Newsies received 8 Tony nominations yesterday and at least a few of its (cute) cast members broke the actor stereotype to wake up by 8:30 a.m. and watch the announcement. Some smarty-pants at Disney thought it would be a good idea to film their money makers watching the Tony nominations to promote the show and we can't say they were wrong!

Brett Ratner might have given up his Oscar producing job after firing off a gay slur during a very-public Q&A session, but other opportunities have opened up as the big-budget director attempts to atone for his offensive language. 

Not to be outdone by her Madonna muse (hot off those bleacher-defying heels of the Super Bowl halftime show), Lady Gaga unveiled the concept art for the stage of her 2012/2013 tour, The Born This Way Ball, and announced the launch of a social network for Little Monsters. Put your paws up, after the jump!

A vast army of the nation's biggest LGBT groups has been assembled by Freedom to Marry and the Human Rights Campaign in the fight to make DOMA go the way of DADT. 

All those blatant D&G logos hiding in our closets next to a few high-profile Scientologists might soon be collectors items thanks to news that Dolce & Gabbana is killing its edgy offshoot line.

The 2011 Tony nominations were announced Tuesday morning, with Matt Stone and Trey Parker's Book of Mormon receiving a whopping 14 nods across the board. The rest of the nominations, after the jump...

Updated Thursday at 12:30 p.m. (PST):

Another Britney post today?! At this rate, there's really going to be nothing else for any other magazine to report...