Friday, March 28, 2025
What a crazy load of BS yesterday from the Kennedy Center. Another musical is canceled, this time it’s the musical “Legally Blonde.” It was supposed to run there in mid June. The produ…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:03PM“Succession” star Sarah Snook picked up a lot of awards for playing complex Shiv Roy on TV. Sje immediately segued to the London stage and an Olivier award for playing 26 roles in the on…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:42AMMonday, March 24, 2025
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are opening tonight on Broadway in “Othello.” A few celebs turned out. But the main one was former President Joe Biden. He was wearing a natty tuxed…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:24AMFriday, March 21, 2025
We really owe a big thank you to the Brits for helping with World War II and with Broadway. Last night the West End hit, “Operation Mincemeat” opened here and took the stage by storm. Ce…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:54PMMonday, March 17, 2025
Carole King and many others have one. Now it’s time for a James Taylor Broadway jukebox musical. “Fire & Rain” is the title, although the way audiences come to the theater these da…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:06PMThursday, March 13, 2025
JD Vance and wife Usha were booed loudly tonight at the Kennedy Center before a performance of “Riverdance.” It serves them right. Not Usha trying to play it off pic.twitter.com/lcP6HsCK…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:36PMRemember when Broadway’s “Gypsy” was cancelled for all of Christmas week? Now they’ve suddenly cancelled tonight’s show. COVID ran rampant last time, taking out star Audra McDonald…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:36PMMonday, March 10, 2025
There’s a reason that Smart is Jean Smart’s last name. She’s coming to Broadway this spring in a new play but not to get a Tony Award. “Call Me Izzy” will open in May, after Tony A…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:12PMThursday, March 6, 2025
On “The View” today, Whoopi Goldberg announced that she will not return to the Kennedy Center while Donald Trump is chairman. She was responding to the news that “Hamilton” will not …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:32PMA year from now, no one will be in the room where it happened. Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical “Hamilton” has cancelled its March 2026 run at the Kennedy Center. It’s …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:32AMWednesday, February 26, 2025
The destruction of the Kennedy Center goes on apace. Two days after Donald Trump took over the Kennedy Center on February 12th, the theater cancelled its first show. That would be “FINN,�…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:42PMTuesday, February 25, 2025
No one at the Kennedy Center will be shouting “Eureka!” anytime soon. The hit Broadway comedy “Eureka Day” is no longer setting down at the Ken Cen beginning March 7th for two weeks.…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:18PMWednesday, February 19, 2025
Cynthia Erivo is hosting this year’s Tony Awards! That’s before she plays Jesus Christ in “Jesus Christ Superstar.” And after the Oscars, where she’s nominated for “Wicked.” An…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:06PMTuesday, February 18, 2025
Cynthia Erivo, aka Elphaba in “Wicked,” is about to break another barrier. She’ll be playing the title role this summer in “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Hollywood Bowl. The dates…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:36AMThursday, February 13, 2025
The fallout at the Kennedy Center has begun. Popular and respected Emmy winner Issa Rae (Insecure, also Barbie) has cancelled her sold out show at the theater following the firing of the boa…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:02PMWednesday, February 12, 2025
UPDATED Shonda Rhimes has officially quit the Kennedy Center board. She was the last holdover from the old regime still on the new list. But now she’s confirmed she’s out, along with eve…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:42PMMonday, February 10, 2025
Well. why not? Donald Trump — on his rampage to destroy everything — has appointed one of his stooges as head of the Kennedy Center. Richard Grenell, who has no experience in the arts, c…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:54PMWednesday, January 15, 2025
Out of town fans of Broadway shows didn’t like congestion pricing’s first week at all. Receipts were down by $13 million from the previous week, showing steep drop off in attendance. Tot…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:03PMTuesday, January 14, 2025
The record companies aren’t having their parties, but Grammy weekend just got a jolt. Music mogul Irving Azoff is organizing a mega concert called “Fire Aid” on January 30th at LA’s …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:32PMWednesday, January 1, 2025
Except for “Gypsy,” every other show on Broadway boomed during Christmas week. Total receipts were up by $11 million over the previous week to $55 million. That’s a high for the year. …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:32AMMonday, December 30, 2024
Linda Lavin’s death was announced last night. She was 87 and apparently had recently been diagnosed with lung cancer. What a shock. We saw her back in May at Lincoln Center’s fundraising…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:18AMFriday, December 27, 2024
Terrible news for the revival of “Gypsy” on Broadway. They’ve cancelled tonight’s show, which means the entire Christmas week was a shut down because of illness. Obviously, star Audr…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:17PMMonday, December 23, 2024
Everything is not coming up roses for the new production of “Gypsy” on Broadway. The Audra McDonald starring musical opened last Thursday to rave reviews. It’s already been sold out in…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:02PMTuesday, December 17, 2024
Comedian John Mulaney, whose hosting duties send “Saturday Night Live” into the stratosphere, loves theater, Broadway especially (He should host the Tony Awards!) Now Mulaney and writer …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:36PMWednesday, December 11, 2024
Broadway’s “Swept Away,” musical that addresses cannibalism on the high seas, was supposed to close on Sunday. Instead, this indisgestive examination of life among stranded sailors on …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:32PMThursday, December 5, 2024
This has not been an easy Broadway season for new shows. Closing on December 15th is “Swept Away,” the really strange musical that combined seafaring, folk music, and cannibalism. Yes, I…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:36PMThursday, November 28, 2024
The movie version of “Wicked” is not just a hit at the box office. On the iTunes Top 100, fans are downloading the songs and the soundtrack album like crazy. “Defying Gravity” and �…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:48PMTuesday, November 19, 2024
The movie and Broadway show, “Pretty Woman,” is about a hooker who gets picked up by a rich guy and is paid $3,000 for a weeks’ worth of work. Allegedly, former congressman Matt Gaetz,…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:36PMMonday, November 18, 2024
Frank Sinatra is coming to the famed Apollo Theater on Thursday for a very special evening Producers of “Sinatra, The Musical,” as well as the Chairman of the Board’s estate, are bring…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:12PMSaturday, November 16, 2024
Elton John’s “Tammy Faye” Musical opened on Broadway last night to a an A List audience. It also brought a bunch of terrific new songs from Sir Elton, and high powered performances fro…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:06AMThursday, November 14, 2024
Come next March, George Clooney will make his Broadway debut in “Good Night and Good Luck.” (It’s the same thing he said to Joe Biden earlier this summer.) This is a stage adaptation o…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:42PM 
