Review: Billy Crystal Gets Vindication for "Mr. Saturday Night" After 30 Years by Roger Friedman

Buddy Young Jr. is back. Three decades ago, Billy Crystal's character, a 70ish comic who was over the hill, was not so

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:54am on April 28, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Booms: Brilliant Billy Crystal Tonight, Daniel Craig Bows in "Macbeth" Tomorrow, Bob Dylan Musical is Back! by Roger Friedman

It's a booming week on Broadway. Sunday brought "Funny Girl" and last night "A Strange Loop" made for cutting edge material. Tonight,

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:48pm on April 27, 2022☆⚑

Broadway: Outer Critics Snub "Funny Girl," Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster and Most Anyone Famous by Roger Friedman

Well, the Outer Critics Circle nominations are really Out There. The group made itself unimportant instantly by snubbing everyone famous on Broadway,

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:18pm on April 26, 2022☆⚑

Library of Congress Acquires the Papers of Neil Simon, Broadway's Most Successful Playwright by Roger Friedman

For several decades there wasn't a Broadway without a Neil Simon play, or two, lighting up the Great White Way. Now the

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:54pm on April 25, 2022☆⚑

Broadway: Beanie Feldstein Makes a Terrific Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl" Revival, Plus Barbra Streisand Ain't Coming Back by Roger Friedman

I'm just back from the opening night of the first ever revival of "Funny Girl" on Broadway in 58 years. What I'm

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:42am on April 25, 2022☆⚑

Bobby Morse Succeeded in Show Business: RIP at 90, Emmy and Tony Winner by Roger Friedman

Robert Morse is gone at age 90. His impish charm, noted everywhere this morning, served him well. His big early moment came

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:24am on April 21, 2022☆⚑

Some Like It VERY Hot: Cool New Musical of Famed Movie Coming to Broadway This Fall by Roger Friedman

Sounds like a drag: "Some Like it Hot" is coming to Broadway this fall in a very cool production. The book is

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:06pm on April 20, 2022☆⚑

Barry Manilow Tests Positive for COVID, Won't Be Able to Attend Premiere of "Harmony" Musical by Roger Friedman

Barry Manilow has tested positive for COVID. He won't be at tonight's premiere of his new musical. Manilow writes: "I am heartbroken

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:33am on April 14, 2022☆⚑

COVID Updates: "Plaza Suite" Pauses as SJP Tests Positive, "Macbeth" Still Off, Patti Scialfa Rocks at Home by Roger Friedman

I am so sorry for all these performers testing positive for COVID. Last night, Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa couldn't make Clive

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:06pm on April 7, 2022☆⚑

On Monday. Matthew Broderick was on "Kelly & Ryan," Then He Tested Positive for COVID, Now He's Home and Not in "Plaza Suite" by Roger Friedman

COVID is still everywhere. Especially in showbiz. On Monday morning, Matthew Broderick appeared on "Live with Kelly & Ryan" to promote his

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:33am on April 6, 2022☆⚑

Broadway: Daniel Craig Tests Positive for COVID, "Macbeth" Cancels Today's Shows, Waits for Monday by Roger Friedman

Even James Bond can get COVID. Daniel Craig has tested positive for the virus, thus shutting down "Macbeth" on Broadway today. The

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:12pm on April 2, 2022☆⚑

Broadway: Aaron Sorkin to Write New Book for Fall "Camelot," Will "New Version" Replace Old? by Roger Friedman

Uh oh. "Camelot" is being revived by Lincoln Center for the fall on Broadway. Aaron Sorkin and Bartlett Sher ar reuniting from

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:12pm on March 31, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Gives Grosses 1st Time in 2 Years: "Music Man," "Michael Jackson" Booming, "Company" Needs Some, "Tina" Rolling on a River by Roger Friedman

Broadway is back, and so are the grosses. For the first time in 2 years we have the actual numbers for the

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:48pm on March 22, 2022☆⚑

Broadway League Says It Will Return to Reporting Weekly Box Office Per Show Starting Next Week by Roger Friedman

Broadway is back. And soon we'll know what the heck is going on. Starting next week, the Broadway League will return to

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:33pm on March 17, 2022☆⚑

Broadway: Great News as Tony Awards Returning to Radio City, Live Across the US on June 12th by Roger Friedman

The Tony Awards are back to normal! Returning to Radio City June 12th on CBS. What great news! The 75th anniversary show

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:18pm on March 9, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Rock Bottom Hail Mary Pass: Pamela Anderson Joining Limping Musical "Chicago" by Roger Friedman

Broadway needs to fill seats, but this is ridiculous. The long running musical, "Chicago," has always relied on stunt casting for its

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:36pm on March 7, 2022☆⚑

"Mockingbird" National Tour Will Feature Original Oscar Nominated 1962 Film "Scout" Mary Badham in Cast by Roger Friedman

Mary Badham was 10 years old when she played Scout Finch in the 1962 movie, "To Kill a Mockingbird." Now, some 60

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:24am on March 7, 2022☆⚑

First a Movie, Now a Musical: "Tammy Faye" with Music by Elton John Headed to London and then…Broadway? by Roger Friedman

Jessica Chastain is up for an Oscar as Tammy Faye Bakker in "The Eyes of Tammy Faye." She may even win! Now

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:18pm on March 4, 2022☆⚑

Three Time Tony Award Winner Tony Walton Dies at 87, Famed Costume and Set Designer Of "Mary Poppins" by Roger Friedman

Tony Walton, 87, was one of the great costume, set, and production designers of our lifetimes. He was married famously to Julie

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:06pm on March 3, 2022☆⚑

The Fat Lady Sings: Met Opera Star Anna Netrebko Ousted from All Shows After Not Denouncing Putin by Roger Friedman

Metropolitan Opera star Anna Netrebko is out of the opera "Turandot" this spring and "Don Carlo" next season after not denouncing Vladimir

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:03pm on March 3, 2022☆⚑

Broadway: James Earl Jones Becomes Only Living Performer to Have Theater Named For Him by Roger Friedman

Luke Skywalker, I am your theater! The great actor James Earl Jones is getting an amazing honor. The Shubert Organization is renaming 

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:42pm on March 2, 2022☆⚑

Sir Elton John Makes A Magnificent Pandemic Comeback at MSG as Farewell Tour Resumes by Roger Friedman

Elton John said he wanted to wrap up his touring life so he could spend time with his kids. After 50 years,

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:03pm on February 23, 2022☆⚑

Ye of Little Faith: Kanye Has Disastrous Non-Release Listening Party in Miami for Unreleased Album by Roger Friedman

Well, 2-22-22 has come and gone. And there is no "Donda 2." No one is surprised. Kanye West, aka Ye, had a

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:54pm on February 23, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Blues: With 19 Shows Down to $18 Mil Week, "Mrs. Doubtfire" Musical Delays Reopening Til April 14th by Roger Friedman

"Mrs. Doubtfire" isn't coming back to Broadway so fast. The musical version of the Robin Williams movie opened on December 5th but

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:36pm on February 19, 2022☆⚑

EXCLUSIVE If You Love "Schmigadoon" You'll Really Be Excited About the Sequel, "Schmicago" by Roger Friedman

The pleasures of "Schmigadoon" are known not only to the viewers of Apple Plus TV but also to the American Film Institute.

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:18pm on February 16, 2022☆⚑