'The Boys in the Band' Coming to Broadway, Cast Will Include Soap Vets Matt Bomer & Tuc Watkins

Matt Bomer (left) and Tuc Watkins will star in the limited Broadway
production of "The Boys in the Band."

Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, and Matt Bomer will star in a limited Broadway engagement of "The Boys in the Band," directed by two-time Tony winner Joe Mantello. Mart Crowley’s groundbreaking 1968 play is scheduled to play the Booth Theatre April 30–August 12, 2018. The production, from Ryan Murphy and veteran Broadway producer David Stone, marks the comedic drama's Broadway premiere.

Each of the four is an alum of Murphy's TV ventures. Parsons, Quinto , Rannells, and Bomer (Ben Reade on Guiding Light) will take on the roles of Michael, Harold, Larry, and Donald, respectively, on stage.

The cast will also include Tony nominee Robin De Jesús as Emory, Brian Hutchison as Alan, Michael Benjamin Washington as Bernard, and Tuc Watkins (David Vickers on One Life to Live) as Hank. The role of Cowboy remains to be cast.

In The Boys in the Band, a group of gay men gather in a New York City apartment for a friend’s birthday party. As the evening continues, the cracks beneath their friendships begin to show, exposing the self-inflicted heartache that threatens their solidarity.

Ticketing information and complete design team will be announced in the coming weeks.

'American Horror Story: Hotel' Premieres Tonight on FX

Lady Gaga as the Countess, Matt Bomer as Donovan. Photo Credit:
Suzanne Tenner/FX

American Horror Story: Hotel, the 13-episode fifth installment of the Emmy and Golden Globe winning franchise, premieres tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX.

AHS: Hotel features an all-star cast of Lady Gaga, Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Wes Bentley, Matt Bomer, Chloë Sevigny, Denis O'Hare, Cheyenne Jackson, Evan Peters and Finn Wittrock.

In "Checking In," detective and family man John Lowe (Bentley) investigates a chain of gruesome murders in Los Angeles. A mysterious tip points him to the enigmatic Hotel Cortez.

Watch the main title sequence and a sneak peek of this season below:

NEWS: 'Hollyoaks' in Crisis? Plus, Terri Conn, Matt Bomer, Karla Mosley, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Stephanie Davis, Belinda Owusu, 'Degrassi'

Morgan Theresa Peck

Terri Conn and Austin Peck welcome baby girl
Terri Conn and Austin Peck (ex-Katie and Brad, As the World Turns) welcomed their second daughter together, Morgan Theresa Peck, on July 18. The couple's first girl, Keira, was born in 2012, and they both have children (her daughter Julia, and his sons Roman and Aidan) from previous marriages.

Stephanie Davis fired from British soap Hollyoaks
British actress Stephanie Davis has been fired from UK soap opera Hollyoaks after turning up for work drunk, her spokesperson has confirmed. Davis, who played Sinead O'Connor, was sacked with "immediate effect" by bosses at the Channel 4 network last week. Fans of the show were left shocked, and rumors about her departure swirled until her spokesperson confirmed on Friday that it was due to alcohol.

The statement reads, "Stephanie's contract was terminated following warnings for lateness, attendance and after a final incident in which she turned up to set unfit to work because of alcohol consumption."

Hollyoaks in crisis: Drunk actors, feuding stars and plunging ratings - is Channel 4 soap facing axe?
With the well-publicized sacking of Stephanie Davis coming shortly before it was revealed the Channel 4 soap's stalwart Helen Pearson has been banned from driving after being caught over the limit, the show is seemingly in crisis.

Falling ratings, more behind-the-scenes drama than on any other soap, and with outlandish sensationalist plots that would be more at home on a US soap, the show is clearly struggling.

Karla Mosley

You Should Really Be Watching The Bold and the Beautiful's Transgender Storyline
Maya's story is handled with sensitivity without (too much) sensationalism. If they still give out Daytime Emmys, throw all of them at Karla Mosley. Mosley — who is not transgender, which we could obviously quibble with but that's perhaps missing the bigger picture — said playing Maya has been "incredibly exciting" but admitted to misgivings.

“I was excited, and nervous at first,” Mosley told Janet Mock on So POPular. “Soaps don’t have a great history in handling transgender characters. Twenty years ago, the headlines were ‘So and So is A Man.’”

Instead, we get to go through the entire coming out process with Maya, from accepting her own truth to coming out to Rick, her family and eventually the world.

Magic Mike XXL star and Guiding Light alum Matt Bomer schools reporter on gay stereotypes
"I don’t know. I mean, why would I ever try to boil down an entire community into a yes-or-no question? Would you feel comfortable if I said ‘Are women harder or easier to please?’… One of the things, I think, you learn from this movie is that everybody is different and it’s all about communication and a dialogue between individuals. Get rid of the labels, get rid of the shame, get rid of the stigmas and just be your most authentic self."

20 Things You May Not Know About Clueless
Sarah Michelle Gellar was offered the role of Amber, but had to turn it down when her soap opera All My Children refused to allow her time away.

Belinda Owusu making another visit to EastEnders as Libby Fox
Owusu will be making a brief come back to the soap for two episodes in 2015, however it's been hinted that her reappearance will be something more significant than just a visit to Albert Square.

"It’s great to be back again! I'm always excited to see how Libby has grown and be back with the Fox family!" she said.

Netflix's Degrassi: Next Class will cover issues affecting a new generation, including a focus on social-media hazards like sexting and cyber-bullying
Linda Schuyler, executive producer of Degrassi at Toronto-based Epitome, said the company had planned the show’s reboot before approaching Nick and other distribution partners about the new concept. “The audience we’re speaking to now, some of them weren’t even born when we started ‘Next Generation’ in 2001,” she said. “That was talking to the millennials. Now we’re talking to this new Generation Z.”

Degrassi: Next Class will cover many of the serious, real-life aspects of teen life the show has become known for, ranging from homophobia to racism and substance abuse to violence. In addition, the show’s plotlines will examine how social-media services like Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and others are affecting teenagers.

“If you’re reading about it in the news, it’s on Degrassi,” said Schuyler, who is married to Stohn. “These kids are trying to figure out dating protocols and safety protocols.”

NEWS: Kristoff St. John, 'The Archers', Meg Ryan, 'Game of Thrones' Workout, Teri Polo, 'EastSiders', Matt Bomer

'The Young and the Restless' Star Kristoff St. John & His Documentary 'A Man Called God' (Video)
Kristoff's father is famed actor Christopher St. John who starred in the original 1971 feature film Shaft. Kristoff began acting at a young age holding roles on ‘The Bad News Bears’ and ‘Happy Days’. As a teenager, his step mother Maria St. John (also an actress) convinced his father to travel to India and live in the ashran of Sai Baba, an Indian Avatar (a deliberate descent of a deity to Earth, a reincarnation of God) Sai Baba, personally commissioned the St. John family to film a documentary about him and his teachings. The footage in the film is more than 30 years old and is the personal experience of Kristoff and his family.

The documentary Recently won 2014 Best American Feature Documentary at the AmDocs Festival in Palm Springs.

HBO Confirms May 25 Debut for 'The Normal Heart'

Photo Credit: HBO

The HBO Films presentation THE NORMAL HEART is scheduled to debut SUNDAY, MAY 25 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons and Julia Roberts, the drama also stars Alfred Molina, Joe Mantello, Jonathan Groff, Denis O'Hare, Stephen Spinella, Corey Stoll, Finn Wittrock and BD Wong. Directed by Ryan Murphy and written by Larry Kramer, adapting his groundbreaking Tony Award-winning play of the same name, THE NORMAL HEART tells the story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial.

Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons and Julia Roberts Star in HBO's 'The Normal Heart'

Academy Award nominee Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right), Matt Bomer (WHITE COLLAR, GUIDING LIGHT), Taylor Kitsch (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS), Emmy winner Jim Parsons (THE BIG BANG THEORY) and Academy Award winner Julia Roberts star in a Ryan Murphy film, HBO Films' presentation of THE NORMAL HEART.

Directed by Emmy winner Ryan Murphy (GLEE, AMERICAN HORROR STORY) and written by Academy Award nominee Larry Kramer ("Women in Love"), adapting his groundbreaking Tony Award-winning play of the same name, the drama tells the story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial. THE NORMAL HEART will debut exclusively on HBO in May.

NEWS: Jason Connery to GENERAL HOSPITAL; Primetime Emmys Defend Choice Of Cory Monteith For Individual Tribute

Backstage: Can the Internet Really Save Soap Operas?
Roger Newcomb, editorial director of the website We Love Soaps, said part of the problem was that Prospect Park prioritized actors over writers.

“They hired pretty much everyone from behind the scenes of the daytime soap world,” he said. “I wish they could have had a mix of some of these really brilliant indie producers or directors or writers mixed in who know how to really tell stories for the Web.”

Jason Connery visiting GENERAL HOSPITAL
Jason Connery, son of film legend James Bond actor Sean Connery, will be appearing on GENERAL HOSPITAL as Sebastian, Franco's art dealer. Look for the younger Connery to first appear on Wednesday, October 2, and then return for a second go-round the first week of November.

Primetime Emmys Exec Producer Defends Choice Of Cory Monteith For Individual Tribute
"Cory’s appeal was to maybe a little different generation than some of the others, and we felt they needed to be represented," Ehrlich said, reminding the reporters Monteith was "just 31" when he died under "very tragic circumstances." "It was important to be responsive to younger viewers, to whom Cory Monteith meant as much as the other four individuals meant to their own generations. We made the choice it was important to have, as part of these segments." Ehrlich admitted that when the decision was made to include Monteith, "there was discussion about the fact that this probably is going to become an interesting topic of conversation. We stand by what we’re doing."

NEWS ROUNDUP: Meredith Vieira Daytime Talker? THE GROVE To Screen In Macon! Robin Givens Joins 90210

Meredith Vieira in Talks with NBCU for Daytime Show
Meredith Vieira, the former co-host of NBC’s TODAY show, is in talks with another division of NBCUniversal about hosting a syndicated talk show.

The daytime series would start no sooner than September 2014, people with knowledge of the discussions said. The people insisted on anonymity because the discussions were private and could end without a deal for a new show.

Crystal Chappell to screen THE GROVE at The Macon Film Festival
Chappell will screen the pilot episode of her latest web series THE GROVE at the Cox Capitol Theatre, on Friday, February 15.

Channing Tatum Named People's Sexiest Man Alive 2012

Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer and Chris Hemsworth

Magic Mike star Channing Tatum People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2012.

"My first thought was, 'Y'all are messing with me,'" says Tatum, who married actress Jenna Dewan-Tatum in 2009. "I told Jenna after we'd been in the bathtub washing our dogs because they'd gotten skunked."

NEWS ROUNDUP: Neve Campbell Joins GREY'S; Nashville on NASHVILLE; Kim Rave Joins SECRET LIVES; Matt Bomer To NEW NORMAL

Neve Campbell joins GREY'S ANATOMY
Campbell is set to appear in multiple episodes of ABC’s long-running medical drama as one of Derek’s (Patrick Dempsey) four sisters.

NASHVILLE's Connie Britton on trusting her voice and the Friday Night Lights movie
"The Grand Ole Opry has been through many various hardships and renovations over the years, and so there’s this circle of wood floor from the original Grand Ole Opry on the stage where you stand and sing, and you can really feel the energy of all the people who’ve been there over so many, many years. It’s really exciting. I kind of lay down and wriggled around all over it. [Laughs.]"

On the FNL movie: "I actually have a script. But I haven’t read it yet. Your readers will be so disappointed to know that I’ve been so busy working on NASHVILLE, I haven’t had time to read it yet. But there is a script. And where there’s a script, there’s a way. [Laughs.] I think there’s some serious movement forward on this. It’s just about finding a time when everyone can do it. Or at least time for everyone to read the script."

NEWS ROUNDUP: Kelly Monaco Scores 27, CORRIE Construction Woes, Matt Bomer Reflects, OLTL's Joey Buchanans Join Forces

Kelly Monaco, Melissa Rycroft soar to the top of the leader board on DANCING WITH THE STARS
Kelly Monaco &d Val Chmerkovskiy: This season’s pair with the best chemistry chose Maks and Laila Ali’s Paso Doble from season four. “I think there’s a new matador in town,” Val said confidently of their choice. Did the judges agree? Bruno exclaimed, “That was your defining performance. I’m tingling with pleasure!” Carrie Ann said that they were the couple to watch and Len liked their expression and musicality. “Where have you been?” he wondered. Score: 27.

GUIDING LIGHT alum Matt Bomer Opens Up About Growing Up Gay
"When I was in high school, there was no safe haven, there was no outlet for you to speak your mind," the 34-year-old WHITE COLLAR star said Friday at gay student advocacy group GLSEN's Respect Awards, where he and his partner, Simon Halls, were honored with the Inspiration Award. "So I did what any self-preserving 14-year-old would do—I signed up for the school play and also the football team to cover my tracks.

AfterElton's Hot 100: (Six)-Packed Full Of Soap Opera Stars

TRANSATLANTIC HOTNESS:  Jo Weil, who lives in Germany, voted #21.

The sixth annual Hot 100 reader poll from AfterElton had over ninety thousand votes cast for over fifteen hundred different men. Below are the daytime and primetime soap opera stars who made the list.

100. Joshua Bowman (REVENGE)
98. Jon Hamm (MAD MEN)
92. Idris Elba (THE WIRE)
85. Paul Wesley (THE VAMPIRE DIARIES)
84. Kit Harington (GAME OF THRONES)
81. Eric Sheffer Stevens (AS THE WORLD TURNS)
77. Chace Crawford (GOSSIP GIRL)
75. Matthew Morrison (GLEE)
74. Shemar Moore (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
72. Van Hansis (AS THE WORLD TURNS)

PREVIEW: GLEE Returns With Guest Star Matt Bomer

Much to Blaine's chagrin, his big-shot Hollywood actor brother, Cooper (Guest Star Matt Bomer), comes to visit in the all-new Spring Premiere "Big Brother" episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, April 10 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT) on FOX.

In the episode, "Big Brother," members of the glee club go to an amusement park for senior ditch day. Cooper Anderson (Bomer) teaches a master class in acting to New Directions.

Watch a couple of sneak peeks below:

Matt Bomer Given New Generation Arts and Activism Award

Former GUIDING LIGHT and current WHITE COLLAR star Matt Bomer was given the New Generation Arts and Activism Award from the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards on Saturday. DYNASTY's Diahann Carroll presented the award.

In his acceptance speech, Bomer sweetly thanked his partner Simon Halls, and their three kids.

"And I'd really especially like to thank my beautiful family: Simon, Kit, Walker, Henry. Thank you for teaching me what unconditional love is. You will always be my proudest accomplishment."

For 17 years the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards Gala has raised millions of dollars for direct client services at Desert AIDS Project.

NEWS ROUNDUP: Matt Bomer To GLEE! Betty White Back? Bebe Neuwirth Recurs On THE GOOD WIFE

Matt Bomer to guest star on GLEE
The former GUIDING LIGHT star will appear in April as Blaine's older brother. And he will sing!

Alley Mills Gets Busted on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
"Betty White told me they've asked her to return to the show even though her character is dead. I don't know how they can do that. She'll probably be haunting Pam in the mirror."

Soap Operas With a Social Message
Every Sunday evening, seven million Kenyans sit in front of their television sets to watch MAKUTANO JUNCTION, a soap opera set in a fictional village. By placing characters in situations not uncommon to the audience, producers hope viewers will think twice before spending money on alcohol rather than on lifesaving medicine.

NEWS ROUNDUP: Matt Bomer to play Cheyenne Jackson's Husband, Sabato, Chris McKenna to 90210

PHOTOS: Antonio Sabato Jr. & Cheryl Moana Marie’s Sexy Photo Shoot
The former GENERAL HOSPITAL star does a shoot in the Pacific Ocean.

Matt Bomer to play Cheyenne Jackson's husband in new Prop 8 play?
According to a source: "They just finished final casting for the upcoming Broadway reading of Dustin Lance Black's 8 [a play about the fight for gay marriage].

"Joining Morgan Freeman (ANOTHER WORLD), Cheyenne Jackson (GLEE), Marisa Tomei (AS THE WORLD TURNS), Anthony Edwards, and Rob Reiner, will be: "John Lithgow, Bradley Whitford (THE WEST WING), and Matt Bomer (GUIDING LIGHT).