1,428 stories by "Roger Friedman"
Before I get to COVID, let me remind you I told you the Britney Spears jukebox musical, "Once Upon a One More
"The Shark is Broken" is funny but is the play that satirizes the making of "Jaws"? The answer is yes and no.
I never heard of Ethan Slater before he allegedly dumped his wife for singer Ariana Grande. The two of them star in
Last week I told you two Broadway musicals were in trouble. They were the Neil Diamond musical, "A Beautiful Noise" and the
"Back to the Future," a hit musical from London, has landed at the cavernous Winter Garden Theater. Based on the 1985 movie,
Always look on the bright side of life, and you'll be rewarded. "Spamalot" is coming back to Broadway. The Tony Award winning
Broadway is mostly booming this summer even with fewer shows than usual. "Back to the Future," which will publish reviews tomorrow, did
You may remember how Lady Chablis, a real person, became a national sensation after appearing in the John Berendt best seller, "Midnight
"Funny Girl" is surging at the box office as the production prepares to close over Labor Day weekend. The fans are turning
In 2014, I went to the Public Theater in New York to see David Byrne's "Here Lies Love" and nothing was ever
IATSE has reached an agreement with the Broadway League and Disney Theatricals on what they call pink contracts, I am told exclusively.
Maybe the best surprise performance of the summer theater season is going on in the bowels of New World Stages on West
Every show hopes for this. The revival of "Merrily We Roll Along" starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez is such
The sublimely great actor, Alan Arkin, has died at age 89. His sons said in a joint message, "Our father was a
For one shining moment, we had "Camelot." And now, we don't The Lincoln Center revival of "Camelot," which was written by Aaron
John Legend is coming to Broadway. He's written the songs for a musical adaptation of Douglas Sirk's 50s soap opera, "Imitation of
The folks at London's "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" in Wimbledon were afraid they were going to melt today. There's no air
Just in case you were wondering, COVID still exists. "Moulin Rouge" in London cancelled both shows today because of it. The announcement
Rachel Brosnahan is clearly the best actress in TV comedy this year. "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" is the Best Comedy. Brosnahan has
The first casualty of the just ended Broadway season has been announced. "Life of Pi" will close on July 23rd after a
Two big Broadway announcements. Leslie Odom, Jr is returning this fall in his first new role since winning the Tony for "Hamilton."
The Tony Awards were a ratings bomb. The show last night brought in just 3.42 million viewers. They even lost 2 million
The In Memoriam last night on the Tony Awards was so classy " the Oscars and Emmys should really look at how
By now, anyone who's interested in the Tony Awards has an idea of what happened last night. Without writers, the show" hosted
The Tony Awards are on tonight at 8pm on CBS. It's been another long theater season, with ups and downs. But there
