Monday, May 25, 2015
What a Super Bowl weekend. Prince did what he always does, and canceled a concert at the last minute, leaving everyone high, wet, mad in the Dallas snow. Maybe he checked the two existing fe…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMA Harvey Weinstein documentary timed with the Oscars. Hmm… Good or bad thing? According to filmmaker Barry Avrich, it won’t be bad. Expect no scandals or controversies from ̶…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMThe New York Times, trade papers Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, as well as USA Today and Bloomberg News, all disregarded the set opening date of “Spider Man: Turn off the DarkR…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMWord is that “West Side Story” director Arthur Laurents-who’s yes, 93 years old, just sent her his new play to star in on Broadway. But Fonda-who’s reading scripts fo…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMActor and comedian Martin Short got a lot of laughs last night at the “Umforgettable Evening” EIF dinner at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel–as he accepted the Courage award for …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMBilly Joel is a little surprised that Elton John keeps saying he’s in trouble. While Sir Elton no doubt has good intentions, I can tell you that Billy is happily recovering from double…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PM“Rock of Ages,” the Broadway musical about pop and rock music from the 1980s, is getting a surprise addition to its cast. Of course, you’ve read about Tom Cruise taking the…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PM“Rock of Ages,” the Broadway musical about pop and rock music from the 1980s, is getting a surprise addition to its cast. Of course, you’ve read about Tom Cruise taking the…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMThe continued sniping at “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” by the New York Post has turned into a festival of untruths. The Post reported that “Spider Man” creator Juli…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMThe unthinkable has happened: after 33 years, Frank Rich is leaving the New York Times. And it’s for New York Magazine, where Adam Moss has successfully led him. Rich was theater criti…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMTony nominations? Yes, indeed, they’ll be coming, especially for John Lee Beatty’s turntable set. This is the second big play in contention for everything, competing with Jon Rob…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMWell, well. “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” has actually improved. I saw it on Friday night, and there were no glitches or stops of any kind. The flying and all the special effec…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMThat March 15th opening for “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark”? It’s now called a “Hope-ening.” It will not be the official opening night, according to sources. On…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PM“Scrubs” star Zach Braff is heading back to off Broadway. The “Garden State” director-writer appeared last summer at the Second Stage company in “Trust” a…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PM“Spider Man: Turn off the Dark”– as I reported on Sunday morning, there’s turmoil within the embattled Broadway show. A source says the show is going to be rewritten …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMNo one wants to stand up for Julie Taymor. “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” has played 100 previews, and mostly received poor reviews for its book– or lack of one. But if Ta…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMMany months after “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” started previews in New York, its composer–Bono of the group U2–is here. Sources tell me that even though he’s…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMWhat year is it? 2011? I remember when Glenn Close‘s daughter Annie was a baby. Now she’s following in her mom’s hallowed footsteps and joining the cast of Nora Ephron̵…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMSo: Julie Taymor has been sidelined by the producers of “Spider Man.” Ousted? Yes. Gone altogether? Not quite. “Spider Man” remains her show, no matter what they do t…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMTwo hours ago, a lead investor for “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” told me: “We want Julie Taymor to stay.” He said that it was his opinion that it would be good for …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PM“American Idiot” is closing on Broadway after one year of performances on April 24th. To commemorate the end, Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong is coming back for the last …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PM“Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” will shut down for four weeks, from April 19th to May 11, for retooling. Performances will resume on May 12th. A new opening night (maybe you neve…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMIt does seem that Julie Taymor will stick to her original credits in “Spider Man.” Despite last week’s wild move to oust Taymor from the show she created, co-wrote and dire…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMIt’s hard to be international rock stars. You barely have time to clean your sunglasses. In the case of Bono and The Edge, they committed to “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark”…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMYes, “Mad Men” has been renewed for a fifth season–this is not a surprise, folks–and negotiations continue between the show’s creator, Matt Weiner, and AMC. But…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMWednesday, May 20, 2015
Sting is back from his world tour with Paul Simon, which followed his run as actor/composer of Broadway’s “The Last Ship.” So Categories:
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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:14AMMonday, May 11, 2015
A lot going on today: “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Categories:
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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:58PMSunday, May 10, 2015
Maybe you’ve already started watching “Grace and Frankie” on Netflix. The first two episodes are rocky, but set up the premise: in Categories:
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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:08PMMonday, May 4, 2015
The Tony nominators snubbed “Finding Neverland” with no nominations, not even for the curtain. But Harvey Weinstein’s getting the last laugh. “FN” Categories:
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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:39PMWednesday, April 29, 2015
Very strange seeing all the Tony nominees crowded into the same place, a rabbit warren of narrow hallways and tiny rooms in Categories:
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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:30PMTuesday, April 28, 2015
The comedy “Living on Love” starring opera great Renee Fleming has posted a closing notice for May 3. They were shut out Categories:
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