Goodbye, Dolly: Tony Winner Bette Midler Taking Her First Two Week Vacation by Roger Friedman

Bette Midler? She's outta here. She promised Dolly would never go away again. But Dolly Levi, matchmaker, is taking a two week vacation

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:42am on June 19, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Dear Evan Hansen" Soundtrack CD Zooms to Number 1, Bette Midler's "Hello, Dolly!" Sinks by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:48pm on June 12, 2017☆⚑

Tony Awards Ratings Take HUGE Tumble as Bette Midler Non-Performance Costs CBS and Show Plenty by Roger Friedman

The Tony Awards ratings were very very bad. Of course last year was a high because of “Hamilton.” Total viewers were 8.73 Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:36pm on June 12, 2017☆⚑

Star Wars Exclusive: Mark Hamill Says Carrie Fisher Was "Huge Part" of Chapter 9, He Has Large Role in "The Last Jedi" by Roger Friedman

I had the pleasure of meeting and talking to Mark Hamill last night at the Plaza Hotel after party for the Grammys. Categories: Featured Movies Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:36pm on June 12, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Bette Midler Snubs the Tony Awards But They Give her Best Actress Anyway by Roger Friedman

Bette Midler didnt perform on the Tony Awards but they gave her Best Actress in a Musical for Hello Dolly tonight. Ben Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:04am on June 12, 2017☆⚑

Tony Awards Show Snubs, Plus Weird Twist: Christian Borle Will Perform from Closed Show" "Falsettos"" and Not Current One, "Charlie and the by Roger Friedman

The Tony Awards are upon us Sunday and we can’t wait. But there’s always drama. This drama is not about Bette Midler Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:18pm on June 8, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Jason Alexander Will Star in New Play by "Moonstruck" Writer John Patrick Shanley by Roger Friedman

Jason Alexander is finally coming to Broadway in something new by someone great. The once and for all time George Costanza will Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:48pm on June 6, 2017☆⚑

Tony Awards Are Sunday: Who Should Win, Plus Nominee Sally Field is Staying Put in New York by Roger Friedman

The Tony Awards are Sunday on CBS. Even if Bette Midler doesn’t perform (doesn’t look like she will) there will be plenty Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:12am on June 6, 2017☆⚑

Jimmy Buffet Musical "Escape to Margaritaville" Coming to Broadway Next March by Roger Friedman

Broadway news– we’re wasting away again in Margaritaville. Jimmy Buffet’s classic pop song is becoming a whole Broadway show. Expect a lot Categories: Featured Theater(R…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:05pm on June 5, 2017☆⚑

Bette Midler Accepts Outer Critics Award for "Hello Dolly": "This is the hardest job I've ever had in my whole life" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:54pm on May 25, 2017☆⚑

Roseanne Barr Goes to See TV Sister Laurie Metcalf on Broadway, Walks with a Cane by Roger Friedman

On Wednesday night the audience at “A Doll’s House Part 2” got a nice surprise: Roseanne Barr was in the house. Roseanne, Categories: Celebrity Featured Theater(Read mo…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:24am on May 19, 2017☆⚑

Unfrozen: Idina Menzel Will Return to (Off) Broadway Next Summer But Not in a Musical by Roger Friedman

Idina Menzel is coming back to Broadway– well, the Broadway area, but an off Broadway theater. But she won’t be singing. She’s Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:42pm on May 16, 2017☆⚑

Broadway, TV: "Rent" the Groundbreaking Musical Coming to Fox As a Live Presentation by Roger Friedman

Of all things, “Rent” is coming to Fox TV as a live broadcast. The hit Jonathan Larson musical, with a cult following, Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:06pm on May 12, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Hello, Dolly!" " With Biggest Box Office Advance of All Time" Not Giving Charity Performance for Actors Fund by Roger Friedman

Every year, Broadway producers turn over their house one for a charity performance to raise money for the Actors’ Fund. This year Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:05pm on May 10, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Box Office Sharp Downturn as "Hello, Dolly!" Cools Off, "Glass Menagerie" Sets Closing by Roger Friedman

The Broadway box office was up, up, and away for a few weeks. But all of a sudden there’s been a big Categories: business Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:06pm on May 9, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Hello, Dolly!" Breaks All Time Shubert Theater Records" Should It Get a Tony Award Or Is Money the Reward? by Roger Friedman

Big announcement this morning: “Hello, Dolly!” with Bette Midler has broken the all time sales record for all Shubert Theaters in history Categories: Featured Theater(Read mor…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:24pm on May 3, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Sally Field, Cate Blanchett, Danny DeVito Reverse Tony Awards Trend Against "Hollywood" Actors by Roger Friedman

This year’s Tony Awards nominees include three names usually associated with Hollywood: Sally Field, Cate Blanchett, and Danny DeVito. That’s a big Categories: Theater(Read mor…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:24pm on May 2, 2017☆⚑

Tony Awards Nominations: Evan Hansen, Hello, Dolly! Score Big, Charlie, Anastasia, Amelie Wiped Out by Roger Friedman

keep refreshing. Unfortunately, the Live Stream from the Tony Awards did not work at all… The biggest snubs: Allison Janney and John Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:24pm on May 2, 2017☆⚑

Stay Tuned: Michael Moore Announcing His Broadway Debut This Morning by Roger Friedman

Oscar winner documentary filmmaker and political agitator (in the best way) Michael Moore is making a big announcement this morning. He’s coming Categories: Featured Theater(Read mo…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:42am on May 1, 2017☆⚑

Kevin Spacey Charging $2,500 for One Man Show of "Darrow" Plus Meet and Greet by Roger Friedman

You really have to be a fan of Kevin Spacey to appreciate his latest gimmick. He’s going to do a one man Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:48pm on April 30, 2017☆⚑

Broadway Season Comes to A Fun End with Laurie Metcalf in "A Doll's House, Part 2" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:20am on April 28, 2017☆⚑

Allison Janney Could Win Tony Award for "Six Degrees of Separation," and Maybe an Emmy Too for "Mom" by Roger Friedman

Allison Janney leads a superb cast in the revival of John Guare’s “Six Degrees of Separation.” She, John Benjamin Hickey, and Corey Categories: Featured Theater(Read mor…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:48am on April 26, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Outer Critics Go For "Dolly," "Anastasia," Snub "Chocolate Factory," "Bandstand" by Roger Friedman

The first Broadway nominations are here from the Outer Critics Circle. They already handled “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Natasha and Pierre” in Categories: Featured The…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:02pm on April 25, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Universally Panned, Faces Few Awards, But Still Selling Tickets by Roger Friedman

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” opened on Broadway last night to uniformly negative reviews. This is after the show was completely overhauled Categories: Featured Theater(…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:36pm on April 24, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Headline for "Hello, Dolly!" Review at The Wrap Either Anti-Semitic or Just Stupid by Roger Friedman

The Wrap, a terrible entertainment website, gets it wrong again. The headline for their “Hello,Dolly!” review is either anti-Semitic or just stupid. Categories: Featured Theat…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:54am on April 21, 2017☆⚑