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Today's top stories include the Lucille Lortel Awards, which were held last night. Among the big winners were Kimberly Akimbo, Oratorio For Living Things, and more! Check out the full list here. Plus, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella has set its closing date in the West End, and more.

BroadwayWorld caught up with the show's creators, Jeff Richmond and Meredith Scardino, to discuss what viewers can expect from the new season. They also teased the Broadway cameos that audiences can expect from the upcoming season, including Ashley Park, Erika Henningsen, James Monroe Iglehart, and more.

BroadwayWorld caught up with Busy Phillips and Paula Pell to discuss how they approached the singing and musical aspects of the show as comedians. The pair also reveled what audiences can expect from the new season, who they're channeling through their characters, and more.

BroadwayWorld caught up with Sara Bareilles and Renee Elise Goldsberry to discuss the highly-anticipated second season of Girls5Eva. They speak on their favorite days on set, the Broadway cameos, how they relate to their characters, and more.

he grew up “broke,” married “rich,” and divorced faster than she could say tax bracket – from Walmart to Neiman's and back again. Having tried the Cinderella in need of saving route, and failed, Robards attempts to find worthiness and salvation in a stupid world through something other than money. Is that even possible in this age of status and consumerism?

Find out exactly what it takes to be a 'New York Lonely Boy.'

Ashley Thomas and Little Marvin With Whoopi Goldberg; Meredith Scardino, Sara Bareilles, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Phillips; Lena Waithe, Naomi Ackie, Alan Yang and Aziz Ansari; Christina Hendricks with Matthew Weiner and more online events from the worlds of TV and film to be presented by 92Y!

Dolly Parton will welcome everyone to the 2021 “Can’t Cancel Pride,” before Troye Sivan with Regard and Tate McRae take the stage to kick off the event with a performance of “You.”

In this episode, Ben and Daniel discuss the new Peacock comedy Girls5eva starring Sara Bareilles, Busy Phillips, Paula Pell, and Renée Elise Goldsberry. They also talk about Tina Fey, Andrew Rannells, Gavin Creel, Jennifer Simard, Bowen Yang, Vanessa Williams, Jean Smart, Dolly Parton, and Ann Dowd.

On Election Eve, Nov. 2nd, many of America's biggest stars will join together for the second-ever Telethon for America.

The Marsh announces the line-up for its first-ever digital global festival, MarshStream International Solo Fest, presenting performers aged 16 to 79 from across the nation and around the world, including Russia, Scotland, Israel, Canada, and Australia, as well as some of The Marsh's fan-favorites in a four day online marathon of 51 global works.

Writer/performer Kate Robards (Ain't That Rich) returns to The Marsh San Francisco with her latest hit PolySHAMory. Kate has everything she's ever dreamed of...but so does Kate's husband's girlfriend. With a polyamory therapist and sex-positive ethos, Kate begins a polyamorous marriage that goes wrong. A story of his and her. And hers. And his. And sex. And therapy. And love. The show, which was previewed as a Marsh Rising last year, has received accolades from media across the country, calling it 'hilarious and heartbreaking' (The Washington Post) and 'an audience-grabbing confessional' (DC Theatre Scene). PolySHAMory will be presented January 3 - February 8, 2020 (press opening: January 11) with performances at 8:00pm Thursdays & Fridays and 8:30pm Saturdays at The San Francisco, 1062 Valencia St., San Francisco. For tickets ($20-$35 sliding scale; $55 and $100 reserved) or more information, the public may visit www.themarsh.org or call The Marsh Box office at 415-282-3055 (open Monday through Friday, 1:00pm-4:00pm).

Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California, hosted a star-studded opening night last evening for The Public Theater production of Tiny Beautiful Things starring Academy Award-nominated writer and actress Nia Vardalos, who reprises the role of Sugar for the Playhouse production. Vardalos originated the role of Sugar at The Public Theater under the direction of Thomas Kail.  

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During an interview with Busy Tonight, Mandy Moore revealed that she and host Busy Phillips are both up for the role of Adelaide in the a movie musical version of Guys and Dolls. However, Moore went on to say that the casting directors of the film are only casting male leads first before considering any female roles.

On this morning's episode of 'TODAY,' "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" stars Ellie Kemper, Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess and Carol Kane stop by to talk about the show's end and whether a movie might be in the works. 

Netflix has released the trailer for the fifth and final season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

E! brings viewers all the best in pop culture as the new late night talk show, “Busy Tonight,” hosted and executive produced by actress and social media sensation, Busy Philipps, premieres onSunday, October 28 at 10pm ET/PT. The half hour talk show, airing every Sunday through Wednesday, will feature everyone's favorite unfiltered Hollywood best friend giving her hilarious and outspoken opinions on the latest pop culture stories and trending topics with candid celebrity guest interviews and original comedic segments. The network has also tapped former Co-Executive Producer of Bravo Media's “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,” Caissie St.Onge, to serve as showrunner.

Watch the TODAY Show go behind the scenes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with Ellie Kemper, Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, & Carol Kane! 

Netflix original comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season four premieres on Wednesday, May 30 with six episodes. The season finds the optimistic Kimmy starting a new career as HR manager of the startup Giztoob, but it's more than she bargained for when her boss tells her she has to fire someone and she unintentionally gets tangled in a #MeToo situation. Also, Jacqueline builds her talent agency empire, but for the moment has only one client (Titus). And between creating and starring in a new (fake) TV show and directing his first middle school play, Titus's own career begins to take off. All the while, Lillian continues to do whatever it takes  to "disrupt" and "burst the paradigm."