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Monday, May 11, 2020

Broadway Star Nick Cordero's Wife Summarizes His 38 Days in the ICU Including 2 Strokes and Leg Amputation"And He's Still in a Coma by Roger Friedman

Broadway star Nick Cordero's wife, Amanda Kloots, has been detailing his long stay in the hospital with corona virus on Instagram. She's

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:36AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

No Tony Awards This Year, Maybe Next Year, So Who Gets Hurt the Most? David Byrne, Adrienne Warren, Mare Winningham, Jay O. Sanders by Roger Friedman

My friends at Variety" they're smart people, but they just realized there probably will not be any Tony Awards this season. That's

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:48PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 1, 2020

Update on Broadway Star Nick Cordero: Holes in His Lungs, Still in a Coma and on Ventilator, Fighting for His Life by Roger Friedman

Nick Cordero's wife, Amanda, has been updating his situation on Instagram stories. This young woman is just amazing. I don't know how

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:48AM[SHARE]
Monday, April 27, 2020

Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, Audra McDonald Headline Sondheim Tribute That Started Late, Had Glitches, Was Worth It by Roger Friedman

The show must go on and it did, but what a mess. The much anticipated 90th birthday salute to Stephen Sondheim was

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:24AM[SHARE]

BROADWAY Celebrate Stephen Sondheim's 90th Birthday HERE Right Now With More than 90 Stars by Roger Friedman

Thanks to Broadway.com for hosting this special event on their YouTube channel" and for letting us watch it here.

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:24AM[SHARE]
Saturday, April 18, 2020

"Bronx Tale" Star Nick Cordero Undergoing Surgery to Amputate Leg After Blood Clotting Issues from COVID-19 by Roger Friedman

It's good news, bad news as Nick Cordero struggles through his battle against COVID-19. The Broadway star of "Waitress" and "A Bronx

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:12PM[SHARE]

Alas, Poor Shakespeare in the Park, We Knew it Well: Public Theater Cancels Annual Summer Shows First Time in 58 Years by Roger Friedman

 Shakespeare in the Park will be MIA this summer. The Public Theater has cancelled performances thanks to COVID-19. It's the first time

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:48AM[SHARE]

The Great Actor Brian Dennehy Dies at Age 81 of Natural Causes, Says Family, Was 2 Time Tony Award Winner, and Golden Globe Winner by Roger Friedman

Brian Dennehy has died at 81 from natural causes. This great actor was a star of all media, particularly theater and TV.

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:48AM[SHARE]

Broadway Star Nick Cordero's Wife Amanda Reports More Encouraging News: "We are staying positive" by Roger Friedman

Nick Cordero's wife, Amanda Kloots, reports that things are looking up for the husband, father, actor, Tony nominee. He's off the respirator,

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:48AM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 16, 2020

Encouraging News about Broadway Star Nick Cordero from Wife Amanda: "It's all about small wins in the ICu" by Roger Friedman

Amanda Kloots, the wife of Broadway star Nick Cordero, offered some encouraging news about her husband on Wednesday afternoon. Nick has been

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:06AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Broadway: Nick Cordero UPDATED Update as Wife Says Doctors are "Concerned About Right Leg" and "Small Responses off Sedation" by Roger Friedman

Update on Broadway star Nick Cordero thanks to his wife Amanda Kloots, who is somehow holding up during this incredibly tense time.

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:18AM[SHARE]

Broadway: "Avenue Q" Creator Jeff Whitty Writes Scathing Screed About Gwyneth Paltrow and Other Collaborators of Flop Musical "Head over Heels†by Roger Friedman

Jeff Whitty is a seasoned Broadway pro. But on Monday night (Tuesday morning) Whitty let loose on Facebook against his collaborators on

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:18AM[SHARE]
Monday, April 13, 2020

Nick Cordero's Wife, Amanda, Asks Everyone to Blast Elvis Presley Song, It Helped His Blood Pressure Over Face Time by Roger Friedman

Broadway star Nick Cordero's wife, Amanda Kloots, posted this this afternoon: "I just got to FaceTime with Nick and I played him

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:48AM[SHARE]
Saturday, April 11, 2020

Broadway Star Nick Cordero's Wife Says He's "Fighting for His Life Right Now," Still in ICU After 11 Days by Roger Friedman

Amanda Kloots, wife of Broadway star Nick Cordero, issued a dire warning this morning about her husband. Nick has been unconscious and

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:24PM[SHARE]

Listen to the First Song from the Hilarious Parody "Tiger King: The Musical" from Composer Andrew Lippa and Kristen Chenoweth by Roger Friedman

As much as I loathe all the people from "The Tiger King," a parody is just the right thing. So here's "Little

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:24PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Broadway Shutdown Will Continue Until June 7th, "Diana" Musical Producer Vows "We Shall Return," Famed Eatery Tweets "Oy" by Roger Friedman

The Broadway shutdown will continue past April 12th until June 7th. That's the same day the Tony Awards would have been presented.

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:12PM[SHARE]
Friday, April 3, 2020

William Wolf, Esteemed Theater Critic, Former Head of the Drama Desk, Dies from Corona Virus by Roger Friedman

The great theater critic William Wolf passed away over the weekend. He was in his late 80s. He was a real presence

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:12AM[SHARE]

Tony Nominated Broadway Star Nick Cordero Unconscious in the ICU from Coronavirus, Wife Asks for Prayers by Roger Friedman

Tony nominated Broadway star Nick Cordero is fighting for his life in a Manhattan hospital. His wife, Amanda Kloots, posted to Instagram

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:12AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 27, 2020

Tony Awards 2020 Are Postponed Indefinitely from June 7th, Theater Season Is Probably Over for this Year by Roger Friedman

update: The Outer Critics Circle has also postponed their nominations and awards indefinitely. The season is over. The 2019-2020 theater season is

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:48AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Terrence McNally, Four Time Tony Winning Playwright, Author of "Master Class," Has Died at Age 81 from Coronavirus by Roger Friedman

This is really tragic: Terrence McNally is dead at age 81. Four time Tony winner, Pulitzer Prize nominee, recipient of a 2019

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:36PM[SHARE]
Monday, March 23, 2020

Broadway: Tony Winner Gavin Creel Tells Rosie O'Donnell He's "Pretty Sure" He Has Coronavirus After London Castmate Tests Positive by Roger Friedman

Gavin Creel, Tony winner for "Hello, Dolly!" told Rosie O'Donnell last night on her YouTube special that he's "pretty sure" he has

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:03AM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 22, 2020

Broadway's Tony Winner Ruthie Ann Miles Expecting a Child After Losing Daughter and Unborn Baby in Horrific Disaster by Roger Friedman

Some good news for a change, make that great news. Ruthie Ann Miles, the great Broadway musical performer and Tony winner, is

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:36AM[SHARE]
Saturday, March 21, 2020

Two Broadway Productions Close Before They Open Because of Corona Virus: "The Hangmen," Revival of "Virginia Woolf" by Roger Friedman

Trump Virus has laid claim to two Broadway productions that would have opened for this season but now never will. The worst

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:18AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Rosie O'Donnell Plans Streaming Spectacle for One Night, this Sunday, with Tons of Broadway Stars Performing from Home! by Roger Friedman

Let's hear it for Rosie  O'Donnell! She's bringing back her TV show for one night, this Sunday, live on Broadway.com and also

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:24PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Sting's Musical, "The Last Ship" Postponed til Later This Year in Washington, DC, Likely in Other Cities for Now by Roger Friedman

Sting's hit musical, "The Last Ship," is going into dry dock for a bit. Washington DC's National Theater just announced the run

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:02PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 12, 2020

Can Broadway Stay Open Through the Crisis? Usher at "Virginia Woolf" Tests Positive, Also Throws "Six" Premiere into Turmoil by Roger Friedman

Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? We all should be, as it turns out. An usher who worked at that Broadway show from

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:48PM[SHARE]

Broadway Closing Until April 13th Throws Tony Award Season Into Jeopardy with Some Shows Finished by Roger Friedman

The 2020 Tony Award season is now in jeopardy of being cancelled. There will be no performances until April 13th. Tonight's premiere

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:48PM[SHARE]

CBS Moves Upfronts to Digital, Cancels Events, Other Networks to Follow; Broadway Considering Shutdown by Roger Friedman

More, more, more. CBS will move its advertising upfront presentations to online and digital for May 13th. No events in New York.

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:48PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Broadway: Hello? Producer Scott Rudin Will Shore Up Empty Theaters with Fifty Dollar Seats for Next 2 Weeks by Roger Friedman

Hello, hello, hello? Starting Thursday at noon you'll be able to buy tickets to "The Book of Mormon" on Broadway for just

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:18PM[SHARE]
Friday, March 6, 2020

Bob Dylan Is a Broadway Star, Someone Tell Him A List Stars Crowded Opening Night of Knockout New Musical by Roger Friedman

Bob Dylan wakes up this morning a Broadway star. Unlike Bruce Springsteen, he didn't have to set foot on stage. Unlike Cher,

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:48PM[SHARE]

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