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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
Monday, December 5, 2016

How “Dear Evan Hansen” and “La La Land”– Maybe the 2017 Tony and Oscar Winners– Are Related by Roger Friedman

You haven’t seen “La La Land” yet because it hasn’t opened, but when that movie hits theatres in the next couple of Categories: Featured Movies Theater(Read more.…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:54AM
Friday, December 2, 2016

Broadway: Robert DeNiro Brings Out the A List for Musical Adaptation of “A Bronx Tale” by Roger Friedman

If you want the A list, Robert DeNiro can bring ’em out. He co-directed the musical version of Chazz Paliminteri’s “A Bronx Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:48AM
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Broadway: “Hamilton” Box Office Skyrockets in Week After Brouahaha with Pence, Trump by Roger Friedman

In the public scuffle between “Hamilton” and Mike Pence/Donald Trump. the winner is clear. The “Hamilton” box office soared to new heights Categories: Featured The…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:48AM
Saturday, November 19, 2016

Mike Pence Booed by “Hamilton” Audience, Read Beautiful Plea by Cast to “Uphold Our American Values” by Roger Friedman

Mike Pence, the Vice President-elect, went to see “Hamilton” on Broadway last night and it was not a good experience. He was Categories: Celebrity Featured Politics Theater(…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:48PM
Monday, October 31, 2016
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Broadway: “Hamilton” Falls Below $2 Mil Take for Week First Time Since Mid June by Roger Friedman

Don’t worry. It’s not “Hamilton” isn’t still the phenomenon of all time. But this past week for the first time since June Categories: Featured Theater(Read m…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:19AM
Friday, October 21, 2016
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Broadway: Alan Alda, Jimmy Fallon, Jon Hamm Among the Stars Who Welcome Hip Hilarious, “Oh Hello” by Roger Friedman

Think you’re hip? Know a lot of current and pertinent cultural allusions? Then “Oh Hello,” is for you, that is if you Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:25AM
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Monday, September 19, 2016

Bette Midler Scores Best First Day Sales in Broadway History for “Hello, Dolly!” Revival by Roger Friedman

A record was broken on Broadway over the weekend. Bette Midler scored the best first day sales in Broadway history for her Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:09PM
Friday, September 16, 2016
Tuesday, August 23, 2016

UPDATE Al Pacino-Judith Light Tennessee Williams Play Will Start in Los Angeles by Roger Friedman

EXCLUSIVE UPDATE Last week I told you (actually for the second time) that Al Pacino and Judith Light would star on Broadway Categories: Featured Theater Uncategorized(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:10AM
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Broadway Scoop Update: Al Pacino “God Looked Away” On Track After Secret West Coast Performances by Roger Friedman

EXCLUSIVE I told you a few weeks ago that Al Pacino would play Tennessee Williams in “God Looked Away,” an autobiographical play Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:06AM
Monday, August 15, 2016
Friday, August 12, 2016

Ray Donovan Back for Fifth Season, But Not So Fast as Liev Schreiber Heads to Broadway by Roger Friedman

Good news and bad news for “Ray Donovan” fans (I count myself among them). Showtime has renewed the Liev Schreiber series for Categories: Featured Television Theater(Read mor…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:46PM
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Thursday, July 28, 2016

(Watch) Audra McDonald, Richard Kind, Idina Menzel Broadway Stars Triumphant DNC Performance by Roger Friedman

A Who’s Who of Broadway sang Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “What the World Needs Now Is Love” tonight on the Democratic Categories: Celebrity Featured Theater(Re…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:46AM
Monday, July 25, 2016

Black Lives Matter Getting Concert with Broadway, Tony Award Winning Stars by Roger Friedman

Black Lives Matter is coming to Broadway. Or rather, Broadway is putting on a show to support BLM. The Tony-est winning star Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:57PM
Monday, July 11, 2016

Broadway: “Hamilton” Box Office Hits New High in Final Week of Lin-Manuel Miranda Performances by Roger Friedman

The three cast members who exited “Hamilton” on Saturday night went out with a bang. For the final week of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:37PM
Saturday, July 9, 2016

“Hamilton” All-Star Send Off for Original Cast: John Kerry, Jane Fonda, JLO, Charlie Rose by Roger Friedman

They wouldn’t let press into the showing of “Hamilton” tonight– just photographers. I don’t know why– totally random. But the publicist has Categories: …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:01PM

Broadway: 100 Tix Left for “Hamilton” Big Show Tonight from $1,300-$10,000 by Roger Friedman

“Hamilton” plays a big performance tonight as the three leading Tony winners all depart the show including creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Categories: Featured Theater…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:01AM
Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Broadway: Box Office Collapse for “Shuffle Along” As Musical Keeps Sliding by Roger Friedman

Broadway: “Hamilton” is has eaten everything in its path at the box office. “Bright Star” is gone, and other shows are suffering. Categories: Featured Theater(Read…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:43PM

Broadway: Alexander Hamilton Goes from $10 Bill to $20,000 a Ticket For Lin-Manuel Miranda Final Show by Roger Friedman

Alexander Hamilton used to be happy just to be on the $10 bill. But this Saturday he goes up on the $20,000 Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:16PM
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Monday, June 27, 2016

“Hamilton” Filming with Original Cast Began Yesterday, Continues Through Tomorrow by Roger Friedman

EXCLUSIVE Lucky theatergoers who had tickets for “Hamilton” yesterday and for tomorrow night will be part of history. The 11 time Tony Categories: Featured Theater(Read more..…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:43AM

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