"Rocky" In Broadway Knockout, Latest Show of this Season to Close by Roger Friedman

“Rocky” has been knocked out on Broadway. Despite a stellar set, and actors like Andy Karl who were terrific, the musical version Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:21pm on July 15, 2014☆⚑

Lily Rabe Jokes About Rain-Cancelled Shakespeare in the Park: "We're Very Good in It" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:01am on July 4, 2014☆⚑

Broadway: 2Pac Musical "Holler" Gets a Bad Rap, DeNiro Still With "Bronx Tale"? by Roger Friedman

It’s pretty much curtains for the 2Pac musical “Holler If Ya Hear Me.” Billboard prematurely announced the show was closing, which sent Categories: Featured Theater(Read…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:06am on July 1, 2014☆⚑

Frankie Valli, Four Seasons Hold at Number 1, Broadway Show Up 5% Since Film Release by Roger Friedman

“Jersey Boys,” directed by Clint Eastwood, is a modest box office hit for a movie. In six days it’s made about $18 Categories: Featured Movies Music Theater(Read more.…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:45am on June 27, 2014☆⚑

Tony Awards Give Biggest Box Office Leaps to Bryan Cranston as LBJ, "Jersey Boys," Gentleman's Guide by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:12pm on June 16, 2014☆⚑

Movie Stars on Broadway: They Came, They Got their Tony's "Or Didn't"And Now They're Leaving by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:45pm on June 13, 2014☆⚑

Stephen Sondheim Will Get Double Dose of "Into the Woods" This Winter by Roger Friedman

Is everyone ready for a lot of “Into the Woods”? The Rob Marshall directed movie is coming at Christmas based on Stephen Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:25pm on June 13, 2014☆⚑

Broadway: Sting Musical "The Last Ship" Sails and Soars in Super Chicago Launch by Roger Friedman

It’s going to be a rockin’ fall on Broadway if last night in Chicago was any indication. The previews here have begun Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:48am on June 12, 2014☆⚑

Watch the Tony Awards "In Memoriam" Which CBS Cut from Broadcast by Roger Friedman

CBS cut the In Memoriam segment last night from the Tony Awards. Dead People don’t get ratings! There was rapt applause in Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:28pm on June 9, 2014☆⚑

Exclusive: Idina Menzel Used a TelePrompter to Sing "If/Then" Song on Tony Awards by Roger Friedman

There were lots of performances last night on the Tony Awards, all live, none lip synched. Everyone sang songs from the shows Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:33am on June 9, 2014☆⚑

Tony Awards: Audra McDonald Wins 6th Tony, Carole King Gets with the Program by Roger Friedman

What a night for the Tony Awards! Audra McDonald won her sixth statue, this time for Best Actress in a Play even Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:11am on June 9, 2014☆⚑

Tony Awards: Carole King Will Be There Tonight as "Beautiful" Could Win by Roger Friedman

Carole King wouldn’t come to the opening night of “Beautiful,” a musical based on her life and classic songs. She finally did Categories: Celebrity Featured Theater(Rea…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:12pm on June 8, 2014☆⚑

Broadway: After Sunday's Tony Awards, Many Shows Could Start Closing by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:41am on June 7, 2014☆⚑

Tony Awards: Neil Patrick Harris Has Lost 21 Pounds So Far Playing "Hedwig" by Roger Friedman

They do say the camera adds at least 10 pounds. So viewers at home for Sunday night’s Tony Awards (CBS, 8pm) may Categories: Theater Uncategorized(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:50am on June 3, 2014☆⚑

Clint Eastwood First Time Ever Appearance on Tony Awards, Hosted by Hugh Jackman by Roger Friedman

Multiple Oscar winner Clint Eastwood is about to ‘make our day’ with his first ever appearance on the Tony Awards. That’s right, Categories: Featured Theater(Read more..…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:31am on May 27, 2014☆⚑

Broadway News: Hugh Jackman, Holly Knight's "Battlefield," "On the Town" by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:08am on May 9, 2014☆⚑

Broadway: "Kinky Boots" Taking a Vacation as Univision Buys Out Theater for One Week by Roger Friedman

The Tony winning musical “Kinky Boots” is so hot that it finishes fourth every week at the box office after “Wicked,” “The Categories: Featured Theater(Read …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:58am on May 2, 2014☆⚑

Talking Heads Leader David Byrne's Brilliant "Here Lies Love" Re-Opens off Broadway by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:25am on May 2, 2014☆⚑

Tony Nominations 2014: After Midnight, Aladdin, Beautiful, Gentleman's Guide" Movie Stars Snubbed by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:49am on April 29, 2014☆⚑

Tony Awards Judges Pit 2 "Les Miz" Actors Against Each Other, Make Audra McDonald Musical a Play by Roger Friedman

Broadway: the Tony Awards committee, a mysterious group that will decide who is nominated for what next week, has made a couple Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:57pm on April 25, 2014☆⚑

Broadway: Neil Patrick Harris Will Get The Tony Award Everyone Wants to Give Him by Roger Friedman

The Tony Awards and the Broadway cognoscenti want to give Neil Patrick Harris a Tony Award so badly you actually hear it Categories: Celebrity Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:44pm on April 22, 2014☆⚑

Broadway: Hollywood Stars Denzel, Franco, Radcliffe Snubbed by Outer Critics Circle Awards by Roger Friedman

Denzel Washington, James Franco, and Daniel Radcliffe came to Broadway looking for love. But the Outer Critics Circle, the first group to Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:07pm on April 22, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Shows Post Huge Easter Week Numbers, "Rocky" Finally Takes Off by Roger Friedman

Broadway shows really benefited from the Passover-Easter holiday. All the shows got big numbers at the box office. The big news is Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:32pm on April 21, 2014☆⚑

Review: "Of Mice and Men" Brings Broadway Debuts for Franco, O'Dowd and Meester by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:15am on April 17, 2014☆⚑

"Soul Train" is Coming to Broadway: Get out the Afro Wigs and Platform Shoes by Roger Friedman

Broadway continues to revisit pop music of the recent past. “Motown” is a big hit, and “Rock of Ages” keeps chugging along. Categories: Featured Theater(Read more.…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:05pm on April 15, 2014☆⚑