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1,408 stories by "Roger Friedman"

Broadway’s Already Fading “Book of Mormon” Will Be Closed at Least Through May 17th After Fire Damages Eugene O’Neill Theater by Roger Friedman

The Broadway Mormons will not be ringing doorbells for a couple of weeks. The Tony winning “Book of Mormon” will be shuttered at least until May 17th after a fire damaged the Eugene O’…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:25am on May 7, 2026[SHARE]

Tony Awards Snub Hollywood: No Laurie Metcalf, Adrien Brody, Don Cheadle, Ayo Edibiri, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric, “Dog Day” Actors by Roger Friedman

The Tony Awards don’t like Broadway stars and they proved it this morning. The nominations are out, and they are brutal. Laurie Metcalf could have gone two nominations for Best Actress in …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:00pm on May 5, 2026[SHARE]

Broadway Blaze Sends “Book of Mormon” Into Time Out: End of a 15 Year Run for Irreverent Hit Musical Unless “Beaches” Closes by Roger Friedman

Bad news on Broadway today. A three alarm fire has shut down the Eugene O’Neill Theater today, and for the foreseeable future. This means no shows for “The Book of Mormon,” which has b…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:45pm on May 4, 2026[SHARE]

Broadway: Drama Critics Skip Best Musical Category in Disappointing Year, Gives Alden Ehrenreich Best Overall Performance by Roger Friedman

It’s been a terrible year for original musicals on Broadway. “Lost Boys,” “Beaches,” carrying the cake across Central Park, and so on barely hold a candle to last year’s Best Mus…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:19pm on May 1, 2026[SHARE]

Broadway: Drama Desk Snubs Most New Shows Including “Lost Boys,” “Beaches,” “Fear of 13,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” “Giant,” Radcliffe by Roger Friedman

The Drama Desk nominations are out, and they’re pretty stunning. The group snubbed almost anything to do with Hollywood stars. So Daniel Radcliffe, Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss Bacharach, Ad…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:00pm on April 29, 2026[SHARE]

“Chicago” Has Highest Weekly Gross Ever in Its 30 Years on Broadway thanks to Reality Stars Mark Ballas, Whitney Leavitt by Roger Friedman

You have to hand it to Broadway producers Fran and Barry Weissler. The musical, “Chicago,” just had its biggest weekly box office ever. Ever! The musical has been playing for 30 years. …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:00pm on April 29, 2026[SHARE]

Liza Minnelli Getting Star Studded 80th Birthday Celebration at Carnegie Hall — That She’s Writing — With Everyone on Broadway by Roger Friedman

EGOT* winner Liza Minnelli is getting an all star 80th birthday tribute in June. (*She has an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award. One of the few.) The show at Carnegie Hall on June 2th feat…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:00pm on April 23, 2026[SHARE]

Broadway: The Annual Shunning of Hollywood Actors in Plays and Musicals for Awards Season Begins: Why Would Do They Keep Coming? by Roger Friedman

It’s awards season in theater, and the annual shunning of movie stars on Broadway has begun. The Outer Critics Circle announced their nominees this morning, and the group looks like the mu…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 7:34pm on April 21, 2026[SHARE]

Adrien Brody, Tessa Thompson Make Sensational Broadway Debuts in Real Life Story of Innocent Man Who Won't Accept Help Even Now by Roger Friedman

It's pretty much a throw of the dice to put on any Broadway play. But how about a new play? And one with movie stars who've never been on Broadway? Yikes. But two time Oscar winner Adrien Br…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:32pm on April 16, 2026[SHARE]

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe " Who Called Puerto Rico "A Floating Island of Garbage" At Trump Rally " Coming to Kennedy Center by Roger Friedman

The Kennedy Center under Trump has finally found someone who doesn't mind performing there. That would be Tony Hinchcliffe, a right wing Trump supporting comedian labeled "racist" and deeply…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:12pm on April 15, 2026[SHARE]

Billy Crystal Coming to Broadway This Fall in One Man Show After Making Historic Appearance Tonight on Stephen Colbert by Roger Friedman

Big night for Billy Crystal. The beloved actor-comic-director-etc made a historic appearance on Stephen Colbert's Late Show from the Ed Sullivan Theater. Billy got his start there decades ag…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 5:03am on April 15, 2026[SHARE]

Broadway: Scott Rudin is Back Tonight with His Second Play Post-Cancellation " The First One Flopped, Attention Must Be Paid! by Roger Friedman

Scott Rudin is back tonight on Broadway. "Death of Salesman" is the second play he's producing in his post-cancellation phase. The first one, "Little Bear Ridge Road," starred Laurie Metcalf…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:02pm on April 9, 2026[SHARE]

Weird: Tony Awards Get Grammy'd " Choose Pop Star Pink as Host This Year, She's Never Been on Broadway Or Acted in a Play by Roger Friedman

Why not, I guess? Singer PINK has been chosen to host the Tony Awards this year. She's never been on Broadway or acted in a production. She's a pop star. (And also a trapeze artist.) But Pin…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:02pm on April 9, 2026[SHARE]

Broadway B.O. Up $5 Mil from Last Week But Lags Behind Last Year, "Lion King" Sharp Rise, "Harry Potter," "Hamilton" Still Rocking by Roger Friedman

Broadway had a great week last week. Box office receipts were up about $5 million from last week. But they were also a notch behind last year on this date even though there were more shows. …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:36pm on April 8, 2026[SHARE]

Broadway Booms with A List Opening of Hit Comedy "Becky Shaw" Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Patrick Ball, Linda Emond by Roger Friedman

Usually no one on Broadway can agree on anything. But the Broadway debut of "Becky Shaw" last night has brought everyone together. There are no negative or even mixed reviews. Two-time Pulit…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 8:12pm on April 7, 2026[SHARE]

Broadway: "The Bear" Stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss Bachrach Barking Up the Wrong Tree in Panned "Dog Day Afternoon" by Roger Friedman

A new Broadway play took a pasting last night with reviewers. "Dog Day Afternoon," based on the famous Sidney Lumet movie starring Al Pacino and John Cazale, went down in flames. The play, a…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:48pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

Broadway: "Moulin Rouge" Paused During Performance as New Cast Member Megan Thee Stallion Taken to Hospital by Roger Friedman

Tough night for rapper Megan Thee Stallion. She just joined the cast of Broadway's "Moulin Rouge." Tonight's performance was suddenly stopped when Megan had to be taken to the hospital. Her …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:48pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

Ryan Gosling Accepts Deidre Hall's Invitation to Visit "Days of our Lives," Calls Soap His "OG Acting Inspiration" by Roger Friedman

Maybe there's a budding super couple coming to "Days of our Lives." The Peacock soap got a shout out from Ryan Gosling this week during an interview for "Project Hail Mary." He praised star …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:54am on March 27, 2026[SHARE]

Trump Is Going Back to Just Calling It "The Kennedy Center": "Trump Kennedy Center, We're Getting Sued" by Roger Friedman

You can't make this up. Trump is live now giving a rambling talk at the cabinet meeting. This is just part of the insane stuff spewing out of his head. He's just railing against everyone. Wh…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 3:42pm on March 26, 2026[SHARE]

Broadway Boffo: Box Office Up by Almost $5 Mil During Spring Break " "Harry Potter" and "Hamilton" Lead, with "Dog Day," "Giant" by Roger Friedman

Last week was pretty, pretty good on Broadway. Receipts were up almost $5 million thanks in part to school being out in a lot of places. "Hamilton" and "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" le…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 9:02pm on March 24, 2026[SHARE]

Dazzling John Lithgow Draws A List Crowd to Opening of Broadway's "Giant" Including David Geffen Rare Appearance by Roger Friedman

There's no question that John Lithgow is one of our finest actors whether on stage or screen. So only he could pull off a dazzling performance as an absolutely vile person with no redeeming …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:54pm on March 24, 2026[SHARE]

Kennedy Center Dumps Richard Grenell as Chief After He Destroys the Place, Trump Installs New Staff by Roger Friedman

"Tricky Dick" Richard Grenell is OUT at the Kennedy Center. After just about burning the place to the ground, Grenell has essentially been fired as head of the facility by Donald Trump. Than…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:48pm on March 13, 2026[SHARE]

Watch: Superstar Sting Docked the "The Last Ship" at the Tonight Show Last Night to Preview Cutting Edge Met Opera House Run by Roger Friedman

Sting is coming to the Metropolitan Opera House. Last night, the famed rocker performed two songs from his show, "The Last Ship" on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show. "The Last Ship" sails June 9t…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 4:42pm on March 13, 2026[SHARE]

Epstein Curse: David Copperfield's Sudden Vegas Exit Will Mean Millions in Refunds for May, June, July as People Are Still Buying Tickets by Roger Friedman

You can still buy tickets to see David Copperfield in Vegas this spring and summer. The ticketing machine in Las Vegas is so complicated that it hasn't caught up with last night's abrupt ann…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 2:01pm on March 6, 2026[SHARE]

Magician David Copperfield Leaving Las Vegas MGM Grand After 25 Years Amid Dozens of Sketchy References and Allegations in Epstein Files by Roger Friedman

Magician David Copperfield is disappearing himself. Copperfield announced tonight that he's suddenly wrapping a 25 year run at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Hotel at the end of April. Copperfield's …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 1:54am on March 6, 2026[SHARE]
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