Quickies: Monday, August 8 2011

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> Get your tickets now: Neil Patrick Harriswill playThe Magic Mirror in a staging of Snow White at the El Portal Theater in Hollywood later this year.

> Desperate Housewives just got the axe -- its upcoming eighth season will be its last (we have to admit, we thought this show had died years ago).

> The next Star Trek film might feature a gay character.

> Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy is tired of talking about Glee (which, um, kinda seems like a bit of a problem to us).

> Lady Gagaturned up at Britney Spears's Atlantic City concert this weekend and then spent the rest of the night playing black jack.