Theater review LES MISERABLES: THE ARENA CONCERT SPECTACULAR Two hours and 45 minutes with one 20-minute intermission. Through Aug. 9 at Radio City Music Hall. With a musical like “Les Misérables,” as a rule les isn’t more. It’s a big honkin’ show. Très grand. Set amidst France’s bloody June Rebellion, common sights include smoking muskets, … 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. It looks like Satine will be getting a new but familiar “Elephant Medley” duet partner. From Aug. 18-29, Aaron Tveit will reprise his role as Christian in “Moulin Rouge!” as the … Read more
The Broadway season doesn’t kick off for a few more weeks, when the horror play “Paranormal Activity” starts previews at the August Wilson Theatre. To call the state of new musicals these days alarming would be an understatement. But we already have a hot early race. Or, well, hot-ish. Of the four new musicals that … Read more
New Yorkers have waited nearly 10 long years for “One Day More.” And starting July 23, they’ll finally be reunited with singing French rebels Jean Valjean, Fantine, Marius and Cosette — only not at their former longtime stomping, er, marching grounds on Broadway. A massive concert version of the ballads-and-barricade musical “Les Miserables” that has … 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. “Schmigadoon!” the Apple TV show walked so “Schmigadoon!” the Broadway show could run. After being unceremoniously cancelled in January 2024 following its “Chicago”-themed second season, the musical hit the Great … 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
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
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
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. Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells have re-opened their copies of “The Book of Mormon.” The stars, who originated the roles of Elder Cunningham and Elder Price on Broadway, are coming … 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. We’ve got the scoop on what happens once you’re welcomed into MI-5. On Thursday, March 12, my wife attended a 7 p.m. evening production of Broadway’s “Operation Mincemeat” and gave … 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. That’s real hot Zidler s—. Broadway’s Tony-winning “Moulin Rouge” announced that Megan Thee Stallion will take on the Harold Zidler role from Bob The Drag Queen from March 24 through … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Fifteen years ago, rising theater director Alex Timbers achieved a remarkable feat: Still only in his early 30s, he had two shows running simultaneously on Broadway. As 2026 dawns, Timbers has now eclipsed that mark — he has four. Timbers’ latest, “All Out: Comedy About Ambition,” joins his currently running hits “Beetlejuice,” “Just in … Read more
Joel Kim Booster’s idea for a sequel is nothing short of golden. The comedian, 37, starred in one of the most buzzed about movies of the year, the animated musical action “KPop Demon Hunters.” After voicing Romance Saja, a demonic member of the K-Pop group, the Saja Boys, Booster sees room for his character to be featured … Read more
Oct. 30, 2003 Broadway Opening Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in the Broadway debut of “Wicked” at the Gershwin Theater. “Wicked” is an undisputed juggernaut — one of the biggest productions in musical theater history. The stage show, by the composer Stephen Schwartz and the librettist Winnie Holzman, has grossed $1.8 billion on Broadway, and … 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. Broadway is having a “once in a blue moon” moment. From Dec. 15-22, StubHub is offering theatergoers who buy tickets on their platform to certain Broadway and New York City … Read more
Theater review PADDINGTON: THE MUSICAL Two hours, 40 minutes, with one intermission. At the Savoy Theatre in London. At one point watching “Paddington: The Musical” at the Savoy Theatre in London, I could have sworn I saw the bear actually start to cry. That’s impossible, of course. Pad’s a puppet. But his artificiality is easy … Read more
Theater review TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) Two hours and 30 minutes with one intermission. At the Longacre Theatre, 220 W. 48th Street. Like unwrapping a present under the tree, you’re not quite sure what you’re in for at the start of “Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York),” the little … Read more
Theater review THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Two hours and 30 minutes with one intermission. At the St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44th Street. At the center of the Broadway musical “The Queen of Versailles” is an unfinished, 90,000-square-foot house in Florida — one of the biggest private homes in America. Misguided, over-the-top, well-intended and seemingly … Read more
“Grease” is no longer the word. Now the word is “Vape!” — an off-Broadway parody that reimagines the beloved musical set in a 1950s high school as it would look in today’s woke world. “Vape! The Grease Parody” pokes fun at parts of the 1978 Hollywood blockbuster “that did not age so well,” Lara Strong, … Read more
When I arrived at the Stratford Festival in Ontario this year, there was snow on the ground and wreaths on the doors. In late September. But it wasn’t because of premature Canadian frost and exuberant holiday cheer. No, a Christmas movie was being filmed in the lovely town that boasts exceptional Shakespeare stagings, modern plays … Read more