Broadway: "Hello, Dolly!" Breaks All Time Shubert Theater Records" Should It Get a Tony Award Or Is Money the Reward? by Roger Friedman

Big announcement this morning: “Hello, Dolly!” with Bette Midler has broken the all time sales record for all Shubert Theaters in history Categories: Featured Theater(Read mor…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:24pm on May 3, 2017☆⚑

Tony Awards Nominations: Evan Hansen, Hello, Dolly! Score Big, Charlie, Anastasia, Amelie Wiped Out by Roger Friedman

keep refreshing. Unfortunately, the Live Stream from the Tony Awards did not work at all… The biggest snubs: Allison Janney and John Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:24pm on May 2, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Sally Field, Cate Blanchett, Danny DeVito Reverse Tony Awards Trend Against "Hollywood" Actors by Roger Friedman

This year’s Tony Awards nominees include three names usually associated with Hollywood: Sally Field, Cate Blanchett, and Danny DeVito. That’s a big Categories: Theater(Read mor…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:24pm on May 2, 2017☆⚑

Stay Tuned: Michael Moore Announcing His Broadway Debut This Morning by Roger Friedman

Oscar winner documentary filmmaker and political agitator (in the best way) Michael Moore is making a big announcement this morning. He’s coming Categories: Featured Theater(Read mo…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:42am on May 1, 2017☆⚑

Kevin Spacey Charging $2,500 for One Man Show of "Darrow" Plus Meet and Greet by Roger Friedman

You really have to be a fan of Kevin Spacey to appreciate his latest gimmick. He’s going to do a one man Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:48pm on April 30, 2017☆⚑

Broadway Season Comes to A Fun End with Laurie Metcalf in "A Doll's House, Part 2" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:20am on April 28, 2017☆⚑

Allison Janney Could Win Tony Award for "Six Degrees of Separation," and Maybe an Emmy Too for "Mom" by Roger Friedman

Allison Janney leads a superb cast in the revival of John Guare’s “Six Degrees of Separation.” She, John Benjamin Hickey, and Corey Categories: Featured Theater(Read mor…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:48am on April 26, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Outer Critics Go For "Dolly," "Anastasia," Snub "Chocolate Factory," "Bandstand" by Roger Friedman

The first Broadway nominations are here from the Outer Critics Circle. They already handled “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Natasha and Pierre” in Categories: Featured The…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:02pm on April 25, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Universally Panned, Faces Few Awards, But Still Selling Tickets by Roger Friedman

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” opened on Broadway last night to uniformly negative reviews. This is after the show was completely overhauled Categories: Featured Theater(…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:36pm on April 24, 2017☆⚑

Broadway Hit "Wicked" Will Get NBC Live TV Treatment, "Bye Bye Birdie" Set for December 5th (Exclusive) by Leah Sydney

Could the mega monster hit musical “Wicked”, follow “Hairspray,” and “Bye Bye Birdie,” be the next lauded NBC live musical?  The answer Categories: F…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:42pm on April 22, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Headline for "Hello, Dolly!" Review at The Wrap Either Anti-Semitic or Just Stupid by Roger Friedman

The Wrap, a terrible entertainment website, gets it wrong again. The headline for their “Hello,Dolly!” review is either anti-Semitic or just stupid. Categories: Featured Theat…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:54am on April 21, 2017☆⚑

Bette Midler is the Oldest Dolly Levi Ever in "Hello, Dolly!" By Several Years" Including Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Pearl Bailey and Ruth Go by Roger Friedman

Bette Midler opens tonight in “Hello, Dolly!” on Broadway. This isn’t a review because there are no press seats except for the Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:54pm on April 20, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: A More than Decent "Indecent" Draws A List Crowd, Aims at Tony Award by Roger Friedman

You know a new play will be good if Mercedes Ruehl turns up for opening night. Ruehl, an Oscar and Tony winner, Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:12pm on April 19, 2017☆⚑

Kevin Spacey Will Host the Tony Awards, Jokes That He's "the 15th Choice" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:48pm on April 18, 2017☆⚑

Exclusive: Uma Thurman Coming To Broadway in Play by "House of Cards" Writer by Roger Friedman

Back in January Uma Thurman skipped a court hearing over custody of daughter Luna with ex-fiancee Arki Busson. The reason given was Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:48pm on April 18, 2017☆⚑

Renee Fleming Hasn't Retired, She's Coming to Broadway Next Year in A Revival of "Carousel" by Roger Friedman

I was getting worried that opera great Renee Fleming had really retired. Nonsense! She’s too young to start playing mah jong in Categories: Featured Music Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:36pm on April 17, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: "Hamilton" Parody "Spamilton" Moving to Theater District, Just Blocks Away by Roger Friedman

So you can’t get in to see “Hamilton”? How about the next best thing? The hilarious parody called “Spamilton” is moving down Categories: Featured Theater(Rea…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:18pm on April 11, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: After "Sunset Boulevard" Performance, Glenn Close Sells Her Eyelashes, Gloves for $2000 for Charity by Roger Friedman

Last night on Broadway: Superstar Glenn Close sold her eyelashes, gloves, and signed photos for $2000 after a stunning night playing Nora Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:48pm on April 7, 2017☆⚑

Theater: Kevin Kline Angles for His First Tony Award Since 1981, Campus Violence Highlighted in "Church and State" by Roger Friedman

Is it possible Kevin Kline hasn’t been on Broadway in a decade? And that his Tony Awards were in 1978 and 1981? Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:02am on April 6, 2017☆⚑

"Hamilton" Star Phillippa Soo is a Vision, Propelling New Musical "Amelie" on Broadway by Roger Friedman

All the main theater critics are on the fence, as they say, about last night’s Broadway musical opening, “Amelie.” This is the Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:18am on April 4, 2017☆⚑

Review: Hilarious "The Play That Goes Wrong" Opens with George Stephanopolous in Surprise Role by Roger Friedman

First off: “The Play that Goes Wrong” goes very right and went very well tonight opening at the Lyceum Theater on Broadway. Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:02am on April 3, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: Lynn Nottage's High Wattage "Sweat" Provides a Backstory for Our Current Trump Troubles by Regina Weinreich

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:12pm on March 27, 2017☆⚑

Danny DeVito Says He's Separated from Rhea Perlman After 46 Years of Marriage by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:48pm on March 26, 2017☆⚑

Jake Gyllenhaal Selling Signed Broadway Drawings for Charity for Either $500, $1000, or A Million Bucks by Roger Friedman

Last night on Broadway at “Sunday in the Park with George” was also the first night of selling merch for Broadway Cares/Equity Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 6:24am on March 22, 2017☆⚑

Broadway: An Eclectic Quartet (Ruffalo, DeVito, Shalhoub, Hecht) Bring Arthur Miller's Agony to Life by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:54pm on March 16, 2017☆⚑