My, my, how can we resist you? For the first time since 2013, the mega “Mamma Mia!” marquee returned to the Winter Garden Theatre on 50th Street, where it lit up the block for 12 years. Giddy friends of mine snapped photos of the famous poster of a beaming girl in a white dress like … Read more
Rumor has it… Jennifer Aniston wants to head to the Big Apple. The actress, 56, revealed her next career goal, after being a Hollywood staple since rising to fame for playing Rachel Green on the sitcom “Friends” from 1994 to 2004. “I definitely want to do a Broadway play,” Aniston told People in an interview published … Read more
Multiple theater fans received medical help after they “fell ill” while standing in sweltering temperatures to see Rachel Zegler perform from an outdoor balcony during the hit West End production of “Evita.” Over 200 excited fans waited outside the London Palladium for hours in nearly 90-degree heat on Thursday to see Zegler, known for starring … Read more
History was happening in Manhattan — and Madonna was on her iPad. “Hamilton” actor Anthony Ramos is calling out the pop star for her behavior when she attended the Tony-winning Broadway show years ago. During a “Watch What Happens Live” appearance, Andy Cohen asked the performer, 33, “Who was the most terrifying celebrity to spot … Read more
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. Featured pricing is subject to change. Leslie Odom Jr. won’t be relaxing after he wraps his run as Aaron Burr in “Hamilton” this fall. The Tony and Grammy … Read more
Can “Wicked: For Good” be “Wicked: As Good”? That’s the pressure facing the filmmakers behind the sequel to “Wicked,” which set a box-office record as the highest-grossing movie adaptation of a Broadway musical after its release last November. “Everybody’s thrilled that the first movie was so incredibly well received and had such cultural impact,” composer … Read more
Theater review CALL ME IZZY 85 minutes with no intermission. At Studio 54, 254 W. 54th St. Jean Smart is at the height of her career. She’s won three Emmy Awards in the last four years for her widely acclaimed performance as stand-up comic Deborah Vance on “Hacks.” The wonderful actress with a newfound prestige … Read more
Megan Hilty is taking a break from “Death Becomes Her.” The Broadway star, 44, who is also known for her stint on the TV show “Smash,” announced her leave of absence from the stage production on Instagram Wednesday. Hilty stars as Madeline Ashton in the play adaptation of 1992 movie by the same name featuring … Read more
Behind every musical is a hot mess. “Smash,” the Broadway play that opened at the Imperial Theatre on April 10, has abruptly announced its final show date after struggling at the box office and suffering a 2025 Tony Awards shutout. Executive producers Steven Spielberg, Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron made the closing announcement on Tuesday. … Read more
Keanu Reeves had a gleeful reaction to Jonathan Groff’s performance. The “Mindhunter” alum, 40, performed a medley from “Just in Time” while at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday at Radio City Music Hall and took his number to the next level when he decided to straddle the “John Wick” star, 60 mid-tune. The “Glee” star hopped off … Read more
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. Featured pricing is subject to change. Cue the fireflies. After netting ten Tony nominations, “Maybe Happy Ending” walked away from this year’s awards ceremony with six trophies including … Read more
Tom Felton stands by his decision to return to the “Harry Potter” franchise despite the J.K. Rowling drama. The British actor, 37, spoke to Variety at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday and was asked if Rowling’s controversial views on the transgender community affected his decision to reprise his role as Draco Malfoy in Broadway’s … Read more
Nicole Scherzinger is the greatest star of all. The former Pussycat Dolls singer took home the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8, beating record-breaking six-time winner Audra McDonald. Scherzinger, 46, stars as the faded silent film star Norma Desmond … Read more
It’s another success(ion) for Sarah Snook. The actress, 37, took home the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8. Snook took on all 26 roles in “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” the 1890 philosophical fiction and Gothic horror by Oscar Wilde. Sarah … Read more
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. The 2024-2025 Broadway season will officially come to a close tonight at the 2025 Tony Awards. This year, 21 plays and 21 musicals opened between April 29, 2024, and April 27, 2025, making them … Read more
Broadway caps a record-breaking season when the New York theater community bestows its annual Tony Awards during a gala ceremony on Sunday night with an array of nominees that leans into originality, diversity and artistic invention. Buoyed by a post-pandemic rebound, the 2024-25 season grossed a record $1.89 billion in revenue and drew 14.7 million attendees, the … Read more
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Just one night before the 2025 Tony Awards, George Clooney is set to make Broadway history. A live play direct from Broadway has never been televised before, but tonight, the penultimate performance of “Good … Read more
It’s not easy being green. Of the nearly 1,000 celebrity caricatures on the walls of iconic theater-district institution Sardi’s, the one pilfered the most, oddly, is Kermit the Frog. “Kermit was stolen three times. And then we screwed him up to the wall,” Johnny Felidi, longtime maître d’ at the 100-year-old eatery, told The Post ahead … Read more
There’s never a shortage of drama on Broadway. However, this Tony season has taken things to a whole new level. And with records for both ticket prices and box-office grosses having been broken this year, there’s more at stake than ever for Sunday’s ceremony, which will be held at Radio City and air live on … Read more
NEW YORK — Kimberly Belflower knew “John Proctor is the Villain” needed its final cathartic scene to work — and, for that, it needed Lorde’s “Green Light.” “I literally told my agent, ‘I would rather the play just not get done if it can’t use that song,’” the playwright laughed. She wrote Lorde a letter, explaining what … Read more