It’s spooooooky on Broadway. And not only because of the cost of a glass of wine. Fifteen of 41 houses are dark right now, and those drafty old buildings are being haunted by the ghosts of Cee Cee Bloom, “Queen of Versailles” Jackie Siegel and Lea Michele. But some actual, fictional spirits are inhabiting the … Read more
The Hutton Company Brick Works literally built New York brick by brick. For over a century, thousands of brickmakers mixed, molded, dried and baked the city’s most essential building blocks on a 100-acre site along the banks of the Hudson River, in the city of Kingston. Look inside the walls of the Empire State Building, … Read more
SeatGeek is the official music concert Ticketing Partner of the New York Post. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. “Las Culturistas” just got a little more cultured. Show co-host and “SNL” legend Bowen Yang was just announced as … Read more
A Lannister always pays his debts. Broadway shows rarely do, as Andrew Lloyd Webber recently pointed out with his typical restraint. But a new play based on George R.R. Martin’s “Game of Thrones” books is a big success in the UK right now. The entire run at the Royal Shakespeare Company is sold out, and … Read more
Theater review LES MISERABLES: THE ARENA CONCERT SPECTACULAR Two hours and 45 minutes with one 20-minute intermission. Through Aug. 9 at Radio City Music Hall. With a musical like “Les Misérables,” as a rule les isn’t more. It’s a big honkin’ show. Très grand. Set amidst France’s bloody June Rebellion, common sights include smoking muskets, … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. It looks like Satine will be getting a new but familiar “Elephant Medley” duet partner. From Aug. 18-29, Aaron Tveit will reprise his role as Christian in “Moulin Rouge!” as the … Read more
The Broadway season doesn’t kick off for a few more weeks, when the horror play “Paranormal Activity” starts previews at the August Wilson Theatre. To call the state of new musicals these days alarming would be an understatement. But we already have a hot early race. Or, well, hot-ish. Of the four new musicals that … Read more
The show must go on, especially for healthy aging. New research has identified a series of fun activities that appear to turn back time when it comes to how the body ages. More than just providing entertainment, the strongest effects of these activities were seen in those who regularly participated. caftor – stock.adobe.com New research has … Read more
Theater review SINATRA Two hours and 45 minutes, with one intermission. At the Aldwych Theatre in London, UK. These vagabond shoes were longing to stray. But my sneakers reluctantly remained at the Aldwych Theatre for the second act of the new musical “Sinatra” in London’s West End. Sadly, the best was not yet to come. … Read more
New Yorkers have waited nearly 10 long years for “One Day More.” And starting July 23, they’ll finally be reunited with singing French rebels Jean Valjean, Fantine, Marius and Cosette — only not at their former longtime stomping, er, marching grounds on Broadway. A massive concert version of the ballads-and-barricade musical “Les Miserables” that has … Read more
It was no longer Jalen Brunson’s show. After friend and Knicks superfan Mariska Hargitay cheered him on throughout the Knicks’ playoff run, Brunson showed up on Friday to support the actor as she made a surprise broadway performance. Hargitay, best known for her work in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” is acting in solo … Read more
It’ll be a helluva long wait between courses at legendary Broadway institution Sardi’s this summer. The iconic 99-year-old restaurant on West 44th Street — famed for its 1,200 celeb caricatures — is closing up shop for several months after Wednesday night’s service for much-needed renovations and other behind-the-scenes changes. Its anticipated reopening is in late fall, … Read more
The Hollywood Bowl is kicking off its 2026 summer season with a star-studded Broadway bash led by a Disney princess and a former “Glee” star. Actress and singer Halle Bailey, best known for playing Ariel in Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid,” and Tony Award winning actor Darren Criss, who shot to fame as Blaine Anderson … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. “Schmigadoon!” the Apple TV show walked so “Schmigadoon!” the Broadway show could run. After being unceremoniously cancelled in January 2024 following its “Chicago”-themed second season, the musical hit the Great … Read more
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star Mariska Hargitay can do it all. Right after starring in the one-person show “Every Brilliant Thing,” the actress ran about 10 blocks to make it to Game 4 of the NBA Finals on time. “I took four minutes off the running time of my show, and I knew … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. “Death of a Salesman” is alive and well. On Sunday, June 7, Arthur Miller’s seminal 1949 stage play starring Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott took home six Tony … Read more
“Schmigadoon” was all schmiles Sunday night. The Lorne Michaels-produced show, based on the canceled AppleTV+ series, won the all-important Tony Award for Best Musical at Radio City Music Hall. It badly needed it. Like most new musicals during this rough season, the comedy about a married couple who gets trapped inside an old-fashioned musical has … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Broadway’s biggest night is here. The 79th annual Tony Awards, celebrating the best and brightest of Broadway, are tonight, June 7. 19 plays and 11 musicals opened between April 28, … Read more
A popular Taiwanese chain is planning to remove its famous Shanghai Rice Cakes from the menu — sparking a petition and sending furious foodies into a frenzy. About 1,700 people have already signed a new petition to bring Din Tai Fung’s beloved dish back after leaving loyal patrons “distraught” after employees of the famous eatery, … Read more
There is one upside to this awfully iffy season on Broadway. And it’s that we get an especially cutthroat Tony Awards on Sunday night. Whereas last year “Maybe Happy Ending” and “Sunset Boulevard” were shoo-ins for their prizes, our current lack of obvious commercial hits or widespread consensus on shows’ artistic merit means there are … Read more