Roger Friedman

3 weeks ago | showbiz411.com | Roger Friedman

“Good Night and Good Luck” has just concluded its live performance on CNN. The story of how legendary CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow stared down Senator Joseph McCarthy is more timely than ever. What’s clear is that Roy Cohn, not seen in the play but McCarthy’s lackey, eventually taught Donald Trump the senator’s manner of terrorism. The play worked better on TV than on the stage of the cavernous Winter Garden Theater. The closeups of George Clooney, who plays Murrow, transformed the production.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Roger Friedman

12 hours agoMark Twain once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Tonight, that rhyme rings out as Good Night, and Good Luck becomes the first Broadway play broadcast live to an international audience, airing on CNN, CNN International, and streaming on Max. It caps a dramatic week for …

3 weeks ago | showbiz411.com | Roger Friedman

Ana de Armas is famous for a few things already. She was the lead in the original “Knives Out.” She played Marilyn Monroe in “Blonde.” She dated Ben Affleck before JLo recaptured him. Lately, she’s been seen for publicity purposes with Tom Cruise. But now she’s a Star. de Armas’s “John Wick” branded “Ballerina” is heading to a $7 mil weekend. Previews were over $3,000,000. Friday night brought $22 mil. “John Wick” is a magic brand. Keanu Reeves can afford to do off Broadway shows the rest of his life.

3 weeks ago | showbiz411.com | Roger Friedman

I’m a little surprised. Elon Musk has backed down. After launching a tirade of invective and threats against Donald Trump on his own Twitter X account, Musk has removed all of them. Musk vs. Trump became a Battle Royale on Wednesday and then the lead story on every newspaper, website, and TV or radio station. Suddenly unhappy with Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” Musk went after Trump deliriously and viciously. He suggested that Trump was all over the Jeffrey Epstein.

3 weeks ago | showbiz411.com | Roger Friedman

Fans– especially those of Mariah Carey — know how to game iTunes. They did a few years ago when they pushed her failed album, “Glitter,” to number 1. Now, apparently, they’re doing it again with Mariah’s new single, “Dangerous.”After not charting at all on Friday morning after midnight, “Dangerous” is number 1 on iTunes. How’s it happening? Through an organized effort.