees including 'Exit Through the Gift Shop' producer Jaimie D'Cruz, 'Waste Land' director Lucy Walker, 'Restrepo' director Sebastian Junger, and 'Inside Job' director Charles Ferguson.

Kate Walsh will return to ABC's Grey's Anatomy for an upcoming musical episode, according to TVGuide.com. Walsh currently stars as Dr. Addison Montgomery in Private Practice, ABC's spin-off series from Grey's Anatomy.

The League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW) is pleased to host Arielle Tepper Madover as the guest speaker at the LPTW's annual Leadership Luncheon. Ms. Tepper Madover will share her insights into producing new works for the New York theatre today, and the Summer Play Festival.

Voice casting has been announced for the upcoming Dreamworks Animation film 'Rise of the Guardians.' Included in the cast are Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher and Jude Law, as reported by Variety. The screenplay was written by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, who recently released a film version of his Pulitzer Prize winning play Rabbit Role.

The multi-talented Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs has been announced by the Associated Press as an upcoming guest star on a spring episode of the popular series 'Hawaii Five-O' on CBS. Combs' character is Reggie Williams, an NYPD detective who comes to Honolulu in pursuit of men who committed a crime against his family. In addition, some of Combs' music will be used in the episode.

Three young people from Ballyfermot, Dublin, are preparing for a trip of a lifetime to Los Angeles at the end of next month. The visit to LA, the filmmaking capital of the world, is part of Belfast-based Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival's second USA festival programme, which aims to inspire, educate, motivate and create opportunities for young people, aged 4-25, through the medium of film. Cinemagic has delivered three successful festivals in Dublin since it first opened outside of Belfast in 2008.

El Dorado Musical Theatre will be holding auditions for ANYTHING GOES on February 28, 2011 at 3:30pm. Online registration opens February 16, 2011 at 8:00 PM at www.edmt-tickets.com. The auditions will be held at the EDMT Rehearsal Hall at 5011 Golden Foothill Pkwy, #4, El Dorado Hills 95762. The auditions are open to performers ages 10-20. Walk ups on the day of auditions will be taken if space as long as space is available.

The University of New Orleans' Robert E Nims Theatre will host 'Night of Broadway Lights' featuring Michael Cerveris on Saturday, January 29 at 7:30pm. The evening will feature show tunes and scenes from several popular Broadway shows and will be emceed by Gary Rucker and Michael Harkins.

Following the sold out performances and overflow crowds at its first four Cino Nights presentations, Rising Phoenix Rep continued the series with a packed house on January 23rd with Kristen Palmer's THE STRAY DOG, described as 'a play obsessed with the great Russian poet Anna Akhmatova and dedicated to any who dare endure in the folly and the imperative that is art. Songs will be sung. Poems read. Dreams dashed. Vodka drunk. These are dangerous times.'

Misty Gonzales presents the Rock & Roll Freedom Show, a Cirque De Soleil-inspired sideshow act and concert to celebrate the release of her new EP, Hummingbird. The amazing stage show will include: Elaborate visuals and dynamic lighting; A team of high-flying aerialists, pole dancers, stilt walkers, unicyclists and hula hoop dancers choreographed by Jena Carpenter of Dream World Circus; A high-energy performance by Misty and official unveiling of her EP, which is a pre-cursor to her highly anticipated sophomore release, Rock & Roll Freedom Show. The show will be held Wednesday February 2 & 23 at 8pm at Key Club, Key Club 9039 W. Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069.

The new musical Factory Girls will be presented as a part of Pace University's New Musicals Program beginning January 26th through the 30th. Factory Girls features music and lyrics by Creighton Irons and Sean Mahoney and a book by Maggie-Kate Coleman. The reading will be directed by Amy Rogers, the head and creator of Pace University's BFA Musical Theater Program. Musical direction will be by Robert Meffe, the program's resident musical director.

Anna Mashutina, Ukrainian dramatist (pen name Anna Yablonskaya) who has been noticed as a rising young talent was among those killed in the blast at a Moscow airport on Monday, Variety reports today. Before the attack, Mashutina had arrived in Moscow on a flight from her native Odessa. She was on her way to receive a prize for a screenplay based on her play 'The Pagan' from Russian cinema magazine Iskusstvo Kino. A suspected suicide bomber set off a device that killed 35 people and injured hundreds of others.

Hillbarn Theatre in Foster City invites students to get a BackStage Pass to its current show Holes. Join us Saturday, February 5th from 6:30 PM - 10 PM as students ages 7 - 11 get a back stage look at what it takes to put on a hit Hillbarn production.

Sir Michael Parkinson and Sir David Frost are in Australia to present two informative and hilarious evenings when they interview each other on stage at the Sydney Theatre. Parky interviews Frost on Tuesday 8 February at 7pm, and Frost interviews Parky on Wednesday 9 February at 7pm. Both men have entertained Australian audiences for many years and are acclaimed as journalists and presenters of television.