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Graham Alexander, who played Paul McCartney in RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES on Broadway, stirred quite the attention of critics and audiences alike. With more than a decade of touring, performing and composing under his belt, Graham has played alongside such groups as Badfinger, Spencer Davis Group, Blood Sweat and Tears, The Smithereens, The Hollies, Peter Noone, America, and James Taylor. In addition, you can see or hear Graham Alexander in a number of films, touring productions, albums, video games (ie: The Beatles: Rock Band), and as a songwriter for other artists and projects.

According to TVLine, Jane Fonda has joined the cast of Aaron Sorkin's new HBO series- 'Newsroom.' Fonda joins previously announced Jeff Daniels, Sam Waterston, John Gallagher Jr., Thomas Sadowski and Olivia Munn. Fonda will play Leona Lansing, 'the CEO of cable news network's parent company.'

BroadwayWorld has learned that movie producers Peter Schneider, Laurence Mark and Barry Kemp are working on bringing 'Romy & Michele's High School Reunion' to the stage. Based on the 1997 film of the same name, the musical just held a New York reading, which featured the talents of Kerry Butler, Lesli Margherita, Adam Kantor, and Mara Davi. Christopher Ashley directed the reading.

The New Group presents Russian Transport, written by Erika Sheffer, in a world premiere limited engagement January 17 - March 10, 2012. Directed by Scott Elliott, the production features Janeane Garofalo, Daniel Oreskes, Morgan Spector, Sarah Steele and Raviv Ullman. Official Opening Night is Monday, January 30 at The New Group @ Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street).

Roundabout Theatre Company just announced that Julie Halston (The Divine Sister) will assume the role of "Evangeline Harcourt" on Tuesday, January 17th & Robert Petkoff (Ragtime) will assume the role of "Lord Evelyn Oakleigh" on Friday, January 13th.

"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" with Emmy Award-winning host Meredith Vieira will honor The Great White Way next week with "Broadway Giveaway Week," airing December 19 - 23, 2011. Check local listings or go to http://www.millionairetv.com for time and channel.

The Actors Fund presented a Special Benefit Performance of ANYTHING GOES, winner of three Tony® Awards including Best Musical Revival, last night, December 13. The Special Benefit Performance was added to the show's schedule, with all proceeds going to The Actors Fund. Joel Grey made a special speech at the curtain call, where he also sang a bit from his Tony Award-winning performance in Cabaret. Click below to check it out!

The world premiere of RELATIVELY SPEAKING, three one-act comedies by the prolific writing trio of Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen, opened on Broadway on October 20 at The Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47 Street) to critical acclaim. RELATIVELY SPEAKING star Marlo Thomas sat down with the ladies of ABC's 'The View' yesterday to discuss her critically acclaimed return to Broadway. Click below to check out the full interview.

SILENCE! The Musical, the unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs, with book by Hunter Bell ([title of show]), music & lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan, and direction & choreography by Christopher Gattelli (South Pacific, Newsies) currently stars David Garrison ("Married With Children," Wicked, Titanic) as Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Jenn Harris (Modern Orthodox) as Clarice Starling. The cast also includes Stephen Bienskie (The Last Session) as the notorious Buffalo Bill, Lucia Spina (Legally Blonde) as Catherine Martin, Deidre Goodwin (Chicago) as Ardelia Mapp. And Callan Bergmann (Lucky Guy), Pamela Bob (People Like Us), Harry Bouvy (Spamalot), Ashlee Dupre (Where's Charley?), Howard Kaye (Mamma Mia!), Topher Nuccio (Little Shop of Horrors), and Doug Trapp (Saratoga Trunk Songs).

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center will present its 12th annual Monte Cristo Award to legendary film actor and O'Neill alum Michael Douglas in recognition of his monumental achievements and contributions to the American and international theater community. Mr. Douglas embodies the "pioneering spirit, unceasing artistic commitment, and excellence" of America's only Nobel Prize winning playwright Eugene O'Neill. The award will be presented to Mr. Douglas by his wife, Catherine Zeta Jones, at a gala dinner held in his honor at the Edison Ballroom in New York City on Monday, April 16th at 6:30pm.

According to EWonline, Jason Reitman, the filmmaker behind such recent hits as 'Up in the Air' and 'The Young Adult', has been performing live readings of some of the most beloved films such as 'Breakfast Club' and 'The Apartment'. Accompanying Reitman in his readings have been a slate of A-list Hollywood stars including Jennifer Garner, Natalie Portman and Steve Carell.

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park has announced casting for the exciting new revival of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth. The John Doyle-helmed production, in which the actors also serve as the show's musicians, runs March 3 through March 31, 2012 in the Playhouse's Robert S. Marx Theatre.

On last night's episode of GLEE, the New Directions celebrated the holidays while trying to attend two events scheduled for the same time. In the episode, the McKinley kids sang such holiday tunes as 'All I want for Christmas is You,' 'River,' 'Blue Christmas,' 'Christmas Wrapping,' and more! Miss the episode? Watch all the performances below!

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the musical THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Andrew Lloyd Webber will introduce a unique performance of the title number from the musical at this year's Royal Variety Performance. Starring four acclaimed ‘Phantoms' - Simon Bowman, Earl Carpenter, Ramin Karimloo and John Owen-Jones, the performance will also feature international pop-star Nicole Scherzinger as ‘Christine'. The gala evening was recorded on 5 December at The Lowry in Salford in the presence of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and will be screened on ITV this Wednesday evening.

Jonathan Church's new production of Singin' in the Rain is to transfer to the Palace Theatre following its critically acclaimed, sell-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre. Church's production of Singin' in the Rain, with choreography by Andrew Wright, is based on the classic 1952 MGM film and produced in the West End by Stage Entertainment UK and Chichester Festival Theatre, and is booking at the Palace Theatre from 4 February 2012, initially through to 29 September 2012. The production will open on TUESDAY 15 FEBRUARY. The cast just performed at Royal Variety Performance, and you can check out photos from the big event below!

According to the New York Times, Tony winner Casey Nicholaw will helm a stage adaptation of 'Tuck Everlasting' which is aiming to open on Broadway in the 2012 season. The show features a book by Claudia Shear and music and lyrics by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Artistic Director, Todd Haimes) announces the theatre organization's permanent archives are now available to the general public through its online archive designed as a micro-site within the newly designed company website found at: http://archive.roundabouttheatre.org/index.php/

Producers Fran Kirmser and Tony Ponturo (Lombardi) will next present MAGIC/BIRD on Broadway, reuniting with Tony-nominated director Thomas Kail (Lombardi, In The Heights) and Lombardi playwright and Oscar winner and Emmy Nominee Eric Simonson. The new play chronicles the intertwined life stories of two of the most influential figures in sports and pop culture of the past 25 years, basketball Hall of Famers Larry Bird and Earvin ‘Magic' Johnson. According to an audition notice out today, the production will go into rehearsal on January 23, 2012 and begin previews on February 27. An opening date and theater have yet to be announced. Check out interviews with Kail, Ponturo, and Kirmser below!

SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK star Reeve Carney recently chatted with Dean-Kelly abut everything from his band Carney, to his desire to cover Britney Spears. Clck below to check out the full interview!

On tonight's episode of GLEE, the New Directions celebrate the holidays while trying to attend two events scheduled for the same time. In the episode, the McKinley kids sing such holiday tunes as 'All I want for Christmas is You,' 'River,' 'Blue Christmas,' 'Christmas Wrapping,' and more! Check out and audio bonus track of the cast singing 'My Favorite Things' below.