It was a rough weekend to be a Broadway actor on an NBC show. Along with axing theater centric Smash and Go On, starring Tony winner Laura Benanti, the Peacock has also decided to bring down the curtain on The New Normal after just one season.

Produced by Ryan Murphy, The New Normal, which starred Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells ...

Life has been good for The Book of Mormon Tony nominees Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad since they departed the blockbuster Broadway musical. Both stars have new TV shows on NBC: Rannells plays gay dad-to-be Bryan on The New Normal, while Gad is stirring up trouble as the U.S. president's son on 1600 Penn. Fans wondering just how ...

From Mormon mission to magazine cover! The New Normal star Andrew Rannells has landed a plush spot on the cover of Out magazine for the publication’s 18th annual “Out 100” list, honoring their picks for the 100 most compelling gay people of the year. Dubbed “The Ingenue,” Rannells graces one of four special covers, with Glee comedienne Jane Lynch ...

The New Normal is about to get heaping serving of ex-boyfriend drama, according to Deadline.com. Show creator Ryan Murphy has cast White Collar star Matt Bomer to play Bryan’s (Andrew Rannells) “sexy ex-boyfriend” on an upcoming episode of the NBC comedy. 

This marks Bomer's second appearance on a Murphy TV show this year. Bomer had a big ...

Broadway funny lady Jackie Hoffman just made her debut on TV's The New Normal as a Bravo-watching, sex-crazed, four-star chef...and we love everything she is serving! In the October 2 episode, “Nanagasm,” fans meet Francis (Hoffman), the somewhat overbearing mother of David (Justin Bartha). Much like Hoffman herself, Francis has no filter. Miss Hoffman's guest spot? No ...

Laura Benanti and Andrew Rannells have reason to celebrate! In the first back order of the fall season, NBC has given a full season pick-up to sitcoms Go On and The New Normal, as well as the network’s new adventure-drama Revolution, according to Deadline.

Knowing the comedies will stick around is particularly exciting as both sitcoms star a number ...

Ryan Murphy is like the new Aaron Spelling, just a lot more twisted. Murphy will soon add two new series to his impressive resume alongside his three current shows Glee, American Horror Story and The New Normal, according to Deadline.com. Murphy’s company Ryan Murphy Television has sold two new projects: the drama Montauk to FOX, and an untitled ...

George Takei is headed back to TV in Ryan Murphy’s outrageous new comedy series, The New Normal. The stage and screen star, who is currently headlining the new musical Allegiance at the Old Globe Theatre, was welcomed to the show’s cast via Twitter by Murphy himself.

“Proud to announce Nicole Richie and the legendary George Takei are joining ...

Marlo Thomas (Relatively Speaking, TV's That Girl) will guest star on the tenth episode of TV's The New Normal, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Thomas will play a real estate agent who serves as a mentor to Jane, Ellen Barkin's conservative character.

Show creator Ryan Murphy revealed further plans for the show's first season, including a ...

Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey has landed a role on NBC’s The New Normal, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series, which stars Broadway alums Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha and Hickey’s former Normal Heart co-star Ellen Barkin, is also adding Leisha Hailey (The L Word) and Constance Zimmer (Entourage) for guest spots.

Hickey, Hailey and Zimmer will ...