Chelsea Clinton Coming to Off Broadway (Actually to Chelsea-Clinton) with Musical Based on Her Children's Book by Roger Friedman

Chelsea Clinton is coming to off Broadway. And in fact in the neighborhood of Chelsea Clinton. The daughter of Bill and Hillary

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:03pm on November 6, 2019☆⚑

Stephen Daldry Readies 6 Hour "Inheritance" for New York Debut, But His Heart is with South African Theater Troupe by Regina Weinreich

Stephen Daldry, known for directing such films as "Billy Elliot," "The Hours," and "The Reader," and Netflix's  "The Crown," seems most proud

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:03pm on November 6, 2019☆⚑

Broadway: You Can Stream David Byrne's Extraordinary "American Utopia" Now on Spotify by Roger Friedman

The CD isn't out yet, but you can stream David Byrne's extraordinary Broadway production, "American Utopia," right now on Spotify. I haven't

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:03pm on November 6, 2019☆⚑

David Byrne's Joyous "American Utopia" Keeps Making Sense on Broadway As a Hybrid Experimental Musical by Roger Friedman

It wasn't that long ago that David Byrne, of Talking Heads fame, was responsible for the unique landmark musical, "Here Lies Love,"

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:12am on October 25, 2019☆⚑

Broadway Has a Major Hit in "The Sound Inside," And an Early Tony Nominee for Best Actress in Mary Louise Parker by Roger Friedman

Sometimes the magic is there, everything works. The play is unexpectedly great, the star has a towering moment, the director bats a

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:24am on October 18, 2019☆⚑

Broadway: Marisa Tomei Works Very Hard But Can't Save an Alarmingly Pedestrian Reboot of Tennessee William's "Rose Tattoo" by Roger Friedman

I am flummoxed by the new revival of Tennessee Williams' "The Rose Tattoo," which opens this week with Marisa Tomei as the

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:18pm on October 17, 2019☆⚑

Review: Controversial "Slave Play" Opens on Broadway, Begins with Graphic Sex Play, Ends with a Rape, Critics Love It by Roger Friedman

I did not care for "Slave Play." The only other writer who agrees with me it seems is Variety's Marilyn Stasio. The

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:24am on October 8, 2019☆⚑

"The Great Society" Opens on Broadway, "Succession" Star Brian Cox Gets A List Crowd Including Former US Senator Bill Bradley by Roger Friedman

I'm a little late to the table on the new Broadway hit, "The Great Society." That's because everyone got home late Tuesday

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:06pm on October 4, 2019☆⚑

Colin Donnell Left "Chicago Med" for a Good Reason: His Musical, "Almost Famous," Has Opened to Raves in Pre-Broadway Tryout by Roger Friedman

Broadway actor Colin Donnell has lately been playing a doctor on "Chicago Med." That is, until they sent him away during the

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:24pm on September 30, 2019☆⚑

Saying Goodbye to the Great Johnnie Planco at the Hallowed Players Club: Enough Actors to Make a Hit Movie by Roger Friedman

Last Thursday afternoon, on the way to the Emmy Awards, I stopped by the Players Club on Gramercy Park to say goodbye

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:54pm on September 27, 2019☆⚑

Madonna Surprises With the Launch of Ambitious, Intimate "Madame X" Show, A Sometimes Over Stuffed Attempt at an Avant Garde Broadway Show by Roger Friedman

It turns out Madonna " the queen of re-invention "  is human. She admitted last night during the first performance of her

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:54am on September 18, 2019☆⚑

Broadway Bonanza: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell Will Star in New Production of David Mamet's "American Buffalo" in March 2020 by Roger Friedman

The announcements are starting to come in for Tony Award-aimed shows next spring on Broadway. Now we learn that Laurence Fishburne and

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:33am on September 18, 2019☆⚑

Phyllis Newman Has Died at 86, Tony Winning Broadway Actress, Singer Was Also Wife of Famed Lyricist Adolph Green by Roger Friedman

A great light has gone out on Broadway: Phyllis Newman, Tony winner and widow of famed lyricist Adolph Green, has died at

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:03pm on September 16, 2019☆⚑

Broadway: "Book of Mormon" Goes Back on Discount as Tickets Are Available in Quantities Most Nights by Roger Friedman

The unthinkable has happened again. "The Book of Mormon" is back on discount. Once the king of sold out shows, the Tony

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:12am on August 16, 2019☆⚑

Forget "The Crown"! Princess Diana Musical is Coming to Broadway Next Spring, and it's Not Called "Candle in the Wind" by Roger Friedman

We just can't get enough of those British royals! "The Crown" is returning in November. And every day Prince Harry and Megan

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:24am on August 14, 2019☆⚑

Mary Louise Parker Really Comes Back to Broadway: New Play this Fall, Then "How I Learned to Drive" Next Spring by Roger Friedman

Mary Louise Parker really wants to conquer Broadway this season. She's doing not one, but two plays for 2019-2020. First up, Parker

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:24am on August 14, 2019☆⚑

Review: Once Upon a Time…On Broadway as Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Sturridge are the Brad and Leo of NY Theater by Roger Friedman

There were a lot, I do mean a lot, of women packed into the Hudson Theater tonight to see two guys tell

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:24pm on August 9, 2019☆⚑

Broadway Legend Hal Prince Dead at 91, Winner of 21 Tony Awards, the Most Ever, Produced "Cabaret," "West Side Story," Most Sondheim Shows by Roger Friedman

Hal Prince, quite literally the prince of Broadway and maybe the King, has died at age 91. Really, this incredible legendary figure

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:06pm on July 31, 2019☆⚑

Superstar Hollywood Publicists Merge Firms, Will Operate as One to Represent Everyone from Denzel Washington to Robert Redford to Elton John, Rolling by Roger Friedman

The superstars of Hollywood PR are joining forces. PMK and Rogers & Cowan, separate agencies that are owned by InterPublic, have announced

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:36pm on July 30, 2019☆⚑

Faye Dunaway Has Done Away with Broadway Debut of "Tea at Five," as She's Left the Production by Roger Friedman

Back in March I told you I was rooting for Faye Dunaway's Broadway debut this fall as Katharine Hepburn in "Tea at

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:12pm on July 24, 2019☆⚑

Broadway: Carole King Musical "Beautiful" Will Close in October, Following "Waitress," as Business Thins by Roger Friedman

Broadway is struggling right now. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. A day after "Waitress" announced it would shutter this, Carole King's

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:03pm on July 17, 2019☆⚑

Paul McCartney Ready to Conquer One More Challenge: He'll Write Broadway Musical of "It's A Wonderful Life" by Roger Friedman

Paul McCartney had done everything except for…Broadway! So as Carole King's show and others leave the Great White Way, Paul, at 77,

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:03pm on July 17, 2019☆⚑

New Broadway Version of "West Side Story" Will Replace Classic Soaring Dances With Moves from Avant Garde Choreographer Who Accused Beyonce of Pla by Roger Friedman

When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way. That is unless you're Dieter from "Sprockets." Or Bill Hader's Stefon from

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:42am on July 15, 2019☆⚑

Legendary Actor Rip Torn Dead at 88, Emmy Winner for "Larry Sanders Show," Oscar Nominee, Tony Nominated, Once Married to Geraldine Page by Roger Friedman

Rip Torn" contentious, brilliant, mercurial, genius" actor is dead at age 88. He was best known for playing Garry Shandling's sidekick on

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:12am on July 11, 2019☆⚑

Broadway Mourns Tony Winner Martin Charnin, 85, Co-Creator and Lyricist for "Annie," Got His Start Acting in the Original "West Side Story" by Roger Friedman

Martin Charnin, 85, the co-creator and lyricist for "Annie," has died. His daughter posted a notice to Instagram over night. Charnin and

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:06am on July 7, 2019☆⚑