Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Christie Brinkley — supermodel, ex wife of Billy Joel, TV aerobics pitchwoman. Broadway musical star. Huh? Gorgeous Christie is 57, looks 20 years younger, and has never sung or danced…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:02AMThursday, June 2, 2011
“Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” finally opens–yes, opens– on June 14th after a wild winter and spring of previews, the sidelining of creator Julie Taymor, and a three…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:46AMTuesday, May 17, 2011
Hello, Wall Street Journal. Woody Allen is indeed returning to Broadway. I told you this news back on March 28th. Woody, Elaine May and Ethan Coen each have one act plays coming to Broadway.…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMSaturday, May 7, 2011
“Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” returns to Broadway next Thursday, May 12th after a three week break. It still hasn’t opened officially and won’t until June 14th. Sti…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:57PMThursday, May 5, 2011
Everyone on Broadway thought Arthur Laurents would live to be 100. But he died Thursday night at 93 from complications of pneumonia. Two years ago, when “West Side Story” was in …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:40PMTuesday, May 3, 2011
Broadway loves the money Hollywood stars bring to the Great White Way. But awards? That’s another story. Now that the Tony nominations have been announced, the reality of movie actors …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:58PMNominations for the 2011 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards® Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing Best Play Good People Author: David Lindsay-Abaire Produce…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:57AMThursday, April 28, 2011
I’ve been watching director and creator Floyd Mutrux put together his musical, “Baby It’s You,” for a few years now in Los Angeles. The story of Florence Greenberg, w…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:49AMThis is the reason I like Kelly Ripa: she told me last night at the Broadway premiere of “The Normal Heart” that her kids don’t watch TV, share a family computer, don’…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:23AMTuesday, April 26, 2011
The Outer Critics Circle announced its nominations today for Broadway and Off Broadway. Some surprises: many of the star names now playing on Broadway from Hollywood didn’t make the cu…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:32PMSunday, April 24, 2011
Who knew? Ben Stiller has made so many movies in the last few years, it was all getting to be a blur. But when he opens Monday night on Broadway in John Guare‘s “House of Blue Le…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:17PMWednesday, April 20, 2011
Kathleen Turner has a lot of loyal exes, I’ll say that for her. Last night for the premiere of her new play, called “High,” she packed the house with ‘em. Michael Dou…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:20AMSunday, April 17, 2011
“Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” played its last preview Sunday afternoon after more than a 100. Without ever officially opening, it closed for three weeks to retool ostensibly wi…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:03PMThursday, April 14, 2011
Michael Morpurgo‘s “War Horse” comes to Broadway tonight so highly marketed that the hype is almost scarier than World War I. A monster hit in London, and a movie to be rel…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:51PMTuesday, April 12, 2011
So the f word, which already makes dozens of appearances in “The Book of Mormon,” is literally all over Stephen Adly Guirgis’s uneven new play, “The Motherf**cker wit…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:29AMMonday, April 11, 2011
Steven Spielberg is probably a busy guy, but this is his week on Broadway. Last night, a musical version of his film, “Catch Me If You Can,” opened with a star studded premiere a…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:57AMMonday, April 4, 2011
Elton John has been getting might testy lately. First he went after Billy Joel for his drinking. Then on Saturday Night Live he took a poke at his “Lion King” collaborator Julie …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:49AMFriday, April 1, 2011
Robin Williams has a stunning hit on Broadway: he’s the star and main character in “Bengal Tiger in the Baghdad Zoo.” He opened Thursday night to rave reviews and thunderou…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:09AMWednesday, March 30, 2011
“Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” is now using understudies instead of its leads for regular performances. Two sources tell me that an announcement was made to the cast and crew th…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:01AMMonday, March 28, 2011
Exclusive: The last time Woody Allen and Elaine May combined forces was about fifteen years ago. They put their one act plays together with another by David Mamet. “Death Defying Acts&…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:14AMSunday, March 27, 2011
I do think the New York Times’s Ben Brantley has lost his mind. He loved (to an embarrassment) the rather underwhelming “Book of Mormon.” He didn’t like last night…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:45PMFriday, March 25, 2011
The producers of “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” are busy gutting the show they had, and trying to erase creator Julie Taymor‘s work. Good luck with that. Last night they a…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:37AMThursday, March 24, 2011
For some reason, the Playbill for “The Book of Mormon” doesn’t have a song list. Who knows why? An usher told us during intermission on Wednesday night that the reason was …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:37PMThere’s some brilliant writing in “The Book of Mormon,” which opens tonight on Broadway from the creators of “South Park.” There’s also some lazy writing.…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:48AMSunday, March 20, 2011
Sunday night will bring the opening night of the musical version of the Australian film, “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.” Because I’m in Washington on Sunday night, I caug…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:41AMFriday, March 18, 2011
“Arcadia” is back after 15 years. Tom Stoppard‘s amazingly wonderful play, now directed by David Leveaux, is better than ever. It’s supposed to be on for three months, but they could…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:35PMThursday, March 17, 2011
Remember during the Oscars I asked why Scott Rudin wasn’t coming out to Hollywood for the show? He had two Best Picture nominations, for “The Social Network” and “Tru…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:21AMMonday, March 14, 2011
It does seem that Julie Taymor will stick to her original credits in “Spider Man.” Despite last week’s wild move to oust Taymor from the show she created, co-wrote and dire…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:17AMFriday, March 11, 2011
“Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” will shut down for four weeks, from April 19th to May 11, for retooling. Performances will resume on May 12th. A new opening night (maybe you neve…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:27PMWednesday, March 9, 2011
So: Julie Taymor has been sidelined by the producers of “Spider Man.” Ousted? Yes. Gone altogether? Not quite. “Spider Man” remains her show, no matter what they do t…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:25PMNo one wants to stand up for Julie Taymor. “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” has played 100 previews, and mostly received poor reviews for its book– or lack of one. But if Ta…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:34AM 
