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Jane Lynch, Ramin Karimloo and Jared Grimes will join the previously announced Beanie Feldstein  in the upcoming Broadway revival of Funny Girl, the Michael Mayer-directed production set to begin previews at the August Wilson Theatre this spring. "I grew up to the Broadway cast album of Funny Girl,” said the five-time…

EXCLUSIVE: We have learned first that Netflix has set the cast for their adaptation of Annie Barrows' New York Times bestselling book series Ivy & Bean and that is Emmy Award Nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Emmy Award Winner Jane Lynch, Pretty Little Liars‘ Sasha Pieterse, Oscar nominee Nia Vardalos, Garfield Wilson…

Hollywood is taking on homelessness head on. The People Concern, one of Los Angeles's largest housing and social services agencies, will hold a virtual fundraiser this Friday, June 4, to help benefit homeless Angelenos and other local human right causes. The live, online charity event will be hosted by Emmy…

EXCLUSIVE: The Bleav Podcast Network is launching the new dark comedy podcast The Bystanders starring Jane Lynch and Emmy and Tony Winner Kristin Chenoweth. It will also mark the first scripted podcast from Black Label Media. Heather Morris will also co-star and produce the show with Jaclyn Hales and Ash Lendzion…

On Thursday night, actress, musician and advocate Demi Lovato introduced a heartwarming tribute to the late, great Glee actress Naya Rivera. Lovato was a friend to Rivera’s Santana and also played her girlfriend on the Fox musical series. The tribute honored the 10-year anniversary of Santana's coming out as lesbian…

Gleeks across the country will be happy to know that William McKinley High School’s prized glee club New Directions are reuniting. Glee cast members Jacob Artist, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Vanessa Lengies, Jane Lynch, Kevin McHale, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Alex Newell, Amber Riley, Harry Shum Jr., Becca Tobi…

Jane Lynch, star of Glee and current host of NBC's Weakest Link, has found her latest comedy role – joining ABC pilot Bucktown. Lynch, who played Sue Sylvester on Fox's musical dramedy, will star alongside Westworld's Shannon Woodward in the comedy. The show centers on Amy (Woodward), who, after being dumped by her…

Awards season kicks into high gear with the 78th annual Golden Globes on Sunday, and NBC and E! have firmed their plans for pre- and postshow programs. NBC will carry the trophy show live starting at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET from the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and Rockefeller Center’s Rainbow Room in Manhattan. Before…

The Weakest Link reboot is returning to NBC for a second season. The British import will begin production for its 13-episode sophomore run later this year with casting now opened. It comes after NBC brought back the Jane Lynch-hosted series last year. Production on the new season, set for 13 episodes, will begin later…

NBC is doing a little fall schedule shuffling, moving the premiere of its game show revival Weakest Link back by a day, adding a second night of Dateline NBC and making a few other minor tweaks. The Jane Lynch-hosted Weakest Link now will premiere at 8 p.m. Tuesday, September 29; it had been set to bow the night…

Jane Lynch fondly remembered her former Glee co-star Naya Rivera today as “a force” whose talent was under-recognized. Lynch spoke about Rivera during the 4th hour of the Today show on Wednesday, speaking with Jenna Bush Hager. The 33-year-old Rivera died last month from drowning in a California lake. “She was a force…

The hit British import and international game show format Weakest Link is making a comeback with Jane Lynch as host and executive producer. NBC has greenlit 13 episodes of the rapid-fire quiz show, with production to begin later this year. Co-produced by BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm and Universal Television…