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BroadwayWorld has learned that the West End hit, PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, has been extended for a fourth time and will continue to play the Palace Theatre into 2011. Bookings are open through 28 May 2011. The show's star, Jason Donovan hangs up his heels and says farewell to PRISCILLA on 29 May, 2010 after 14 months and over 450 performances.

Producers Aaron Grant, Jana Robbins, Jeremy Handelman, Craig Haffner & Karl E. Held open WHITE'S LIES, the new comedy by Ben Andron and directed by Bob Cline, tonight, May 6, at New World Stages. The show began previews on Monday, April 12, 2010.

As previously reported, multiple Emmy Award winning icon Betty White will host NBC's Saturday Night Live on May 8. White will make her first appearance in Studio 8H. The episode will will feature Saturday Night Live alumni Rachel Dratch, Ana Gastever, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, and Maya Rudolkph. FELA! producer Jay-Z will be the musical guest. White was recently spotted around town leaving her midtown hotel, where she graciously signed photos for fans. BroadwayWorld brings you the candids below!

Bret Michaels is officially out of the woods, as he has been released from the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, where he has been undergoing treatment for a brain hemorrhage that he suffered on April 22, today.

Rock of Ages star Constantine Maroulis recently sat down for an interview with ABC News to talk about the show, his growth since American Idol, and the recent Times Square bomb scare. Maroulis reported that he is still a big fan of Idol, and even predicted Lee DeWyze as a possible winner for this season.

Last week, cast members of LEND ME A TENOR were joined on stage by an unwanted furry friend, who dashed across the stage during a scene between Tony Shalhoub and Justin Bartha during a hotel scene. After hearing of the incident, PETA offered to help, and sent a letter to Jonathan Shulman, the manager of the theater, requesting the use of only humane mouse-control methods. PETA has sent along humane mouse traps that will allow theater staff to catch any future visitors and release them unharmed in a nearby park.

Tony-winning Dreamgirl Jennifer Holliday will open the 2010 BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival this summer, the organization has revealed today. The free concert fest will play MetroTech Commons on Thursdays at 12:00pm from June 3 - August 5. The series is jointly presented by BAM and the MetroTech Center.

Today, Broadway Impact has announced 'Broadway Impact's Summer Concert Series at Joe's Pub.' This monthly concert will feature cast members from various Broadway shows, highlighting the show's performers and the theatre community's commitment to equality. On June 23rd at 7pm, audiences are invited to celebrate NYC Pride week with Broadway Impact as they kick off the summer concert series with cast members from the Tony Award and Pulitzer winning Broadway show, Next to Normal. Kyle Dean Massey, Jennifer Damiano, Adam Chanler- Berat, Jessica Phillips, Meghann Fahy, Brian Crum and more will perform a night of music at the inaugural show of the summer.

On the Today Show, May 3 Betty White sat down with Meredith Vieira to discuss her upcoming performance. White admitted she is 'scared to death' but she thinks it 'will be fun.' White also joked that the episode would feature 'very little nudity.'

From the soaring melodies of classic revivals to the hottest dramas playing today - there is no experience like 'Broadway.' And part of what makes Broadway so exciting is that it's located right smack dab in the middle of New York City! With 'THE BROADWAY LOCAL', BroadwayWorld celebrates the creative theatre professionals who bring their talents to the city's Broadway stages and call the Big Apple home.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) announces a two-week extension of Sondheim on Sondheim through Sunday, June 27th, 2010.

Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS and Jerry Mitchell announce May 'double header' editions of BROADWAY BARES events featuring the hottest men currently on and off Broadway. The first of the May events BROADWAY BARES: ROOFTOP STRIPS will be held Sunday, May 9 at Hudson Terrace (621 West 46th Street between 10th and 11th Aves). On Sunday May 16, Splash (50 West 17th Street) will play host to the latest edition of BROADWAY BARES: SOLO STRIPS. Both shows will have two performances at 8 PM and 10 PM.

Today, 'LIVE! With Regis and Kelly' featured the cast of COME FLY AWAY as part of 'Broadway Week,' which launched on Monday, April 26. Regis visited the cast, and was showcased in his own special performance with the talented cast. For this special week, top morning program 'LIVE! with Regis and Kelly' has welcomed some of today's most popular Broadway entertainers who are known to light up both the stage and screen. Each day, the hosts have featured some of today's most exciting musicals, with the hosts themselves taking part in some of the productions. LIVE! with Regis and Kelly airs on ABC at 9:00am EST.

On THE VIEW Today, when asked about the prospect of her appearing on stage, Gwyneth Paltrow (who was on promoting her new movie, IRON MAN) said that it's something she'd like to do but 'not right now.' She then turned to THE VIEW co-host Whoopi Goldberg and expressed a desire for Whoopi to return to the stage. Paltrow's name (and her mother - Blythe Danner) had been bandied around as a rumored replacements for Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.

Last night, stage and screen star Jesse Tyler Ferguson took to the Joe's Pub stage to perform a rendition of Lady Gaga's 'Alejandro' as part of the nightspot's 'Our Hit Parade' series, in which theater folk take on the hottest pop songs of the month. Click below to see his interpretation of the chart-topper.

Last night, April 29, cast members from AMERICAN IDIOT appeared on Late Night with David Letterman to promote the show's recent opening on April 20, 2010. BroadwayWorld brings you the clip of their performance of 'Holiday' below!

Baz Bamigboye speculates in the U.K. Daily Mail that filming for the upcoming My Fair Lady film remake by Emma Thompson, allegedly starring Carey Mulligan, may be delayed until 2011.

Production for the upcoming musical drama film, 'Burlesque,' starring Cher, Christina Aguilera, Stanley Tucci and Alan Cumming is well underway in preparation for a 2010 Thanksgiving opening. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a promo clip of Christina Aguilera performing one of her burlesque numbers that appears in the film, courtesy of Access Hollywood.

The cast of UNCHAIN MY HEART, The Ray Charles Musical, will be lead by Brandon Victor Dixon (2010 Lortel, Drama League & Outer Critics Circle nominee for The Scottsboro Boys, 2006 Tony nominee for The Color Purple) starring as 'Ray Charles' and Nikki Renée Daniels (Promises, Promises, Nine) as 'Della'.

ROCK OF AGES and SWEENEY TODD star Lauren Molina has put out an appeal to fans to help her take her solo musical career to the next level. Alongside ROCK OF AGES co-star Jeremy Jordan, Molina recently recorded the single 'We Are Gonna Be Alright,' and the pair is now looking to record a music video for the track.