Friday, October 16, 2020
Really, it’s another world. The Tony nominations came from 16 eligible shows, a very slight field. The result is that Aaron Tveit
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 12:18PMThere are only 16 shows eligible for the 2020 Tony Awards. The nominees come from these shows, and it’s a mediocre list
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 12:18PMWednesday, October 14, 2020
Normand Latourelle was the co-creator of the Cirque du Soleil empire and took it to the top. He left to create Cavalia,
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 05:42PMFriday, October 9, 2020
The situation on Broadway and in New York theater is now a full scale disaster. The word is that the Broadway League
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 03:24AMMonday, October 5, 2020
Keep refreshing… Spike Lee has announced on Twitter and Instagram that actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd was murdered last night in Atlanta. Byrd
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 08:03AMWednesday, September 23, 2020
Good news and bad news at the Metropolitan Opera. First the bad news: they’ve cancelled the season right through May 2021. No
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 09:18PMFriday, September 11, 2020
Diana Rigg, the gifted and beloved stage, TV and movie star has died in the UK at age 82. Rigg is permanently
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 10:36PMIs he stepping down or being pushed out the window? Whichever way it’s gone, Ben Brantley is out as the New York
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 10:36PMMonday, August 31, 2020
The Tony Awards are really insisting in going through with a faux awards show sometime this fall on a streaming platform. It
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 05:54AMSunday, August 23, 2020
Broadway is in a muddle, and no one seems to know what’s going on. Today the Broadway League announced they were planning
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 08:24PMFriday, August 14, 2020
Don’t cry for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. The composer of “Evita,” “Cats,” and many other Broadway musicals says on Twitter that he’s
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 05:02PMWednesday, August 12, 2020
Things could not be stranger now on Broadway. With the season demolished, and no Tony Awards, and no fall season, producers are
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 04:06PMMonday, August 10, 2020
Scott Rudin has lived large on Broadway for years. He’s made his recent reputation in the last decade for bringing in big
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 09:32PMTuesday, August 4, 2020
Reality has set in: Radio City Music Hall has cancelled the Christmas Spectacular for the first time since 1933. I give them
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 01:12PMWednesday, July 22, 2020
Kanye West‘s 99th nervous breakdown continues apace. Working up to his album release on Friday (maybe, who knows, maybe he’s imagining it),
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 02:06PMWednesday, July 8, 2020
The GoFundMe campaign for Nick Cordero’s family is nearing $1 million. As of 5:30pm it was up to $965,000. Cordero died two
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 03:06PMI told you already this week, the “Hamilton” soundtrack is number 1 on iTunes, where it’s selling downloads by the thousands. “Hamilton”
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 03:06PMMonday, July 6, 2020
UPDATE Unfortunately, I can confirm that the story is true. Nick is said to have passed around 11:30am at Cedars Sinai in
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 02:12PM“Hamilton” is on Disney Plus so we’re never going to know how well it’s doing, or did on its first weekend of
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 02:12PMAmanda Kloots, Nick Cordero’s devoted wife, has posted a long, sad message to Instagram following her husband’s death. She writes: “God has
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 02:12PMFriday, July 3, 2020
When anyone says Cirque du Soleil you think of flying acrobats, nameless, faceless bodies from shows with strange names. But the recent
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 12:42AMAdd another show to next April 2021 on Broadway. The revival of the baseball musical “Take me Out” has set March 22nd
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 12:42AMWednesday, July 1, 2020
The “Hamilton” CD, the score to the hit Broadway show, was released on September 25, 2015. It was a hit right away,
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 12:18PMTuesday, June 30, 2020
I always say, and you may, too: Donald Trump doesn’t realize who will write his story. Lin Manuel Miranda got that when
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 11:42AMMonday, June 29, 2020
I was lucky enough to attend the opening of “Hamilton” at the Public Theater on February 17, 2015. To say everyone in
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 11:32PMBroadway will remain shut down at least until January 3rd, 2021 says the Broadway League. It’s because, as we know, social distancing
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 05:24PMThursday, June 25, 2020
Great news! The revival of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo” and the launch of Tracy Letts’ “The Minutes” will open on Broadway next
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 04:03PMNick Cordero: his wife Amanda Kloots has posted a long, honest message on Instagram. I have copied it here. This poor guy.
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 04:03PMOver 80 days in the hospital, still just described as “alert” but not talking Broadway star Nick Cordero is still suffering from
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 03:42AMWednesday, June 24, 2020
I guess producer Scott Rudin doesn’t care if his very very expensive “Music Man” revival gets Tony Awards in 2021. Rudin has
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 03:42PMTuesday, June 23, 2020
The filmed stage version of “Hamilton” comes to DisneyPlus on July 3rd. The mega hit musical will one day be a real
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