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The latest GLEE sountrack, GLEE Music: Volume 3 'Showstoppers' scored number 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart in its opening week. Released on May 18, the disc sold 136,000 copies in its opening week. This achievement marks the first number 1 full-length album for the gleeks. The mini disc, The Power of Madonna, also peaked at number 1, seling 98,000 copies. The first two full length albums debuted at number 4 and 3 on the charts, respectively.

The legendary Liza Minnelli appeared on The Joy Behar Show on Wednesday, May 26. Among the topics Joy and Liza discussed Liza's cameo in Sex and the City 2, The Liza Collection - Liza's new apparel and jewelry collection for HSN, and Liza's upcoming tour which begins June 5 in St. Louis. The Joy Behar Show airs at 9:00PM (EST) on HLN. Check out clips from her segment below!

New York City saw a different side of its typically conservative Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, when he donned extensions and hippie garb on stage with Broadway's cast of HAIR at the Inner Circle fundraiser dinner on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at The Hilton Hotel. In thanks, on Sunday May 23, Mayor Bloomberg honored the company with a celebration at Gracie Mansion.

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Little Doc, written by award-winning filmmaker Dan Klores and directed by John Gould Rubin. Opening the company's 16th Season, performances of Little Doc will begin Friday, June 11 at Rattlestick Theatre (224 Waverly Place). The official opening night is set for Thursday, June 17. The production is scheduled to run through July 18.

Alice Ripley, who received the 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Next to Normal, will play her final Broadway performance on Sunday, July 18 at 7:30p.m. Ms. Ripley will reprise her acclaimed performance in the musical's entire 36-week multi-city North American tour, launching November 23 with a six-week engagement at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, followed by confirmed engagements in San Diego, Seattle, Des Moines, Providence, Hartford, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, St. Paul, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Washington, DC, and more cities to be announced in the near future.

MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) announced today that Bobby Cannavale, Johnny Galecki, Josh Hamilton and Julia Stiles have joined Playwright-in-Residence Neil LaBute's ‘shorts' series, Filthy Talk for Troubled Times: Scenes of Intolerance, which the company will present for three nights only next week. These actors join the previously announced Alice Eve, Justin Long and T.R. Knight.

Eric Ulloa will star as 'Chad' in the Arvada Center's upcoming production of All Shook Up. Featuring a book by Joe DiPietro and the hit songs of Elvis Presley, this production of All Shook Up is directed by Christy Montour-Larson. All Shook Up will play the Main Stage Theater at the Arvada Center (6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, Colorado), beginning performances on Friday, July 9 and officially opening on Tuesday, July 13.

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that reps for TNT have squashed rumors that they may be picking up a 21st season of 'Law & Order.' After announcing its cancellation from NBC a few weeks rumors began to swirl that the show might be picked up by cable network, TNT, which already airs re-runs of the 20 season show. 'Law & Order' creator, Dick Wolf was interested in airing the show's 21st season on TNT, thereby setting the record for the longest-running television series ('Law and Order' is currerntly tied with 'Gunsmoke.')

Homeless youth striving to turn their lives around will get a-once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform with Broadway stars for former First Lady Laura Bush on Thursday, June 3rd on the stage of Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Whatsonstage.com is reporting that famed lyricist Tim Rice may be revisiting an old partnership with Andrew Lloyd Webber for the upcoming West End production of The Wizard of Oz. The production found its Dorothy last week via the BBC talent show Over The Rainbow, casting Danielle Hope in the role that Judy Garland has made famous.

Sienna Miller may be making her return to the London stage in the Trevor Nunn-directed Birdsong, by Sebastian Faulks, The U.K. Sunday Telegraph is reporting. She was last seen on the West End in the Young Vic's 2005 production of As You Like It. Birdsong is scheduled to open at the Comedy Theatre On 29 September 2010, with previews beginning on 18 September. It is rumored that she will be co-starring alongside Dan Stevens.

Tonight, May 25, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs will appear on Inside the Actor's Studio, interviewed by James Lipton.The segment airs at 7pm tonight on Bravo TV.

Today, country singer and stage and screen star Reba McEntire performed her version of Beyonce's song 'If I Were a Boy' on Country Music Television's 'Unplugged.' Beyonce's songs have been covered by many artists, including Justin Timberlake and recently, Liza Minnelli. Country group Sugarland performed her 'Irreplaceable' at the 2007 Music Awards.

The Town Hall is pleased to announce Broadway By The Year's® 10th Anniversary Celebration - Broadway By The Year 1990-2010 on Monday, June 14th at 8PM. This acclaimed series, devoted to the music and history of The Great White Way, will have a cast of 21 and a new format, featuring one song, from one show, for each year between 1990 and 2010.

The Philippine Daily Inquirer confirms that Charise, the Filippina singing sensation will join the cast of GLEE next season. Her manager, Grace Mendoza, tells the Inquirer: 'Yes, it's true, Charice will soon join GLEE...And not just as a guest, but as part of the cast in a new season.'

Broadway's elite gathered to honor Nancy Coyne of Serino Coyne at UJA-Federation of New York's Entertainment, Media & Communications Division 2010 Excellence in Theater Award Dinner on Monday, May 24, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at The St. Regis New York.

MEMPHIS, winner of the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Outstanding New Musical Award, celebrates its 250th performance on Tuesday, May 25th at 7pm at the Shubert Theatre. As a thank you to all the MEMPHIS fans, everyone in the audience will receive a MEMPHIS Cast Recording CD sampler with 5 songs from the show. In addition, three lucky audience members will win $250 worth of MEMPHIS merchandise.

IMDB is reporting that Kevin Spacey will host a benefit to raise funds for the Old Vic roof repair with the help of Paul McCartney. Spacey is the Artistic Director of the Old Vic Theatre Company, which is housed in an old building that suffered damage from bombings during WWII. Spacey has long been campaigning to raise funds to fix the subsequently leaky roof.

The Los Angeles Times reports that GLEE's Jane Lynch has been named this year's host of the VH1's 'Do Something Awards,' which honors young activists, on July 19 in Los Angeles. The show will be broadcast live on VH1.

Logo, the entertainment network for gays, lesbians and their families and friends, announced the presenters for the 'NewNowNext Awards' 2010. Presenters are scheduled to appear in front of a live audience for the taping at the retro-glam Edison in Downtown Los Angeles on June 8th.