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Adam Lambert closed down AMERICAN IDOL tonight by singing a stunning rendition of 'Mad World' by Tears for Fears, and his performance was a home run. The theme for tonight was 'songs from the year the contestants were born', Lambert remarked that he was a 1982 baby and 'he loved playing dress-up, being a performer, gettting attention'.

The nominees for the 23rd Annual MAC Awards have been announced, honoring excellence in New York City cabaret, comedy and jazz.

AMERICAN IDOL finalist and former 'WICKED' cast member Adam Lambert continues to bring the house down and the audience to its feet every week with his high-wire performances and soaring vocals.

A reinvention of the original Oscar-winning hit film, Fame follows a talented group of dancers, singers, actors, and artists over four years at the New York City High School of Performing Arts, a diverse, creative powerhouse where students from all walks of life are given a chance to live out their dreams and achieve real and lasting fame!

Jack Wrangler, iconic adult and musical theater performer passed away today from complications from lung disease. He was 62 years old. With piercing blue eyes, unruly blond hair, a chiseled physique and cocky swagger, Jack Wrangler was the king of ?70s gay porn. Forging a gay sexual revolution, he wasn't the typical object of homoerotic desire but an intelligent, full-bodied, self-confident male. Exulted for his 80-plus adult films, the openly gay superstar even conquered the straight adult world and legitimate theater. Mr. Wrangler eventually married pop vocalist Margaret Whiting and their relationship would last for the rest of his life.

Legally Blonde's Bailey Hanks has just been cast to appear on two episodes of the hit CBS soap opera, Guiding Light. Hanks will appear as Amy, the Governor's daugher on episodes scheduled to shoot next week and air April 8-9, 2009.

For this one-night-only event, Broadway performers will join the 2ST Board of Trustees to perform 'The Quest for Fame,' featuring the Great White Way's best show-stopping numbers in this spring gala benefit for the acclaimed off-Broadway theatre company.

Seth Rudetsky-multi-talented actor, comedian, musician, radio host and published author has embarked on a breathless musical mission, his inspired new YouTube project: 30 Deconstructions in 30 Days!

Following an extremely successful off Broadway run and the sale of the film rights to New Line Cinema, ROCK OF AGES opens on Broadway, tonight, Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 W. 47th Street). Previews began on Tuesday, March 17, 2009.

Disney Theatrical Productions proudly welcomes Tony Award winner FAITH PRINCE to the Broadway company of THE LITTLE MERMAID tonight, Tuesday, April 7, 2009 (Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 West 46th Street, NYC). Prince stars as 'Ursula,' the evil sea witch.

The 33rd annual Carbonell Awards, South Florida's oldest and most prestigious arts honors, were bestowed in a ceremony at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in a benefit performance which raises scholarships for South Florida arts students.

The Vancouver Sun has a interview with country star and father of teen sensation Miley Cryus, Billy Ray Cyrus. In the article Cryus reveals a 'Broadway' connection to her sky-rocketing rise to fame!

Few stories have captured a significant historical experience and continue to make an impact to this day than The Diary of Anne Frank. On June 16, 2009, four days after what would have been Anne Frank's 80th birthday, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release a 50th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray (BD) and DVD of the cinematic classic based on the young Jewish girl's experience during the Holocaust.

Applause Theatrical Workshops was founded in 1995 in an effort to provide a nurturing environment for talented, passionate kids who love to perform. Each week children would come from all over the tri-state area to sing, act, dance, and simply share their passions with each other. In addition to having fun, students had the opportunity to develop their talents, learn the importance of working with others, and generally strive to achieve their goals. Each semester culminated in a production in an Off-Broadway Theater.

The Tony Awards today announced that Audemars Piguet (O-de-mar Pee-gay) will be the presenting sponsor of the 63rd Annual Tony Awards Telecast Red Carpet on June 7th at Radio City Music Hall.

WAR HORSE, the hugely acclaimed, award-winning production based on Michael Morpurgo's novel, adapted by Nick Stafford, opened at the New London Theatre on Friday April 3rd, due to overwhelming demand. The West End run followed the production's second sell-out season at the National Theatre which finished on 18 March.

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! celebrates 10 years and over 4,000 performances in London's West End tonight, Monday, April 6.

The 20th annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival and Awards will highlight over 100 films by students graduating from the BFA Film, Video and Animation Department at the School of Visual Arts (SVA). The program includes screenings of short films, videos and animations; and an awards ceremony and gala with notable presenters from the film industry. Many of the screenings are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, including 'Screenwriters Night,' a collaboration with The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, in which SVA graduating screenwriters will have selected scenes performed live by alumni from The Neighborhood Playhouse.

Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is featured on both the cover and inside the current issue of Entertainment Weekly. The 'Dreamgirls' and 'American Idol' star speaks candidly about her life, the tragic loss of family and her focus on her music and how it has helped her move forward.

Mega stage and screen star Hugh Jackman attended off-Broadway's dark comedy 'RUMSPRINGA' Saturday night, April 4th and visited after with the cast and writer/director Peter Zinn.