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Sunday, April 30, 2017

Kevin Spacey Charging $2,500 for One Man Show of “Darrow” Plus Meet and Greet by Roger Friedman

You really have to be a fan of Kevin Spacey to appreciate his latest gimmick. He’s going to do a one man Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:48PM
Friday, April 28, 2017
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Allison Janney Could Win Tony Award for “Six Degrees of Separation,” and Maybe an Emmy Too for “Mom” by Roger Friedman

Allison Janney leads a superb cast in the revival of John Guare’s “Six Degrees of Separation.” She, John Benjamin Hickey, and Corey Categories: Featured Theater(Read mor…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:48AM
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Broadway: Outer Critics Go For “Dolly,” “Anastasia,” Snub “Chocolate Factory,” “Bandstand” by Roger Friedman

The first Broadway nominations are here from the Outer Critics Circle. They already handled “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Natasha and Pierre” in Categories: Featured The…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:02PM
Monday, April 24, 2017

Broadway: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Universally Panned, Faces Few Awards, But Still Selling Tickets by Roger Friedman

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” opened on Broadway last night to uniformly negative reviews. This is after the show was completely overhauled Categories: Featured Theater(…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:36PM
Friday, April 21, 2017

Broadway: Headline for “Hello, Dolly!” Review at The Wrap Either Anti-Semitic or Just Stupid by Roger Friedman

The Wrap, a terrible entertainment website, gets it wrong again. The headline for their “Hello,Dolly!” review is either anti-Semitic or just stupid. Categories: Featured Theat…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:54AM
Thursday, April 20, 2017

Bette Midler is the Oldest Dolly Levi Ever in “Hello, Dolly!” By Several Years– Including Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Pearl Bailey and Ruth Go by Roger Friedman

Bette Midler opens tonight in “Hello, Dolly!” on Broadway. This isn’t a review because there are no press seats except for the Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:54PM
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Broadway: A More than Decent “Indecent” Draws A List Crowd, Aims at Tony Award by Roger Friedman

You know a new play will be good if Mercedes Ruehl turns up for opening night. Ruehl, an Oscar and Tony winner, Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:12PM
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Exclusive: Uma Thurman Coming To Broadway in Play by “House of Cards” Writer by Roger Friedman

Back in January Uma Thurman skipped a court hearing over custody of daughter Luna with ex-fiancee Arki Busson. The reason given was Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:48PM
Monday, April 17, 2017

Renee Fleming Hasn’t Retired, She’s Coming to Broadway Next Year in A Revival of “Carousel” by Roger Friedman

I was getting worried that opera great Renee Fleming had really retired. Nonsense! She’s too young to start playing mah jong in Categories: Featured Music Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:36PM
Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Broadway: “Hamilton” Parody “Spamilton” Moving to Theater District, Just Blocks Away by Roger Friedman

So you can’t get in to see “Hamilton”? How about the next best thing? The hilarious parody called “Spamilton” is moving down Categories: Featured Theater(Rea…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:18PM
Friday, April 7, 2017

Broadway: After “Sunset Boulevard” Performance, Glenn Close Sells Her Eyelashes, Gloves for $2000 for Charity by Roger Friedman

Last night on Broadway: Superstar Glenn Close sold her eyelashes, gloves, and signed photos for $2000 after a stunning night playing Nora Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:48PM
Thursday, April 6, 2017

Theater: Kevin Kline Angles for His First Tony Award Since 1981, Campus Violence Highlighted in “Church and State” by Roger Friedman

Is it possible Kevin Kline hasn’t been on Broadway in a decade? And that his Tony Awards were in 1978 and 1981? Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:02AM
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

“Hamilton” Star Phillippa Soo is a Vision, Propelling New Musical “Amelie” on Broadway by Roger Friedman

All the main theater critics are on the fence, as they say, about last night’s Broadway musical opening, “Amelie.” This is the Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:18AM
Monday, April 3, 2017

Review: Hilarious “The Play That Goes Wrong” Opens with George Stephanopolous in Surprise Role by Roger Friedman

First off: “The Play that Goes Wrong” goes very right and went very well tonight opening at the Lyceum Theater on Broadway. Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:02AM
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Jake Gyllenhaal Selling Signed Broadway Drawings for Charity for Either $500, $1000, or A Million Bucks by Roger Friedman

Last night on Broadway at “Sunday in the Park with George” was also the first night of selling merch for Broadway Cares/Equity Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:24AM
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

First Image: Bette Midler Starts Tonight in “Hello, Dolly!” with Biggest Advance in History by Roger Friedman

This is the first image of Bette Midler as Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” The musical with the biggest advance in history Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:42PM
Monday, March 13, 2017

Broadway: “Come from Away” is the Pleasing Sleeper Hit of a Very Busy Season by Roger Friedman

“Come from Away” has no stars and no big songs that stop the show. Still, it’s the sleeper hit of a very Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:18PM
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Two Time Oscar Winner, Emmy Winner Sally Field Goes for the “T” in EGOT with “Glass Menagerie” by Roger Friedman

Just as Cate Blanchett is getting ready to leave Broadway and her outstanding performance in “The Present,” Sally Field arrives tonight. I Categories: Featured Theater(Read mo…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:36AM
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Theater: Matthew Perry, the Immortal Chandler Bing of “Friends,” Writes Off Broadway Play for Himself by Roger Friedman

You never know who’s coming to NewYork theater next. This time it’s Matthew Perry, the immortal Chandler Bing of “Friends” TV fame. Categories: Featured Theater U…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:06PM
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Review: Watching Brilliant Brit Version of “Sweeney Todd” with Stephen Sondheim Blew My Mind by Roger Friedman

“Sweeney Todd,” my favorite musical, has arrived from the UK in its most stripped down version ever at the Barrow Theater in Categories: Celebrity Featured Theater(Read more.…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:54AM
Sunday, January 15, 2017

Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo in a Historic, Mesmerizing Athletic “Othello” Few Will Ever See by Roger Friedman

Very few have seen and will see the New York theatre’s most sensational experience of 2016-17. On Wednesday Daniel Craig, David Oyelowo Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:04AM
Friday, January 13, 2017

Oscar Bonanza: “La La Land” Soundtrack Hits Number 1, Ryan Gosling-Emma Stone “City of Stars” Lands on Singles Charts by Roger Friedman

It’s a rare day when the soundtrack from a movie is even on the charts. “Saturday Night Fever,” “The Bodyguard,” “Chicago” among Categories: Featu…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:24PM

Review: Cate Blanchett Makes an Astounding Broadway Debut with Richard Roxburgh in “The Present” by Roger Friedman

You think you know Cate Blanchett from her sensational film résumé and two Oscars. But you haven’t seen her on stage. A Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:12AM
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Theatre: Deborah Cox Wowing Whitney Houston Fans as “The Bodyguard” Musical Hits the Road by Roger Friedman

There’s no better tribute to Whitney Houston than what pop and Broadway star Deborah Cox is doing right now: she’s starring in Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:48PM
Thursday, December 29, 2016

Broadway Box Office: “Hamilton” Soars to New Heights with a $3.3 Million Holiday Week by Roger Friedman

“Hamilton” just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Last week Lin Manuel Miranda’s Tony winning Pulitzer Prize winning musical took in over $3.3 Categories: Featured Theate…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:42PM
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Exclusive: Al Pacino, Judith Light Will Try Out Tennessee Williams Play Pre-Broadway Run by Roger Friedman

I broke the news about Al Pacino and Judith Light in “God Looked Away” last June. Then I told you in August Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:54AM
Sunday, December 11, 2016

Box Office: Oscar Buzzed “La La Land” Sings Up a Storm with $855K in 5 Theaters by Roger Friedman

Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” sang up a storm over the weekend: $855,000 in just five theaters. And that number may go Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:42PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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