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“Chang Can Dunk” follows Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American high school student in the marching band, who bets the school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads the 5’ 8' Chang on a quest to find the hops he needs to dunk in order to impress his crush, Kristy, and gain the respect and attention of his high school peers.

Chita Rivera has been announced as the host of United in Song: Celebrating the American Dream, a new New Year's Eve special on PBS. The special will also feature performances by Lea Salonga, Drew Gehling, Paulo Szot, David Archuleta, Judy Collins, Amber Merritt, Jencarlos Carnela, Deborah Cox, and The American Pops Orchestra.

Ceramic Animal have announced the release of their new album, Sweet Unknown. The album will be the first release for new label home Easy Eye Sound. To mark the occasion, they’ve released the title track and accompanying music video directed by Ford Fairchild. The title track is an Orbison inspired meditation on the other side.

Peacock has released the trailer for their new series, Vigil. The series was written and created by Tom Edge and based on an original idea by George Aza-Selinger. The cast includes Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Martin Compston, Patersn Joseph, Ada, James, Connor Swindells, Gary Lewis, and more. Watch the new trailer now!

Anaïs Mitchell has released a new single from her upcoming self-titled album. Mitchell is a Tony® and Grammy®-award-winning creator of the Broadway musical Hadestown for which she wrote the book, music and lyrics. Listen to the new single now! Plus, check out her upcoming tour dates.

To celebrate the end of another year, Netflix brings you Death to 2021,  a comedy event that tells the story of another dreadful year. The new special stars Hugh Grant, Lucy Liu, Tracey Ullman, Samson Kayo, Joe Keery, William Jackson Harper, Stockard Channing, Cristin Milioti,  Diane Morgan, Nick Mohammed, and others.

Rachel Zegler appeared on Good Morning America this morning to speak on working with Steven Spielberg, Ariana DeBose, and Stephen Sondheim on the new film adaption of West Side Story and more. She also discusses getting permission from Spielberg's to perform in her school's production of Shrek: The Musical. Watch the new interview now!

As a fan of the show, Becky is thrilled to partner with Netflix on her cover of “Bella Ciao.” Her cover comes alongside a music video which pays homage to the show with the iconic red jumpsuit and mask and of course the bars of gold from the Bank of Spain. The video is directed by Megan Gamez (John Legend, Mario). Watch the new music video now!

'Great Performances – Reopening: The Broadway Revival' is hosted by NY1's Frank DiLella. Kristin Chenoweth, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lea Salonga, Sara Bareilles and more are featured in the new documentary with and with exclusive footage from Aladdin, Wicked, Jagged Little Pill, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Phantom of the Opera, and Waitress.

The nominations for the 2022 IPA Satellite Awards have been announced! The film adaptions of tick, tick...BOOM!, In the Heights, and Cyrano received nominations. Other nominees include Cynthia Erivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jennifer Hudson, Beanie Feldstein, Robin de Jesús, Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Andrew Garfield, Ewan McGregor, and more.

Directed by the Stephen Spielberg with Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner penning the film's screenplay, the film is an adaption of 1957 musical with a score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim and a book by Arthur Laurents. The cast includes Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, Rita Moreno, Mike Faist, Brian D'Arcy James, and more.

Taraji P. Henson and Celina Smith appeared on the Kelly Clarkson Show yesterday to discuss starring in Annie LIVE! The live musical spectacular also stars Tituss Burgess, Nicole Scherzinger, Megan Hilty, and Harry Connick, Jr. Watch a clip of Smith describing the first time she met Henson now!

Kelly Clarkson offers a sneak peek at her new Christmas special on NBC! Brett Eldredge, Ariana Grande, Jay Leno, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Odom Jr., Amy Poehler and the one-and-only Santa Claus will join Clarkson and some special everyday heroes with life-changing surprises. Watch the new performance now!

Today, Tilian (Dance Gavin Dance) and Anthony Green (Circa Survive) officially release their cover of “Christmas Don’t Be Late” via Rise Records. On the track, the two alt-rock icons lend their distinctive vocals to The Chipmunks’ Christmas classic, just in time for the holiday season. Listen to the new track now!

Grammy Award-winning and 9x Grammy Award-nominated rapper Roddy Ricch announces his sophomore album LIVE LIFE FAST. This announcement follows his summertime hit “Late At Night,” whose official visual was co-directed by Roddy Ricch and Julien Christian Lutz (pka Director X) and features Karrueche.

Leslie Odom Jr., Melissa McCarthy, Amy Poehler,and Brett Eldredge shared some of their favorite holiday memories backstage with Kelly Clarkson before her new Christmas special on NBC. “Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around” is a new holiday special celebrating the release of Clarkson's latest Christmas album.

Chrissy Metz and Susan Kelechi Watson, the multi-award-winning co-stars of NBC’s “This Is Us,” will host this year’s telecast from Pasadena, California. Emmy and Peabody Award-winning actor, director, educator and lifelong children’s literacy advocate LeVar Burton was previously announced by the Tournament of Roses as this year’s Grand Marshall.

2021 closes with new soundtracks, including West Side Story and Annie LIVE!, and new musical films, including Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas and Encanto, hitting streaming services. This month also features new livestream concerts from Seth Rudetsky and Jessica Vosk, with RHONY's Countess Luann streaming from 54 Below.

Celina Smith and Tituss Burgess will appear on a new episode of the Kids Tonight Show tomorrow on Peacock to discuss starring in Annie LIVE! on NBC. Smith stars in the title role of the musical with Burgess playing Rooster Hannigan. Watch an exclusive preview of their upcoming interview now!

Billy Crystal sat down with Jimmy Kimmel last night to discuss returning to Broadway in a musical adaptino of his film, Mr. Saturday Night. He touched on Mel Brooks offering him a role in The Producers on Broadway, the best part of doing a Broadway show, and more. Watch the new interview now!