Broadway Opening of Hilarious Musical "The Prom" Started an Hour Late thanks to Weather" And it Was Worth It by Roger Friedman

We were late for “The Prom.” Or rather, the sound mixer was on Thursday night for the opening of the hilarious new Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:24pm on November 17, 2018☆⚑

Updates: A Pregnant Amy Schumer in Hospital with Hyperemesis, Kanye Wants to See Van Jones, $35 Mil "King Kong" on Discount by Roger Friedman

This afternoon…Amy Schumer, pregnant, says on Instagram she’s in the hospital in Texas with hyperemesis. She’ll be okay.But we send our good Categories: Celebrity Featur…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:36pm on November 15, 2018☆⚑

A NY Night to Remember: Special "A Chorus Line" Raises $2 Mil for City Center's 75th Anniversary by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:24am on November 15, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: "The Cher Show" is a Smash Out of the Box in Previews; "Head Over Heels" Is Still (Mysteriously) Playing by Roger Friedman

The Broadway box office brings good news, bad news, and just plain news. “The Cher Show” is a smash hit out of Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:54pm on November 13, 2018☆⚑

ABC "Nightline" Host Byron Pitts Launches 25 Year old Daughter Christiani as Broadway Star in "King Kong" by Roger Friedman

First, the good news. Christiani Pitts, daughter of ABC “Nightline” host and veteran network reporter Byron Pitts, is a star tonight. She Categories: Featured Theater(Read mor…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:18am on November 9, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: Go-Go's Musical "Head Over Heels" is A Financial Bust But Keeps Playing Performances by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:18am on November 6, 2018☆⚑

Broadway Review: Kerry Washington Gives An Intense, Fearsome Performance in New Play "American Son" by Roger Friedman

Kerry Washington is back on Broadway several years after her debut in David Mamet’s “Race.” She returns as a major TV star Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:54am on November 5, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: Elaine May " Who Deserves a Kennedy Center Honor " Gives Hilarious, Historic Performance in "The Waverly Gallery" by Roger Friedman

Elaine May is one of our greatest resources for comedy in America, yet she has no Kennedy Center Honor. Now you must Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:24pm on October 31, 2018☆⚑

Harry Potter and the Broadway Cast Mutiny: Most of the Adult Actors May Leave Over Pay Protest by Roger Friedman

One of the two or three biggest hits on Broadway is “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” The 2018 Tony Award winner Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:54pm on October 30, 2018☆⚑

Steven Spielberg Stays Mum on "West Side Story" Casting (Camilla Cabello? Selena Gomez?) as He Co-Chairs Arthur Miller Foundation Dinner by Roger Friedman

Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw aren’t often in New York, but they came in last night to co-chair the Arthur Miller Foundation Categories: Celebrity Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:04pm on October 23, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: "Funny Girl," Barbra Streisand's Famed Musical, Will Be Revived, With Rosie O'Donnell, Without Lady Gaga by Roger Friedman

It’s exciting news for Broadway, but not for Lady Gaga fans. The star of “A Star is Born” will not be playing Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:36pm on October 9, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: "Roseanne" Star Laurie Metcalf, John Lithgow Will Play "Hillary and Clinton" in New Play About Her 2008 Presidential Campaign Next S by Roger Friedman

Broadway news: “Roseanne” star Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow will play Hillary and Bill Clinton in a new play by Lucas Hnath, Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:18pm on October 4, 2018☆⚑

Broadway Review: Janet McTeer Soars in Tony-Certain Performance for Topical, Funny "Bernhardt-Hamlet" by Roger Friedman

Janet McTeer is a frustrating performer. With “Bernhardt/Hamlet” she’s only starred in five Broadway productions since 1997. How is that possible? To Categories: Featured…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:04am on October 1, 2018☆⚑

"Scandal" Stars on Broadway: Kerry Washington in "American Son," Now Tony Goldwyn in "Network" by Roger Friedman

The cancellation last season of “Scandal” has proven to be a boon for Broadway. First Kerry Washington signed to star in “American Categories: Featured Theater(Read more…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:33pm on September 27, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: Shonda Rhimes Gives Her Name to Kerry Washington's "American Son," Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous" Almost a Musical by Roger Friedman

Broadway is bursting with news this morning. First of all, Cameron Crowe‘s Oscar nominated 2000 movie “Almost Famous” is being turned into Categories: Featured Movies T…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:42pm on September 25, 2018☆⚑

Patti Smith Finishes Three Night Stand in NYC for Audible with Extraordinary Performance by Roger Friedman

Patti Smith is nearing 72 years on this planet and I only mention that because it seems impossible. Her performance last night Categories: Featured Music Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:33am on September 25, 2018☆⚑

Annette Bening Making Her Broadway Return in Spring 2019 in Arthur Miller Classic by Roger Friedman

Annette Bening– get her Tony Award ready. She’s returning to Broadway next spring in Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons.” Her co-star is Categories: Featured Theat…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:54am on September 21, 2018☆⚑

Playwright Neil Simon, The King of Broadway Comedies and Dramas, Dies at 91, Winner of 3 Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prize by Roger Friedman

Neil Simon is dead at 91. He had suffered for years from Alzheimer’s. But here was a genius who started writing for Categories: Featured Movies Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:33pm on August 26, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: Oscar Winner Cuba Gooding Jr. Coming to "Chicago," Beloved Tony Winner Laura Benanti is "My Fair Lady" by Roger Friedman

The fall season on Broadway just got a lot more exciting. Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. is joining “Chicago” on October 6th Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:06pm on August 23, 2018☆⚑

Bette Midler Caves, Does Interview with "GMA" Because There Are Lots of Expensive Seats Available for "Hello, Dolly!" by Roger Friedman

Bette Midler and “Hello, Dolly!” were very arrogant when the Divine Miss M opened in “Hello, Dolly!” She did no interviews, nothing, Categories: Featured Theater(R…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:36pm on August 9, 2018☆⚑

Bryan Cranston Bringing "Network" to Broadway: Walter White is Mad as Hell, And He's Not Gonna Take it Anymore by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:12pm on August 8, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: Hugely Panned Go-Go's Musical "Head Over Heels" Drops 14% at Box Office After Opening by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:48pm on August 7, 2018☆⚑

"Hello, Dolly!" with Bette Midler Offers Huge Discounts, But Telecharge Can't Make the Transaction by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:24pm on July 27, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: Music of the Go-Go's Is a Bad Fit for Mish Mash Musical Mistake "Head Over Heels" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:06am on July 27, 2018☆⚑

Theater: Renee Taylor of "The Nanny" Fame In One Woman Show That's Like Patti Smith's "Just Kids" Except with Marilyn Monroe as Sidekick by Roger Friedman

Renee Taylor — you know her in this generation as Sylvia Fine, the mother of Nanny Fine  aka Fran Drescher in “The Categories: Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:04pm on July 26, 2018☆⚑