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NO HOMO sweeps the Hollywood Fringe Festival Closing Night Awards, winning The Golden Elephant Award for Golden Playwright (Brandon Baruch); the Ezra Buzzington Spirit of the Fringe Award for Best Director (Jessica Hanna); the Fringe Freak Award for Best in Ensemble Theater; the Fringe Freak Award for Fringe First - Best World Premiere; and garnering nominations for The Golden Elephant Award for Golden Production; The O-Face Award for Most Orgasmic Playwright (Brandon Baruch); The Ezra Buzzington Spirit of the Fringe Award for Best Playwright (Brandon Baruch); and The Fringe Freak Award for Top of Fringe.

Season 26 is going to be quite eventful for the The Simpsons. According to Entertainment Weekly, there's both good news and bad news. The good news is that there will be a Futurama crossover. The bad news is that Springfield will have one less citizen.

This fall, FOX attracts an all-star lineup of guest voices on returning animated series AMERICAN DAD, beginning Sunday, Sept. 14 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), with two back-to back episodes; THE SIMPSONS (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) and a special one-hour broadcast of FAMILY GUY (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), premiering Sunday, Sept. 28; and BOB'S BURGERS, debuting Sunday, Oct. 5 (7:30-8:00 PM ET/PT).

Actor and TEEN CHOICE Award winner Tyler Posey (“Teen Wolf”) is set to host TEEN CHOICE 2014, airing live Sunday, Aug. 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. In addition, music groups MAGIC! and Rixton will turn up the heat on the TEEN CHOICE stage during their live performances.

Multiple Emmy Award winner Hank Azaria (THE SIMPSONS) has been cast as BUD BUCKWALD, the lead voice role on BORDERTOWN, the new animated comedy from FAMILY GUY's Mark Hentemann and Seth MacFarlane. Azaria joins the previously announced voice cast of Alex Borstein (FAMILY GUY, “Getting On”), Missi Pyle (“Jennifer Falls,” “Gone Girl”), Judah Friedlander (“30 Rock”), Nicholas Gonzalez (SLEEPY HOLLOW) and guest voice Efren Ramirez (“Napoleon Dynamite”).

Shonda Rhimes is the mastermind behind Scandal, as well as shows such as Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice. And so, if you want to know what to expect for Scandal, Rhimes is the one to ask. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she talked about her plans for the show; however, what she had to say may not be good news for fans. Rhimes already knows when the series will end and it's not going to be as long as fans hope.

From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team—the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel's “Guardians of the Galaxy” expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand—with the galaxy's fate in the balance.

Making Records & Strike Up The Band announce the launch on iTunes of IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING: The Songs Of Charles Miller & Kevin Hammonds A 'must buy' for all lovers of musical theatre, this collection of 18 tracks, featuring over 50 artists and musicians, showcases the songs of theTransatlantic writing team Charles Miller (Music - UK) and Kevin Hammonds (Lyrics - USA).

boom! theater company presents 'tangleplay' as part of the 18th annual New York International Fringe Festival. Playing at the Clemente in the Abrazo Interno Gallery August 8th through the 24th, 'tangleplay' is written and directed by Steven Ackley, Artistic Director and Company Member of boom! theater company.

NBC is #1 in primetime Saturday night among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers with the #1 primetime show of the night on those nets in all three categories, 'Dateline Saturday Night Mystery.”

It has one year since GLEE star Cory Monteith unexpectedly passed away. Even so, his fans, friends, and family have not forgotten him. Many who knew him took to Twitter today to honor his passing. ET Canada also caught up with Monteith's father, whose relationship was strained with his son at the time of his passing. Scroll down to read some of the tweets from his loved ones, such as Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison, and to watch the interview with Monteith's father.

Cancellation reports for Netflix's Orange is the New Black began to circulate around the internet on Friday, July 11. The rumors began with an article that was posted to Empire News- a satirical news site. Many mistook the publication as fact.

Before closing Flat Rock Playhouse's 2014 production of 'My Fair Lady', members of the cast got together to record a Loverly Rap!

It's time for the newest episode of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow! In this edition, Randy returns to the CTS Newsdesk to chat about all of the latest news surrounding Idina Menzel, the West End CATS revival, Bernadette Peters, and more!

The Act Too Players Summer Production of Seussical opens at the Franklin Theatre for 2 Shows Only! The shows are at 1pm and 6pm on Saturday July 19th & Sunday July 20th.

“Dateline NBC” (1.2/6 in 18-49, 6.1 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) grew +20% versus its prior Friday telecast of three weeks ago (1.0 on June 20) and was up +1% in total viewers (6.090 million vs. 6.021 million) to its biggest Friday overall audience since May 30. “Dateline” is #1 in the time period among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, total viewers, adults, men and women 25-54 and other key demographics.

Tommy Ramone, the original drummer for The Ramones, passed away at 62 on July 11. The announcement was made on The Ramones' official Facebook page. They included a quote by Tommy, 'It wasn't just music in The Ramones: it was an idea. It was bringing back a whole feel that was missing in rock music – it was a whole push outwards to say something new and different. Originally it was just an artistic type of thing; finally I felt it was something that was good enough for everybody.'

Back in February, BroadwayWorld reported that NBC ordered 13 episodes for a new stand-alone story arc entitled Heroes Reborn, with all details of storylines and characters being kept tightly under wraps. However, NBC teased that the original cast members could make an appearance. Now, according to IGN, Zachary Quinto, who played the villainous Sylar, has spoken about potentially returning.

Showtime's Homeland is gearing up for a major creative overhaul for its 4th season. Following the departure of Damian Lewis, the leading man, at the end of season 3, the show plans to make major changes to the cast list and setting. Showrunner Alex Gansa revealed some of the upcoming changes in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.

This week's featured composers are Joe Iconis, Lance Rubin, and Jason SweetTooth Williams whose song 'Spin Those Records' from their new musical Annie Golden: Bounty Hunter, Yo! was sung by the legend herself at their concert at 54 Below. You may recognize Annie Golden from the hit TV show 'Orange is the New Black' or from the Original Broadway Cast of HAIR. Today, we are thrilled to share a clip of the song written for Annie by Joe Iconis, Lance Rubin, and Jason SweetTooth Williams!