His clothes take him back in time. Hugh Coles, who plays George McFly in Broadway’s “Back to the Future,” owns a vintage shop in his native England and said about 85% of his closet is filled with used clothing. “I made a conscious choice that I won’t buy anything new. All the clothes you need already … Read more
Start spreadin’ the bad news. “New York, New York,” the Broadway musical based on the Martin Scorsese movie, is on its last legs, sources told The Post. A person close to the production said the end of the poorly received nostalgia show at the St. James Theatre could come as soon as late July. It … Read more
Broadway’s biggest night is ready to take center stage. The 76th annual Tony Awards are back and ready to show off the best and brightest talent singing and dancing on the Great White Way. This year’s show will take place on June 11, 2023, at the United Palace in New York City. The full list … Read more
Chita Rivera catapulted to fame playing Anita in the 1957 musical “West Side Story” on Broadway. But please don’t confuse the 90-year-old diva with the actress Rita Moreno, who played the same role in the 1961 film. When people tell her that they loved her in the movie, “I straighten them out,” Rivera writes in … Read more
Color me “Shucked” — sorry, shocked. For I have finally seen the new musical that popped open Tuesday night at the Nederlander Theatre. The one that has been inundating straphangers in subway stations for months with ubiquitous yellow corn cob posters as if it’s trying to be Broadway’s answer to “Shen Yun” or “Dan Smith … Read more
Tuesday night on Broadway, appalled audience members watched the death of decorum. At the play “Death of a Salesman” at the Hudson Theatre on 44th Street, an unruly ticket buyer’s shouts and erratic behavior interrupted the performance, forcing star Wendell Pierce of “The Wire” to try to reason with the heckler from the foot of … Read more
The Queen of Christmas has set her sights on the Great White Way. Mariah Carey and the producers of the Broadway musical “Some Like It Hot” announced Monday that the Christmas Icon will help co-produce the new musical, reported Deadline. Based on the 1959 film starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, the show … Read more
Broadway’s Playbill has exited Twitter stage left after Elon Musk’s messy takeover. The monthly magazine — which also provides official programs for Broadway, most of off-Broadway and other art institutions — announced Friday that it will no longer use Twitter, citing the social media’s recent surge of “hate, negativity and misinformation.” “In recent weeks, Twitter, Inc. … Read more