Monday, May 25, 2015
It’s unclear if anyone outside of Sundance will ever see it, but James Franco debuted his “Three’s Company: The Drama” last night at the New Frontiers exhibition play…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMSundance 2011 opened with a lot of interesting moments, if not the best films. Friday’s biggest revelation: that those annoying publicity hounds Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, aka the Ols…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMHappy Birthday, Oscar nominee James Cromwell–beloved star of “Babe.” He turns 71 today and celebrates with a big, big year: he’s directing his first film and he’…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMActually, there are fewer than three degrees between Meryl Streep and Abraham Lincoln. Streep’s son-in-law to be, Benjamin Walker, signing on to play “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hu…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMVanity Fair should be announcing its cover stars for its annual Oscar issue any minute now. But I am told that the number 1 Hollywood magazine snared Oscar hosts Anne Hathaway and James Fran…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMYes, James Franco and Nicole Kidman are headed to Broadway this fall for Tennessee Williams’s “Sweet Bird of Youth.” I told you that Franco was joining Kidman back on Novem…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMA Barbra Streisand concert? Sort of impossible to get into. If she has one. But Streisand kicks off Grammy weekend when she receives the Person of the Year Award from MusiCares on February 1…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMThe grind of having two Oscar nominations for Best Picture has taken its toll on producer Scott Rudin. Sony Pictures chief Amy Pascal stepped in for him tonight in Hollywood at the WGA Award…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:58PMWhat 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…
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