Tuesday, August 8, 2017
"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 be…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:45PM[SHARE]Barbara Cook, legendary star of the Broadway musicals "The Music Man," "She Loves Me" and "Candide," died this morning at 89. The cause was respiratory failure, her son Adam LeGrant told The…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:05AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 3, 2017
“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 woul…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:36PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Broadway will dim its lights for Sam Shepard on Wednesday night, a gesture that, if he's looking down on Times Square from that big ranch in the sky, should bring a wry smile to his weathere…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:19PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 29, 2017
The actors and activists appalled that Mandy Patinkin was going to replace a black actor in the Broadway musical "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812" scored a victory on Friday wh…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:56PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 27, 2017
David Mamet sparked a furor with his recent threat to slap a $25,000 fine on any theater that holds post-performance discussions of his plays. It sounds extreme, but if you've ever seen a Ma…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:42PM[SHARE]In 1937, F. Scott Fitzgerald dragged himself back to a place he hated "like poison" " Hollywood. He'd tried his luck in sunny California twice before, earning fat paychecks but accomplishing…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:24PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 25, 2017
What’s new, pussycat? A new musical about Tom Jones called " whoa, whoa! " "What's New Pussycat?" When I say Tom Jones, I don't mean pop singer Tom Jones, but the fictional character o…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:29PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 20, 2017
Bruce Springsteen fans eagerly await ticket information for his gig this fall at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre. I know, because not a day goes by when I don't hear from them. Sources say th…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:31PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 18, 2017
About a year ago, Douglas Carter Beane was enjoying a posh lunch with Andrew Lloyd Webber, who asked him what his next project was. Beane smiled and said, "A musical about Robin Hood!" Lloyd…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:53PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 13, 2017
High on my list of the best musicals of the past 10 years is "Passing Strange," by songwriters Stew and Heidi Rodewald. It opened on Broadway in 2008, won plenty of critics' awards and recei…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:48PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 11, 2017
It’s only summer, but two Broadway-bound shows are already generating buzz. First, "The Band's Visit," a pocket-size musical that won a bunch of awards during last year's sold-out run …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:02PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 8, 2017
Grandmother and retiree Ruby Keeler, 60, was living a quiet life in a small apartment in Southern California when, in 1970, she got an offer she never expected: a starring role in a Broadway…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:06PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 29, 2017
Since "My Fair Lady" is my favorite musical, I'm looking forward to Lincoln Center Theater's revival of it next spring. But Lincoln Center and director Bartlett Sher are having some trouble …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:12PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 22, 2017
Ryan Murphy, one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood, may make a run at Broadway. Murphy, the creator of "Glee" and "Feud," has optioned "The Boys in the Band," Mart Crowley's pre-St…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:51PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 20, 2017
The wedding was a fairy tale. The marriage was a nightmare. The musical could be a smash. "Diana" is percolating this summer at New York Stage and Film at Vassar College. A reading the week …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:35PM[SHARE]Friday, June 16, 2017
The Boss is Broadway bound. Bruce Springsteen will make his Broadway debut at the Walter Kerr Theatre for an eight-week run in the fall, The Post has learned exclusively.
SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 15, 2017
Amy Schumer is in negotiations to make her Broadway debut in Steve Martin's new play "Meteor Shower," theater sources tell The Post. Her co-star is likely to be the lovely Laura Benanti, a T…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:18PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 13, 2017
The fallout from Sunday's Tony Awards was swift and brutal. Two shows that went home empty-handed, "Sweat" and "Six Degrees of Separation," posted closing notices on Tuesday. Critics praised…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:00PM[SHARE]Monday, June 12, 2017
"Dear Evan Hansen," an original American musical about a troubled teen caught up in a web of lies on social media, swept the Tonys Sunday night, winning six awards, including Best Musical, B…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:45AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 10, 2017
Predicting tonight's Tony Awards is a fool's errand, but I'm a fool, so here it goes: Best Musical The race is between "Dear Evan Hansen" and "Come From Away." Both have champions " and detr…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:46PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 8, 2017
Let’s take a break from the Tonys " my predictions will be in Sunday's Post, if you can stand the wait " and see what else is happening around Broadway these days. The astonishing succ…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:41PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 6, 2017
I went out on a limb last year and predicted a big night for "Hamilton" at the Tony Awards " and did pretty well in the office pool. This year some of the races are so close that, after talk…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:59PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 1, 2017
Hugh Jackman is on the hunt for a new Broadway show " and it's not going to be a musical comedy romp like "The Boy from Oz." Sources say Jackman, one of Hollywood and Broadway's top leading …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:04PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 30, 2017
As the Tony Award telecast starts to come together, there's concern that the June 11 show might be, as one Broadway insider puts it, "a little muted." CBS, which broadcasts the Tonys, likes …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:20PM[SHARE]Friday, May 26, 2017
Jujamcyn Theaters is in talks to bring the London National Theatre's revival of "Angels in America," starring Nathan Lane , to New York next season, sources say. But what theater will it go …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 23, 2017
After years of delays, lawsuits and changes to the creative team, "Tootsie" is back on its high heels. Producers Scott Sanders and Carol Fineman, whose revival of "The Color Purple" was one …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:08PM[SHARE]A lot of hardcore James Bond fans turned up their noses at Roger Moore. He's no Sean Connery, they'd say, calling him a lightweight 007 whose big talent was looking dapper in a blue blazer. …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:35PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 18, 2017
Glenda Jackson, the celebrated British actress and politician, will return to Broadway next season in Edward Albee's "Three Tall Women." The 81-year-old " a two-time Oscar winner ("Women in …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:01PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 16, 2017
The Kings of the Road have arrived in New York, and Broadway is welcoming them to town as if they were a bunch of Dolly Levis returning to the Harmonia Gardens in Act 2 of "Hello, Dolly!" Th…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 11, 2017
Kevin Spacey, a tennis fanatic, rarely misses the US Open if he can help it. But last fall, as he watched Phil Collins perform at the opening ceremonies at Arthur Ashe Stadium, he had a thou…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:07PM[SHARE] 
