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AMC today announced that the network's upcoming original non-fiction series 'Ride with Norman Reedus' is set to premiere on Sunday, June 12th at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Following a new episode of the highly anticipated drama 'Preacher,' 'Ride with Norman Reedus' follows 'The Walking Dead' fan-favorite star and motorcycle enthusiast as he hits the open road to explore local biker culture and celebrate the best and brightest collectors, mechanics and craftsmen around the country. This Sunday, April 24th, viewers can check out a brand new series teaser during 'Fear The Walking Dead,' airing at 9pm ET/PT.

Potential Difference presents the world premiere of Darknet, a new play by Rose Lewenstein. Russell Bender directs Robin Berry as Steve/Mitch, Greer Dale-Foulkes as Candy, Jim English as Jamie, Naveed Khan as Gary/John, Ella McLoughlin as Kyla, Gyuri Sarossy as Allen, Rosie Thomson as Stacey. Darknet opened at Southwark Playhouse on 18 April and runs until 7 May 2016. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you an exclusive look inside opening night!

Broadway's hip hop hit HAMILTON has worked its way into the zeitgeist like no other musical in the past few decades - and fittingly, Fine Brothers Entertainment (known for their ever-popular 'React' Series on YouTube) have introduced it to a whole new generation: elders. From 'very cool' to 'provocative,' check out what the group had to say about Lin-Manuel Miranda's creation below!

Following tonight's performance of THE COLOR PURPLE, the musical's cast took an extended stay on stage in order to pay tribute to the life and legacy of Prince, who died earlier today at 57. Led by stars Jennifer Hudson, a friend of the late artist, and Cynthia Erivo, the company performed a stunning rendition of Prince's beloved song 'Purple Rain.' You can watch the emotional tribute in its entirety below.

A pair of rabbinical students have managed to bring a little bit of the American Revolution to Passover.

Sara Bareilles has tackled Broadway with the new musical WAITRESS - and now she's tunefully taking on the issue of cell phones in theaters.

It's magnifique! AN AMERICAN IN PARIS will stage a reunion with its original leading duo in the West End.

Let's check out what the critics had to say...

Ellen Page is currently in discussions to star in a reboot of the 1990's sci-fi thriller FLATLINERS.

Blending natural CURIOSITY with comedic flair, the charismatic GHOST BROTHERS offer a fresh, funny, and unique approach to the spirit world, helping to push the series to the #1 series premiere in network history in several key ratings and delivery demos including P2+ (.41, 599k), HH (.84, 471k) W25-54 (.65, 191k) and P25-54 (0.59, 339k). In total, for Live +3, the premiere episode on Friday, April 15 at 10/9c attracted 1 million unique viewers P2+* (which does not account for the unknown number of otherworldly beings who may have watched). Additionally, according to the Nielsen Social Guide, #GhostBrothers was a hit socially, ranking 12th in share of tweets among primetime cable shows (excluding sports and specials).

Break out your SPF because E!'s programming line-up is going to sizzle all summer long with new series premieres and popular returning hits!  The pop culture powerhouse kicks off summer with the return of mega-hit series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” on Sunday May 1 at 9:00pm followed by season four of “#RichKids of Beverly Hills” at 10:00pm.  Doctor duo Dr. Terry Dubrow and Dr. Paul Nassif are back for a new season of “Botched” beginning Tuesday, May 10 at 9:00pm, as well as for the series premiere of spin-off “Botched by Nature” on Tuesday, August 9 at 9:00pm. Hollywood's most notorious daters will also heat things up this summer when “Famously Single” debuts Tuesday, June 14 at 10:00pm, and EJ Johnson is beach body ready after dropping 180 pounds when “EJ and the City” (working title) premieres Sunday, June 19 at 11:00pm following the “#RichKids of Beverly Hills” season finale at 10:00pm ET/PT. “EJ and the City” (working title) will then move to its regular night on Thursday at 9:00pm ET/PT beginning June 23. E! will also dive into the world of the women beside some of today's hottest professional athletes when “WAGS” returns Sunday, June 26 at 10:00pm. Then Tyler Henry will turn up the heat with season two of  “Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry” when it returns on Sunday, August 7 at 10:00pm.

Based on Live + 7 preferred viewing ratings, the 1-hour season two finale of Disney XD's “Star Wars Rebels” (9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET/PT) posted an over 1-year ratings highs in Total Viewers (1.2 million), garnered 2016 ratings highs in Kids 6-11 (303,000/1.3 rating) and Boys 6-11 (220,000/1.8 rating) and tied its highest rated telecast of the year in Kids 2-11 (1.0 rating) and Boys 2-11 (1.4 rating).

USA Network today announced the highly-anticipated season two return of the award-winning series MR. ROBOT. The 10-episode season will premiere on Wednesday, July 13 at 10/9c.

The 100th Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) premieres this summer, a milestone in the franchise that has entertained kids and families for over 18 years, set all-time cable TV ratings records, helped define a generation and launched some of today's biggest stars. Ushering in the 100th movie, a re-imagined tale of the 1980s film 'Adventures in Babysitting' starring today's popular actresses and recording artists Sabrina Carpenter ('Girl Meets World') and Sofia Carson ('Descendants'), is a nostalgic programming event featuring every DCOM ever made. The '100th DCOM Celebration' begins FRIDAY, MAY 27 with a four day marathon of the 51 most popular DCOMs followed by encore presentations of these and every other DCOM ever made through June. The movies will be seen on Disney Channel, the Disney Channel app and VOD through summer.

As previously reported, 3-time Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie and Daniel Dae Kim will soon join the Tony Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I beginning Tuesday, May 3 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. In anticipation, BroadwayWorld caught up with the pair in the rehearsal room earlier today - below, check out what they had to say about their upcoming journey to Siam!

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this morning, stage favorite Betsy Wolfe, known for her star-making turns in Off-Broadway's THE LAST FIVE YEARS and Woody Allen's BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, is attached to play the lead role of Elsa in Disney's stage adaptation of FROZEN. In honor of the big news, BWW brings you a look back at some of Wolfe's top performances!

Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro returns to THEATER TALK for a timely Shakespeare 400th Death-Day Anniversary Special, culled from two previous Shapiro appearances on the series and merged to celebrate Shakespeare's 452nd birthday next week and acknowledge the 400th anniversary of his death on April 23, 1616. Shapiro discusses two of his books in separate segments, Shakespeare in America – An Anthology from the Revolution to Now (with Shapiro as Editor, published by the Library of America) and The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 (published by Simon and Schuster).

Porchlight Music Theatre and Artistic Director Michael Weber present DREAMGIRLS, book and lyrics by Tom Eyen, music by Henry Krieger. This production is directed and choreographed by Porchlight Artistic Associate Brenda Didier and music directed by Porchlight Artistic Associate Doug Peck, now through May 22, at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. BroadwayWorld brings you performances from the production below!

CMT's series premiere of 'The Dude Perfect Show' was a slam dunk, as the new series scored nearly 2 million total viewers on Thursday night. The back-to-back premiere episodes averaged a .30 rating among Adults 18-49, delivering particularly strong across male demos according to Nielsen Media Research.* 'The Dude Perfect Show' ranked #2 across cable in its timeslot for Men 12-17 with an impressive 1.29 rating, and is the network's highest rated original series premiere ever among Teens 12-17 earning a .79 rating. Including encores over the weekend, 3.4 million viewers have are embraced their inner-Dude.

EVITA, one of the most passionate and powerful rock operas in Broadway history, will be presented at The Marriott Theatre (10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire), previewing April 13, opening April 20 and running through June 5. The winner of seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical masterpiece with lyrics by Tim Rice will be directed and choreographed by Jeff Award-nominee Alex Sanchez(Choreography for On the Town and Mary Poppins at The Marriott Theatre; Follies at Chicago Shakespeare Theater) with musical direction by Ryan T. Nelson.