1,421 stories by "Roger Friedman"
Opera great Renée Fleming has cut her last ties to the Kennedy Center. Fleming has canceled her appearance with the National Symphony Orchestra on May 29 and 30, 2026 at the Kennedy Center …
Mark Consuelos will be one busy boy this spring. The co-host of "Live with Kelly and Mark" is making his Broadway debut in a Noel Coward comedy revival. Consuelos is co-starring with Kelli O…
The Trump Kennedy Center's loss is everyone else's gain. (See video below.) In the last weeks, "Wicked" composer said he wouldn't host the Kennedy Center's annual gala this spring. He pulled…
The truth is, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" was never a huge hit. When the two part play opened in March 2018 " after a hit run in London's West End " the show was hot. But it was also…
The dean of Deadline.com, Baz Bamigboye, reports earth shaking news today. "Wicked" stars Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey will reunite in 2027 for a London production of Stephen Sondheim's…
There will be no opera in the Melania Trump Opera House. It's all over as the fat President sings. The Washington National Opera says it's leaving the Kennedy Center after 45 years. They don…
Comedian John Mulaney has postponed his shows in Minneapolis set for this weekend. It's not a surprise considering the civil unrest over the murder by ICE of young mother Renee Good. He tell…
Don't let anyone fool you. The dance troupe "Shen Yun" returns to the Kennedy Center tonight. They are part of a cult that includes right wing conspiracy newspaper, The Epoch Times. Janice T…
Broadway is suddenly booming, which is good news for everyone. "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" was doing lackluster business all year until… The TV series ends tomorrow night. New epis…
The Kennedy Center is going to be very quiet this winter and spring. The only show of note coming in for the next six months is a national tour of "Chicago," from March 29th. Otherwise, the …
It wasn't bad enough that Tuesday night's Kennedy Center Honors garnered the lowest TV ratings in the history of the show. Now it turns out that there was no Christmas Eve jazz show, as plan…
Kerry Kennedy, daughter of the real Robert F. Kennedy, is tailing against Donald Trump renaming the Kennedy Center. On Twitter she wrote: "Three years and one month from today, I'm going to …
Broadway producer Scott Rudin's big comeback project has failed. "Little Bear Ridge Road," starring Laurie Metcalf, was supposed to play through February 2026. Instead, the Road will close o…
The Kennedy Center's holiday season is a mess. They're giving away tickets to shows, and claiming "sold out" performances. But even the shows with no price for tickets aren't drawing audienc…
What do you when your theater gets a bomb threat over a dance company? Why, invite them back! Last year Shen Yun, the colorful dance troupe that may be a front for money laundering, kicked o…
Magnificent playwright Tom Stoppard has died in London at age 88. A statement from United Agents said: "We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved client and friend, Tom Stoppard, h…
Tonight at the Kennedy Center, "Christmas in Belfast" starts shows through Sunday. Want to go? Why not? The theater is brimming with available tickets at all prices, on all levels, at all ti…
On Broadway, that's it for "The Queen of Versailles." The musical based on a documentary about lavish living starred Kristen Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham. The show opened last week to neg…
Daniel Craig will finally get to do his favorite project. In 2016, he played Iago to David Oyelowo's "Othello" off Broadway at the New York Theater Workshop. I was lucky enough to see the Sa…
I told you yesterday that the Kennedy Center's holiday show, "Noel: jesus is Born!" was a dud at the box office. This afternoon, there are 1,350 seats available for December 17th. The show i…
Poor Richard Grenell. He's driven the Kennedy Center into the ground. A stooge for Donald Trump, Grenell has seen Kennedy Center ticket sales plummet all year as he's erased anything interes…
Tom Hanks's play "This World of Tomorrow" opened off Broadway last night. The reviews were mixed to not good. The Washington Post headline is The Tom Hanks Play Is Bad. Ok? Got the picture? …
Sting is a music man for all seasons. The rock star of stars opened his Broadway musical, "The Last Ship," back in October 2014. Now it will have its first New York revival at the famed Metr…
Boffo Broadway last week at the box office! Total was $40.7 million, up more than $7 million from last week. Not bad. "Hamilton" with Leslie Odom Jr continues to lead the way with almost $3.…
Listen, Sting never cancels a show. But two in Florida " tomorrow and Tuesday " had to be rescheduled because he says he's under the weather. The shows in Tampa and Jacksonville are sold out…