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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Presenters Snoop Dogg will induct Tupac Shakur into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this spring, Rolling Stone reports. The April 7 ceremony (in Brooklyn) will be recorded, and an edited version will be broadcast on HBO on April 29. Shakur's music was the basis for the Broadway musical, Holler If Ya Hear Me , which took its title from one of the late West Coast rapper's songs. In addition, Lenny Kravitz will perform a special tribute to Prince (not one of this year's honorees), and Pharrell , Dhani Harrison , and Train's Pat Monahan will be on hand to induct Nile Rodgers , Electric Light Orchestra , and Journey , respectively. Rolling Stone has more. Casting News Frank Wood ( Clybourne Park , Born Yesterday ), Amber Tamblyn (making her off-Broadway debut), Darren Pettie ( Dinner with Friends ), and Ella Dershowitz make up the cast of Can You Forgive Her? , the new Gina Gionfriddo play bowing at the Vineyard Theatre. Previews...

The Newsroom We're half way through the inaugural season of The Newsroom - what do you think of the show thus far? "Amen" allowed Dev Patel's Neal to shine, and provided an interesting example of how traditional media and new media are working together. Below, catch a glimpse at next week's episode, "Bullies," which has shades of "Night Five" and "The Black Vera Wang" all over it! Bonuses: John Gallagher, Jr. , talks to Backstage about working on The Newsroom and doing karaoke. Chris Messina (Reese Lansing) is showing up everywhere these days - not just in the newsroom - and Vulture caught up with him to chat about it . (Tip: See him in Jennifer Westfeldt's Ira and Abby - you'll thank me!) Election Update: Debates The timing and format of the upcoming presidential debates have been announced. There will be a total of three debates, all in October and all lasting 90 minutes. First up will be the Oc...