Roger Friedman News

Tony Bennett was forced to cancel last night's concert with Lady Gaga at Royal Albert Hall in London due to the flu.

Joel Grey was among the esteemed honorees at last night's Astaire Awards, but according to Showbiz411 Roger Friedman, it was FINDING NEVERLAND producer and award recipient Harvey Weinstein who had plenty to say  in his own acceptance speech. 

The new Broadway musical Finding Neverland, starring Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer and Laura Michelle Kelly, officially opens tonight, April 15, 2015 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street). Let's see what the critics had to say...

In an interview with Showbiz 411's Roger Friedman, Phylicia Rashad finally broke her silence on the multitude of sexual abuse allegations against her COSBY SHOW co-star Bill Cosby.

Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance stars Glenn Close (returning to Broadway for the first time in twenty years), John Lithgow, Lindsay Duncan, Bob Balaban, Clare Higgins, and Martha Plimpton. The limited engagement of A Delicate Balance, directed by Pam MacKinnon, officially opens tonight, November 20, and runs through Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street). Let's see what the critics had to say...

Yesterday, BWW shared the report that Christoph Waltz has just signed on to take on the role of the villain in the upcoming 24th installment of the JAMES BOND franchise. The news is now confirmed

A semi-Beatles reunion took place last night at a gala honoring fashion designer Stella McCartney.

A new installment of the ROCKY film franchise, to be titled CREED, has been confirmed.

Author E. L. James will most probably re-visit the characters from the best-selling novel FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, but not before penning a new novel featuring all-new characters.

Despite previous reports, six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald's involvement in the film adaptation of Michael John LaChuisa's HELLO AGAIN is not yet a done deal.

When ABC's THE VIEW returns for its all-new season, former host and show creator Barbara Walters will be in attendance, backstage that is.

A new film about comedian and Broadway veteran Phyllis Diller is in the works from producers Shaun Redick and Ray Mansfield.

The halls of New York City's Rose Hall, located in the Time Warner Center, were groovin with the jazz sounds of Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.

Producers Michael Lynne and Bob Shaye have completed a finished script that 'everyone's happy with.'

Following the screening, Keaton was approached by famed rock promoter Ron Delsener who proclaimed, “I want to book you into the Cafe Carlyle. You'll sell the place out!”

Barbra Streisand attended a reading this past week in Hollywood for a new script that may turn into her next directing venture.

The highly anticipated jazz duet album featuring Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga will be released this September.

Showbiz411 has the scoop on the secret project Jerry Seinfeld referred to as 'big, huge, gigantic' during his recent 'Ask Me Anything' on Reddit. He and Seinfeld co-creator Larry David are collaborating on a Broadway play.

Today, December 3rd at 12 noon, friends and colleagues gathered in celebration of Tony-winning actress Julie Harris at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on 242 West 45th Street. Among those at the celebration were Zoe Caldwell, RoseMary Harris, Cherry Jones, Joan van Ark?, HAl Holbrook and Christopher Plummer.

According to Showbiz411's Roger Friedman, two celebrations are taking shape to commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles arrival on U.S. soil.