Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Scratch Billy Crystal from the list of potential Oscar hosts. He’s got other things to do. Crystal is opening the musical based
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:54PMBroadway is suffering. The theaters are half full. Last week’s total gross was $18 million. It’s supposed to be $32 million. At
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:54PMFriday, January 7, 2022
I took myself over to the Neil Simon Theater last night to see “MJ,” The Michael Jackson musical. It opens February 1st
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:03PMWednesday, January 5, 2022
Lincoln Center Theater — an enigmatic deal to begin with — is closing its main play three weeks early. Now “Flying Over
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:03AMJoan Copeland was one of my favorite people I ran into over the years. The famed actress sister of legendary playwright Arthur
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:03AMMonday, January 3, 2022
Broadway is reeling from the Omicron disaster. The new musical “Mrs. Doubtfire,” based on the film, is going on a 9 week
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:18AMThursday, December 30, 2021
COVID: The Musical keeps going. Last night at “MJ: The Michael Jackson Musical” actor Myles Frost, who plays adult Michael, didn’t come
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:03PMVery smart of “MJ The Michael Jackson Musical.” They don’t wanna be startin’ something. So there’s no show tonight after last night’s
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:03PMWednesday, December 29, 2021
The Los Angeles cast of “Hamilton” does not want to be in the room where it happens. The Tony Award winning show
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:33PMTuesday, December 28, 2021
Here’s a little PS on Hugh Jackman, whose COVID diagnosis was the last straw in closing down “The Music Man” on Broadway.
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:12PMCOVID is really wrecking havoc on Broadway, as we know. Sad news this morning that “Ain’t Too Proud,” the Temptations musical, will
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:12PM“The Music Man” just cancelled all performances from now through January 1st. They’ll try and return on January 2nd. Hugh Jackman has
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:12PMMonday, December 27, 2021
Whatever you do, don’t say Patti Lupone has COVID. She has the runs. That’s right. stomach virus, diarrhea, or as she calls
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:42AMSunday, December 26, 2021
It’s no fun at “The Music Man” tonight, at least back stage. Seven cast members are still out sick after the musical
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:36PMBroadway continues to tough it out with COVID. Today’s 2 pm matinee of “Company” has been cancelled due to illness. They’ll be
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:36PMFriday, December 24, 2021
There’s trouble in River City. Trouble with a capital T. “The Music Man” has thrown in the towel. The new musical, already
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:06PMThere was a lot of excitement last night at the Winter Garden Theater on Broadway. Sutton Foster didn’t appear in the fourth
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:03PMThursday, December 23, 2021
Is there still Sex in the City? The quick answer is No. Candace Bushnell, who wrote the New York Observer columns that
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:24AMWednesday, December 22, 2021
What to do when COVID comes for a Broadway cast right before it’s curtain up? Last night on Broadway the new, highly
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:12PMThere is no sequel to “West Side Story” coming. We will not be getting the Further Adventures of Maria After Tony Dies.
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:06AMTuesday, December 21, 2021
That’s it for Simba and friends. “The Lion King” on Broadway is paws-ing performances until December 26th because of COVID. The long
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:06PMIt’s ironic, as Alanis Morissette once sang. The pop star’s Broadway musical, “Jagged Little Pill,” is dead thanks to COVID. The show’s
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:42AMMonday, December 20, 2021
Michael Jackson vs. Michael Jackson. This could only happen in New York, on Broadway, and during a tough year. There will be
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:33PMSaturday, December 18, 2021
With many Broadway shows canceled tonight because of COVID, the ones that soldiered on did so bravely. But 10 minutes into the
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:36AMFriday, December 17, 2021
That’s it for “MJ: The Michael Jackson Musical.” They’ve shut down until December 27th for COVID. This is a real blow because
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:18PMThursday, December 16, 2021
Add “MJ: The Michael Jackson Musical” to the list of Broadway shows hit with COViD. They’ve canceled today’s matinee and tonight’s show
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:03PMEven with vaccine mandates and testing, COVID is affecting Broadway shows. Today, “Hamilton” joined the list of shows taking a breather after
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:42AMFriday, December 10, 2021
“Diana: The Musical” is done. Producers have announced a closing notice for December 19th. The musical received horrendous reviews when it finally
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:42PMWow! What a night on Broadway at the Jacobs Theater. Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” revival finally opened after almost opening in March 2020
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:33AMTuesday, December 7, 2021
Oz is about to get a big shake up. On Broadway, “Wicked” is getting its first ever Black actor in one of
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:36PMMonday, December 6, 2021
“Mrs. Doubtfire” opened on Broadway last night to tepid, if not negative, reviews. The New York Times panned it, and so did
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:12PM 
