‘Music Man’ Star Sutton Foster Breaks Silence On Producer Scott Rudin’s Broadway “Step Back”

NEW YORK -- Film and theater producer Scott Rudin is resigning from the powerful Broadway League as he faces allegations of decades of abusive and violent behavior.“I know apologizing is not, by any means, enough," Rudin, whose credits include “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Book of Mormon” and a revival of “West Side Story,” wrote this week in an email to The New York Times.

Rita Wilson opened up about her experience working with disgraced producer Scott Rudin on the 2015 Broadway play Fish in the Dark.

environment as part of a tough and competitive business.Upcoming film projects for Rudin include Netflix's starry adaptation of the bestseller “The Woman in the Window,” A24's adaptation of the Tony-winning play “The Humans" and Joel Coen's Shakespeare adaptation “The Tragedy of Macbeth," with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand — also for A24 Current Broadway shows produced by Rudin include “The Book of Mormon,” “To Kill a Mockingbird," “West Side Story" and the upcoming revival of “The

Well, ya got trouble, my friend — right here. Hugh Jackman, who is set to star in the upcoming revival of "The Music Man" — to be produced by Scott Rudin — has finally spoken up about the infamous producer.

Scott Rudin has been one of Hollywood’s biggest behind-the-scenes names for decades, producer of a dizzying array of hits ranging from “Clueless” to “Sister Act” to “The Addams Family” — and even competed against himself at the 2008 Oscars when two films he produded, “No Country for Old Men” and “There Will Be Blood”, were nominated for Best Picture.

Hugh Jackman, star of the upcoming Broadway revival of The Music Man produced by Scott Rudin, said today that the company is “rebuilding the Music Man team” in the wake of Rudin’s decision to step back from active leadership participation.

Call it soft distancing. In the wake of an April 7 Hollywood Reporter exposé on Scott Rudin’s abusive behavior, a number of industry organizations and Rudin himself have begun to address the matter, albeit in vague and toothless ways.

A couple of weeks ago, superstar Hollywood producer Scott Rudin became the center of controversy after even more reports surfaced of his alleged horrible behavior with colleagues, including throwing items at people and verbally abusing them. For many, this echoed stories that have been told about Rudin for years now, with very little actually being done in response.

The organizers of this week’s March on Broadway: Broadway Fights Back event protesting racism and inequality in the theater industry have released a list of six demands, including calls for action involving stage and film producer Scott Rudin, Actors’ Equity Association and the Broadway League.

Sutton Foster broke her silence Sunday about Scott Rudin amid abuse allegations made against the uber-producer in an April 7 Hollywood Reporter cover story. On Sunday, Foster took part in an Instagram Live conversation with fellow performer Beth Nicely, where she expressed relief that Rudin was stepping back.

NEW YORK -- Bruce Springsteen, Hugh Jackman, Elton John, Bette Midler, Christine Baranski, Steve Martin and Tina Fey have all raided their closets to offer up personal items for a charity online auction, with one prize being a key prop from the worldwide smash musical “The Phantom of the Opera.”Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers has unveiled the slate of stage and screen items for its live auction event on April 28, which includes a Wolverine jacket from Jackman’s closet, glasses from John, and

Over the past week, a half dozen people involved with Broadway's The Music Man converged on multiple conference calls to discuss Scott Rudin's involvement in the upcoming play in light of abuse allegations made against the uber-producer in a THR cover story 10 days ago.

Sutton Foster is speaking out on the allegations made against producer Scott Rudin and she’s explaining why she waited to speak about them.

UPDATE: Tina Schen, president and CEO of the Time’s Up Foundation, added her voice today to those calling for producer Scott Rudin to release employees from prior non-disclosure agreements.

Sutton Foster deserves a standing ovation for the stand she took against producer Scott Rudin!

Scott Rudin, a producer of both movies and Broadway shows, says he will “step back” from his theatrical productions after he was accused of workplace abuse.