Woody Allen and wife Soon-Yi Previn make rare public outing to watch Robert Downey Jr.’s Broadway debut

Woody Allen and wife Soon-Yi Previn make rare public outing to watch Robert Downey Jr.’s Broadway debut

Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn were seen making a rare public outing in New York City on Monday as they stepped out to catch a Broadway play.  The “Annie Hall” director, 88, and his wife, 53, were spotted outside the Vivian Beaumont Theater. The pair were at the theater to attend the opening night of … Read more

Broadway’s Ken Page, star of ‘Cats’ and ‘The Wiz’, dead at 70

Broadway’s Ken Page, star of ‘Cats’ and ‘The Wiz’, dead at 70

Ken Page, the formidable Broadway actor and voice of Oogie Boogie in the film “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” has died. He was 70.  Page’s rep, Lance Kirkland, told TMZ that he died “very peacefully” in his home in St. Louis Monday. “He was a beautiful, talented man who was larger than life. Ken was loved … Read more

‘McNeal’ review: Robert Downey Jr.’s awful Broadway play about AI is a total wipeout

‘McNeal’ review: Robert Downey Jr.’s awful Broadway play about AI is a total wipeout

Theater review MCNEAL One hour and 40 minutes, with no intermission. At Lincoln Center Theater, 160 W. 65th Street.<br> The tiresome Broadway play “McNeal,” starring Robert Downey Jr., is about every windbag’s favorite topic — AI. In Ayad Akhtar’s drama, which opened Monday night at Lincoln Center, those two letters are, of course, supposed to … Read more

Nicole Scherzinger emerges from theater in nightgown, covered in ‘blood’

Nicole Scherzinger emerges from theater in nightgown, covered in ‘blood’

It’s the Great Fright Way. Nicole Scherzinger shocked onlookers on West 44th Street Saturday night when she emerged from the St. James Theatre to sign autographs — barefoot, wearing a black gown and covered in fake blood. No, the former Pussycat Doll didn’t get into a fist fight in Shubert Alley — she’s the star … Read more

Broadway vets react to Tony-winning star Gavin Creel’s death at 48: Bette Midler, Sutton Foster and more

Broadway vets react to Tony-winning star Gavin Creel’s death at 48: Bette Midler, Sutton Foster and more

The Great White Way is mourning Gavin Creel.  Broadway stars reacted to the news of the Tony-winning actor’s death at just 48 on Monday, sharing their grief and shock.  Creel’s partner announced his death, revealing the young star of shows such as “Hair!” and “Hello, Dolly!” died of metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, an … Read more

Tony-winning Broadway star Gavin Creel dead at 48

Tony-winning Broadway star Gavin Creel dead at 48

Gavin Creel, the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway musicals such as “Hello, Dolly!” and “Hair,” died Monday in Manhattan, his partner confirmed. He was 48. The young actor’s cause of death was metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, an aggressive form of cancer that he was diagnosed with in July. Broadway star Gavin Creel has … Read more

‘Hills of California’ review: A cutthroat new stage mother on Broadway

‘Hills of California’ review: A cutthroat new stage mother on Broadway

Theater review THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA Two hours and 45 minutes with one intermission. At the Broadhurst Theater, 235 W 44th St. Perhaps the city should rename West 44th Street Stage Mother Way. Between 7th and 8th Avenues at the Majestic Theatre, Audra McDonald will soon begin playing that most ferocious of performer parents, Mama … Read more

Denzel Washington on Broadway, Madonna’s guitars on auction, more NYC events

Denzel Washington on Broadway, Madonna’s guitars on auction, more NYC events

Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.  What’s making our luxury list this week? Toteme’s second NYC outpost, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal share … Read more

Why must every TV show and movie be a musical now?

Why must every TV show and movie be a musical now?

I love musicals.  I’ve reviewed them on Broadway for years and have been a fan all my life. They are, in my opinion, an irresistible art form that America has singularly perfected. That undeniable soft spot for the genre, however, does not mean that I long for singing and dancing to grand jeté into every … Read more

‘Othello’ on Broadway with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal: Get tickets

‘Othello’ on Broadway with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal: Get tickets

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Two of the 21st century’s greatest actors are teaming up with the biggest writer of the 1600s. Starting in February 2025, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will co-star … Read more

Robert Downey Jr. on Broadway, fashion of the African diaspora and more NYC events

Robert Downey Jr. on Broadway, fashion of the African diaspora and more NYC events

Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.  What’s making our luxury list this week? Robert Downey, Jr. on Broadway, a huge new Arc’Teryx store … Read more

‘The Roommate’ on Broadway: Get tickets to see Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone

‘The Roommate’ on Broadway: Get tickets to see Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. There’s a new odd couple in town. On Thursday, Sept. 12, the new Broadway play “The Roommate” co-starring three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone and Golden Globe winner … Read more

Exclusive | ‘Outsiders’ actress Emma Pittman says producer Angelina Jolie had her back as the only female lead in the Broadway musical

Exclusive | ‘Outsiders’ actress Emma Pittman says producer Angelina Jolie had her back as the only female lead in the Broadway musical

This girl did not feel interrupted. The only female lead in Broadway’s “The Outsiders” said the show’s producer Angelina Jolie helped advocate for her and the other women in the cast. “I knew that if anything ever happened, like she had our back, especially the girlies,” said Emma Pittman, who plays Cherry Valance in the … Read more

Bernadette Peters is going on a short tour. How much are tickets?

Bernadette Peters is going on a short tour. How much are tickets?

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. One of Broadway’s most recognizable stars is hitting the road. From September through November, two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters — who you may know from the original cast … Read more

‘Job’ on Broadway: Get tickets now to see ‘Succession’ stars

‘Job’ on Broadway: Get tickets now to see ‘Succession’ stars

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. The 19-time Emmy-winning “Succession” ended on May 28, 2023. However, if you’re still hoping to get a fix, some of your favorite Waystar Royco stars are on Broadway. … Read more

The Yankees’ fashion collab, Patti Lupone and Mia Farrow joining forces on Broadway, more NYC events

The Yankees’ fashion collab, Patti Lupone and Mia Farrow joining forces on Broadway, more NYC events

Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.  What’s making our luxury list this week? A super-cool Yankees collab, yet another buzzy Korean restaurant, and … Read more

‘Once Upon a Mattress’ review: Sutton Foster is a perfect princess on Broadway

‘Once Upon a Mattress’ review: Sutton Foster is a perfect princess on Broadway

Theater review ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Two hours and 15 minutes with one intermission. At the Hudson Theatre, 141 W 44th St. In the fairy-tale send-up “Once Upon a Mattress,” Prince Dauntless the Drab finally meets the woman he’s been waiting his whole life for — Winnifred the Woebegone. There is a similar feeling of … Read more

Disney’s ‘Greatest Showman’ stage musical will play London in 2026

Disney’s ‘Greatest Showman’ stage musical will play London in 2026

Look out ‘cause here it comes.  Disney Theatrical Group announced that a new stage musical of “The Greatest Showman” is in development at their D23 fan convention in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday night.  That’s a bit of an understatement — the show already has venues booked. Disney provided few specific details about the live version … Read more

Exclusive | Stephanie Mills takes the yellow brick road back to Broadway — 50 years after ‘The Wiz’: ‘It’s been a wonderful journey’

Exclusive | Stephanie Mills takes the yellow brick road back to Broadway — 50 years after ‘The Wiz’: ‘It’s been a wonderful journey’

As a 17-year-old Brooklyn belter,  Stephanie Mills didn’t exactly ease herself on down the road to Oz — and Broadway immortality — five decades ago in “The Wiz.” “My mother had to make me go to the audition because I didn’t want to go,” Mills, 67, told The Post about that fateful first tryout for … Read more

Exclusive | ‘Wiz’ legend Stephanie Mills defends Michael Jackson decades after dating him: ‘He would never do anything to a child’

Exclusive | ‘Wiz’ legend Stephanie Mills defends Michael Jackson decades after dating him: ‘He would never do anything to a child’

When it comes to Michael Jackson, you don’t wanna be startin’ somethin’ with Stephanie Mills — the R&B legend who originated the role of Dorothy in the Tony-winning musical “The Wiz” 50 years ago. The 67-year-old diva — who dated Jackson in the ’70s — remains fiercely loyal to the King of Pop and protective … Read more