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Hugh Panaro is ending his run as the Phantom in Broadway's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Before playing the phantom, Panaro played the role of Raoul, which he played for 900 performances. As the the Phantom, Panaro played 2227 performances. His fellow cast members did the math and found that he has appeared in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA for over 3000 performances.

Saturday Night Live released a satirical movie trailer starring Andrew Garfield. In the trailer, Garfield questions the conventional belief that Beyonce is the best thing to ever happen to the world. However, the moment he says she isn't that great, the 'Beygency' comes after him. In this world, anyone who dares to question Beyonce's greatness is hunted down.

Joel McHale wrapped up the White House Correspondents Dinner with a hilarious speech. He roasted President Obama, Chris Christie, Hilary Clinton, and more. He also touched on the health care system, CNN, and the Kardashians.

Suffering from spring fever? Ballets with a Twist has just the remedy! Join New York City's next-generation dance company for a refreshing batch of cool cocktails at Hamilton Stage on Friday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, June 1 at 3:00 pm.

NBC won the night among the Big 4 in adults 18-49, taking six of six half-hours with the #1 and #2 shows of the night on those nets, “The Voice” and “The Blacklist.” For the night, NBC was #1 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in all key demographics – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.

On April 26th, Roy Sexton held a book-signing/Q&A for his new book Reel Roy Reviews, Vol. 1: Keepin' It Real. With references to forgotten Broadway musicals and even more forgotten films (Buckaroo Banzai or Time Bandits, anyone?), analysis of his ongoing “war” with the Cher-army, many funny asides, boffo binge-book-buying by all in attendance, and a whole lot of zany fun, yesterday's book signing/singing event was a hit!

Disney Channel will begin production in July on 'Teen Beach Movie 2,' the sequel to last summer's 'Teen Beach Movie,' a Disney Channel Original Movie that ranks as cable TV's all-time #2 movie in Total Viewers. Ross Lynch ('Austin & Ally' and Hollywood Records' R5), Maia Mitchell ('The Fosters'), Grace Phipps ('Baby Daddy'), Garrett Clayton ('The Fosters') and John DeLuca ('Twisted') will reprise their starring roles as Brady, McKenzie, Lela, Tanner and Butchy, respectively. Additional casting will be announced shortly. 'Teen Beach Movie 2' will premiere in 2015 on Disney Channel.The cast was reunited Saturday, April 26 at the Radio Disney Music Awards where the announcement was made during 'ARDY's Pre-Show Party,' which is now available on WATCH Disney Channel.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal has optioned the rights for Gregory Maguire's newest fantasy novel. Marc Platt is joining the project as producer. Platt also produced Broadway's Wicked. The novel, Spoon and Egg, is set to hit stores September 6.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Downton Abbey won a BAFTA Craft Award for best costume design. The show won the golden mask after having been nominated in the costume category for Caroline McCall.

'Dateline Saturday Night Mystery” (0.9/3 in 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall) matched NBC's highest adult 18-49 rating in the slot, excluding sports in 19 months (since Sept. 15, 2012). In total viewers, 'Dateline Saturday Night Mystery” jumped +15% week to week (to 5.173 million from 4.502 million) to the show's biggest audience in five weeks (since March 22). 'DatelineSaturday Night Mystery” tied for the #1 non-sports program in the time period among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and was #1 among all programs on those nets in women 18-49 and women 25-54.

According to The New York Times, HBO is producing a documentary about Larry Kramer. As of now it is tentatively being called Larry Kramer: In Love and Anger. The film is set to be released sometime in 2015.

The Great Immensity closes at The Public this Thursday. Check below to watch a video montage!

Dragon Theatre presents Smash by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by Vickie Rozell. The production is running now until May 4th. Come see it while you can!

Jeremy Kushnier, Beth Kirkpatrick, & Drew Aber rehearse with Josh Freilich for the upcoming concert of brand-new nerd songs by the geekiest new writers. They're all getting ready for serious fan-dom and nerdtastic jubilation at 'Un-Ironically Enthusiastic' on Saturday May 3 at 7pm, at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on 42nd and 9th Ave in Times Square. Showcasing the talent of geeky writers from the new-composer cliques, hosted by fangirl Dana Aber (Big Thunder Productions), and featuring rad performers of the famous variety: Broadway's Jeremy Kushnier (Footloose, Next to Normal, Jesus Christ Super Star) as badboy Tony Stark, Leenya Rideout (War Horse, Cyrano de Bergerac, Company) as comicbook-nerd grown-up, and Drew Aber (Tale of Two Cities) as a Pikachu devotee, VH1's Jarvis Derrell (#shehashadit), youtube sensation BrentalFloss's Brent Black, NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Erica Lustig (Hair nat'l tour), Beth Kirkpatrick (Les Mis nat'l tour), Verse Academy's Frantz Jerome, Blackie O-Nasty, Joseph Spitale, Drew Cotton, JP Moraga, Avery Royal, Jennifer Simpson, and Long-Island Wookiee Louis Nunez. Keep your gamer headsets tuned to the common channel, they're queueing up for a MEGABLITZ Saturday May 3 at 7pm!

Disney Channel has ordered a fourth season of the popular comedy series 'Austin & Ally.' It was announced today by Adam Bonnett, Executive Vice President, Original Programming, Disney Channels Worldwide. Starring Ross Lynch, Laura Marano, Raini Rodriguez and Calum Worthy, 'Austin & Ally' ranked as 2013's #1 series on TV among Tweens and the #2 series among Kids 2-11 and Kids 6-11. 2014 to-date, it is TV's #1 series in its primary timeslot among Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14. It was created and is executive-produced by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert.

“Dateline NBC” (1.2/5 in 18-49, 6.0 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) is currently reporting its highest results in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 (1.7 rating) in the 8-9 p.m. hour in four weeks, since March 8 (1.3 in 18-49, 1.8 in 25-54), pending updates. “Dateline” is currently +up 33% in adults 18-49 versus the 0.9/4 for last week's 8 p.m. encore, up +31% in adults 25-54 (1.7 vs. 1.3) and up +15% in total viewers (6.006 million vs. 5.240 million).

During a performance of Cabaret, Alan Cumming banged his head and couldn't perform the second half of the show. Cumming told Jimmy Fallon all about the experience and his time in Cabaret.

A special performance of Phantom of the Opera took place at the 20th Golden Mask Awards ceremony in Moscow. The performance featured three Christine Daaes Anna O'Byrne (London), Lauri Brons (Hamburg) & Tamara Kotova (Moscow) and three Phantoms John Owen Jones (London), David Arnsperger (Hamburg), Dmitry Ermak (Moscow).

Wynn Las Vegas' Johnny Avello predicts the odds to win this season of ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS. See how your favorites fare below!

Kinky Boots is all about embracing who you are; and now, they've taken it to the next level with the Just Be Campaign. Click here and be sure to check out the video below to learn more!