1,418 stories by "Roger Friedman"
John Travolta came to the theater and took pictures, but he was a conspicuous no-show for the after party in New York for “Savages.” So was co-star Blake Lively, who came to the …
Nora Ephron has died at age 71 from myeloid leukemia. Here’s the New York Times obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/movies/nora-ephron-essayist-screenwriter-and-director-dies-a…
Lily Rabe stole the show last night as Rosalind in “As You Like It,” the 50th anniversary production of New York’s Shakespeare in the Park. Joe Papp was smiling from heaven…
God is not having a good run on Broadway. It’s just been announced that within weeks of each of other, the three Broadway musicals with religious themes are shutting down for lack of b…
One of the great headlines from last night’s Songwriters Hall of Fame: Meat Loaf’s famous 1977 album “Bat out of Hell” is headed to Broadway. Apparently the songs wri…
Woody Harrelson and his buddy Frankie Hyman have written their first off Broadway play. The comedy, called “Bullet for Adolf,” will open at New World Stages next month with Woody…
The Tony Awards were great, and all the people who won are no doubt grateful. But many of them are leaving before the audience can see them. “Death of A Salesman” has already clo…
This year’s Tony Awards seemed to be as much about showcasing the future of Broadway as rewarding the people who long deserved some kudos. I’m thinking of Judith Light, who went …
Tonight’s Tony Awards on CBS may turn out to be a big ratings winner. For once, the Tonys have clear sailing all night with very little real competition on the regular broadcast networ…
Sunday night is going to be a fight for the remote control and the DVR in certain demographic households. At 8pm the Tony Awards will begin on CBS. At 9pm “True Blood” will retur…
“The Book of Mormon”–still the biggest hit on Broadway–is going to be featured on this year’s Tony Awards. (This Sunday, CBS.) A little weird since “Mormo…
It does seem like Christian Borle, star of “Peter and the Starcatcher,” is leaving the kooky musical soon after Sunday’s Tony Awards. A casting call has gone out for his ch…
Debra Winger is going to make her Broadway debut this fall. She’s signed on to a David Mamet two hander (that’s two actors) called “The Anarchist.” Broadway legend Pa…
You can catch one more performance tonight, Saturday, at 45 Bleecker Street Theatre of Chekhov’s “The Seagull” as adapted by famed British director Max Stafford-Clark. It&#…
It’s over. The big race from March 1st — when the spring season begins– to April 26th, cut off date for eligibility for the Tony Awards. It ended tonight with a thud. I saw…
“Spider Man: Turn off the Dark”–litigious, controversial, but you know what? It’s making money every week. And now it’s picked up some nominations from the Oute…
When you think of Los Angeles, you think of movies and television. Theater, Opera, and spectacular performance art thrive in LA, and our Leah Sydney catches us up on what is being buzzed…
The greatest American play? Quite possibly Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," set in 1949 and revived last night on Broadway in a production that is outstanding. Mike Nichols directed an…
Baz Bamigboye reports exclusively in the Daily Mail that Nicole Kidman is heading back to the theater. Remember last year I told you that Nicole would appear on Broadway in “Sweet Bird…
Julie Taymor has finally filed a strong counterclaim in US District Court in New York against the producers of "Spider Man: Turn off the Dark" explaining her side of the collapse of their co…
The producers of “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” have finally caved in. They’ve settled with director-creator Julie Taymor on basic financial issues. They’ve agreed t…
Wow. Big announcement today that Hugh Jackman will play Harry Houdini on Broadway in 2013/2014. However: I broke that story THREE YEARS ago. Yes, here is the link. http://www.foxnews.com/sto…
It was the penultimate movie premiere of the fall Oscar season– Stephen Daldry’s “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.” Or is it “Extemely Close and Incredibly …
“On A Clear Day You Can See Forever” only a ran a few months when it first opened on Broadway in 1965. It’s never been revived, and for good reason. Now, some misguided peo…
I’m completely appalled by the glee the New York Post’s theater columnist takes in reporting how badly some shows are doing on Broadway. Enough with the negativity. There are so …
