1,428 stories by "Roger Friedman"
"Music Man" star Hugh Jackman is not leaving the show, don't worry. He'll still be starring in the musical revival this winter
We're waking up to a lot of changes in Hollywood. At the Golden Globes, where things couldn't be worse, Diversity and Inclusion
Over the weekend, the brother of a former Scott Rudin assistant accused the producer of adding to his brother's suicide last October.
David Graham-Caso, who works in city of Los Angeles government, has posted an alarming video accusing producer Scott Rudin of abusing his
Don't be fooled by Broadway producer Scott Rudin's sudden act of contrition this morning. He's not stepping away from anything. He's saving
OMG Standing ovation for Karen Olivo! The Tony winning actress ("West Side Story" 2009 she was incredible) says she will not return
Big news: Uber agent Richard Weitz and his daughter Demi are streaming an all star Quarantunes today at 5pm Eastern LIVE from
Arthur Kopit, the legendary dramatist, died yesterday morning at the age of 83. He is survived by his wife, Leslie Garis; his children
Armie Hammer is thinking of recording a version of the Rascals' "Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore." Seriously, potential cannibal Hammer,
Princess Diana always went her own way. Her musical is following suit. "Diana The Musical" almost opened a year ago. The pandemic
Now we know why HBO made a big deal of announcing a huge new pact with George R. R. Martin last week.
Not surprised: Broadway producers have made their move, and it's checkmate. They've optioned "The Queen's Gambit" to be a musical. Press release
Yes, we are still talking about the 2020 Tony Awards. For the 2019-2020 season that ended abruptly a year ago. Yes, the
Liza Minnelli is turning 75, how do you like that? For her 75th Birthday, Liz will get an all star virtual celebration
Broadway will not be back before this summer or fall. That's what Broadway League president Charlotte St Martin said in an interview
Joe Allen was no Elaine Kaufman. He wasn't sitting in his eatery on West 46th St. every night, entertaining and hosting the
This is turning into pretty good theater. The 2019-2020 Broadway season never really happened, remember? It stopped on March 13th because of
"I have managed Miss Tyson's career for over 40 years, and each year was a privilege and blessing," her manager, Larry Thompson,
Phil Smith, the long time head of the Shubert Organization, and a Broadway star in his own right, has died at age
Harvey Fierstein, stand down. Emma Thompson has been cast as evil Mrs. Trunchbull, the deliciously malicious central antagonist in the movie version
This is interesting. Yesterday, Paramount announced a film version of "Spamalot" directed by Casey Nicholaw. Today their theatrical division pulled the plug
The hit Monty Python musical, "Spamalot," played to sold out Broadway audiences for four years, from 2005 to 2009. It accrued 1,575
1925" it was a very good year. It was the year F. Scott Fitzgerald published "The Great Gatsby," Virgina Woolf issued "Mrs.
I had to read this information a couple of times" I've translated it into English for you. (It was supposedly written in
2020 is almost over. Hey wait" what happened to the Tony Awards? Well, the Tony season never really happened. Broadway closed back
