Theater

RIP Phil Smith, 89, Longtime Head of the Shubert Organization, a Broadway Star in His Own Right

by Roger Friedman - January 15, 2021 2:56 pm

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Emma Thompson Will Play Mrs. Trunchbull in Movie “Matilda,” Even Though Men Have Always Played the Role on Stage

by Roger Friedman - January 15, 2021 10:53 am

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Broadway: Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls” Musical Closes for Good, Will Not Return After Pandemic, Will Get Movie Treatment

by Roger Friedman - January 7, 2021 6:12 pm

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Monty Python Hit Broadway Musical “Spamalot” Will Be a Movie, But Will Original Cast (Hank Azaria, David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry) Return?

by Roger Friedman - January 6, 2021 5:51 pm

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Copyrights End for 1925 Hits “The Great Gatsby,” “Mrs. Dalloway,” Songs by the Gershwins, Irving Berlin, Ma Rainey, “Sweet Georgia Brown”

by Roger Friedman - January 5, 2021 10:43 am

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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...