This theatrical sport now has an original soundtrack. A new show called “The Last Match: A Pro Wrestling Rock Musical” combines raucous combat with more traditional theater for a wild “hybrid,” producer Jeremiah James told The Post. “The show is a never-before attempted, fully immersive and interactive” performance, he said, and features stars of both … Read more
At the start of “Almost Famous,” which opened Thursday night on Broadway, the frontman of the fictional rock band Stillwater, Jeff Bebe, barks backstage in San Diego that a young Rolling Stone reporter in their midst is “the enemy!” Theater review 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, … Read more
U2 frontman Bono is heading on a 14-show tour promoting his new memoir “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.” Source link
After an onslaught of shaky Shakespeare plays in New York, Canada’s Stratford Festival felt like an oasis in Ontario. It was a much-needed palate cleanser to wipe away the foul taste left by Daniel Craig’s rank Broadway “Macbeth,” in which the entire cast spoke in monotone, wore plaid and waved smoke machines. And the 71-year-old … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. It isn’t quite Hanukkah yet, but if it feels like the festival of lights is already upon us, we might know the reason why. Beloved comedian, actor and “Hanukkah Song” crooner Adam Sandler is midway through his “Adam … Read more
Fresh off the atrocious “Devil Wears Prada” musical in Chicago, Elton John is back on the boards a mere two months later with the Televangelist Wears Mascara in London. That’s right. The singer-songwriter’s latest musical is “Tammy Faye,” a biopic of the controversial religious TV personality Tammy Faye Messner, which premiered Wednesday night at the Almeida … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Katt Williams is a live wire. To put it lightly, Netflix specials and TV appearances don’t do the funnyman justice. No, his one-of-a-kind act must be seen live to be fully appreciated. Luckily for you, Williams is currently … Read more
LONDON — It’s one of the most stunning theatrical images in years. In an otherwise pitch-black theater, two giant eyes blink open and float to the front of the deep stage to reveal they belong to a humongous, fuzzy bear. Or is it a penguin? Or Pikachu? At this point, I don’t know whose eyes … Read more
‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry has two shows lined up on his short tour. One of your favorite “Friends” is coming to town. Matthew Perry, who you might know as Chandler Bing, has two shows lined up as part of his book tour promoting his new memoir “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.” On Wednesday, … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Film nerds, it’s time to put down the popcorn and leave the multiplex — well, just for one night. That’s because your chance to see Quentin Tarantino in person has finally arrived. The legendary “Pulp Fiction” and “Kill … Read more
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This sharp, focused revival has a pair of cracking performances that never let up. Source link
Patti LuPone isn’t done with Broadway after all — even though she thinks the audiences have been “dumbed down.” A day after the 73-year-old three-time Tony winner tweeted she gave up her Actors’ Equity card, LuPone clarified that she is not retiring from theater work. “I just gave up my equity card, but that doesn’t mean … Read more
Broadway legend Patti LuPone may be done with Broadway. The feisty and foul-mouthed 73-year-old tweeted Monday that she has quit the union representing actors on the Great White Way — a move that would prevent the three-time Tony Award winner from appearing in most major US theater productions. “Quite a week on Broadway, seeing my … Read more
The revival of “The Piano Lesson,” which opened Thursday night on Broadway, is mostly in tune. The August Wilson play’s greatest asset is its young leads John David Washington and Danielle Brooks, both of whom are already widely admired, but display an altogether new and enticing range of skills. Theater review 2 hours and 45 … Read more
NEW YORK — “A Wrinkle in Time,” the classic sci-fi coming-of-age tale celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, has been adapted into a film, a TV movie, opera, several plays, and a graphic novel. Now it’s time for a stage musical, The Associated Press has learned. For the first musical version of Madeleine L’Engle’s acclaimed … Read more
This is literally scaring people sick. While most horror films keep people up at night, slasher flick “Terrifier 2” is apparently so graphic that viewers are vomiting and passing out in their seats. Social media users shared their appalling viewing experiences ahead of the special release of director Damien Leone’s film Thursday. The crowd-funded indie … Read more
The show will go on and oooooon! “Titanique,” the hilarious off-Broadway musical parody of the 1997 film “Titanic” that’s cleverly told through the songs of Celine Dion, will voyage to the Daryl Roth Theater on Union Square East starting Sunday, November 20. The show, which The Post called “by a nautical mile, the funniest musical … Read more
Lea MichelePhoto: Dia Dipasupil (Getty Images) Few names strike fear into the heart of mere mortals quite like Lea Michele. Since her time on Glee, Michele’s striving for modern-day Streisand status has made her a fixture of tabloids, Tumblr, and gossip, from her co-workers accusing her of microaggressions to all those illiteracy rumors. People love … Read more
NEW YORK (WABC) — “Phantom of the Opera,” Broadway’s longest-running show and an icon of New York City theater, will close early next year. The show announced Friday it will commemorate its 35th anniversary Jan. 26, and then stage its final performance on Broadway on Feb. 18. Mayor Eric Adams attended the show earlier this … Read more