Joshua Jackson, Dawson Creek's "Pacey" to You, Makes A Brilliant Broadway Debut in "Children of a Lesser God" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:21am on April 12, 2018☆⚑

Famed Motown Songwriter Valerie Simpson Starring in "Chicago" on Broadway Because of Maya Angelou and Clive Davis by Roger Friedman

Valerie Simpson is best known to everyone as one half of Ashford and Simpson, the songwriting duo of Motown fame who composed Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:27am on April 6, 2018☆⚑

Broadway Booms But Jimmy Buffett's "Escape to Margaritaville" Won't Make it to Last Call by Roger Friedman

Broadway was booming this week, up $20 million since mid February when things looked bleak. Most every show is doing well, or Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:25pm on April 2, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: Captain America, aka Chris Evans, Hasn't Helped "Lobby Hero" Ticket Sales Even with a Solid Production by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:49pm on March 26, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: "Angels in America" Revival is So Good Now You See That it Was Always a Masterpiece by Roger Friedman

You watch “Angels in America” at the Neil Simon Theater and think– Pulitzer, Nobel, Tony Award who cares? You see now with Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:50am on March 26, 2018☆⚑

Let it Go? Never! Disney's "Frozen" Opens On Broadway and It's a Hit out of the Box by Roger Friedman

“Frozen” arrived on Broadway Thursday night and it’s a hard nut to crack. Quibbles? Sure, everyone’s gota quibble. But the facts are Categories: Featured Theater(R…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:40am on March 23, 2018☆⚑

Sting's Broadway Musical Gets Raves in Revamped UK Open, Singer Chosen for Queen's 92nd Birthday Performance by Roger Friedman

Sting’s Broadway show of 2016 is back, and it’s a hit. “The Last Ship” sailed two nights ago in Newcastle, UK and Categories: Featured Music Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:23pm on March 22, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: Denzel Washington's "Iceman Cometh" Postpones First Preview One Day" Because The Iceman "Cameth" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:22am on March 22, 2018☆⚑

Bruce Will Be Boss til the End of the Year: Springsteen on Broadway Extends Run to December by Roger Friedman

Bruce Springsteen likes Broadway– and why not? He’s extending his one man show (well, one man and one woman– wife Patti) til Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:33am on March 21, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: Joy Mangano Will Mop it Up with Broadway Musical Based On Her Life by Roger Friedman

You can hear it now: Joy Mangano will be mopping it up soon with a Broadway musical of her own. The QVC Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:24am on March 13, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: No "Hangmen" This Season, Bruce Springsteen Back Like He Never Left, "Hello, Dolly!" Falls Back to Earth by Roger Friedman

Bruce Springsteen is back on Broadway after a month away, and all is well again. Bruce played four shows last week and Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:02am on March 7, 2018☆⚑

Broadway Boffo: Disney's "Frozen" Musical Plays Just 4 Previews, Makes Nearly $1 Million by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:30am on February 27, 2018☆⚑

Famed Playwright David Mamet Says He's Written a Play About Harvey Weinstein by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:22am on February 23, 2018☆⚑

Broadway Review: Bernadette Peters Makes You Wish That "Hello, Dolly!" Would Never Go Away Again by Roger Friedman

It’s too bad they don’t give Tony Awards to replacement actors. Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber, opening tonight officially in the post-Bette Categories: Featured Theater(…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:43am on February 22, 2018☆⚑

Harry Connick's Talk Show Cancelled, But He Knew: Singer Opens in "The Sting" Musical Next Month Heading to Broadway by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:07pm on February 19, 2018☆⚑

#MeToo Sweeps Through Movies, Plays: Famed Playwright Severed from Off Broadway Theater, Universal Fires Marketing Exec, Puts Another on Leave by Roger Friedman

The #MeToo movement continues to sweep through show biz. I’m hearing that at one record company a serious investigation is ongoing. If Categories: Featured Movies Theater(Read more…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:02pm on February 15, 2018☆⚑

Theater Review: Dramatically Innovative "Flight" from Edinburgh Lands Safely in New York by Regina Weinreich

The McKittrick Hotel is well known for unusual theatrical events"cue the long-running immersive Sleep No More. Now fresh from Edinburgh's International Arts Categories: Featured Theater …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:19pm on February 13, 2018☆⚑

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson Make L.A. Stage Debut in Shakespeare's "Henry IV" This June by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:30pm on February 13, 2018☆⚑

Broadway's Winter Doldrums Continue: "Hello, Dolly!" Falls Well Below $1 Mil Mark as Box Drops 22% by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:49pm on February 12, 2018☆⚑

Tragedy: Broadway Great Jan Maxwell, Double Tony Award Nominee in 2010, Passes Away at 61 by Roger Friedman

Jan Maxwell, one of the great Broadway stars, has died at age 61 from cancer according to reports. Twitter is starting to Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:04pm on February 11, 2018☆⚑

Broadway Box Office: "Hello, Dolly!" Without Bette Midler Falls to Earth, Is Audra McDonald Next to Join Show? by Roger Friedman

The party is over at the Shubert Theater. “Hello,Dolly!” without Bette Midler has fallen back to Earth at the box office. The Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:59pm on January 29, 2018☆⚑

Broadway: "Hello, Dolly!" Without Bette Midler Already in Trouble with Big Blocks of Unsold Seats by Roger Friedman

Bette Midler is gone, and soon “Hello, Dolly!” may be, too. Tony winner and beloved Broadway star Bernadette Peters begins performances on Categories: Featured Theater(Read mo…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:36am on January 18, 2018☆⚑

Bette Midler Exits "Hello, Dolly!" Today, Cash in Hand: Can the Show Survive Without Her? by Roger Friedman

Today, Sunday, Bette Midler exits “Hello, Dolly!” after a 10 month run with cash in hand. By various estimates, Bette was taking Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:58pm on January 13, 2018☆⚑

Big Sick: Steven Martin Play "Meteor Shower" Cancels Matinee as Two of Four Stars Have Flu by Roger Friedman

It’s not easy doing eight performances a week on Broadway. It’s especially grueling in sub zero temps outside, as the audience — Categories: Featured Theater(Read more..…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:59pm on January 7, 2018☆⚑

Seeing Bette Midler for $229 a Pop As She Finishes Her Run in "Hello, Bette""er, "Hello, Dolly!" by Roger Friedman

Bette Midler is winding up her run on Broadway as Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly!– or Dolly Levi as Bette Midler in Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:42pm on December 30, 2017☆⚑