Thursday, March 28, 2024
I would guess a lot of people my age are suckers for The Who’s rock opera, “Tommy.” We loved it in 1969 as a double album, the 1974 movie, and in 1992 on Broadway with Michael Cerveris…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:03PMWednesday, March 27, 2024
The Tony Awards are back on CBS on June 16th. This year’s host will the same as last year’s — Ariana DeBose, an Oscar winner and Tony nominee. De Bose was a big hit last year hosting t…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:02PMFriday, March 22, 2024
Thursday night, the elephants got their water on Broadway. A new musical based on the book and movie, Water for Elephants, stormed the Imperial Theater. A magnificent lifesize puppet elephan…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:06AMTuesday, March 19, 2024
There’s going to be a line outside the Park Avenue Armory today. That’s where “Illinoise” is playing for another week. Theater fans are going to want to see this unusual musical befo…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:18PMHenrik Ibsen wrote “An Enemy of the People” in 1882. He could never guess how timely it would be in 2024 — and in its 11th production on Broadway since 1895! Sam Gold’s revival at Ci…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:07AMTuesday, March 12, 2024
Now we know why Al Pacino was a presenter at the Oscars. The Oscar and Emmy winner is publishing a memoir this fall, on October 8th It’s called “Sonny Boy,” from Penguin. The book will…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:36AMMonday, February 26, 2024
For a while there, Broadway was getting a musical called “A Star is Born.” A script was being worked on, and Bill Condon was going to direct. This was announced in 2017. Then in 2018 Bra…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:18AMFriday, February 23, 2024
It’s time to say goodbye to “Beautiful Noise.” The Neil Diamond Broadway musical will shut down on June 30th after an 18 month run. It will have played 657 performances. The show has b…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:18PMWednesday, February 21, 2024
Guess who’s coming to Broadway? Ella Beatty is one of the four children of actors Warren Beatty and Annette Bening. Beatty is joining the play “Appropriate” when it makes its transfer …
SOURCE: showbiz411.com at 05:54PMWednesday, January 31, 2024
Chita Rivera seemed like she’d live forever. She died today at 91, but will live on forever in Broadway history. She starred
SOURCE: showbiz411.com at 04:32AMThe Kennedy Center is looking for a new CEO. Billionaire David Rubenstein, whose name and imprimatur is on the Center, the Washington
SOURCE: showbiz411.com at 04:32AMMonday, January 29, 2024
As we know, Denzel Washington can do anything. Movies, Broadway, TV. He’s a star in every arena. Now the big rumor on
SOURCE: showbiz411.com at 10:06PMSunday, January 21, 2024
Barry Manilow’s musical, “Harmony,” opened on November 13th at the Barrymore Theater on Broadway. Previews began October 18th. Now the show is
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:12PMThursday, January 18, 2024
“Schmigadoon” has sung its last song, at least on Apple TV. Show creator Cinco Paul announced on Instagram that Apple has cancelled
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:02PMWednesday, January 17, 2024
It’s virtually impossible to launch an original musical on Broadway without stars. The latest casualty is Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman’s “Harmony.”
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:32AMThursday, January 11, 2024
What a night! If the people wanted to get Oscar votes for “Oppenheimer,” they really scored last night — and I am
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:42PMTuesday, January 9, 2024
I wish I were going to be in town this Thursday. A new musical called “The Ghost of John McCain” will be
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:02PMTuesday, January 2, 2024
Broadway went bananas during Christmas week. Total tickets sold were at a stunning $45 million, up dramatically from $33 million before Christmas.
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:42PMSunday, December 24, 2023
EXCLUSIVE Here’s what I’m hearing about Pete Davidson suddenly canceling a dozen shows over Christmas and New Year’s. For one thing, Davidson
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:24AMFriday, December 15, 2023
You tmigboye hought “Stranger Things” was wrapping up after five seasons. Um, no. A “Stranger Things” prequel theater production opened in London
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:42AMTuesday, December 5, 2023
Alicia Keys becomes the latest pop star to debut a musical on Broadway. Keys’s “Hell’s Kitchen,” currently at the Public Theater, will
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:32AMTuesday, November 21, 2023
I was a little reluctant to go see the new revival of “Spamalot” on Broadway Monday night. I felt like I knew
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:54AMWednesday, November 15, 2023
Somewhere, lost in space, is the Nick Jonas version of “Jersey Boys.” Back in July 2021, I wrote about the stealth filming
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:02PMI hate even to call “Harmony,” which opened on Broadway Monday night, just Barry Manilow’s musical. It’s written by Bruce Sussman, a
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:48AMTuesday, November 14, 2023
The A list opening night of Barry Manilow’s (and Bruce Sussman’s) musical, “Harmony,” was filled with celebs. I was lucky enough to
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:18AMWednesday, November 8, 2023
This is very sad news. David Byrne’s amazing musical, “Here Lies Love,” is closing on Broadway November 26th. The show– written with
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:24AMWednesday, November 1, 2023
Another jukebox musical would seem like a futile effort for Broadway at this point. Do we really need one of these shows
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:42PMTuesday, October 31, 2023
Well, this is good news. We knew that Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford were leaving “Sweeney Todd” on January 14, 2024. It’s
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:19PMSaturday, October 28, 2023
Dame Judi Dench, one of the last great people anywhere, is publishing a book about Shakespeare next April. I guess it’s out
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:07AMMonday, October 23, 2023
Producers are so about “Cabaret” returning to Broadway it’s getting not one but two opening nights. Oscar and Tony winner Eddie Redmayne
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:25AMFriday, October 13, 2023
EXCLUSIVE “Suffs” is coming to Broadway this spring. The Public Theater’s hit musical from 2022 is aiming for opening this spring with
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:49PMTony winning beloved Broadway star Nathan Lane sat behind yours truly for two hours last at the star studded premiere of “Gutenberg!
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:33AMCrazy Arab terrorists are threatening “Jihad Friday” in New York. No one knows exactly what that means, but SAG AFTRA has called
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:33AMWednesday, October 4, 2023
The Tony Awards are moving to Lincoln Center. After this past summer’s disaster in Washington Heights, the Tony’s have made a wise
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:49PMTuesday, August 29, 2023
Lea Michelle doesn’t mind raining on the parade of her fans. Less than a week before “Funny Girl” closes, Michelle is out
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:07PMWednesday, August 23, 2023
Before I get to COVID, let me remind you I told you the Britney Spears jukebox musical, “Once Upon a One More
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:05PMFriday, August 11, 2023
“The Shark is Broken” is funny but is the play that satirizes the making of “Jaws”? The answer is yes and no.
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:19PMWednesday, August 9, 2023
I never heard of Ethan Slater before he allegedly dumped his wife for singer Ariana Grande. The two of them star in
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:33PMLast week I told you two Broadway musicals were in trouble. They were the Neil Diamond musical, “A Beautiful Noise” and the
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:33PMFriday, August 4, 2023
“Back to the Future,” a hit musical from London, has landed at the cavernous Winter Garden Theater. Based on the 1985 movie,
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:49AM