Plus: The world premiere of Taylor Mac's Joy and Pandemic at San Francisco's Magic Theatre has been postponed.

The Dreamgirls and Grey's Anatomy star lands a recurring role in the new drama.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts recently announced the recipients of the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors: singer Al Green, actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, ballerina Patricia McBride, singer-songwriter Sting and comedienne Lily Tomlin. We asked our readers what other performing artists are deserving of this honor.

The nominations for the third annual Critics' Choice Television Awards were announced May 20, with HBO receiving 21 nominations and FX receiving 19, according to Variety.

Five former Broadway actors are struggling to get into Musical Theatre Heaven in The Grave White Way, a new musical by Joe Patrick Ward (Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies), reading April 16 and 17 at the Lamb's Theatre. The musical comedy, a hit in Los Angeles last season with Off-Broadway aspirations for the next, features a unique gimmick — every night, a theatre celebrity made a guest appearance to plead the pathetic thespians' case.

The Grave White Way, a new musical in which five former Broadway actors struggle to get into Musical Theatre Heaven, closes after two extensions July 29 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre. The new musical by Joe Patrick Ward (Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies) opened May 11 to strong reviews from Variety, the L.A. Times and the Hollywood Reporter.

Five former Broadway actors are struggling to get into Musical Theatre Heaven in The Grave White Way, a new musical by Joe Patrick Ward (Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies), which opened May 11 to strong reviews from Variety, the L.A. Times and the Hollywood Reporter. Now the comedy, which features a revue of the Broadway flops the five central characters have forced on the world, extends a second time, now through July 29 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre.

Five former Broadway actors are struggling to get into Musical Theatre Heaven in The Grave White Way, a new musical by Joe Patrick Ward (Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies), which opened May 11 to strong reviews from Variety, the L.A. Times and the Hollywood Reporter. Now the comedy, which features a revue of the Broadway flops the five central characters have forced on the world, extends through July 15 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre.

Five former Broadway actors are struggling to get into Musical Theatre Heaven in The Grave White Way, a new musical by Joe Patrick Ward (Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies), opening May 11 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre. Their hope lies with their various talents, but that's definitely not enough; instead, theatre celebrities must make an appearance to plead the pathetic thespians' cases.

Actress Christianne Tisdale, who starred as Belle in Broadway's Beauty and the Beast, appeared live in a Playbill On-Line chat April 22, hosted by Associate Editor Katia Lundy. The following is an edited transcript.