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Friday, March 23, 2018

Let it Go? Never! Disney's "Frozen" Opens On Broadway and It's a Hit out of the Box by Roger Friedman

“Frozen” arrived on Broadway Thursday night and it’s a hard nut to crack. Quibbles? Sure, everyone’s gota quibble. But the facts are Categories: Featured Theater(R…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:40AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 22, 2018

Sting's Broadway Musical Gets Raves in Revamped UK Open, Singer Chosen for Queen's 92nd Birthday Performance by Roger Friedman

Sting’s Broadway show of 2016 is back, and it’s a hit. “The Last Ship” sailed two nights ago in Newcastle, UK and Categories: Featured Music Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:23PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Bruce Will Be Boss til the End of the Year: Springsteen on Broadway Extends Run to December by Roger Friedman

Bruce Springsteen likes Broadway– and why not? He’s extending his one man show (well, one man and one woman– wife Patti) til Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:33AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Broadway: Joy Mangano Will Mop it Up with Broadway Musical Based On Her Life by Roger Friedman

You can hear it now: Joy Mangano will be mopping it up soon with a Broadway musical of her own. The QVC Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:24AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Broadway: No "Hangmen" This Season, Bruce Springsteen Back Like He Never Left, "Hello, Dolly!" Falls Back to Earth by Roger Friedman

Bruce Springsteen is back on Broadway after a month away, and all is well again. Bruce played four shows last week and Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:02AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Friday, February 23, 2018
Thursday, February 22, 2018

Broadway Review: Bernadette Peters Makes You Wish That "Hello, Dolly!" Would Never Go Away Again by Roger Friedman

It’s too bad they don’t give Tony Awards to replacement actors. Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber, opening tonight officially in the post-Bette Categories: Featured Theater(…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:43AM[SHARE]
Monday, February 19, 2018
Thursday, February 15, 2018

#MeToo Sweeps Through Movies, Plays: Famed Playwright Severed from Off Broadway Theater, Universal Fires Marketing Exec, Puts Another on Leave by Roger Friedman

The #MeToo movement continues to sweep through show biz. I’m hearing that at one record company a serious investigation is ongoing. If Categories: Featured Movies Theater(Read more…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:02PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Monday, February 12, 2018
Sunday, February 11, 2018

Tragedy: Broadway Great Jan Maxwell, Double Tony Award Nominee in 2010, Passes Away at 61 by Roger Friedman

Jan Maxwell, one of the great Broadway stars, has died at age 61 from cancer according to reports. Twitter is starting to Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:04PM[SHARE]
Monday, January 29, 2018

Broadway Box Office: "Hello, Dolly!" Without Bette Midler Falls to Earth, Is Audra McDonald Next to Join Show? by Roger Friedman

The party is over at the Shubert Theater. “Hello,Dolly!” without Bette Midler has fallen back to Earth at the box office. The Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:59PM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Broadway: "Hello, Dolly!" Without Bette Midler Already in Trouble with Big Blocks of Unsold Seats by Roger Friedman

Bette Midler is gone, and soon “Hello, Dolly!” may be, too. Tony winner and beloved Broadway star Bernadette Peters begins performances on Categories: Featured Theater(Read mo…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:36AM[SHARE]
Saturday, January 13, 2018

Bette Midler Exits "Hello, Dolly!" Today, Cash in Hand: Can the Show Survive Without Her? by Roger Friedman

Today, Sunday, Bette Midler exits “Hello, Dolly!” after a 10 month run with cash in hand. By various estimates, Bette was taking Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:58PM[SHARE]
Sunday, January 7, 2018

Big Sick: Steven Martin Play "Meteor Shower" Cancels Matinee as Two of Four Stars Have Flu by Roger Friedman

It’s not easy doing eight performances a week on Broadway. It’s especially grueling in sub zero temps outside, as the audience — Categories: Featured Theater(Read more..…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:59PM[SHARE]
Saturday, December 30, 2017

Seeing Bette Midler for $229 a Pop As She Finishes Her Run in "Hello, Bette""er, "Hello, Dolly!" by Roger Friedman

Bette Midler is winding up her run on Broadway as Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly!– or Dolly Levi as Bette Midler in Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:42PM[SHARE]
Friday, December 1, 2017

Broadway: Uma Thurman Shows She Has the Chops in a Watery New Play from "House of Cards" Writer by Roger Friedman

Don’t get me wrong– I really like Beau Willimon’s writing. “Ides of March” is a terrific movie. The first few seasons of Categories: Featured Theater(Read mo…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:18AM[SHARE]
Monday, November 27, 2017

Springsteen On Broadway Extended Through June: I Told You Back On October 20th by Roger Friedman

Springsteen on Broadway has been extended through June. I told you this on October 20th, but hey–nice to hear it officially now. Categories: Celebrity Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:06PM[SHARE]
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Broadway: Struggling "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Will Close in January 2018 by Roger Friedman

It wasn’t meant to be. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” will close its Broadway run on January 14, 2018. It’s been a Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:18PM[SHARE]
Friday, November 10, 2017
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Friday, October 27, 2017

Exclusive: Post-"Logan Lucky" Steven Soderbergh Plots Next Film, "High Flying Bird" by Roger Friedman

For those of us who loved “Logan Lucky” the summer, it’s really good to hear that Steven Soderbergh is plotting his next Categories: Featured Movies Theater(Read more..…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:06PM[SHARE]
Friday, October 20, 2017

Bruce Springsteen Broadway Show Born to Run Through June and Tony Awards at $2 Mil Per Week by Roger Friedman

Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway show is born to run– til June, if it must. That’s the best way for Bruce to ensure active Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:24AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Broadway: Bruce Springsteen One Man Show Drops by $407,000" Even with Crazy Prices by Roger Friedman

The second full week of “Springsteen on Broadway” brought a box office surprise. Even with crazy secondary market prices– thousands of dollars Categories: Featured Theat…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:06AM[SHARE]
Saturday, October 14, 2017

Review: Bruce Springsteen's Transcendent One Man Broadway Show: He's Just Like Us and Not At All by Roger Friedman

Bruce Springsteen is just like us and then again, not at all. He’s like us: he struggles with his childhood, has father Categories: Featured Music Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:36AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 28, 2017

All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off