Thursday, 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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,
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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.
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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.
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: 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.
SOURCE: 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
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:36AMFriday, May 31, 2019
The good news is that Michael Shannon and Audra McDonald sizzle in “Frankie and Johnny,” Terrence McNally’s classic two hander about a
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:18AM 
