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Erivo and Henry Set for The Last Five Years Benefit Tony winner Cynthia Erivo  ( The Color Purple ) and two-time Tony nominee Joshua Henry  ( The Scottsboro Boys , Violet , Shuffle Along... ) will star in a one-night-only benefit concert of Jason Robert Brown's   The Last Five Years , which was last seen in New York in 2013 . Proceeds from the September 12 Town Hall concert will go to the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence . (Brown has been a vocal support of gun safety measures.) Though Erivo and Henry are African-American performers, nothing about the show—dramaturgically speaking—will change. ( The Last Five Years  is specifically about a Jewish man, Jamie, and his shiksa goddess, Cathy.) Tickets go on sale Wednesday. Visit The New York Times  for more. Television Critics Association Awards Nominations The TCA Awards nominees have been announced. The Hollywood Reporter has the full list of nominees. Herein, some notable nominations: Rami Male...

The Emmys will be handed out on Sunday, September 18, in a ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Herein, nominees in select categories. Visit emmys.org for the full list of nominees. Comedy Series Outstanding Comedy Series Black-ish Master of None Modern Family Silicon Valley Transparent Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Veep Outstanding Lead Actor Anthony Anderson , Black-ish Aziz Ansari , Master of None Will Forte , The Last Man on Earth William H. Macy , Shameless Thomas Middleditch , Silicon Valley Jeffrey Tambor , Transparent  Outstanding Lead Actress Ellie Kemper , Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Veep Laurie Metcalf , Getting On Tracee Ellis Ross , Black-ish Amy Schumer , Inside Amy Schumer Lily Tomlin , Grace and Frankie   Outstanding Supporting Actor Louie Anderson , Baskets Andre Braugher , Brooklyn Nine-Nine Tituss Burgess , Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ty Burrell , Modern Family Tony Hale , Veep  Keegan-Michael Key ...

Grammy Nominations Grammy Award nominations were announced this week. You can view the full list of nominees on the Grammy website . Herein, some nominees of interest: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album — Josh Groban , Stages ; Seth MacFarlane , No One Ever Tells You ; Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap , The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern ; Bob Dylan , Shadows in the Night ; and Barry Manilow , My Dream Duets Best Musical Theater Album — An American in Paris , Fun Home , Hamilton , The King and I , and Something Rotten Foo Fighters —Best Rock Performance, " Something from Nothing "; and Best Music Film, Sonic Highways Best Spoken Word Album —nominees include Dick Cavett , Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks ; Jimmy Carter , A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety ; and Amy Poehler , Yes Pelase Best Comedy Album —nominees include Wyatt Cenac , Brooklyn and Louis C.K. , Live at Madison Square Garden Best Score Soundtrack for Visu...

The nominees for the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced. Herein, nominees in select categories. Visit emmys.org for the full list of nominees. Drama Series Outstanding Drama Series Better Call Saul Downton Abbey Game of Thrones Homeland House of Cards Mad Men Orange is the New Black  With new rules landing Orange is the New Black in the drama category and the entry of new series, like Better Call Saul , look for this year's drama slates to look a little different than usual.   Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bob Odenkirk , Better Call Saul Kyle Chandler , Bloodline Kevin Spacey , House of Cards Jon Hamm , Mad Men Jeff Daniels , The Newsroom Liev Schreiber , Ray Donovan Does anyone else find it wonderful that the hilarious Bob Odenkirk is gaining such fame these days for drama series? Still, I'm voting Kevin Spacey, although actual voters might get sentimental and award Jon Hamm, as this is the last year Mad Men will be n...

Tony Award Nominations and Honorees The Tony Award nominations were announced on Tuesday. See the full list of nominees , check out my Culturalists ( Best Nominations and Worst Snubs ) and then head to Pinterest for Tony photos throughout the season. Also announced on Tuesday: The hosts of the Tony Awards. This year, Tony winners Kristin Chenoweth (a nominee this year for On the Twentieth Century ) and Alan Cumming ( Cabaret ) will be our guides. (Visit Broadway.com for more about their hosting gig.) In addition to the competitive Tony Awards, some special, non-competitive awards will be handed out on June 7: John Cameron Mitchell will receive the 2015 Special Tony Award , recognizing his artistry and his journey with Hedwig and the Angry Inch . (In addition to co-creating the show in the 90s, Mitchell just returned to the role, playing on Broadway for the last few months.)  Stephen Schwartz will receive the Isabelle Stevenson Award , the Tonys' humanitarian award....

The nominees for the 66th annual Emmy Awards have been announced. Herein, a list of many of the nominees. Visit emmys.com for the full list. DRAMA Drama Series Breaking Bad Downton Abbey Game of Thrones House of Cards Mad Men True Detective I'm bummed to see The Good Wife didn't make the list. It had such an incredible season. As it stands, this is a good slate. House of Cards and Game of Thrones were terrific this season, but I'm betting things will break well for Breaking Bad 's final season.  Lead Actress Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Claire Danes, Homeland Robin Wright, House of Cards Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex Kerry Washington, Scandal What a talented crop of ladies. I've never watched Scandal and only last night did I start watching Masters of Sex (so far so good), but even among the first four ladies... This was a breakout season for Julianna Margulies, but I think Robin Wright is flawles...