Theater review CHESS Two hours and 45 minutes with one intermission. <br>At the Imperial Theatre, 249 W. 45th St. By the time the curtain rises at the Imperial Theatre, the revival of “Chess” has already given up. The set, such as it is, is revealed to be a semicircle of metal stairs and platforms, on … Read more
Last season, Broadway was bombarded by celebs. It was a Lazy Susan of Oscar winners plopped in even lazier productions. Tickets for forgettable-to-“avert your eyes!” plays starring Denzel Washington, Robert Downey, Jr., George Clooney and Kieran Culkin went for as high as $900 a pop. The nasty habit hasn’t abated this fall, though we’re noticeably … Read more
Lea Michele is fed up with the theory that she can’t read. The “Glee” alum, 38, appeared on Thursday’s episode of the “Therapuss” podcast and clapped back at the internet for their long-standing theory that she is illiterate. “For everyone who thinks that I can’t f–ing read, I was on the debate team,” Michele told … Read more
Hollywood’s elite are at war over President Biden — and it could cost the Democrats millions of dollars and crucial A-list support they rely on. Tinseltown is arguably the most important and influential Democratic stronghold in the country, but The Post can reveal the fury behind the scenes as a wealth of power players and … Read more
This seating arrangement was funny, girl. Actress and singer Lea Michele was ironically seated behind talk show host Ziwe Fumudoh at the 2023 US Open men’s finals at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City on Sunday. Fumodoh, 31, seemed to be in bright spirits, wearing an equally bright yellow tweed jacket while seated next to … 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. You only have a few more chances to see Fanny Brice on Broadway. The popular Broadway musical “Funny Girl” starring Lea Michele — in the lead role made famous on the … Read more
She won’t “Let It Go.” Idina Menzel is speaking out about playing Lea Michele’s mother on the hit Fox series “Glee,” saying it “wasn’t great for the ego.” The Broadway diva, now 52, was just 38 when she was cast as Shelby Corcoran —the mother of Michele’s character, Rachel Berry. Menzel is just 15 years … 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
Lea Michele may be back on Broadway, but her son is not “out of the woods completely,” she said. Earlier this week, the former “Glee” star revealed that her son, Ever Leo, 2, was taken to the hospital due to a “scary health issue.” In a video posted to her Instagram story on Saturday, the … 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. Goodbye, Gorgeous. The popular Broadway musical “Funny Girl” starring Lea Michele — in the Fanny Brice role made famous by Barbara Streisand — is closing on Sept. 3, 2023 … Read more
Even a closing notice won’t rain on Lea Michele’s parade. Broadway’s “Funny Girl” revival announced Thursday that the musical will take its final bow later this year — despite seeing a massive boom in ticket sales following the casting of the “Glee” alum. The news was revealed on Instagram. “Hey, gorgeous! We’re having so much … Read more
A former colleague is raining on Lea Michele’s parade. A woman who was allegedly a background regular in a show with Michele went viral for yet another uncomplimentary story about the “Funny Girl” star. Laura Eletel posted a video about working as Michele’s stand-in in 2017 on the now-canceled show, “The Mayor,” claiming the former … Read more
Lea Michele claims she’s learned from her past mistakes and working relationships after several of her “Glee” co-stars said Michele was rather “unpleasant” and difficult to work with. She now considers herself a leader on and off the stage at “Funny Girl” — a job she calls “the hardest f–king role in New York.” When … Read more
Ehlie Luna always wants to be on the cutting edge of every celebrity beauty trend, but she’s not looking to go under the knife. In December, she was in awe when she saw a photo of “Funny Girl” star Lea Michele with strikingly chiseled cheeks. The image led many to speculate that Michele had achieved … Read more
Naya Rivera’s dad has alleged that his late daughter and her fellow “Glee” star Lea Michele “hated each other” — despite Naya previously stating that wasn’t the case. More than two years after Naya accidentally drowned at 33 while saving her young son Josey, her father, George Rivera, took part in Investigation Discovery’s documentary “The Price … Read more
Cory Monteith seemed to have it all. The late actor was at the height of his stardom on “Glee,” but ultimately couldn’t overcome his drug and alcohol demons and died in 2013 from an overdose at 31. A new docuseries hints that his success — the Glee “curse” that saw two other castmates die young … Read more
When Lea Michele was trending on Twitter this week, the internet wasn’t trolling her alleged inability to read or dishing out more Broadway drama. Rather, social media was buzzing about her chiseled facial appearance. The “Funny Girl” star posted a sexy selfie comparing herself to Lucia, the beautiful Sicilian working girl on “The White Lotus.” … Read more
Here’s what you missed on “Glee.” The first trailer for a new shocking docuseries “The Price of Glee” was released on Thursday giving a first look into the show’s several deaths and scandals. The three-part ID docuseries will dig into the behind-the-scenes drama of the hit sitcom and investigate the sudden deaths of three of … Read more
Has the “Glee” curse been broken? While promoting their new podcast, “And That’s What You Really Missed,” co-stars Kevin McHale and Jenna Ushkowitz told Us Weekly that Naya Rivera’s untimely death in 2020 united the former cast in a new way. “Everyone was so emotionally raw and just sort of like, ‘How is this happening? … Read more
Fight as you may, but make one wrong move in today’s society and your time in the spotlight or in America’s good graces may very well be up. Cancel culture, or at least its nomenclature was first introduced into our lexicon courtesy of the smooth sounds of the synth banger “Your Love is Canceled.” The … Read more