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Throughout the season, BroadwayWorld has been bringing you video updates of the quests of comedian Randy Rainbow. First he tried to save the cast of SPIDER-MAN. Then he auditioned for American Idol. Click below to see his latest: his 'return' to Idol with feedback from its famous judges.

From April 28, 2011 through May 28, 2011, the Melbourne Theatre Company will present the Australian premiere of the 2010 Pulitzer-Prize winning Broadway hit, Next To Normal. The production, which is being directed by Dean Bryant and musical directed by Matthew Frank, will star Matt Hetherington and Kate Kendall.

Produced by Theresa Wozunk, LIBERTY: A New Musical of Monumental Proportions features a book and lyrics by Dana Leslie Goldstein and music by Jonathan Goldstein. Currently preparing for a commercial run, LIBERTY tells the story of America's most famous immigrant who arrives from France in 1884 amid anti-foreigner fervor.

Richard Fleeshman and Caissie Levy lead the cast of Ghost The Musical playing Sam and Molly in Matthew Warchus' stage musical version of the Academy Award® winning film. Accompanied by Sharon D Clarke as Oda Mae Brown and Andrew Langtree as Carl, Ghost The Musical has new music and lyrics by Grammy® award winning Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard as well as featuring the iconic song Unchained Melody. Oscar® winning Bruce Joel Rubin has adapted his original screen play for the stage. Set and costume designs are by Rob Howell, choreography is by Ashley Wallen with musical supervision and arrangements by Christopher Nightingale, illusions by Paul Kieve, lighting by Hugh Vanstone and projection design by Jon Driscoll. Matthew Wachus directs.

The Fred Ebb Foundation (Mitchell Bernard, Trustee) in association with the York Theatre (James Morgan, Artistic Director) is pleased to present an invitation-only showcase presentation entitled An Afternoon with Doug Cohen featuring the words and music of the 2010 Fred Ebb Award Winner. Featured in the presentation will be Heidi Blickenstaff, Bradley Dean, Tovah Feldshuh, Jackie Hoffman, Lauren Kennedy, Jeff McCarthy, Lindsay Roberts, Lance Rubin, Howie Michael Smith and Barbara Walsh.

Previous Julie Taymor collaborator Harry Lennix (Dollhouse, Radio Golf) has taken to the Huffington Post to speak out against the harsh criticism she has endured surrounding the on-going SPIDER-MAN saga. Said Lennix, who most famously performed in Taymor's 1999 film, Titus, in an open letter in the Huffington Post today: 'The fault couldn't possibly lie with an untested Broadway producer, or the two all but absent rock star composers whose notoriety is derived from a completely different medium...Rather, [critics] are eager to blame the female director whose last Broadway endeavor resulted in nothing short of a transformational experience for audiences around the globe.'

Following its five star debut pantomime, Aladdin, last Christmas, the SECC has announced that John Barrowman and The Krankies will make a triumphant return to the stage of the Clyde Auditorium for the forthcoming panto season.

Arlington VA's Signature Theatre has announced that their 2011-2012 season will feature the world premiere of 5 new works that include two new musicals that will run in repertory as part of the American Musical Voices Project Repertory Series. The season will also feature some old favorites such as HAIRSPRAY and XANADU and the Washington area premiere of GOD OF CARNAGE.

The world premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis' new play THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT, starring Bobby Cannavale, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Annabella Sciorra and Yul Vázquez, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, opens on Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The strictly limited 15-week engagement began previews on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Click below for a performance preview of THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT onstage!

New York Magazine has announced that after an extensive open casting process, Diego González Boneta has been selected as Drew for the ROCK OF AGES film. The part was originated on Broadway by American Idol alum Constantine Maroulis. Earlier today, reports circluated that Katy Perry may also join the flick as a stripper, alongside Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough, Alec Baldwin, Mary J. Blige and, reportedly, her husband Russell Brand. Variety has confirmed the news.

The New York Philharmonic will present Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking Company, with an all-star cast led by Neil Patrick Harris (Robert), on April 7-9, 2011. The award-winning musical will be produced and directed by Lonny Price, who directed and co-produced last season's SONDHEIM: The Birthday Concert!, and will be conducted by Sondheim specialist Paul Gemignani, with the original orchestrations for a 35-piece orchestra by Jonathan Tunick.

Josh Strickland, currently starring in PEEPSHOW and 'Holly's World' on E!, debuted the video for his first ever solo artist single, 'Report to the Floor.' The world premier of the video took place after last night's finale of the hit reality show. 'Report to the Floor' was co-produced by Grammy Award winning producer Damon Elliott and by Norwegian pop/dance producer Axident. The single has now taken the world by storm and is currently #3 on the iTunes Dance Charts.

According to the UK Mirror, new US X Factor Judge L.A. Reid has confirmed that pop star Cheryl Cole will be joining him and Simon Cowell on the panel. As quoted in the Mirror, Reid states:'We're gonna compete against American Idol just fine. I'm very confident. But along with Simon Cowell and Cheryl, I don't know who the other judge is.'

As BroadwayWorld speculated last month, Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, 13, The Last Five Years, Songs for a New World) will be joined by Tony Award-winning stage and screen star Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls) and The Caucasian Rhythm Kings for a special three-night concert engagement this spring at the Henry Street Settlement - Abrons Arts Center (466 Grand at Pitt), according to official press notes. The concerts will also be filmed for future broadcast on PBS.

Pop Princess Britney Spears and sons Sean Preston and Jayden James took in a performance of THE LION KING at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas yesterday, April 3.

The Daily Star reports that Katy Perry may be the next celebrity in line to join the ROCK OF AGES film, alongside Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough, Alec Baldwin, Mary J. Blige and, reportedly, her husband Russell Brand.

Want to know what BroadwayWorld readers found most compelling on Stage Tube this week? Click below for 5 of the week's top picks: HOW TO SUCCEED performance preview, a sneak peek at ANYTHING GOES onstage, an exclusive clip of Michael Crawford performing The Wonders of the World from the WIZARD OF OZ in London, a Barbra Streisand tribute by stage and screen favorites Kristin Chenoweth and Matthew Morrison, and a backstage tour with the new cast of THE ADDAMS FAMILY.

ARCADIA, BENGAL TIGER, MOTHERF**KER and more! Welcome to BroadwayWorld's latest recap - the best of Broadway promos online and on your television today! Click below for the latest play ads promoting the goings on the Great White Way currently offers. Click here to see the best in musical spots. Have a favorite? Leave a comment and let us know!

HOW TO SUCCEED, PRISCILLA, MORMON and more! Welcome to BroadwayWorld's latest recap - the best of Broadway promos online and on your television today! Click below for the latest ads promoting the goings on the Great White Way currently offers. Have a favorite? Leave a comment and let us know!

The producers of the Royal Shakespeare Company's MATILDA have announced that, as suspected, the show will be making a West End transfer this fall. Details are scarce at the moment, but as Broadwayworld reported back in January, Broadway producers including Barry Weissler, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman and others all flocked to see the show when it played the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from November through January this winter. Venue specifics and dates have yet to be announced, however, patrons can see tickets on sale as early as May.