Broadway Review: Clive Owen Makes a Rocking Broadway Return in Julie Taymor's Must See "M Butterfly" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:06pm on October 27, 2017☆⚑

Bruce Springsteen Broadway Show Born to Run Through June and Tony Awards at $2 Mil Per Week by Roger Friedman

Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway show is born to run– til June, if it must. That’s the best way for Bruce to ensure active Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:24am on October 20, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Bruce Springsteen One Man Show Drops by $407,000" Even with Crazy Prices by Roger Friedman

The second full week of “Springsteen on Broadway” brought a box office surprise. Even with crazy secondary market prices– thousands of dollars Categories: Featured Theat…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:06am on October 18, 2017☆⚑

Review: Bruce Springsteen's Transcendent One Man Broadway Show: He's Just Like Us and Not At All by Roger Friedman

Bruce Springsteen is just like us and then again, not at all. He’s like us: he struggles with his childhood, has father Categories: Featured Music Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:36am on October 14, 2017☆⚑

Cher's Musical Show "The Cher Show" Set for Chicago Tryout Next June, Then Broadway by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:18pm on September 28, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Pretty Woman" with Songs from Bryan Adams, Sets Openings for Chicago, New York by Roger Friedman

“Pretty Woman” is finally in place to be a Broadway musical. The Garry Marshall-directed hit film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere Categories: Featured Theater(Read mor…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:12pm on September 26, 2017☆⚑

Sunday: 50th Anniversary of The Doors Defying Ed Sullivan And Singing Their Lyrics to "Light My Fire" by Roger Friedman

This Sunday is the 50th anniversary of The Doors’ one and only appearance on CBS’s “Ed Sullivan Show.” They defied Ed and Categories: Featured Music Theater(Read …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:48pm on September 15, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Hello, Dolly!" Crashes Again During Bette Midler's Week Off, Falls Below $1 Million by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:12am on September 12, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Tony Winner Bernadette Peters Tapped to Succeed Bette Midler in "Hello, Dolly!" by Roger Friedman

This is Part 2 to my story from this morning. Bernadette Peters is taking over as the title character in “Hello, Dolly!” Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:48pm on September 5, 2017☆⚑

Bette Midler Takes Another Week off from "Hello, Dolly!" and Sets January 14, 2018 as End Date of Relatively Short Run by Roger Friedman

Goodbye, Dolly, once again. Starting tomorrow Bette Midler takes her second full week off from “Hello, Dolly!” The first back at the Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:18am on September 5, 2017☆⚑

Bruce Springsteen Broadway Run Extended by 10 Weeks After Tickets Sell Out Instantly by Roger Friedman

Bruce Springsteen may be on Broadway forever. Today tickets went on sale to his limited run one man show on Broadway beginning Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:12pm on August 30, 2017☆⚑

Broadway Gets A Late Summer Gift with "Prince of Broadway" And An A List Premiere by Roger Friedman

There is much to love in “Prince of Broadway,” legendary producer-director Hal Prince’s tribute to himself. I mean it: the show is Categories: Featured Theater(Read more…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:42am on August 25, 2017☆⚑

RIP: Three-Time Tony Winner Tom Meehan, Wrote "The Producers," "Annie," "Hairspray" by Roger Friedman

Tom Meehan has died at age 88. My friend and neighbor, who I was lucky to know, was a Broadway superstar when Categories: Broadway Reviews Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:24pm on August 22, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Chocolate Factory" Starts to Melt, "Doll's House," "1984" Bleeding Money by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:18pm on August 21, 2017☆⚑

UPDATE Michael Moore Heading to Prime Time This Winter with "Live from Apocalypse" (Plus Review of His Broadway Show Here) by Roger Friedman

Michael Moore announced on Twitter tonight he’s returning to prime time TV. “Live from the Apocalypse’ will air on TNT.   YES! Categories: Featured Television Thea…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:48am on August 19, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Bill Murray's Visits Didn't Help, "Groundhog Day" Will Close Anyway Next Month by Roger Friedman

It’s all over for “Groundhog Day.” I told you on Monday that Bill Murray’s two visits last week to the Broadway show Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:12am on August 16, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Groundhog Day" Box Office Recovers After Bill Murray's Two Very Public Visits by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:06pm on August 14, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "The Great Comet" Killed by Political Correctness, Bad Producing and Really Bad Handling of Public Relations by Roger Friedman

“The Great Comet” aka “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812” is closing on September 3rd, the victim of stupidity. It Categories: Featured Theater(Read more…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:54am on August 9, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Amy Schumer Will Make Debut this Fall in Steve Martin's New Play "Meteor Shower" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:06pm on August 7, 2017☆⚑

Told Ya: Uma Thurman Coming to Broadway This Fall in Play by "House of Cards" Writer by Roger Friedman

Well, this was our scoop from April: today it was announced that Uma Thurman is coming to Broadway in the fall. She’ll Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:32pm on July 12, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: With Bette Midler Out for a 2nd Week, "Hello, Dolly!" Does Worse Than Revivals of "Cats" and "Miss Saigon" by Roger Friedman

Goodbye, Dolly. Without Bette Midler in the title role, the musical “Hello, Dolly!” fell to unheard of lows last week. The show Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:54pm on July 10, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Hello, Dolly!" Without Bette Midler Crashes at Box Office, Falls Below $1 Mil for Week by Roger Friedman

Well, now we know what Bette Midler’s contribution to “Hello, Dolly!” is financially. Last week, with Midler gone and the great Donna Categories: Featured Theater(Read m…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:49pm on July 7, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Bette Midler Goes on 2 Week Vacation and Tickets Are Suddenly Available Like Crazy by Roger Friedman

Goodbye, Dolly. Hello, Donna. Last night Donna Murphy stepped into the role of Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” and I’m sure she Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:24pm on June 28, 2017☆⚑

Michael Moore Donates $10,000 to Public Theater After Sponsors Cancel Because of "Julius Caesar" Trump Scandal by Roger Friedman

Michael Moore has donated $10,000 to the New York Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park festival. Moore says it’s to make up Categories: Featured Movies Theater(Read more.…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:18am on June 28, 2017☆⚑

A Broadway First: "1984," Looking for Publicity, Bans Children Under 13 Years of Age by Roger Friedman

It’s a first, but it’s a bit of a canard. The new play, “1984,” will not allow children under the age of Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:42am on June 22, 2017☆⚑