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Bryan Cranston Gives a Once-in-a-Lifetime Performance in “Network,” A Play That Predicted Fox News 20 Years Before it Happened

by Roger Friedman - December 6, 2018 11:52 pm

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Broadway Audiences At “Network” Cheer Bush, Obama, Clinton, Boo Donald Trump at End of Each Show

by Roger Friedman - December 5, 2018 11:49 pm

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Broadway Actors in Opening Night of “The Cher Show” Admonish Kanye West for Using Phone Throughout Show

by Roger Friedman - December 4, 2018 12:28 am

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Rex Reed, Movie Critic and Now Performer Extraordinaire: He Once Danced with Fred Astaire, Now He’s At Birdland

by Harry Haun - November 29, 2018 3:22 pm

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Broadway: “Moulin Rouge,” Based on the Baz Luhrmann Movie, Is Coming Next Summer

by Roger Friedman - November 19, 2018 10:05 am

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Broadway: Bruce Springsteen One Man Show Drops by $407,000– Even with Crazy Prices

by Roger Friedman - October 18, 2017 3:28 am

UPDATE: I'm told the show took a hit on comps for press and opening night (celebs don't pay, you know). That's the end of...

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Review: Bruce Springsteen’s Transcendent One Man Broadway Show: He’s Just Like Us and Not At All

by Roger Friedman - October 13, 2017 11:43 pm

Bruce Springsteen is just like us and then again, not at all. He's like us: he struggles with his childhood, has father issues, and admits...

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Cher’s Musical Show “The Cher Show” Set for Chicago Tryout Next June, Then Broadway

by Roger Friedman - September 28, 2017 2:43 pm

"The Cher Show" is a go. The Broadway musical about Cher and her rise to fame, with all her great songs and costumes and...

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Broadway: “Pretty Woman” with Songs from Bryan Adams, Sets Openings for Chicago, New York

by Roger Friedman - September 26, 2017 9:07 am

"Pretty Woman" is finally in place to be a Broadway musical. The Garry Marshall-directed hit film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere is in place...

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Sunday: 50th Anniversary of The Doors Defying Ed Sullivan And Singing Their Lyrics to “Light My Fire”

by Roger Friedman - September 15, 2017 2:26 pm

This Sunday is the 50th anniversary of The Doors' one and...

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Broadway: “Hello, Dolly!” Crashes Again During Bette Midler’s Week Off, Falls Below $1 Million

by Roger Friedman - September 12, 2017 9:46 am

It wasn't such a great week on Broadway for "Hello, Dolly!" Bette Midler took the week off and grosses fell by 11 percent. The...

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Broadway: Tony Winner Bernadette Peters Tapped to Succeed Bette Midler in “Hello, Dolly!”

by Roger Friedman - September 5, 2017 6:25 pm

This is Part 2 to my story from this morning. Bernadette Peters is taking over as the title character in "Hello, Dolly!" when Bette...

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Bette Midler Takes Another Week off from “Hello, Dolly!” and Sets January 14, 2018 as End Date of Relatively Short Run

by Roger Friedman - September 5, 2017 10:53 am

Goodbye, Dolly, once again. Starting tomorrow Bette Midler takes her second full week off from "Hello, Dolly!" The first back at the beginning of July. Midler...