News Roundup: 'Sound of Music' Cast to Reunite on 'Oprah,' 'Vampire Diaries' Star Wants Musical Episode and More

The cast of 'The Sound of Music' will reunite on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' on Oct. 29.

According to Entertainment Weekly, this will be the first time the cast reunited in 45 years. Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and the actors who played the Von Trapp children, Duane Chase, Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies-Urich, Angela Cartwright, Kym Karath and Debbie Turner, will all be in attendance.

Get ready for the hills to be alive with tears, joy and last but not least, music.

In other TV news ...

• Darren Criss has been cast on 'Glee.' TV audiences may recognize Criss from 'Eastwick,' but to Internet fans he's the star of 'A Very Potter Musical.' Look for Criss to play Blaine, a charismatic gay student from a rival glee club. [Ausiello Files]

• Ian Somerhalder wants to get musical! 'The Vampire Diaries' star said he'd love to do a musical episode of The CW series and that his character singing would be like the Barber from 'Sweeney Todd.' [Hollywood Crush]

• The 'Dexter' season 5 premiere was the show's highest rated ever. The show was seen by a combined total of 2.3 million viewers, Showtime's biggest season premiere in 15 years. [Showtime]

• Snooki was treated for alcohol poisoning while filming 'Jersey Shore.' The MTV star reportedly had to be carried out of a club by a producer in May. MTV cut the incident from the most recent episode. [TV Guide]

• E! has canceled its entertainment program 'The Daily 10.' The show had been on the air for four and a half years. [Perez Hilton]

• Max Weinberg and Conan O'Brien have officially parted ways. We reported the rumors earlier, but O'Brien made it official with this statement: "Max has been a huge part of my life for the past 17 years and he is an incredible band leader and musician. I hope he can find time to stop by the new show, sit in with the band, and pretend to find my monologue funny." [NY Times]