Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
Theater
Broadway: Scott Rudin is Back Tonight with His Second Play Post-Cancellation — The First One Flopped, Attention Must Be Paid!
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...
Television
Movie Stars Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney All Came Back for a Last Season of “Euphoria” — Critics Hate It
On paper, this seems incredible.
Sam Levinson's "Euphoria" was such a hit with its two seasons that many of the actors became stars.
The main ones...
Theater
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
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...
Movies
Cannes Not: Annual French Festival Very Light on American Films, Stars as Studios Shy Away from Croisette Red Carpet
The Cannes Film Festival has announced its slate for next month.
American films are few and far between, and not very promising or from major...
Music
Paul McCartney Set as Musical Guest at “Saturday Night Live” in Advance of His “Boys of Dungeon Lane” Album
Here's a huge score for Lorne Michaels (no surprise).
He's signed Paul McCartney for the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" for May 16th.
Sir Paul...
Movies
Michael Jackson Movie Drops Final Trailer, Stirs Up Fans with Talks of a Sequel That Won’t Happen, Tales of Dropped Scenes
The Michael Jackson movie, "Michael," dropped its final trailer today.
The movie opens April 24th. The press sees it on April 20th. But there are...
Theater
Broadway B.O. Up $5 Mil from Last Week But Lags Behind Last Year, “Lion King” Sharp Rise, “Harry Potter,” “Hamilton” Still Rocking
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...
Business
Kanye Lands A Shocking 16 Tracks on the Billboard Top 100: His Record Label Is Owned by Same Company as Music Magazine
There are a shocking 16 titles from Kanye West's new "Bully" album on the new Billboard Top 100.
How is that even possible?
In the rest...
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