Musical Revivals: Joel Grey's Yiddish "Fiddler" Should Be on Broadway, Stripped Down "Oklahoma" Should Not by Roger Friedman

If I could reverse things, Joel Grey's Yiddish "Fiddler on the Roof," off Broadway at Theater 42 next to Playwrights Horizons, would

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:31pm on April 12, 2019☆⚑

Broadway: Can Glenda Jackson Repeat as Best Actress in a Play for "King Lear"? Donald Sutherland Came to See Her Last Night by Roger Friedman

On the night before Glenda Jackson opened in "King Lear" on Broadway, no less an eminence than Donald Sutherland came to see

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:39am on April 4, 2019☆⚑

Tony Awards Race Tightens Up as Musical "Beetlejuice" Plays First Crazy Good Preview, Sells Out the Winter Garden by Roger Friedman

The Tony Awards race is upon us. On Thursday night we got to see a major contender for Best Musical as "Beetlejuice,"

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:04am on March 29, 2019☆⚑

Broadway Blockbuster Coming in 18 Months as Tony Winner Sutton Foster Tapped to Star with Hugh Jackman in "The Music Man" Revival by Roger Friedman

Doesn't September 2020 seem a long time from now? By then, we'll have a presidential race. But that's another story. To alleviate

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:07am on March 25, 2019☆⚑

Review: Temptations Musical "Ain't Too Proud" Sizzles with Infectious Motown Hits Even if the Facts are Sometimes "Alternative" by Roger Friedman

I told you about the Broadway show "Ain't Too Proud" a month ago after its first performance. The story of the Motown

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:31am on March 22, 2019☆⚑

Sting Wraps a Seven Week Sold Out Run of "The Last Ship" in Toronto This Week, A Gorgeous Labor of Love by Roger Friedman

I got a chance to see Sting on Tuesday night in Toronto, where he's wrapping up a sold out 7 week run

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:27pm on March 20, 2019☆⚑

Elton John Collaborating with New Lyricist Shaina Taub on "Devil Wears Prada" Musical for Broadway by Roger Friedman

Sir Elton John rarely writes with lyricists other than Bernie Taupin. The exceptions have been Broadway musicals like "Aida" and "The Lion

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:56pm on March 13, 2019☆⚑

Broadway: Better News is That Hugh Jackman's Preparing a Revival of "The Music Man" (See Video), There's Trouble in River City by Roger Friedman

We communicate by Twitter. Hugh Jackman has just Tweeted a picture of Harold Hill's suitcase. Who is Harold Hill? Why he's the

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:25pm on March 12, 2019☆⚑

Broadway Braces for a New Musical Mixing Trite Britney Spears Hits with Betty Friedan's Landmark "The Feminine Mystique" by Roger Friedman

It's Mercury in retrograde, right? On the same day that Felicity Huffman was arrested" ah-rested"something else equally unthinkable has happened. The songs

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:53pm on March 12, 2019☆⚑

Broadway: Christie Brinkley Coming Back to "Chicago," Andrea Martin Drops Out of Nathan Lane Comedy After Breaking Ribs by Roger Friedman

Broadway is buzzing with news this day… CHRISTIE BRINKLEY is coming back to "Chicago" from April 18th to May 12th. She's warming

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:33pm on March 4, 2019☆⚑

Oscar Winner Faye Dunaway Finally Aiming for Broadway with Boston Production of One-Woman Katharine Hepburn Play by Roger Friedman

Faye Dunaway has tried to return to Broadway ever since her last stint in 1982. She tried and tried to mount a

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:34pm on March 3, 2019☆⚑

Motown's The Temptations "Ain't Too Proud" To Begin Broadway Run with Rosie O'Donnell, Other Pals by Roger Friedman

There was a line from the Imperial Theater last night straight down to the corner of 8th Avenue. The people were ticket

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:47am on March 1, 2019☆⚑

Michael Jackson Broadway Musical Postponed From This Fall to Summer 2020 to Avoid Association with Documentary by Roger Friedman

The Michael Jackson Broadway musical “Don’t Stop til You Get Enough” has been postponed from its Fall 2019 opening to Summer 2020. Categories: Featured Theater(Read more…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:42pm on February 14, 2019☆⚑

Day O! The Life of Harry Belafonte Is Coming to Broadway, Role of a Lifetime for Whoever Gets to Play Him by Roger Friedman

Day O! The life of the legendary Harry Belafonte is coming to Broadway. Ken Davenport, who produced “Once on this Island” and Categories: Featured Music Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:24pm on February 4, 2019☆⚑

Grammy Awards Will Salute Motown's 60th Anniversary with TV Special Taped Two Days After Show by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:04pm on February 1, 2019☆⚑

Broadway's Mid Winter Gift: Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano Nail Sam Shepard's Classic Play, "True West" by Roger Friedman

I feel at this point I’ve seen a lot of people in Sam Shepard‘s great play, “True West.” John Malkovich, Randy Quaid, Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:36am on January 25, 2019☆⚑

NOT For the Tony Awards: 6 Time Tony Winner Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon Will Hit Broadway in May 2019 by Roger Friedman

With all the star power that piles up for the Tony Awards, here’s an announcement apart from the big show. Audra McDonald Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:04pm on January 23, 2019☆⚑

RIP: The Original Dolly Levi, Sparkling Broadway Legend Carol Channing, Dies at Age 97 by Roger Friedman

Long before Bette Midler charged thousands of dollars to see her on Broadway, there was an original Dolly Levi. Carol Channing, who Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:06am on January 15, 2019☆⚑

Broadway Record: "Hamilton" Grosses Grow to Fever Pitch $4 Mil After Kennedy Center Honors, Takes in $1 Mil More Than It Technically Can by Roger Friedman

Today I received dueling press releases for Broadway plays. Either “To Kill a Mockingbird” is the biggest grossing play of all time, Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:12am on January 3, 2019☆⚑

Broadway Review: A New, Re-worked "To Kill a Mockingbird" Has Characters Speaking Up, Drawing Conclusions, Taking Swings by Roger Friedman

This is not your momma’s Harper Lee. Aaron Sorkin has famously re-worked “To Kill a Mockingbird,” drawing on minute parts of the Categories: Featured Theater(Read more..…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:48pm on December 12, 2018☆⚑

Broadway Tony Award Chess Game: "Network" With Bryan Cranston's Sizzling Performance Extends til Next April, Goes Against "To Kill a Mockingbi by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:42pm on December 12, 2018☆⚑

Bryan Cranston Gives a Once-in-a-Lifetime Performance in "Network," A Play That Predicted Fox News 20 Years Before it Happened by Roger Friedman

Sidney Aaron “Paddy” Chayefsky’s greatest work was “Network,” a screenplay for a movie that predicted Fox News twenty years before it happened. Categories: Fe…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:36am on December 7, 2018☆⚑

Broadway Audiences At "Network" Cheer Bush, Obama, Clinton, Boo Donald Trump at End of Each Show by Roger Friedman

There’s a lot going on in Ivo van Hove’s “Network,” which opens tonight on Broadway after a hit run in London’s West Categories: Featured Theater(Read more..…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:12am on December 6, 2018☆⚑

Broadway Actors in Opening Night of "The Cher Show" Admonish Kanye West for Using Phone Throughout Show by Roger Friedman

Opening night of “The Cher Show” on Broadway brought unusual guests: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. They sat a couple of rows Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:24am on December 4, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: "Moulin Rouge," Based on the Baz Luhrmann Movie, Is Coming Next Summer by Roger Friedman

It was inevitable. “Moulin Rouge” is on its way. The hit production from Boston, directed by Alex Timbers, will arrive next July Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:06pm on November 19, 2018☆⚑