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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Kennedy Center “Les Miz” Debacle: Boos for Trump, Drag Queens, Empty Seats, $2 Mil Donors Mixed with Guests in Jeans, Missing Cast by Roger Friedman

Wednesday night’s Kennedy Center showing of “Les Miserables” was quite the scene. While high rolling Trump donors were taking their seats, so were a lot of other less well dress — or…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 04:48AM
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Broadway: “Smash,” the Musical Made from a Failed TV Show, Will Close June 22nd After Receiving No Love from Tony Awards by Roger Friedman

“Smash,” the musical based on a failed TV show, is done. The Musical will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, June 22, 2025 after 32 previews and 84 regular performances at th…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:18PM

Tony Awards Up 38% As Cynthia Erivo “Wicked” Fame, “Hamilton” Reunion Cause Best Showing Since 2019 by Roger Friedman

The Tony Awards on Sunday were a big hit. Ratings were up 38% from last year. The beautifully executed show boomed on host Cynthia Erivo’s popularity from “Wicked,” and a 10th annivers…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:12AM
Monday, June 9, 2025

“Les Miserables” Touring Cast in Press Blackout as Wednesday Kennedy Center Opening with Trump Looms by Roger Friedman

In two days, the touring cast of “Les Miserables” has a crushing decision. Will all or some of them perform in the musical’s opening night at the Kennedy Center? That’s the night Don…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:54PM

Broadway: Darren Criss First “Glee” Cast Member to Get a Tony, “Hamilton” Cast Reunites for All Star Performance by Roger Friedman

Cynthia Erivo led one of the best Tony Awards shows ever last night, showing off so much versatility and warmth they’ll probably ask her back a couple more times. The Tony winner and Oscar…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:54PM
Saturday, June 7, 2025

“Good Night and Good Luck” Should Make CBS Never Settle Lawsuit with Trump in Keeping with Honored Legacy by Roger Friedman

“Good Night and Good Luck” has just concluded its live performance on CNN. The story of how legendary CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow stared down Senator Joseph McCarthy is more timely than…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:12PM
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Sunday’s Tony Awards Will Be Bill & Ted’s New Adventure with Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter Among A List Presenters by Roger Friedman

Bill and Ted have been to outer space, but never to the Tony Awards. Until now. This Sunday, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter will among the A list presenters on CBS for the annual Tony Awards a…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:36PM
Monday, June 2, 2025

Broadway: “Maybe Happy Ending,” “Purpose” Win Drama Desk Awards Before Tony’s, Women Sweep Acting Categories! by Roger Friedman

The Drama Desk Awards just concluded on Broadway. “Maybe Happy Ending” won Best Musical. “Purpose” won Best Play. They will certainly win at the Tony Awards next Sunday. There were t…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:03AM
Sunday, June 1, 2025

Patti Lupone Apologizes for Terrible Things She Said About Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis After Being Shunned by Peers by Roger Friedman

Broadway star Patti Lupone says she’s sorry. Lupone is apologizing after the dreadful — and maybe racist — things she said about fellow performers Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis. The c…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:36AM
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Freddie Trumper Unfortunate Name of Main Character in Broadway Musical “Chess” Coming Soon in First Ever Revival by Roger Friedman

The first ever revival of the musical, “Chess,” is coming to Broadway. But it may never get to the Kennedy Center. The main character is named Freddie Trumper, aka The American. Freddie …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 11:18AM
Monday, May 26, 2025

Broadway Report: R&B Great Usher, Broadway Legend Savion Glover Honor The Great Ben Vereen with Chita Rivera Award by Regina Weinreich

What in the world would bring R&B superstar Usher to NYU’s Skirball Center? Answer: Tony winner Ben Vereen, who last week received a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the Chita Riv…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:48PM
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Tony Winner James Corden is Coming Back to Broadway in “Art” with Bobby Cannavale and Neil Patrick Harris by Roger Friedman

Bang! The fall Broadway season is coming into focus now that we’ve survived the Tony Awards parade. Next up: Tony winner James Corden, who hosted a talk show more recently, is coming back …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:12PM
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Really? Reviled Head of Kennedy Center, Richard Grenell, Joins Live Nation Board of Directors by Roger Friedman

This is startling. Trump toadie Richard Grenell, now running the Kennedy Center into the ground, has been elected to Live Nation’s board of directors. Under Grenell the Kennedy Center has …

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:54PM
Thursday, May 8, 2025

Broadway BO: Clooney Play and “Othello” Still Booming, But TV Inspired “Stranger Things” London Import Running Cold by Roger Friedman

It was good news and bad news last week on Broadway after Tony Awards nominations were announced. George Clooney and his “Good Night and Good Luck” rose to its all time high, $4 million.…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:12AM

Kennedy Center “Les Miz” Cast Refuses to Perform for Trump at Opening Night Fundraiser, Grenell Calls Them “Vapid and Intolerant” by Roger Friedman

Donald Trump and Richard Grenell have a problem. Most theater artists despise them. CNN reports that around a dozen members of the touring cast of “Les Miserables” won’t perform on the…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:54AM
Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Bebe Neuwirth Kicks Off the Nominees Party for Broadway’s Chita Rivera Awards by Regina Weinreich

Last night, at the great Bond 45 restaurant in the theater district, in a roomful of notable talent from this year’s great shows, the late legend Chita Rivera would have felt quite at home…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 09:24PM
Friday, May 2, 2025

Broadway Casualty: Idina Menzel’s “Redwood” — Without Any Tony Noms — Closing in Three Weeks by Roger Friedman

The first casualty of the Tony Awards has arrived. “Redwood,” a musical starring Idina Menzel, will shutter on May 18th. “Redwood” had mixed to poor reviews. It received not one Tony…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:48PM
Thursday, May 1, 2025

Broadway: Updating Tony Nominations at 8:30: George Clooney, Denzel, Kieran in the Mix (Watch Here) by Roger Friedman

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 02:06PM

Full List of Nominees for 2025 Tony Awards Here: “Maybe Happy Ending,””Buena Vista,” “Death,” Each with 10 by Roger Friedman

Nominations 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 02:06PM

Tony Noms: Denzel Snubbed, Also Kieran Culkin, “Smash,” “Pirates,” “Stranger Things,” Too, Clooney In But Not “Good Night and Good Luck� by Roger Friedman

The 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 02:06PM
Monday, April 28, 2025

Tony Awards Season Ends with Two More Original Musical Hits — “Dead Outlaw” and “Real Women” — Added to The Three Already Opened by Roger Friedman

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 12:18AM
Saturday, April 26, 2025

Broadway: Finance Guy and Wife Win Bullhorn Signed by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cast of “Sunset Blvd” After Last Night’s Auction (Exclusive) by Roger Friedman

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 02:03AM
Friday, April 25, 2025

BROADWAY: George Clooney, Denzel Washington Snubbed by First Theater Award Nominations; $900 Tix Didn’t Help by Roger Friedman

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 01:48PM

Tony Awards: David Hyde Pierce Tightens Up the Best Actor Race in Uneven Revival of “Pirates of Penzance” by Roger Friedman

David 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 01:36AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Exclusive: Oprah, Gayle Hit Broadway for Stunning Dramedy Inspired by Rev. Jesse Jackson and Family, Laurie Metcalfe in Audience, Too by Roger Friedman

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 01:12PM
Thursday, April 17, 2025

George Clooney’s “Good Night” Good Luck for Broadway With Staggering $3.7 Million Week by Roger Friedman

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 11:03AM
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Nicole Scherzinger Uses Night Off from “Sunset Blvd” to Present the TDF Costume Awards at Splashy Downtown Gala by Roger Friedman

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 04:18AM
Monday, April 14, 2025

Tony Winner Leslie Odom Jr Will Be in the Room Where it Happens When He Returns to Broadway’s “Hamilton” This Fall by Roger Friedman

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 03:42PM

Broadway: Liza Minnelli Rumored to Appear with Eclectic List of Celebs for John Kander 100th Birthday Show — (Exclusive) by Roger Friedman

Is 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 03:42PM
Thursday, April 10, 2025

Denzel Washington Will Fly to Cannes in Between $900 Ticket Broadway “Othello” Shows for Spike Lee Premiere by Roger Friedman

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 02:06PM
Friday, April 4, 2025

George Clooney’s $900 Ticket Broadway Debut Pays Off With Knockout Performances, A List Opening Night of Jackman, Fox, JLo, “ER” Reunion by Roger Friedman

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 11:42AM
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