Without Groban and Patinkin, vultures are circling ‘Great Comet’
“Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” is in danger of closing within weeks, felled by a social-media backlash that hit the show when it was announced that Mandy Patinkin would replace a black...
View ArticleAmy Schumer joins Steve Martin’s Broadway show
The actress and comedian will star in Martin's four-person comedy "Meteor Shower" starting in November.
View ArticleBroadway legend Barbara Cook dead at 89
Barbara Cook, legendary star of the Broadway musicals “The Music Man,” “She Loves Me” and “Candide,” died Tuesday morning at 89. The cause was respiratory failure, her son Adam LeGrant told The Post....
View ArticleIt’s official: ‘Great Comet’ will close Sept. 3
“Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812,” the acclaimed Broadway musical engulfed in a racial firestorm, will close Sept. 3, The Post has learned. The cast and crew were told shortly before the...
View ArticleHere’s how to get tickets to ‘Springsteen on Broadway’
How long will it take for more than 38,000 seats to disappear? We’ll find out Aug. 30 — the first day tickets go on sale for Bruce Springsteen’s solo show on Broadway. The Boss starts previews for...
View ArticleBill Murray cried watching ‘Groundhog Day’ musical
Murray, who starred in the 1993 comedy "Groundhog Day," went to see the Broadway musical based off the movie on Tuesday night.
View ArticleThe costumes in ‘Frozen’ the musical are nothing like you’d expect
Disney’s readying “Frozen” for Broadway and here, exclusive to The Post, are two of designer Christopher Oram’s new costumes for Anna. The green robe this princess of Arendelle wears is a gift from the...
View ArticleBroadway star dedicates final performance to Charlottesville victim
Broadway star Okieriete Onaodowan dedicated his final performance in “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” to fatal Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer. “#HeatherHeyer My last show is in...
View ArticleJoshua Jackson to make Broadway debut
Performances of "Children Of A Lesser God" will begin at Studio 54 in March 2018.
View Article‘Groundhog Day’ is the latest casualty on Broadway
Bill Murray popped up at “Groundhog Day” last week, triggering some fun publicity and boosting ticket sales. Alas, the boost was too little, too late. Despite its seven Tony nominations, the musical...
View ArticleTheater geeks are freaking out about Amy Schumer on Broadway
Just call her Amy $chumer. Out of the gate in this new Broadway season, the No. 1 box office draw is a 36-year-old stand-up comedian. Can Amy Schumer sing? Can she dance? Who knows? Who cares? What she...
View Article6-foot-6 crooner Tommy Tune paints, too — but only tall things
It will take more than a solar eclipse to overshadow Tommy Tune, the 6-foot-6, 10-time Tony winner. Texas born and bred, his high-school graduation gift was a trip to New York: “I stayed at the...
View ArticleDenzel Washington will return to Broadway this spring
Denzel Washington will return to Broadway this spring in “The Iceman Cometh,” The Post has learned. A 14-week run of Eugene O’Neill’s drama, to be directed by five-time Tony winner George C. Wolfe, is...
View ArticleJerry Lewis’ dislike for Lynn Redgrave nearly ruined his stage career
Jerry Lewis, who died this week at 91, scored in just about every branch of show business: nightclubs, radio, television, concerts, movies and records. But it was only relatively late in life that he...
View ArticleLauren Ambrose could be Broadway’s next Eliza Doolittle
Broadway sources are buzzing that Lauren Ambrose is being cast as Eliza Doolittle in the revival of “My Fair Lady.”
View ArticleTony-winning ‘Annie’ writer Thomas Meehan dies at 88
Meehan's other shows include "Young Frankenstein" with Brooks, "Cry-Baby" with O'Donnell, "Elf" with Bob Martin, "Chaplin" with Christopher Curtis, "Bombay Dreams" with Meera Syal and the musical...
View ArticleBen Platt’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ replacements announced
Platt is waving goodbye to “Dear Evan Hansen” (presumably through a window).
View ArticleJohn Leguizamo’s ‘Latin History for Morons’ headed to Broadway
After playing Off Broadway earlier this year, the one-man show has lined up a limited Broadway run that begins previews Oct. 19 ahead of a Nov. 15 opening.
View ArticleTheater geeks are freaking out about Sondheim’s lavish London ‘Follies’
Pull up a chair, Stephen Sondheim fans: I’ve got eyewitness reports from the National Theatre of London’s first preview of “Follies.” Directed by Dominic Cooke, this lavish production, set in a...
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