Their lives changed in a New York minute. The childhood friends from England who wrote “Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)” — which has been nominated for a staggering eight Tony Awards — never even lived in New York before writing the Broadway musical. Kit Buchan and Jim Barne had only visited the … Read more
NYC SECOND CHANCE RESCUE’S CONCERT FOR A CAUSE Aug. 7 at 900 Lumber Lane, Bridgehampton Benefiting: NYC Second Chance Rescue, focusing on large dog breeds and animals in need ofcritical careThe big deal: This is a party for guests who like their glamour with a lifesaving mission. The rescue takes on cases shelters can’t, saving more … Read more
The claws and fangs and Schmigs were out this week as the race to the Tony Awards heated up. That’s because the so called road voters were in town for the Spring Road Conference, the annual theater convention where Broadway shows hawk their wares to presenters from around in the country in hopes they book … Read more
He never knows what he’s gonna get. Tom Hanks has so many memorable movie lines he can’t quote just one fan favorite. “I’m kind of lucky that I have a lot of catchphrases that everybody just yells at me,” he told The Post. The two-time Academy Award winner fired off a list of the top … Read more
She’s not judging these celebs by their book covers. Rita Wilson is back on Broadway in “Celebrity Autobiography,” where a rotating cast of famous faces playfully reads excerpts from the memoirs of A-listers — and finds the funny in their words. Wilson has met all the women whose tell-alls she’s spoofing — Elizabeth Taylor, Pamela … Read more
One of the British stars of the Tony-nominated show “Giant” is battling antisemitism in art and in life — and he has a dire warning for New Yorkers. Elliot Levey plays Jewish publisher Tom Maschler opposite John Lithgow’s Roald Dahl in the critically acclaimed Broadway hit, a drama about the famous children’s author’s antisemitism. The … 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. The countdown clock to the 2026 Tony Awards is officially ticking. Set to take place Sunday, June 7 with host P!nk, this year’s extravaganza will pay tribute to the best … Read more
It was a big morning for blood-sucking monsters. No, not the teen vampires from “The Lost Boys” — The Tony Awards nominating committee. Oh, what a pack of ruthless killers they are. Tuesday’s nominations for the best of the Broadway season made it plainly clear what the group of 55 voting theater professionals absolutely loathed. … Read more
Taraji P. Henson’s closet is as boldly eclectic as her career. “I’m a mood dresser,” she tells Alexa over Zoom. “One day I may have on a baseball cap and some sweats, and the next day I may have on a full Schiaparelli look. Dressing up for me is like putting on a character.” Henson’s latest … Read more
Theater review THE LOST BOYS Two hours and 40 minutes, with one intermission. At the Palace Theatre, 160 W. 47th Street. At long last, a vampire musical that doesn’t suck. A captivating and moody rock show about teenage fangst, “The Lost Boys,” flew open Sunday night at the Palace Theatre and brought an end to … Read more
Theater review THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW One hour and 50 minutes, with one intermission. At Studio 54, 254 W. 54th Street. It’s just a jump to the left. And then a step to the right. Put your hands… over your mouths! “You will not be seeing a film, but a live theatrical performance,” goes a … Read more
Theater review BEACHES 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At the Majestic Theatre, 247 W. 44th Street. Pay close attention to the lyrics of the song “Wind Beneath My Wings.” They’re pretty cruel. “It must have been cold there in my shadow.” Ouch. “So I was the one with all the glory; you … Read more
Theater review THE BALUSTERS One hour and 50 minutes, with no intermission. At the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th Street. It’s the Battle of the Affluent! Or, at any rate, the latest Battle of the Affluent. David Lindsay-Abaire’s bracingly funny new HOA play “The Balusters,” which opened Tuesday at the Samuel J. Friedman … Read more
Theater review SCHMIGADOON! Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At the Nederlander Theatre, 208 West 41st Street In the early aughts, it was all the rage on Broadway for musicals to send up other musicals. First there was “Urinetown” and “The Drowsy Chaperone,” two nerdy parodies that were very funny and had teeth. … Read more
movie review Fallen Angels One hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. At the Todd Haimes Theatre, 227 W. 42nd Street. There’s not much more to “Fallen Angels,” Noël Coward’s rice-paper-thin 1925 comedy, than two sex-crazed women getting wasted. That brief synopsis alone probably just sent a bunch of you racing to the box office … Read more
So, the Tony Awards’ last best hope is . . . Pink? When the “Get The Party Started” singer was announced this month as the host of the CBS award show on June 7 that celebrates Broadway, not aughts pop hits, theater pros were gobsmacked. “Ridiculous!,” one texted me. “Honestly brilliant though,” dashed off another … Read more
Theater review PROOF 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At the Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th Street. Just one piece of the first Broadway revival of David Auburn’s most famous play answers the question “What exactly is ‘Proof’ + 26 years?” That’s Ayo Edebiri, the ubiquitous actress from FX’s “The Bear” who plays … Read more
Theater review THE FEAR OF 13 One hour and 50 minutes, with no intermission. At the James Earl Jones Theatre, 138 W. 48th Street. It speaks volumes about Adrien Brody’s choice of roles that next to his anguished, Oscar-winning turns in “The Pianist” and “The Brutalist,” his Broadway debut as a wronged man who spends … Read more
When the Off-Broadway smash musical/movie spoof “Titaníque” set sail on its maiden voyage on the Great White Way on Apr. 12 (with “Big Bang Theory” star Jim Parsons at the helm), NYC actor and songwriter Tess Marshall made her Broadway debut — but you didn’t see her on stage. Instead, the 31-year-old first-time understudy — … Read more
Theater review TITANIQUE 1 hour and 40 minutes, with no intermission. At the St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44th St. The strange and scrappy voyage of “Titanique,” the feel-great musical-comedy sendup of the movie “Titanic” and singer Celine Dion, has been a wonder to behold. And pretty hard to believe. If the RMS Titanic was … Read more