It takes one legendary Big Apple crooner to know one. Tony Bennett was beloved by his fellow New York native Billy Joel, who remembered the iconic singer for his “outstanding contribution” to music after his death at 96 on Friday. “Tony Bennett was one of the most important interpreters of American popular song during the mid … Read more
Legendary singer Tony Bennett died Friday at his New York home at the age of 96, his publicist, Sylvia Weiner, confirmed to The Post. Tributes have poured in from celebrities and fans alike to commemorate the loss of the “Fly Me to the Moon” crooner. Alongside a photo of the two from 2015, Rolling Stones member … Read more
Tony Bennett, the legendary pop, jazz and big-band vocalist, has died after a seven-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 96. Publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed Bennett’s death, revealing he passed away in his hometown of New York. His official cause of death — just two weeks shy of his 97th birthday — has not yet … Read more
Carlin Glynn, a Tony Award-winning actress and singer known for her role as Brenda Baker in the 1984 hit “Sixteen Candles” and the Broadway smash “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” died July 13, she was 83. Glynn died of complications from dementia and cancer, according to Deadline. Her daughter, director and actress Mary Stuart … 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. Her-story is being made on Broadway. “SIX The Musical,” running at the Lena Horne Theatre, is as hot as ever. The upbeat 80-minute musical follows the lives of … Read more
Writers Guild of America members won’t picket the 2023 Tony Awards amid their ongoing strike seeking higher wages and better job protections, the labor union announced Monday night. In the same statement though, the union reiterated that it will not negotiate a waiver or interim deal to allow WGA screenwriters to write a script for … Read more
It will be at least “one day more” before the fate of the Tony Awards is officially known. An emergency meeting of the Tony Awards Management Committee took place Monday morning to decide what to do with the Broadway ceremony after the Writers Guild denied them a waiver last week. That quick refusal on Friday … Read more
The Writers Guild of America reportedly denied a request for a waiver to allow the 2023 Tony Awards to air as scheduled on June 11 amid the ongoing writers strike. The Hollywood Reporter reported Friday that the telecast of theater’s biggest night will not air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ as originally planned. The Post has contacted … Read more
To the tune of the famous “A Chorus Line” song: “Kiss To-ny goodbye!” Chances that the 2023 Tony Awards telecast will go on as planned a month from now are slipping away fast, multiple sources told The Post. The complexities of the writers’ strike, which is still in its early days, have made it virtually … Read more
Tony Kemp got drafted in 2013 and received quite the ultimatum. The A’s outfielder joined Xavier Scruggs and Lauren Gardner on MLB Network’s “Off Base” on Monday from Yankee Stadium, where Oakland has played this week, and was asked about how he balances a bourgeoning MLB career with raising one young kid — and another on the … 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. Nominations for the 76th annual Tony Awards have been announced, and Broadway’s corniest new musical picked up nine including Best Musical — tying “& Juliet” and “New York, … Read more
The 2023 Tony Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning. And the 76-year-old ceremony honoring Broadway is, like most of this season, looking smaller than usual. Ahead of the awards, held on June 11, the pre-show telecast has been banished by CBS to something called Pluto. The Tonys themselves are taking place about as far away … Read more
Broadway’s biggest night is ready to take center stage. The 76th annual Tony Awards are back and ready to show off the best and brightest talent singing and dancing on the Great White Way. This year’s show will take place on June 11, 2023, at the United Palace in New York City. The full list … Read more
After a critically acclaimed start to his career, Tony Romo’s broadcasting style has been ridiculed over the past couple of years — and his partner Jim Nantz believes the hate is unwarranted. “I think there was a little bit of a misinformation attempt there to portray him in a not-so-favorable light,” Nantz told SI.com. “It … Read more
The drama surrounding Tony Romo continues to mount. CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus appeared on SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Radio on Friday and told Chris “Mad Dog” Russo that he didn’t have an intervention with Tony Romo ahead of the 2022 season. McManus acknowledged, though, that he meets with Romo periodically — the same as he … Read more
Tony Romo is working out the kinks. The Cowboys’ former QB, who spent 14 seasons with Dallas before transitioning to an NFL analyst with CBS in 2017, is evolving in his role through trial and error, he said, and acknowledged that he doesn’t always “get it right” in the booth. “I think you’re always evolving,” … Read more
Tony Dungy wasn’t quick enough in hitting the delete button. The Hall of Famer, who currently serves as an NBC Sports NFL analyst, is facing backlash over a tweet that referenced a debunked claim about litter boxes in schools. Dungy was responding to a proposed Minnesota state bill that would require menstrual products in boys’ … Read more
AEW AEW star Andrade El Idolo has made headlines as of late after hinting that his time with the company may soon be coming to a close after taking to Twitter to post a series of cryptic tweets. Andrade has also noted that he is unhappy with his current position in the company. Now it seems … 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