Can Broadway Stay Open Through the Crisis? Usher at "Virginia Woolf" Tests Positive, Also Throws "Six" Premiere into Turmoil by Roger Friedman

Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? We all should be, as it turns out. An usher who worked at that Broadway show from

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:48pm on March 12, 2020☆⚑

CBS Moves Upfronts to Digital, Cancels Events, Other Networks to Follow; Broadway Considering Shutdown by Roger Friedman

More, more, more. CBS will move its advertising upfront presentations to online and digital for May 13th. No events in New York.

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:48pm on March 12, 2020☆⚑

Broadway Closing Until April 13th Throws Tony Award Season Into Jeopardy with Some Shows Finished by Roger Friedman

The 2020 Tony Award season is now in jeopardy of being cancelled. There will be no performances until April 13th. Tonight's premiere

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:48pm on March 12, 2020☆⚑

Broadway: Hello? Producer Scott Rudin Will Shore Up Empty Theaters with Fifty Dollar Seats for Next 2 Weeks by Roger Friedman

Hello, hello, hello? Starting Thursday at noon you'll be able to buy tickets to "The Book of Mormon" on Broadway for just

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:18pm on March 11, 2020☆⚑

Bob Dylan Is a Broadway Star, Someone Tell Him A List Stars Crowded Opening Night of Knockout New Musical by Roger Friedman

Bob Dylan wakes up this morning a Broadway star. Unlike Bruce Springsteen, he didn't have to set foot on stage. Unlike Cher,

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:48pm on March 6, 2020☆⚑

Like it Or Not, Britney Spears Broadway Musical Set for Chicago Tryout Featuring "American Idol" Star Justin Guarini (Not as Britney) by Roger Friedman

Like it or not, a Britney Spears jukebox musical is coming toward us like a meteorite set to destroy the world. "Once

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:18am on March 6, 2020☆⚑

Broadway: Virus Fear or Cold Weather Cause "Book of Mormon," "Jagged Little Pill" to Fall Below $900,000, "Mockingbird" 50% Down by Roger Friedman

Is it virus panic or lack of interest? Former Broadway blockbuster "The Book of Mormon" is in distress. Last week the receipts

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:42am on March 4, 2020☆⚑

Broadway: "Dear Evan Hanson" Star Ben Platt Has An Older Brother, Jonah, Warming Up in a New Musical by Roger Friedman

Ben Platt has the Tony Award for "Dear Evan Hanson" and a load of other awards and starred already in Netflix's "The

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:12pm on February 25, 2020☆⚑

Greta Gerwig, Oscar Isaac, Steve Buscemi to Headline Production of Chekhov's "Three Sisters" Off Broadway This Spring by Roger Friedman

Chekhov" that is, Anton, not the guy on "Star Trek" "`is getting the star treatment this spring. His "Three Sisters" will have

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:54pm on February 24, 2020☆⚑

Broadway UPDATE: Beetlejuice Star Sophia Ann Caruso Breaks Her Silence About Exit from Show: "One of the greatest experiences of my life" by Roger Friedman

Actress Sophia Ann Caruso has broken her silence about her abrupt departure from "Beetlejuice": "Thank you to my Beetlejuice family! I love

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:03pm on February 24, 2020☆⚑

Broadway Mystery: 18 Year Old Star of "Beetlejuice" Sophia Anne Caruso Exits Show Abruptly, Rumors Abound by Roger Friedman

It's been a long, cold winter on Broadway. Not much has been happening besides "West Side Story" opening to vicious reviews. (The

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:36am on February 23, 2020☆⚑

Review: No Snap in New "West Side Story," A Convoluted Mess That May Be a Rare Failure for Some Top Producers by Roger Friedman

Producer Scott Rudin has joined forces with two Hollywood powerhouses, David Geffen and Barry Diller, to produce the new "West Side Story,"

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:32pm on February 21, 2020☆⚑

The New "West Side Story" is a Convoluted Mess if You Don't Know Better, "60 Minutes" and CBS's Bill Whitaker Did an Accurate Report by Roger Friedman

Tonight, CBS's Bill Whitaker did an excellent report on the mess that is Ivo von Hove's "West Side Story." The musical revival

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:12pm on February 16, 2020☆⚑

Lynn Cohen, 86, A Great Actress Whose Name You Didn't Know, Famous for "Sex and the City," "Hunger Games: Catching Fire"" by Roger Friedman

Lynn Cohen died yesterday at age 86 according to friends on social media. She was not famous in the movie star sense

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:48pm on February 15, 2020☆⚑

Late Actor Rip Torn's Advice to Younger Cousin Sissy Spacek On Becoming An Actress: "Don't tell anyone you're related to me. It wouldn't hel by Regina Weinreich

At the Greenwich House Theater for a memorial for Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Rip Torn, awesome clips revealed the evolution of

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:36pm on February 13, 2020☆⚑

In Tough Winter Broadway Hopes for a Hot Holiday Weekend with Total Box Office Down, Lowest Since September by Roger Friedman

It's been a tough winter for Broadway at the box office. This past weekend's take was $27.9 million, the lowest since last

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:36pm on February 13, 2020☆⚑

Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright Lynn Nottage Rescued After Locking Herself into Lincoln Center Bathroom by Roger Friedman

The call for help went out at 2:42pm on Thursday, just while Donald Trump was having a nervous breakdown on national TV.

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:54am on February 7, 2020☆⚑

Beatle Tribute to Broadway: At All Star Memorial, Paul McCartney Calls Jerry Herman "One of the All Time Greats" by Roger Friedman

The Lunt Fontanne Theater was bursting with stars and heavy hitters of renown yesterday afternoon to say goodbye to the great Jerry

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:12pm on February 4, 2020☆⚑

Filmed Version of Powerhouse Broadway Musical "Hamilton" Sells to Disney for Record Price of $75 Million by Roger Friedman

"Hamilton" is coming to movie theaters. The Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning powerhouse of a musical was evidently worth $75 million, according

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:12pm on February 3, 2020☆⚑

(Watch) Sting Brings "The Last Ship" to Jimmy Kimmel, Says No Tigers or Magicians in Upcoming Vegas Shows: "I do the magic" by Roger Friedman

Sting brought his brilliant musical, "The Last Ship," to Jimmy Kimmel last night. They talked about the show, currently at the Ahmanson

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:18pm on January 29, 2020☆⚑

Sting's Big Night in Hollywood: "The Last Ship" Sets Sail in Triumphant Return, Rebuilt and Seaworthy by Roger Friedman

There was always a problem with Sting's Broadway musical, "The Last Ship." Even though the music was par excellence, the songs beyond

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:54pm on January 23, 2020☆⚑

Madonna Cancels Another Show, This Time in Lisbon, With 45 Minutes Notice, Hopes to Return Tomorrow ("Fingers Crossed") by Roger Friedman

Madonna is certainly suffering from her blown out knee. She cancelled another show, this time in Lisbon last night with 45 minutes

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:03am on January 22, 2020☆⚑

Winter Is Here: Broadway Shows Face January Chill with Big Drops for Long Running Shows Like "Lion King," "Mormon," "Wicked" by Roger Friedman

Winter, as they say on Game of Thrones, is here. On Broadway the January chill has set in after three weeks of

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:12am on January 14, 2020☆⚑

Exclusive: Broadway Great Frank Langella will Direct and Co-Star with Ageless Hot-as-a-Pistol Elaine May in "Love Letters" Off Broadway by Roger Friedman

No one is more "in" right now than Elaine May. At age 87, she's just won a Tony Award for "The Waverly

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:03am on January 13, 2020☆⚑

Is the New West Side Story Cursed? Second Actor Sidelined by Injury and Replaced, Opening Date Pushed Back, Creative Team Still Up in Air by Roger Friedman

The new version of "West Side Story" was supposed to open on Broadway on February 6th. But then the actor who plays

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:36am on January 11, 2020☆⚑