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Pandemonium is erupting nightly in NYC outside the stage door of the new Broadway revival of international mega-musical sensation LES MISERABLES judging from new social media posts and video clips of the swarms of fans camped out to get a chance to see their favorite stars up close and personal - and, perhaps, to snag an autograph or two, too.

Pop star Jessie J recently posted a particularly theatrical clip of an impromptu post-concert crooning session in which she performs a well-known musical theatre staple alone onstage, a capella, to the awe and excitement of some friends.

Tony Award-winning Broadway superstar Alice Ripley has kicked off an online auction featuring a wide range of intriguing musical theatre merchandise showcasing many remarkable shows from her long and unique career - SIDE SHOW to NEXT TO NORMAL and beyond.

GLEE breakout star and popular Broadway performer Lea Michele promotes her new solo album release LOUDER in an appearance on LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL later this week and a first look at the actress and singer alongside the affable hosts is now available.

Acclaimed performer, writer and director John Cameron Mitchell discusses a planned sequel to the hit stage piece and indie film HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH currently being written with original HEDWIG collaborator Stephen Trask as part of a new interview.

Today we are shining a spotlight on one of the most respected and revered stage and screen stars of the last several decades who is known the world over for not only his stirring and commanding dramatic performances and touching and rib-tickling comedies on film, but also for his iconic roles on the stage playing Shakespeare, performing in straight drama and also musicals - and, perhaps, beloved most of all for his essaying of Captain Von Trapp in the celebrated Robert Wise film adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Tony Award-winning THE SOUND OF MUSIC - the elegant, graceful and eminently gifted Christopher Plummer.

GLEE breakout star and popular Broadway performer Lea Michele promotes her new solo album release LOUDER in an appearance on LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL later this week and a first look at the actress and singer alongside the affable hosts is now available.

A jaunty and far-out new trailer for the forthcoming American Repertory Theater production of William Shakespeare's timeless latter play THE TEMPEST is now available to view.

Notable Tony Award-winning actress Randy Graff recently made her cabaret debut with a brand new solo piece titled MADE IN BROOKLYN at 54 Below and the triple-threat performer reprises the show with another performance tonight at the NYC cabaret hotspot.

The paperback edition of multi-award-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley's new comedy OUTSIDE MULLINGAR is now available.

GLEE breakout performer and Broadway headliner Lea Michele's long-awaited solo album LOUDER is now available on iTunes after previously being available for a limited time streaming for free this weekend.

Fans of five-time Tony Award-winning Broadway superstar Audra McDonald now have an early chance to get a first look at her upcoming Broadway return in the Billie Holiday biomusical LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL via a new behind the scenes promotional featurette now available to view.

Gloria! GLEE is nearing graduation season, complete with senior flings, faculty faux pas and Fat Tuesday-befitting festivities on the NYC side of the show, as well. Last night's ep gave us some major '80s gems, '90s lite rockers, '00 anthems and even an obscure '60s tune, too, showing the dependable diversity of not only the music but the general themes of the one and only hit musical dramedy series in history. Heart to The Supremes to Simple Minds, Wilson Phillips and Destiny's Child - it was a delight.

A first look at the trailer for the upcoming big screen movie musical remake of beloved orphan-themed musical ANNIE starring Quvenzhane Wallis and Jamie Foxx is now available to view.

A plethora of new production photos showcasing the new West End production of multi-Tony Award-winning musical URINETOWN are now available to view.

An impressive performance clip of Broadway headliner and popular GLEE star Matthew Morrison's recent charity concert in Denver earlier this month is now available to view.

GLEE breakout star and popular Broadway headliner Lea Michele comments on some of her fellow pop music hitmakers while promoting her new solo album release LOUDER as part of a new interview.

Historian and executor of the Gene Kelly Estate, Patricia Ward Kelly, will present her fascinating solo show Gene Kelly: THE LEGACY at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Springs tonight, March 5 at 8 PM - an encore presentation of the two sold-out shows Kelly introduced at the Academy Of Motion Pictures at Lincoln Center in NYC.

Internationally recognized GLEE star and Broadway standout Lea Michele is currently on a promotional tour in support of her new solo album release LOUDER and the music-maker performed a complete mini-concert on Walmart's SOUNDCHECK earlier this week as well as spoke about the album itself.

Today we are particularly thrilled to present a wide-ranging conversation with one of the most attention-grabbing and notable Broadway/Hollywood crossover stars of the new millennium all about her theatre past, GLEE present and potentially spectacular future - the charismatic and committed Lea Michele. Sparing some precious moments while promoting her new solo album release, LOUDER, Michele comments on not only her studio work and the current season of her FOX hit musical dramedy series but also sheds some light on much more, including sharing first news of the new stage revival of FUNNY GIRL currently in planning stages following the rights being purchased by GLEE creator and mastermind Ryan Murphy, set to mirror the Season Five storyline of GLEE itself as it presents the spectacular theatrics, unforgettable songs and backstage backstabbing involved with the FUNNY GIRL revival starring Rachel Berry (aka Michele). Additionally, Michele analyzes some of her favorite tracks on LOUDER and offers a glimpse into the creative process in creating some of the album's standout tracks such as 'Cue The Rain' and 'The Bells'. Plus, Michele opens up about her role alongside fellow Broadway heavyweights Megan Hilty and Bernadette Peters in the hotly anticipated new animated movie musical LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY'S RETURN and clues us in on what we can expect from the multimedia extravaganza. Furthermore, Michele previews some upcoming GLEE showstoppers-to-be including two songs penned by Stephen Sondheim - 'No One Is Alone' from INTO THE WOODS and 'Not While I'm Around' from SWEENEY TODD - as well as the re-teaming with SPRING AWAKENING star Skylar Astin, while also offering the 411 on the show's big new move to a primary NYC focus. All of that, thoughts on GLEE co-star Idina Menzel's FROZEN performance on this week's Academy Awards telecast, opinions on a new LES MISERABLES revival, a look ahead to her upcoming autobiography BRUNETTE AMBITION and much, much more!