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Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban to host the Tonys telecast on CBS
Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban are set to host the 72nd annual Tony Awards ceremony in New York City on June 10.
Bareilles was a 2016 Tony nominee for the score she wrote for Waitress. She also was recently seen in NBC's live concert version of Jesus Christ Superstar.
Bareilles' fellow singer-songwriter Groban was nominated in 2017 for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.
This year's gala honoring excellence on Broadway is to air live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall.
"The theater has completely transformed my life in every way possible. I have never felt more embraced and encouraged by a professional community, and I am so grateful for that," Bareilles said in a statement Wednesday. "I feel incredibly lucky to get to spend an evening celebrating and applauding this outstanding collective of artists, friends, collaborators and creatives."
"Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban electrified and inspired audiences last year when they brought their incredible talents to Broadway," added Jack Sussman, executive vice president of specials, music and live events for CBS Entertainment. "These two have great chemistry together, and we can't wait to see what they have in store as hosts for this year's Tony Awards."
Broadway stars Katharine McPhee and Leslie Odom Jr. are to announce the names of the 2018 Tony nominees on May 1.
Swift, Lamar lead 2018 Billboard Music Award nominations
The nominees for the 2018 Billboard Music Awards have been released, with artists such as Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar leading the way.
Swift and Lamar are nominated for Top Artist along with Drake, Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran. Top Male Artist includes nominations for Lamar, Drake, Mars and Sheeran along with Post Malone while Top Female Artist includes nominations for Swift, Cardi B, Camila Cabello, Halsey and Demi Lovato.
Swift's Reputation and Lamar's DAMN are nominated for Top Selling Album alongside Beautiful Trauma from Pink, Divide from Sheeran and From A Room: Volume 1 from Chris Stapleton.
The Top Hot 100 Song category contains nominations for "HUMBLE" by Lamar, "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber, "That's What I Like" by Mars, "Rockstar" by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage and "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran.
Cardi B, Cabello, 21 Savage, Khalid and Kodak Black meanwhile have been nominated for Top New Artist.
The 2018 Billboard Music Awards will be aired live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 20 at 8 p.m. ET.
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"From now on, the best part of me will always be my wife and my son. Welcome Billy Stamos (named after my father)."
--John Stamos, announcing the birth of his and wife Caitlin McHugh's son, on Instagram
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Which Star Wars icon will appear in the Season 11 finale of 'Big Bang Theory'?
Kate Hudson's baby bump gets 'hugs' from Steven Tyler
Kate Hudson's baby bump got "some good hugs" from Steven Tyler over the weekend.
The 38-year-old actress posted a photo of the sweet moment Monday on Instagram after announcing she's expecting with boyfriend Danny Fujikawa.
The picture shows Tyler, the 70-year-old frontman of Aerosmith, cradling Hudson's growing belly. The snapshot was taken by Tyler's eldest daughter, actress Liv Tyler, who is a longtime friend of Hudson's.
"Baby girl got some good hugs from Papa Tyler this weekend @iamstevent @misslivalittle," Hudson captioned the photo.
Hudson and Liv both attended Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk's star-studded engagement party Saturday in Los Angeles. People reported the event at the Los Angeles Theatre was "very glamorous" but not "stuffy."
"It felt intimate and very special," a source said. "You could tell that all guests very much love the couple."
Hudson announced in an Instagram post April 6 that she's expecting a baby girl with Fujikawa. She already shares 14-year-old son Ryder with ex-husband Chris Robinson and 6-year-old son Bingham with ex-fiance Matt Bellamy.
'The Goldbergs' spinoff receives series order from ABC
ABC has given a series order to an untitled spinoff of The Goldbergs that follows teachers from William Penn Academy as seen on the 1980s based comedy.
The spinoff is slated to premiere during the 2018-2019 season and will take place during the 1990s, Variety reported.
Tim Meadows (Principal Glascott), Bryan Callen (Coach Mellor) and AJ Michalka (Lainey Lewis) are set to star and reprise their roles from The Goldbergs as the eccentric staff of William Penn Academy who despite their crazy personal lives, are heroes to their students, Deadline reported.
The series is based on a story by Marc Firek and The Goldbergs creator Adam F. Goldberg, with a teleplay by Firek. Goldberg, Dough Robinson and Firek are serving as executive producers.
The Goldbergs was renewed for two more seasons in May following the end of Season 4. Season 5 is currently airing on ABC.
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Which Star Wars icon will appear in the Season 11 finale of 'Big Bang Theory'?
The Big Bang Theory Season 11 finale will feature Star Wars icon Mark Hamill.
Deadline confirmed the 66-year-old actor will guest star in the episode, which will center on Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) and Amy Fowler's (Mayim Bialik) wedding.
Hamill will be joined by Disjointed alum Kathy Bates, who will also play a guest at the wedding, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It is unclear if Hamill will portray himself, although Sheldon is a huge Star Wars fan.
The Season 11 finale will feature a number of other guest stars, including Jerry O'Connell as Sheldon's brother, Georgie Cooper, Courtney Henggeler as his sister, Missy Cooper, and Laurie Metcalf as his mom, Mary Cooper.
The Big Bang Theory stars Parsons, Bialik, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar. The season finale will air May 10 on CBS.