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. Reneé Rapp is having quite a January. Just this month, the actress/singer celebrated her 24th birthday, starred in the box office smash “Mean Girls” and will serve as … Read more
Regina George has a secret. She sings. Despite what its marketing might suggest, “Mean Girls” (in theaters), the latest in a set of pink-accented nesting dolls, is irrefutably a movie musical. Adapted from the 2018 Broadway musical, which was itself based on the 2004 film, which was in turn inspired by the 2002 nonfiction book … Read more
Tina Fey’s not a regular mom — she’s a cool mom. But she needs her kids’ help with that. Fey is back with the musical adaptation of her hit 2004 comedy “Mean Girls,” but 20 years after the OG high school film hit the theaters, she grappled with Gen Z references. To adapt the film … 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. New year, new shows. Once the ball dropped in Times Square, the clock ticked over to 2024 and just days later, never-before-seen productions began opening up on Broadway. … Read more
The musical “Waitress” is about liberation, empowerment and pie — three things that are easy to wholeheartedly endorse, and have turned it into a Broadway hit. Brett Sullivan’s live capture confirms the show’s biggest asset, nearly 10 years after its premiere: Sara Bareilles’s enduring wonder of a score, which skillfully melds a pop melodicism rooted … Read more
“SNL” star Bowen Yang bid farewell to expelled Rep. George Santos in a swan song and dance filled with lies on Saturday night. Holding a press conference outside of the Capitol building following his expulsion, Santos, played by Yang, insisted he was being assaulted and bullied by the entire country because he was a “proud, … Read more
To watch “Hell’s Kitchen,” the new off-Broadway musical by Alicia Keys that opened Sunday night at the Public Theater, is to experience euphoria followed by enormous frustration over and over again. How can we not feel elated being there for the star-is-born moment of actress Maleah Joi Moon, who makes an earth-shaking professional debut as … Read more
Take apart Barry Manilow’s new musical “Harmony,” which opened Monday night on Broadway, and you’ll find a lot to admire. There’s the “Copacabana” singer’s catchy score that, while undeniably traditional, comes as a refreshing break from the soft pop, chart toppers and clinical university fare that dominates the boards nowadays. Theater review Two hours and … Read more
It was one wicked night. Ariana Grande, 30, and Ethan Slater, 31, seemingly made their Instagram debut as a couple after stepping out to see “Gutenberg! The Musical” Monday night on the Great White Way. The “Wicked” co-stars were photographed backstage at the Broadway musical with the show’s two lead actors Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad. Rannells, … Read more
They were soarin’, flyin’. Former Disney star Zac Efron revealed in a new interview that his “The Iron Claw” co-star poked fun at him by belting out a “High School Musical” song on set. “I sung [some of ‘Breaking Free’] to Zac when I was playing my music scene. That was definitely a life experience that … 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. It looks like Tate McRae is the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season. The pop singer, who was announced as the musical guest on NBC’s “Saturday … Read more
There’s nothing better on Halloween than coming to the office dressed up in a costume. The anchors of NBC’s the “Today” show donned outfits for their morning broadcast on Tuesday, wowing viewers and fans. Hosts Carson Daly, Craig Melvin, Dylan Dreyer, Willie Geist, Peter Alexander, Laura Jarrett, Jenna Bush Hager, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker, Sheinelle … Read more
It was always wishful thinking to believe that Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, which was tinkered with for almost a decade before the composer died in 2021, would hold a candle to his finest works. But even going in with modest expectations and the awareness that Sondheim hadn’t created a strong show in nearly 30 years … Read more
This could be a magical moment. Danny DeVito, 78, recently confirmed plans to reunite with Mara Wilson, 36, who played his telekinetic daughter in 1996’s “Matilda.” “Matilda in Concert” has DeVito and Wilson narrating the cult classic with composer David Newman playing his score. “Mara and I were planning to perform ‘Matilda’ live with the New Jersey Philharmonic … Read more
Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad, that match made in “Mormon,” are back together and hamming it up again on Broadway. It’s swell to see them twelve years later, like old friends from college who refuse to grow up. Even out of their pressed white shirts and black ties, they’re still insane cartoon characters come to … Read more
“Dicks: The Musical” has an extremely useful title. Your gut reaction to those three short words will help you decide whether you can stomach this loony A24 movie, which had its world premiere Thursday at the Toronto International Film Festival — or if it’ll make you retch. Trust your instincts, because the film itself, directed … Read more
She finds inspiration during her bathroom breaks. Bed-Stuy resident Caitlin Cook wrote an entire musical based on quotes she found scrawled on bathroom stalls. After college, the art history major grew tired of how pretentious that world could be, and became fascinated with bathroom graffiti. “I loved the idea that if you take all that … Read more
The late Stephen Sondheim’s upcoming final musical, “Here We Are,” is the biggest mystery of the theater season. Audiences know almost nothing about this should-be major cultural event by one of the greatest composers of all time that’s only weeks away. But one of its many puzzles is a particular head-scratcher. “Here We Are,” according … Read more
Jones died Friday at his home in Sharon, Connecticut, according to Dan Shaheen, a co-producer of “The Fantasticks.” Source link #Tom #Jones #creator #longestrunning #musical #Fantasticks #dead
Actor Lucas Grabeel sobbed rainbow tears of joy when he discovered that his “High School Musical” character, Ryan Evans, would come out as gay in the Disney+ series based on the iconic franchise. “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” dropped its fourth and final season on Wednesday and there is a scene where some … Read more