Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda Freestyle Rap Apology for "Hamilton" Snow Closure by Roger Friedman

Lin-Manuel Miranda, on point as ever: #snowmaggedon2016 freestyle from @LacketyLac & old man Miranda pic.twitter.com/f1dAjRFvDp — Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) January 23, 2016C…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:33pm on January 23, 2016☆⚑

Broadway League Cancels All Shows Today, A Half Hour Before Matinees Begin by Roger Friedman

The Broadway League had to acquiesce to Bill deBlasio and cancel all shows today– a half hour before scheduled 2pm matinees. deBlasio Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:33pm on January 23, 2016☆⚑

Bette Midler Hints She May Be Coming to Broadway in "Hello, Dolly!" (Scott Rudin Producing) by Roger Friedman

Well HELLO! This Dolly has an announcement coming tomorrow ! Stay tuned! (A little update: Scott Rudin is producing which makes sense. Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:39am on January 19, 2016☆⚑

Source: Alan Rickman Had Pancreatic Cancer, And Not For Very Long" Came to NY in December by Roger Friedman

EXCLUSIVE We are all saddened by Alan Rickman’s passing yesterday since no one — almost no one– knew he was ill. Sources Categories: Celebrity Featured Movies Theater(…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:26am on January 15, 2016☆⚑

Mike Nichols Tears Up Talking About Meryl Streep in Wonderful PBS American Masters Doc by Roger Friedman

I guess it had to be something from Elaine May, his oldest friend, and their mutual pal, Julian Schlossberg. On January 29th, Categories: Celebrity Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:56am on January 14, 2016☆⚑

Broadway: "School of Rock" Breaks House Record, But One Kid Is Already Being Replaced Because He's Too Old by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:34pm on December 28, 2015☆⚑

91 Year Old Fiddler on the Roof Co-Writer Sheldon Harnick: Donald Trump "Shouldn't See the Show…He Should Play the Constable" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:21am on December 21, 2015☆⚑

Broadway: "Color Purple" Scores a Huge Hit Opening with Jennifer Hudson and Overnight Star Cynthia Erivo by Roger Friedman

“The Color Purple” played on Broadway from 2005 to 2008 and no one really liked it. Good actors appeared in it, including Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:10am on December 11, 2015☆⚑

Broadway: NY Times Critic Jumps the Gun, Raves About "Color Purple" Two Days Early by Roger Friedman

Whoops. We don’t have to wait til Thursday night to see what Ben Brantley thinks about the “revival” of “The Color Purple” Categories: Featured Music Theate…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:42pm on December 8, 2015☆⚑

Broadway: Starry Night As School of Rock Lures Real Rockers Sting, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood by Roger Friedman

It was a big night on Broadway as Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber returned with his adaptation of the movie “School of Rock”– Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:59am on December 7, 2015☆⚑

Exclusive: Kelsey Grammer, Kelli O'Hara Eyeing Julie Andrews-Directed "My Fair Lady" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:56am on November 23, 2015☆⚑

Review: Bruce Willis Makes an Inauspicious Broadway Debut in "Misery," or the new Les Mis by Roger Friedman

What happened to the great jive talkin’, smooth as silk Bruce Willis? Oh for the days when David Addison couldn’t shut up Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:22am on November 16, 2015☆⚑

Tony Bennett Wants to Celebrate 90th Birthday with Central Park Concert, New Lady Gaga Album by Roger Friedman

Swingin’ Tony Bennett, 89, came to the Broadway opening night of Gloria Estefan’s “On Your Feet” with wife Susan and a lot Categories: Featured Theater(Read more..…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:13am on November 6, 2015☆⚑

Monty Python's Eric Idle, John Cleese Among Performers Set for Mike Nichols Memorial by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:27pm on November 3, 2015☆⚑

Broadway: A List Stars Miss the Best Night of Theater This Season in "King Charles III" by Roger Friedman

Where was everyone Sunday night? None of the usual A listers showed up at the Music Box Theater for an absolutely brilliant Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:39am on November 2, 2015☆⚑

Marlo Thomas Is Still a Marvelous "That Girl" in off Broadway's "Clever Little Lies" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:12pm on October 12, 2015☆⚑

Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard Are Still "Fools for Love" at His Broadway Premiere by Roger Friedman

Jessica Lange wasn’t photographed but she was in the audience Thursday night and very much in evidence at the after party for Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:52am on October 9, 2015☆⚑

Broadway: "Finding Neverland" Snags Terrific Terrence Mann, Kelsey Grammer Still MIA by Roger Friedman

First the good news. Broadway’s “Finding Neverland” still going strong with Matthew Morrison, has snagged the great Terrence Mann to play Charles Categories: Featured Th…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:18pm on September 18, 2015☆⚑

Oscar Winner Forest Whitaker Coming to Broadway in Eugene O'Neill's "Hughie" by Roger Friedman

Oscar winner Forest Whitaker is coming for Tony Awards season next spring. He’ll star in Michael Grandage’s production of Eugene O’Neill’s “Hughie.” Categ…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:07pm on August 24, 2015☆⚑

Broadway: After 12 Years and Millions of Dollars, "Wicked" Brings In Heavy Hitters Michele Lee and Fred Applegate by Roger Friedman

Guess what? I’d never seen “Wicked” on Broadway before last night. It opened 12 years ago with Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, Categories: Featured Theater(Read more…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:46am on August 14, 2015☆⚑

Radiohead Fans: Thom Yorke Composing Music for Broadway Play with Clive Owen by Roger Friedman

Someone call the Karma Police! Dronemeister Thom Yorke of Radiohead fame is composing music for a Broadway play. That’s right. Yorke is Categories: Celebrity Featured Theater(Read …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:34pm on August 12, 2015☆⚑

Exclusive Video: Broadway's Doctor Zhivago Lives On With Cast Album, Great Songs by Lucy Simon by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:13pm on August 11, 2015☆⚑

Broadway: Brilliant "Hamilton"" Revolutionary War Set to Rap and Hip Hop" Opens with a $30 Million Advance by Roger Friedman

Forty five years ago, “1776,” a brilliant buoyant musical about our Founding Fathers opening to raves at the 46th Street Theater on Categories: Celebrity Featured Theater(Rea…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:34am on August 7, 2015☆⚑

Will Ferrell Director Adam McKay Bringing Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica to Broadway by Roger Friedman

“Archie” is coming to Broadway. Here’s the press release: Writer/Director Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights, You’re Welcome America) and Funny Or Die Categories…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:50pm on August 5, 2015☆⚑

Broadway: Scooped Here Ages Ago Tony Winning "Curious Incident" Cast Already Leaving by Roger Friedman

Well, that was fast. The cast of Broadway’s Tony winning “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is leaving on September Categories: Featured Theater(Read more..…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:10pm on July 28, 2015☆⚑