Mark interviews Roger Friedman from Showbiz411.
The Mark Simone Show
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4.3 • 695 Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The Mark Simone Show. |
| 0:02.1 | On 710, W-O-R. |
| 0:05.3 | Well, Roger Friedman is the great entertainment reporter. |
| 0:09.0 | He has a website. |
| 0:10.0 | You should check every day. |
| 0:11.1 | There's always new stories. |
| 0:12.4 | Showbiz 411.com. |
| 0:15.2 | Showbiz 411.com. |
| 0:17.1 | Roger Friedman, how you doing? |
| 0:19.0 | I'm really doing great because once Mom Donnie is mayor, all tickets to Broadway shows will be free and all the restaurants around them will be serving free food. |
| 0:30.7 | And empty at the same time. |
| 0:32.6 | But, hey, speaking of Broadway, everything is settled, right? |
| 0:35.7 | They have all these strike threats. |
| 0:37.1 | It's all settled now. |
| 0:38.1 | All the strikes have been settled, which was very smart because it's a tricky time on Broadway. |
| 0:43.6 | The last thing anyone needed was a strike, and things are back to normal. |
| 0:48.6 | And Broadway is booming right now, actually. |
| 0:50.8 | Oh. |
| 0:52.0 | You know, Hamilton is doing incredible business. |
| 0:56.9 | Last week it did $3.4 million, which is insane. |
| 1:01.1 | And it's been doing that right along since they brought back their Tony winning star, |
| 1:07.7 | Leslie Odom Jr. |
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