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UPDATE Once Powerhouse “Book of Mormon” Has Third Bad Week in a Row as Broadway Box Office Continues Slump

by Roger Friedman - May 7, 2019 11:36 am

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Broadway Shocker: Eight Year Old Musical “Book of Mormon” in Trouble After Heyday Passes, Goes on Discount for First Time

by Roger Friedman - May 3, 2019 9:09 pm

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2019 Tony Nominations: Snubs for “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Network,” “Hillary and Clinton,” Glenda Jackson, King Lear

by Roger Friedman - April 30, 2019 8:39 am

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“Beetlejuice” Debuts on Broadway, and Movie’s Co-Writer Reveals Why There Will Never be a Film Sequel

by Roger Friedman - April 26, 2019 5:06 pm

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“Tootsie” Comes to Broadway and Brings the A List Including Carol Burnett, Debra Messing, Kristen Chenoweth, Harvey Fierstein, Clive Davis and More

by Roger Friedman - April 24, 2019 11:22 am

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Broadway Booms But Jimmy Buffett’s “Escape to Margaritaville” Won’t Make it to Last Call

by Roger Friedman - April 2, 2018 4:25 pm

Broadway was booming this week, up $20 million since mid February when things looked bleak. Most every show is doing well, or well enough....

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Broadway: Captain America, aka Chris Evans, Hasn’t Helped “Lobby Hero” Ticket Sales Even with a Solid Production

by Roger Friedman - March 26, 2018 7:49 pm

Kenneth Lonergan's "Lobby Hero" opens tonight on Broadway with two movie stars in the lead roles: Michael Cera, known for comedies like "Superbad" and...

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Broadway: “Angels in America” Revival is So Good Now You See That it Was Always a Masterpiece

by Roger Friedman - March 26, 2018 12:50 am

You watch "Angels in America" at the Neil Simon Theater and think-- Pulitzer, Nobel, Tony Award who cares? You see now with this revival...

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Let it Go? Never! Disney’s “Frozen” Opens On Broadway and It’s a Hit out of the Box

by Roger Friedman - March 23, 2018 1:40 am

"Frozen" arrived on Broadway Thursday night and it's a hard nut to crack. Quibbles? Sure, everyone's gota quibble. But the facts are clear: "Frozen"...

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Sting’s Broadway Musical Gets Raves in Revamped UK Open, Singer Chosen for Queen’s 92nd Birthday Performance

by Roger Friedman - March 22, 2018 2:23 pm

Sting's Broadway show of 2016 is back, and it's a hit. "The Last Ship" sailed two nights ago in Newcastle, UK and was found...

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Broadway: Denzel Washington’s “Iceman Cometh” Postpones First Preview One Day– Because The Iceman “Cameth”

by Roger Friedman - March 22, 2018 12:22 am

Tonight-- Thursday-- was supposed to be the first preview for Denzel Washington in "The Iceman Cometh" on Broadway. But you know, the Iceman- he cameth,...

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Bruce Springsteen on Broadway Will Run til December 15th: “And Then That’s It,” Says Manager

by Roger Friedman - March 21, 2018 11:33 am

EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: Bruce Springsteen's manager, Jon Landau, tells me the extension of the run on Broadway will end on December 15th. "And that's it,"...