Headlines: Jennifer Hudson Sings for the Pope

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‘Best Time Ever’s Move To 8 PM Delayed By Week – HEADS UP. Best Time Ever was set to move to 8 pm on Tuesday, with The Voice airing at 9 PM. The post-Voice numbers were so good for BTE, that it’s staying put for at least one more week. The Voice will air at 8/7c PM on Tuesday, Best Time Ever will stay at 10 PM. The schedule could possibly stay put for the week after that, until Chicago Fire returns to the schedule on . Tuesday, October 13 at 10. At that time Best Time Ever would shift to 8 pm for the rest of its run. – Via Deadline

Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Hudson, Norm Lewis, Kelli O’Hara and More Perform Prior to Pope’s Mass at Madison Square Garden Today – The Pope sure can command a crowd. Before Pope Francis’ Mass at Madison Square Garden today, Broadway stars, pop singers and other celebrities will populate a two-hour pre-show featuring prayer and devotional music. Among the performers are ON YOUR FEET!’s Gloria Estefan, THE COLOR PURPLE’s Jennifer Hudson, THE KING AND I’s Kelli O’Hara, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA’s Norm Lewis, stage and screen star Harry Connick Jr. and more. – Read more at Broadway World

Justin Guarini and Rose Hemingway Head to Texas for Hee Haw-Inspired Musical Moonshine – In the leading roles of the wide-eyed Misty Mae and the conniving huckster Gordy are two longtime Broadway favorites, Rose Hemingway (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) and Justin Guarini (Wicked). Before the show’s opening in Dallas, the pair chatted with TheaterMania about creating these two characters, watching the old Hee Haw series, and trying out a brand-new musical in the Lone Star State. – Read more at Theatremania

Ruben Studdard sings for Maverick Boys and Girls Club – “I might have been about 9 years old,” said Studdard. “It was at camp at Jimmy Goodwin. My experience with the Boys and Girls Club has definitely been a part of the thing that helped me in my career. It’s definitely where I got the opportunity to hone my skills as a performer because there was always something to do there and always something to perform in.” – Read more at Newschannel 10

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