Theater review RAGTIME 2 hours and 45 minutes, with one intermission. At the Vivian Beaumont Theater, 150 W. 65th St. When massive musicals are downsized, the typical argument in favor of the choice is that fewer sets and dazzling doodads put the focus squarely on the music, lyrics and story. That’s certainly true of the latest … Read more
Something I would have never predicted five years ago: One of Broadway’s hottest shows is a rip-roaring comedy about Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. And yet, last week “Oh, Mary!,” the brilliant new play written by and starring Cole Escola, grossed a massive $1,054,998 — setting a record for the … Read more
Prince Harry is reportedly scrambling for “more sensational material” that publishers can include in a paperback version of his bombshell tell-all memoir, “Spare.” The Duke of Sussex, 39, released his protocol-shattering book in January last year. Since then, he has found himself to be more estranged from his family than ever. And while the hardback … Read more
OJ Simpson, who died Wednesday at the age of 76, had a varied career in Hollywood as an actor and a pitchman before his 1994 trial for double-murder in the deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman. The handsome former Buffalo Bills star with the marquee good looks, nicknamed “The Juice,” … Read more
Robert De Niro is set to testify Monday in a Manhattan court showdown with his former assistant, who has accused him of everything from unwanted touching to making lewd jokes about his Viagra prescription. The 80-year-old “Raging Bull” Oscar winner was expected to take the stand on the first day of his civil-trial face-off involving … Read more