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. Always look on the bright side of Broadway. If you do, you just might find a great deal. Monty Python’s revival of their Tony Award winning musical “Spamalot,” … Read more
“That’s Amore!” indeed. John Travolta, 69, and Katherine Heigl, 44, apparently have enough chemistry to fog up the big screen. Nick Vallelonga, the director of the duo’s upcoming musical romantic comedy “That’s Amore!” boasted about the actors’ rapport Wednesday in an interview with Variety. “John and Katherine are fantastic together, and during rehearsals, they had … 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. After 20 years at New York City’s Gershwin Theatre, “Wicked” is still quite “Popular.” On Sunday, Oct. 29 and Monday, Oct. 30, the Tony Award winning musical will … Read more
That giant and crumbling Hollywood mansion on Sunset, home to the greatest star of all, has undergone a major renovation. Director Jamie Lloyd has ripped out the interior walls and chucked the lavish adornments. He’s emptied the closets of Gloria Swanson’s favorite outfits and installed high-tech cameras. The house is almost unrecognizable. Theater review 2 … 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
Like most people do, the three New York friends at the center of the musical “Merrily We Roll Along” get more cynical, jaded, greedy and stubborn with age. Or, as book writer George Furth succinctly put it in the original production, “practical.” But Stephen Sondheim’s 1981 show, which was a 16-performance flop when it began … Read more
It was almost not Kenough. Director Greta Gerwig revealed Sunday that she was forced to defend Ryan Gosling’s big “I’m Just Ken” musical number in the hit “Barbie” after studio execs questioned the necessity of the scene. “It just said in the script, ‘And then it becomes a dream ballet and they work it out … Read more
Jimmy Fallon is back on TV. The late-night host poked fun at Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert in his opening monologue Monday night, following the end of the Writers Guild of America strike. “I am so excited to be here. I am so excited,” gushed Fallon, 49, in a clip posted to X (formerly Twitter). “Seriously. … Read more
He’s your angel of music. Anderson Cooper went viral on TikTok Friday after he appeared to be caught off guard when a song from “The Phantom of the Opera” began playing at a Donald Trump rally in South Dakota. The reaction came while Cooper, 56, was speaking live to CNN’s senior national correspondent Kyung Lah … Read more
Bow to your Queen. Despite snagging an Academy Award nomination for her role as Matron “Mama” Morton in the movie-musical “Chicago,” some younger NFL fans were taken aback by rapper Queen Latifah’s singing chops — demonstrated when the multitalented performer, 53, belted out the national anthem at Sunday night’s Giants-Cowboys matchup. In a clip making the … 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
Clifton Oliver, an actor who appeared on Broadway in “The Lion King,” “In the Heights” and “Wicked,” has died. He was 47. The prolific performer passed away Wednesday following a lengthy illness, with posts on social media from friends and family indicating he had spent the last six weeks in a hospital and then hospice. “My baby … Read more
Broadway won’t have to “wait for it” much longer. Lin-Manuel Miranda is hard at work on a new stage musical, a source told The Post. The “Hamilton” writer’s latest will be an adaptation of Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel “The Warriors,” about violent gang battles in New York City during the sixties, the person near the … Read more
Pamela Blair, who originated the role of Val in the musical “A Chorus Line,” has died. She was 73. Blair died Sunday at home in Phoenix, Arizona, following a lengthy illness, Deadline reported. Friends and family took to social media to mourn the “All My Children” actress, with Blair’s “Chorus Line” co-star Baayork Lee writing: “I am … Read more
Call it Studio 53. For the Imelda Marcos bio-musical “Here Lies Love,” which opened Thursday night a block away from the nightclub-turned-venue Studio 54, the Broadway Theatre has been transformed into a sexy discotheque. Theater review One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission. At the Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway. All 900 of the orchestra … 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
Sheldon Harnick, the lyricist of “Fiddler on the Roof,” died Friday at home in Manhattan, a spokesman said. He was 99. Harnick most famously wrote the beloved 1964 Broadway musical about a Jewish shtetl enduring rapidly changing times alongside the late composer Jerry Bock and book writer Joseph Stein. Based on the book “Tevye’s Daughters” … Read more
Fresh off of “Bad Cinderella” comes the new Broadway musical “Once Upon a One More Time” — an even worse Cinderella. Theater review Two hours and 30 minutes with one 15-minute intermission. At the Marquis Theatre. The dreadful show, which opened Thursday night at the Marquis Theatre, takes the pop songs of Britney Spears and … 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. On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, the “Queen of Rock N’ Roll” Tina Turner passed away at 83. Turner leaves behind an impressive stable of hits like “Proud Mary,” … Read more