Friday, October 18, 2019
Sometimes the magic is there, everything works. The play is unexpectedly great, the star has a towering moment, the director bats a
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 03:24AMThursday, October 17, 2019
I am flummoxed by the new revival of Tennessee Williams’ “The Rose Tattoo,” which opens this week with Marisa Tomei as the
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 09:18PMTuesday, October 8, 2019
I did not care for “Slave Play.” The only other writer who agrees with me it seems is Variety’s Marilyn Stasio. The
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 12:24AMFriday, October 4, 2019
I’m a little late to the table on the new Broadway hit, “The Great Society.” That’s because everyone got home late Tuesday
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 12:06PMMonday, September 30, 2019
Broadway actor Colin Donnell has lately been playing a doctor on “Chicago Med.” That is, until they sent him away during the
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 05:24PMFriday, September 27, 2019
Last Thursday afternoon, on the way to the Emmy Awards, I stopped by the Players Club on Gramercy Park to say goodbye
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 08:54PMWednesday, September 18, 2019
It turns out Madonna — the queen of re-invention — is human. She admitted last night during the first performance of her
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 06:54AMThe announcements are starting to come in for Tony Award-aimed shows next spring on Broadway. Now we learn that Laurence Fishburne and
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 12:33AMMonday, September 16, 2019
A great light has gone out on Broadway: Phyllis Newman, Tony winner and widow of famed lyricist Adolph Green, has died at
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 05:03PMFriday, August 16, 2019
The unthinkable has happened again. “The Book of Mormon” is back on discount. Once the king of sold out shows, the Tony
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 04:12AMWednesday, August 14, 2019
Mary Louise Parker really wants to conquer Broadway this season. She’s doing not one, but two plays for 2019-2020. First up, Parker
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 02:24AMWe just can’t get enough of those British royals! “The Crown” is returning in November. And every day Prince Harry and Megan
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 02:24AMFriday, August 9, 2019
There were a lot, I do mean a lot, of women packed into the Hudson Theater tonight to see two guys tell
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 07:24PMWednesday, July 31, 2019
Hal Prince, quite literally the prince of Broadway and maybe the King, has died at age 91. Really, this incredible legendary figure
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 12:06PMTuesday, July 30, 2019
The superstars of Hollywood PR are joining forces. PMK and Rogers & Cowan, separate agencies that are owned by InterPublic, have announced
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 05:36PMWednesday, July 24, 2019
Back in March I told you I was rooting for Faye Dunaway’s Broadway debut this fall as Katharine Hepburn in “Tea at
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 05:12PMWednesday, July 17, 2019
Broadway is struggling right now. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. A day after “Waitress” announced it would shutter this, Carole King’s
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 10:03PMPaul McCartney had done everything except for…Broadway! So as Carole King’s show and others leave the Great White Way, Paul, at 77,
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 10:03PMMonday, July 15, 2019
When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet all the way. That is unless you’re Dieter from “Sprockets.” Or Bill Hader’s Stefon from
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 11:42AMThursday, July 11, 2019
Rip Torn– contentious, brilliant, mercurial, genius– actor is dead at age 88. He was best known for playing Garry Shandling’s sidekick on
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 12:12AMSunday, July 7, 2019
Martin Charnin, 85, the co-creator and lyricist for “Annie,” has died. His daughter posted a notice to Instagram over night. Charnin and
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 11:06AMFriday, July 5, 2019
Even adding the famous song it was named for has not saved Broadway’s “Pretty Woman.” The tepidly reviewed musical will close on
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 03:18PMWednesday, July 3, 2019
Carole King has had a huge hit with her Broadway musical, “Beautiful,” even though it may be winding down soon. King’s songs
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 11:54AMSunday, June 30, 2019
Liberace and his glittering pianos are finally on track for Broadway. For the last couple of years, movie producer David Permut–who just
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 05:36AMWednesday, June 26, 2019
One thing the 17 actors on stage at Riverside Church couldn’t see last night as they performed Robert Schenkkan’s “The Investigation”: the
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 11:18AMI attended this extraordinary performance last night at the magnificent Riverside Church on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Annette Bening is the host.
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 11:18AMSummer can be cruel on Broadway — especially if there are no Tony Awards in mid June for shows that are suffering
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 11:18AMWednesday, June 19, 2019
First of all, it’s hard to believe “Pretty Woman” is still playing on Broadway. It got no Tony nods at all. Nothing.
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 11:54PMTuesday, June 11, 2019
Sunday night’s Tony Awards crashed in the ratings. This should not have come as a surprise to anyone. Going in we knew
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 05:03PMSunday, June 2, 2019
For as long as I’ve known her, Patty Watt, daughter of late great theater critic Douglas Watt, has been honoring Broadway performers.
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 12:54AMSaturday, June 1, 2019
Producer Scott Rudin gambled a lot on Glenda Jackson playing “King Lear” on Broadway. He lost. The production has announced its final
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