Thursday, May 1, 2025
The Tony Awards nominations begin rolling out at 8:30 this morning. In the mix potentially: George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kieran Culkin and other Hollywood stars. Will …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:06PMNominations for the 2024-2025 Season American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards® Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing Best Book of a Musical Buena Vista Social Club Mar…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:06PMThe major Tony Awards nominees have been announced. Denzel Washington famous for the $900 ticket, was snubbed the Awards for “Othello.” Neither was Jake Gyllenhaal. Shock snub: Kieran Cu…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:06PMMonday, April 28, 2025
The end of Tony Awards eligibility was today. There have been so many new shows that the last two had to open today, one after another. “Dead Outlaw” came first at 2pm, followed by “Re…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:18AMSaturday, April 26, 2025
I didn’t really know what I was going to write about the “Sunset Blvd.” revival on Broadway last night. Then, following the curtain call, the St. James Theater got pretty wild when the…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:03AMFriday, April 25, 2025
Selling $900 tickets didn’t endear Hollywood stars to the Outer Critics. Today’s announcement of the first real theater awards didn’t include George Clooney or Denzel Washington. Also,…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:48PMDavid Hyde Pierce has really made Broadway his home post-“Frazier.” He has one win for Best Actor in a Musical, two more nominations, and a Lifetime Achievement Award. His work in “Spa…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:36AMWednesday, April 23, 2025
What a night in the theater, and all by accident. I finally got into Helen Hayes Theater — the smallest house on Broadway– to see Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose,” directed by Phy…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:12PMThursday, April 17, 2025
George Clooney is the best thing to happen to Broadway’s bottom line in years. His adaptation of his and Grant Heslov’s “Good Night and Good Luck” had the highest numbers last week o…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:03AMWednesday, April 16, 2025
You may not know it, but TDF is not all about TKTS. The Theater Development Fund runs the half price ticket booth in Times Square, true. But the Fund is also the mothership of everything the…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:18AMMonday, April 14, 2025
Lin Manuel’s award winning Broadway musical “Hamilton” is still selling out most of its shows 9 years after it debuted. Come September 9th, though, “Hamilton” will be totally maxed…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:42PMIs Liza Minnelli coming to Broadway? A source tells me that Minnelli will likely fly in for a celebration of composer John Kander’s 100th birthday on Monday, May 19th at the Stephen Sondhe…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:42PMThursday, April 10, 2025
Denzel Washington is going to have an exhausting weekend come May 18th. After performing in “Othello” on Broadway at the Sunday matinee, he will leave the theater at 6pm and fly to the s…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:06PMFriday, April 4, 2025
George Clooney really understood the meaning of “Go big or go home” last night. Clooney’s $900 a ticket Broadway debut in “Good Night and Good Luck” really paid off. His star turn …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:42AMThursday, April 3, 2025
Broadway openings are starting to look like Hollywood galas. Tonight (Thursday) comes George Clooney opening in “Good Night and Good Luck.” You can only imagine who we’ll see there. Ma…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:54AMTuesday, April 1, 2025
A real drenching night didn’t dampen the spirits for the glittery opening last on Broadway of the “Glengarry Glen Ross” revival. The knockout play stars newly minted Oscar and Emmy win…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:42PMFriday, March 28, 2025
What a crazy load of BS yesterday from the Kennedy Center. Another musical is canceled, this time it’s the musical “Legally Blonde.” It was supposed to run there in mid June. The produ…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:03PM“Succession” star Sarah Snook picked up a lot of awards for playing complex Shiv Roy on TV. Sje immediately segued to the London stage and an Olivier award for playing 26 roles in the on…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:42AMMonday, March 24, 2025
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are opening tonight on Broadway in “Othello.” A few celebs turned out. But the main one was former President Joe Biden. He was wearing a natty tuxed…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:24AMFriday, March 21, 2025
We really owe a big thank you to the Brits for helping with World War II and with Broadway. Last night the West End hit, “Operation Mincemeat” opened here and took the stage by storm. Ce…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:54PMMonday, March 17, 2025
Carole King and many others have one. Now it’s time for a James Taylor Broadway jukebox musical. “Fire & Rain” is the title, although the way audiences come to the theater these da…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:06PMThursday, March 13, 2025
JD Vance and wife Usha were booed loudly tonight at the Kennedy Center before a performance of “Riverdance.” It serves them right. Not Usha trying to play it off pic.twitter.com/lcP6HsCK…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:36PMRemember when Broadway’s “Gypsy” was cancelled for all of Christmas week? Now they’ve suddenly cancelled tonight’s show. COVID ran rampant last time, taking out star Audra McDonald…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:36PMMonday, March 10, 2025
There’s a reason that Smart is Jean Smart’s last name. She’s coming to Broadway this spring in a new play but not to get a Tony Award. “Call Me Izzy” will open in May, after Tony A…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:12PMThursday, March 6, 2025
On “The View” today, Whoopi Goldberg announced that she will not return to the Kennedy Center while Donald Trump is chairman. She was responding to the news that “Hamilton” will not …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:32PMA year from now, no one will be in the room where it happened. Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical “Hamilton” has cancelled its March 2026 run at the Kennedy Center. It’s …
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:32AMWednesday, February 26, 2025
The destruction of the Kennedy Center goes on apace. Two days after Donald Trump took over the Kennedy Center on February 12th, the theater cancelled its first show. That would be “FINN,�…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:42PMTuesday, February 25, 2025
No one at the Kennedy Center will be shouting “Eureka!” anytime soon. The hit Broadway comedy “Eureka Day” is no longer setting down at the Ken Cen beginning March 7th for two weeks.…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:18PMWednesday, February 19, 2025
Cynthia Erivo is hosting this year’s Tony Awards! That’s before she plays Jesus Christ in “Jesus Christ Superstar.” And after the Oscars, where she’s nominated for “Wicked.” An…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:06PMTuesday, February 18, 2025
Cynthia Erivo, aka Elphaba in “Wicked,” is about to break another barrier. She’ll be playing the title role this summer in “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Hollywood Bowl. The dates…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:36AMThursday, February 13, 2025
The fallout at the Kennedy Center has begun. Popular and respected Emmy winner Issa Rae (Insecure, also Barbie) has cancelled her sold out show at the theater following the firing of the boa…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:02PM 
