Spike Jones, Jr. produces the Creative Arts Emmys, which will air as a two-hour special on E! Entertainment Television beginning at 8 PM ET; check local listings.
Among the awards that will be presented are Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Reality Series and Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
Neil Patrick Harris' Broadway credits include Assassins, Proof and Cabaret as well as the L.A. company of Rent, the Reprise! and New York Philharmonic productions of Sweeney Todd and the London mounting of tick, tick . . . BOOM! Harris is also well known for his television work on "How I Met Your Mother," "Doogie Howser, M.D." and the current web series "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog."
Sarah Chalke appeared Off-Broadway in Daniel Goldfarb's Modern Orthodox. Her screen credits include "Scrubs," "Roseanne" and "How I Met Your Mother."
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The Primetime Emmy Awarrds will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles Sept. 21 beginning at 8 PM on ABC.
Among the theatre veterans nominated for a 2008 Primetime Emmy Award are Alec Baldwin, Michael C. Hall, Ralph Fiennes, Kevin Spacey, Mary-Louise Parker, Sally Field, Glenn Close, Dame Judi Dench, Laura Linney, Phylicia Rashad, Neil Patrick Harris, Zeljko Ivanek, Kristin Chenoweth, Vanessa Williams, Chandra Wilson, Audra McDonald, Eileen Atkins, Stanley Tucci, Elaine Stritch, Polly Bergen and Ellen Burstyn.