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Today we are continuing BroadwayWorld's 2013 Tony Awards Clip Countdown with a special spotlight focused on a recent Best Musical winner and the subject of last year's stupendous opening number - "Hello" from THE BOOK OF MORMON!

Today we are kicking off BroadwayWorld's 2013 Tony Awards Clip Countdown with a special spotlight focused on the nominees for this year's big, big show as we look ahead to the 2013 Tony Awards - Broadway's biggest night - on Sunday, June 9, on CBS! The dynamic divas and devos of KINKY BOOTS - say 'Yeah!' - to the assortment of pre-adolescents populating MATILDA; the persuasive charms of the circus-themed revival of PIPPIN to the re-imagined Rodgers & Hammerstein world of CINDERELLA; to say nothing of the tremendous dramatic and comedic performances in plays like LUCKY GUY, THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES, VONYA AND SONYA AND MASCHA AND SPIKE and THE NANCE, to name but a few - the 2012-2013 Broadway season has been filled with fabulous performances and star-making turns. But, the primary question on everyone's lips along the Great White Way is who will take home top honors on Tony night?

Packed with a plethora of talent heading the cast - Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Lowe, Scott Bakula, Cheyenne Jackson and Dan Aykroyd - and supposedly the final feature film from Academy Award-winning auteur Steven Soderbergh, HBO's BEHIND THE CANDELABRA is a shimmering, glittering Hope Diamond of a musical biopic - and, also, an all-too-befitting final film to feature musical arrangements by the late, great Marvin Hamlish.

Today we are presenting a specially-focused InDepth InterView centering upon Audra McDonald's sensational new solo album, GO BACK HOME, which is available now and will be accompanied by a PBS TV special tonight, featuring the five-time Tony Award-winning performer at her very, very best. McDonald and I parse the finer points of GO BACK HOME, analyzing the song selection process itself as well as the meanings behind the myriad masterful musical moments present on the new release and what inspired her exquisite performances of these songs by Broadway's absolute best. McDonald also shares stories and insights into composers covered on GO BACK HOME, including frequent collaborators Stephen Sondheim, Michael John LaChiusa and Adam Guettel as well as Kander & Ebb, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Jule Styne, Comden & Green and many more. In addition to all about GO BACK HOME, McDonald and I also discuss the two brand new compositions on the album originating in the new specially-penned solo musical written expressly for her by LaChiusa, MARLENE DIETRICH'S ABC, and what the future potentially holds for that fascinating stage endeavor and take a look back at her other LaChiusa musicals, MARIE CHRISTINE, SEND (WHO ARE YOU? I LOVE YOU) and specialty material included. Also, McDonald fills us in on her recent and upcoming film appearances, such as last year's RAMPART with Woody Harrelson and the upcoming I FOUGHT THE LAW. Plus, McDonald expresses her enthusiasm for her continuing role as host of LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER, reveals her opinions on the current movie musical renaissance and the popularity of GLEE, as well as clues us in on her iPod favorites, practicing playing the piano to relax and the possibility of even accompanying herself onstage someday, reflections on Laura Nyro and other favorite pop artists, future plans to pursue more Shakespeare onstage (and musings on what parts), the distinct possibility of essaying the title role in GYPSY sometime soon, appearing on the web series IT COULD BE WORSE - and much, much more!

Absolutely guffaw-inducing outtakes from the filming for the commercial promoting the current Broadway comedy hit VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE has just been released, showing off the copious comedy skills of stars Sigourney Weaver, Kristine Nielsen and David Hyde Pierce.

In a new essay penned by Tony and Olivier Award-winning stage icon Lea Salonga for the Philippine Enquirer, the triple-threat discusses her many current endeavors and her immediate plans for the future, including her ongoing Cafe Carlyle cabaret residency, the recent ALLEGIANCE workshop and her upcoming judging duties on THE VOICE in The Philippines.

The Logo for the new reality singing competition-focused and X FACTOR-inspired stage musical I CAN'T SING has been unveiled and tickets are now onsale for the Simon Cowell-produced original West End musical which is set to open early next year.

Five-time Tony Award-winning theatre icon and frequent small screen and big screen player Audra McDonald talks about her sensational new Broadway-themed album, GO BACK HOME and takes us behind the creation of some tracks in particular with some fascinating behind-the-scenes clips just released by Nonesuch.

Stage and screen superstar Benedict Cumberbatch essays the role of a lifetime in portraying controversial modern-day figure Julian Assange in the new Bill Condon-directed biopic THE FIFTH ESTATE and the release date for the highly anticipated film has just been moved up more than a month by distributor Disney, signaling the studio's faith in the currently in-production project. Read more about Condon & Cumberbatch's FIFTH ESTATE Relase Date Moved Up by broadwayworld.com

Two more sensational songs have been released from the forthcoming series finale of NBC's musical drama series SMASH - no less than covers of Traffic and Queen byway of the dynamic leading ladies, Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty, and the rest of the cast!

Broadway regular and Glee breakout star Matthew Morrison is returning to his theatrical roots with a new Broadway-themed album, appropriately titled WHERE IT ALL BEGAN, and takes us behind-the-scenes in the creation of the new album project in a series of new video featurettes.

AMERICAN IDOL favorite and recent Glee guest star Jessica Sanchez sounds off on her American Idol tenure and how this year's competition stacked up against last year's as well as reveals details about her gig guesting on Glee in a new red carpet interview.

The songs from the final episode of NBC's musical drama series SMASH are now available, including the Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman showstopper 'Big Finish', performed by Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee.

SMASH breakout star and beloved Broadway baby Megan Hilty talks about the upcoming SMASH series finale and reveals what her immediate post-series plans will be in a new interview.

Internationally celebrated performer and the world's best-selling soprano herself, Sarah Brightman, will be filming her new DREAMCHASER concert stop in the UK on June 6 and she has extended a very special invitation to fans to enter to win the chance to be in the audience for the sure-to-be spectacular new show.

Tony Award-winning LES MISERABLES onstage and onscreen star Frances Ruffelle will be coming to NYC for a special show at 54 Below tonight, May 22.

The four remaining episodes of the short-lived and already-cancelled ABC horror-themed series 666 PARK AVENUE, which starred Vanessa Williams and Terry O'Quinn and featured an assortment of theatre veterans, will air in a new time-slot in June, ending its one season run in early July.

Multi-award-winning modern comedy icon Larry David is adding yet another caustic character to his mantle of incomparable comedy creations byway of heavily bearded environmentalist Nathan Flomm in HBO's new film CLEAR HISTORY in which David stars alongside a starry assortment of Broadway and Hollywood featured players.

The first teaser trailer for the fourth season of HBO's Atlantic City period-set epic crime tale BOARDWALK EMPIRE has finally arrived and it boasts an ample glimpse at S4 addition Jeffrey Wright.

THE AVENGERS and THOR star as well as frequent thespian Tom Hiddleston will be making his return to the West End stage in William Shakespeare's CORIOLANUS this December according to a new announcement of the upcoming Donmar Warehouse 2013-2014 season and the production will also be filmed and broadcast worldwide.