It was daunting, he admits, as he eases into a booth in the corner of a hotel lounge here. Borle is a jubilant participant in NBC's smash hit, "Smash." He plays Tom Levitt, the songwriting partner of Debra Messing, as they prepare a musical based on...

Debra Messing, Julia (Will & Grace, The Starter Wife) Messing returns to the network home of Will & Grace as Julia Houston, a famed Broadway playwright who with the help of her writing partner, Tom (Christian Borle) pens the script for the Marilyn...

Show Summary: “Smash” centers on a desire to create a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe — written by the successful songwriting duo of Tom (Tony Award nominee Christian Borle, “Legally Blonde: The Musical”) and Julia (Emmy Award...

The girls were all dressed in navy for the family outing, though earlier in the week Jessica modeled a sexy turquoise dress during a Fashion Week appearance. Jessica was seated in the front row at Michael Kors's Fall 2012 presentation with fellow...

Joe Now that Ivy (Megan Hilty) has snagged the lead in the “Marilyn” workshop, the composers (Debra Messing and Christian Borle) must find the right actor to play Joe DiMaggio. Everyone’s first choice, Michael (guest star Will Chase), has a secret. ...

Debra Messing, Anjelica Huston, Amber Heard, Jessica Alba, Paula Patton, Katie Couric and Patti Hansen were among those next to the runway. Backstage, THR got to speak with the designer about what influenced this collection that seemed more fluid and...

You have to cram that story in among all the songs and production numbers, so the storytelling tends to be deliberate. The same is true of this show, which focuses on the making of a Broadway show based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. The creative team...

Home decor expert Karl Lohnes pulls up the shades on what will work for you Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and Kelly Osbourne sat front row to see the collection at New York Fashion Week She and fellow actress Debra Messing sat front row for his show at...

The actress and Scheel have 7-year-old twins and a 13-year-old daughter. Harden, 52, won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2001 for Pollock. She was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Mystic River in 2004. Most recently, she won a Tony...

Kors was a mob-scene! Kors’ publicists attempted to keep the clutter to a minimum, but how can you with Jessica Alba, Anjelica Huston, Katie Couric, and Debra Messing in the front row? “Can you make sure we get this specific shot of the seating?” The...

The scene backstage at Michael Kors involved superstar models like Lindsey Wixon and Candace Swanepoel getting all rosy cheeked, ripped male models in their Michael Kors tighty whiteys, and copious fur. Kirill was there to lens every move, including the...

Celebrities always score the best tickets to New York Fashion Week! From Maria Menounos and Brad Goreski, to Smash‘s Angelica Huston and Debra Messing, click through to see all the stars at the latest fashion shows. You must submit your e-mail when...

It’s one of his many talents. Still, the affable designer swears he’s a stay-at-home-and-watch-TV-and-eat-pizza kind of guy, though he sure does know how the beautiful people live, and just how much we all aspire to the luxe life. Backstage at his New...

Samantha Casolari’s New York fashion week photo diary. The show notes at Michael Kors called out “rugged elegance,” “gutsy knits” and “a longer languid line.” That meant teddy bear duffel coats, chunky cashmere sweaters and herringbone mohair for him...

Smash actress Debra Messing, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, journalist Katie Couric, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol star Paula Patton rounded out the star-studded crowd. On the catwalk, Kors showed designs that featured big furs, knits and tweeds. ...

Kors show Wednesday morning, everywhere we looked seemed to be illuminated by photographers' flashbulbs. Oh there's Jessica Alba next to Amber Heard! And let's hope Rachel Zoe doesn't bump into Brad Goreski down the row. Is that Katie Couric? Ah, here...

YORK) Michael Kors Michael Kors has a lot to celebrate this week! For one, his third-quarter earnings rising 47 percent. Also, Kors turned out a crowd-pleasing spate of looks "rugged elegance" theme for a glittery front row including Anjelica Huston,...

"Redneck Woman" at heart. In a sneak preview (see video above), McPhee's Karen Cartwright returns to Iowa for a baby shower, where she performs karaoke at a bar to Gretchen Wilson's country hit "Redneck Woman." Meanwhile, back in New York, the...

Michael Kors could pull a front row packed with of-the-moment starlets (Amber Heard, Paula Patton, Jessica Alba), of-the-moment stylists (Brad Goreski sitting a few seats down from Rachel Zoe), established A-listers (Smash stars Debra Messing and...