Bette Midler Exits "Hello, Dolly!" Today, Cash in Hand: Can the Show Survive Without Her? by Roger Friedman

Today, Sunday, Bette Midler exits “Hello, Dolly!” after a 10 month run with cash in hand. By various estimates, Bette was taking Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:58pm on January 13, 2018☆⚑

Big Sick: Steven Martin Play "Meteor Shower" Cancels Matinee as Two of Four Stars Have Flu by Roger Friedman

It’s not easy doing eight performances a week on Broadway. It’s especially grueling in sub zero temps outside, as the audience — Categories: Featured Theater(Read more..…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:59pm on January 7, 2018☆⚑

Seeing Bette Midler for $229 a Pop As She Finishes Her Run in "Hello, Bette""er, "Hello, Dolly!" by Roger Friedman

Bette Midler is winding up her run on Broadway as Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly!– or Dolly Levi as Bette Midler in Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:42pm on December 30, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Uma Thurman Shows She Has the Chops in a Watery New Play from "House of Cards" Writer by Roger Friedman

Don’t get me wrong– I really like Beau Willimon’s writing. “Ides of March” is a terrific movie. The first few seasons of Categories: Featured Theater(Read mo…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:18am on December 1, 2017☆⚑

Springsteen On Broadway Extended Through June: I Told You Back On October 20th by Roger Friedman

Springsteen on Broadway has been extended through June. I told you this on October 20th, but hey–nice to hear it officially now. Categories: Celebrity Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:06pm on November 27, 2017☆⚑

RIP Tony Winner Ann Wedgeworth, Famous Also for "Three's Company" and NYC Based Soap Operas by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:42pm on November 18, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Struggling "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Will Close in January 2018 by Roger Friedman

It wasn’t meant to be. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” will close its Broadway run on January 14, 2018. It’s been a Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:18pm on November 15, 2017☆⚑

Broadway Has a New Hamilton-Sized Hit in "The Band's Visit," A Gorgeous, Perfect Musical Starring Tony Shalhoub and "Overnight Sensation" Ka by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:18am on November 10, 2017☆⚑

Bette Midler's Week Off from "Hello, Dolly!" Caused Box Office Plunge Below $1 Million by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:48pm on November 8, 2017☆⚑

Exclusive: Post-"Logan Lucky" Steven Soderbergh Plots Next Film, "High Flying Bird" by Roger Friedman

For those of us who loved “Logan Lucky” the summer, it’s really good to hear that Steven Soderbergh is plotting his next Categories: Featured Movies Theater(Read more..…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:06pm on October 27, 2017☆⚑

Broadway Review: Clive Owen Makes a Rocking Broadway Return in Julie Taymor's Must See "M Butterfly" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:06pm on October 27, 2017☆⚑

Bruce Springsteen Broadway Show Born to Run Through June and Tony Awards at $2 Mil Per Week by Roger Friedman

Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway show is born to run– til June, if it must. That’s the best way for Bruce to ensure active Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:24am on October 20, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Bruce Springsteen One Man Show Drops by $407,000" Even with Crazy Prices by Roger Friedman

The second full week of “Springsteen on Broadway” brought a box office surprise. Even with crazy secondary market prices– thousands of dollars Categories: Featured Theat…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:06am on October 18, 2017☆⚑

Review: Bruce Springsteen's Transcendent One Man Broadway Show: He's Just Like Us and Not At All by Roger Friedman

Bruce Springsteen is just like us and then again, not at all. He’s like us: he struggles with his childhood, has father Categories: Featured Music Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:36am on October 14, 2017☆⚑

Cher's Musical Show "The Cher Show" Set for Chicago Tryout Next June, Then Broadway by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:18pm on September 28, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Pretty Woman" with Songs from Bryan Adams, Sets Openings for Chicago, New York by Roger Friedman

“Pretty Woman” is finally in place to be a Broadway musical. The Garry Marshall-directed hit film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere Categories: Featured Theater(Read mor…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:12pm on September 26, 2017☆⚑

Sunday: 50th Anniversary of The Doors Defying Ed Sullivan And Singing Their Lyrics to "Light My Fire" by Roger Friedman

This Sunday is the 50th anniversary of The Doors’ one and only appearance on CBS’s “Ed Sullivan Show.” They defied Ed and Categories: Featured Music Theater(Read …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:48pm on September 15, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Hello, Dolly!" Crashes Again During Bette Midler's Week Off, Falls Below $1 Million by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:12am on September 12, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Tony Winner Bernadette Peters Tapped to Succeed Bette Midler in "Hello, Dolly!" by Roger Friedman

This is Part 2 to my story from this morning. Bernadette Peters is taking over as the title character in “Hello, Dolly!” Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:48pm on September 5, 2017☆⚑

Bette Midler Takes Another Week off from "Hello, Dolly!" and Sets January 14, 2018 as End Date of Relatively Short Run by Roger Friedman

Goodbye, Dolly, once again. Starting tomorrow Bette Midler takes her second full week off from “Hello, Dolly!” The first back at the Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:18am on September 5, 2017☆⚑

Bruce Springsteen Broadway Run Extended by 10 Weeks After Tickets Sell Out Instantly by Roger Friedman

Bruce Springsteen may be on Broadway forever. Today tickets went on sale to his limited run one man show on Broadway beginning Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:12pm on August 30, 2017☆⚑

Broadway Gets A Late Summer Gift with "Prince of Broadway" And An A List Premiere by Roger Friedman

There is much to love in “Prince of Broadway,” legendary producer-director Hal Prince’s tribute to himself. I mean it: the show is Categories: Featured Theater(Read more…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:42am on August 25, 2017☆⚑

RIP: Three-Time Tony Winner Tom Meehan, Wrote "The Producers," "Annie," "Hairspray" by Roger Friedman

Tom Meehan has died at age 88. My friend and neighbor, who I was lucky to know, was a Broadway superstar when Categories: Broadway Reviews Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:24pm on August 22, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Chocolate Factory" Starts to Melt, "Doll's House," "1984" Bleeding Money by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:18pm on August 21, 2017☆⚑

UPDATE Michael Moore Heading to Prime Time This Winter with "Live from Apocalypse" (Plus Review of His Broadway Show Here) by Roger Friedman

Michael Moore announced on Twitter tonight he’s returning to prime time TV. “Live from the Apocalypse’ will air on TNT.   YES! Categories: Featured Television Thea…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:48am on August 19, 2017☆⚑