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The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were simulcast Live Nationally on TNT and TBS last night, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT, and 6 p.m. MT from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Stage and screen favorites suchas Meryl Streep, Laura Linney and Alec Baldwin all took home awards for their fantastic work, BroadwayWorld had cameras everywhere from the Red Carpet to the Winners Stage in the Press Room to bring you all the starry action!

Newbery and Caldecott medals, the top awards in american children's books, go to Neil Gaiman's 'The Graveyard Book' and illustrator Beth Krommes' 'The House in the Night.'

Katie Stam was crowned Miss America for 2009 on Saturday night. Didn’t know that the Miss America Pageant was still around? Neither did I. On TLC’s website, Katie lists her passions as promoting community service and involvement and says that her scholastic ambition is to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication. [...]

George Clooney joined dad Nick Clooney for a special screening of George's critically acclaimed Edward R. Murrow film 'Good Night, and Good Luck' in Washington Monday night, and it wasn't long before the jokes began to fly. The elder Clooney, a former news anchor and columnist, uses the 2005 film about the legendary journalist who took on Joseph McCarthy in the '50s to teach students at american University. At the Newseum, a museum about the news, George made a special appearance and his dad said that it's important to him that college students learn from his son's work, according to the Associated Press.

ABC new comedies "In the Motherhood" and "Samantha Who" will replace "Ugly Betty" in the Thursday night timeslot. ET has the details behind the network's decision to rest the show!On Monday, ABC announced its Thursday night schedule change, indicating that the Megan Mullally/Cheryl Hines comedy "In the Motherhood" will premiere March 26 at 8:00 p.m., followed by Christina Applegate's "Samantha Who," which is re-launching on its new night at 8:30 p.m.Although "Ugly Betty" is absent from the line-up, the show will return to the network.

The woman who won Miss America Saturday night was selected as a finalist by viewers of TCL's reality series Countdown to the Crown. Miss Indiana, Katie Stam, won the title and $50,000. The runner-up, Miss Georgia Chastity Hardman, was also one of four viewer-selected finalists; viewers also voted for Miss South Dakota Alexandra Hoffman and Miss Alabama Amanda Tapley. She won despite having 'battled a throat infection and laryngitis throughout the week,' as the AP reports. That didn't stop her from discussing 'glamour and elegance' during the evening wear part of the competition, when she said 'Glamour is that beauty that you feel on the inside -- the confidence that radiates.'Viewers were able to vote for four finalists after the conclusion of Countdown to the Crown on Friday night.22-year-old Miss Indiana crowned Miss America [AP]>> share, link to, or e.mail this story >> read the latest news about Miss America >> find more reality TV news and gossip at reality blurred

From coral to ruby red and scarlet, red rocked the red carpet at last night's Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Check out SAG's lovely ladies glowing in the night's hottest hue.

Settle down, Heath Ledger fans: His death didn't go unnoticed by the SAGs. Supporters of the 'Dark Knight' star protested online Sunday night after the late actor wasn't included in the Screen Actors' Guild award's 'In Memoriam' tribute film.

Seven Jewish Children - A Play for Gaza by Caryl Churchill will receive a limited run at the Royal Court Theatre, beginning on 6 February. Written in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and examining the history of Israel, the play will be performed for free in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, with a collection taken afterwards for the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP):Emergency Appeal for the People of Gaza. It will be directed by Dominic Cooke, Artistic director of the Royal Court.With a running time of around 10 minutes, the short play will be performed at 9pm each night after the scheduled 7.30pm performance of The Stone by Marius von Mayenburg.Tickets will be available from the Royal Court box office (not online) from Monday 26 January. Although there will be no official Press Night, the production will be open to the press from 10 February onwards.The script will be available to download for free from 11 February from the websites of the Royal Court Theatr

On Monday evening, February 23 at 8:00pm, the Broadway community (and beyond) is coming together for one of the most important events of the year - Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert -- A Celebrity Benefit for Equal Rights, a one-night only concert event at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st Street). The special star-studded evening will feature performers from stage & screen - from Saturday Night Live to Spring Awakening - all to benefit Family Equality Council, Empire State Pride Agenda, Equality California, Garden State Equality, and The Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force. 100% of the profits from this spectacular event will be donated directly to Family Equality Council, Empire State Pride Agenda, Equality California, Garden State Equality, and The Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force, five charitable organizations working to promote equality and protect civil rights for the gay and lesbian community. Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert, A Celebrity Benefit for Equal Rig