Saturday, November 1, 2025

‘Grease’ goes woke in off-Broadway parody called ‘Vape,’ where Danny doesn’t just have eyes for Sandy by Angela Barbuti

"Grease" is no longer the word. Now the word is "Vape!" -- an off-Broadway parody that reimagines the beloved musical set in a 1950s high school as it would look in today's woke world.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:02PM
Thursday, October 30, 2025

‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ review: Laurie Metcalf bares her soul in moving Broadway play by Johnny Oleksinski

It’s a hard-hitting, hard-laughing show that combines topics that you arrive at the theater not itching to confront — the COVID pandemic, meth addiction, health insurance, shift pay — …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM

‘Liberation’ review: Stellar acting in a Women’s Lib play on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

Bess Wohl’s 1970s-set dramedy comes plenty of hot-tempered clashes, solid jokes and, to ensure no one dozes off, an extended full-frontal nudity scene. 

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:27PM
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

‘Romy and Michele: The Musical’ review: An awful reunion nobody asked for by Johnny Oleksinski

That’s what this entire exercise in soulless IP exploitation is: A fun movie masquerading as an interminable musical.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:27PM
Monday, October 27, 2025

At the Stratford Festival, a back-flipping ‘Annie’ and hilarious ‘ Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ by Johnny Oleksinski

The venerable Canadian theater festival’s revival of “Annie” plays well into December — one of spring-and-summer Stratford’s longest runs ever. So the sun will come out tomorrow, a…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:46PM
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Thursday, October 16, 2025

‘Ragtime’ review: Broadway revival still misses — but has sensational singing by Johnny Oleksinski

Stripping away the excesses of Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Terrence McNally’s 1996 musical about the turn of the 20th century amplifies its many, many flaws.  

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:00PM
Thursday, October 9, 2025

The Sphere’s high-tech sound system is coming to Radio City by Johnny Oleksinski

The Rockettes are getting a Christmas present: Radio City Musical Hall is kicking up the sound quality.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:04AM
Saturday, October 4, 2025

‘Mamma Mia’s’ leading lady landed first Broadway role while she was teaching 5th grade by Angela Barbuti

Christine Sherrill was teaching fifth graders in Kenosha, Wisconsin, when she got the call she'd landed her first Broadway role.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:36PM
Monday, September 29, 2025
Sunday, September 28, 2025

‘Waiting for Godot’ review: ‘Rough’ Keanu Reeves struggles in mediocre production of stage classic by Johnny Oleksinski

In the sense that Keanu Reeves shows up for work at “Waiting for Godot,” the play that opened Sunday night on Broadway, the crowd gets what they came for.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:37PM
Saturday, September 20, 2025

Broadway is swarming with celebs again: Who will soar and who will run away in shame? by Johnny Oleksinski

Keanu Reeves, James Corden, Lea Michele and Kristin Chenoweth star in Broadway shows this fall. Who will fly and who will flop?

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:59PM
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Broadway’s ‘Art’ red carpet premiere: Anna Wintour, Goldie Hawn, Paul Rudd and more by Nicole Mazza

From Anna Wintour to Goldie Hawn, scroll through to see all the best photos from the night.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:49AM
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

‘Art’ review: James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris drone on about paintings in retro Broadway comedy by Johnny Oleksinski

French writer Yasmina Reza’s 1998 whine-and-cheese comedy opened at the Music Box Theatre on Tuesday night in an askew revival starring Neil Patrick Harris, James Corden and Bobby Cannava…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Monday, September 8, 2025
Monday, August 25, 2025

‘Twelfth Night’ review: Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh and Peter Dinklage yuk it up in Central Park by Johnny Oleksinski

“Twelfth Night,” a comedy of disguises and mistaken identities, is a smart play to reopen Shakespeare in the Park with after a two-year-long renovation break.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:25PM
Saturday, August 23, 2025

Dolly Parton’s Broadway-bound musical gets vicious reactions in Nashville: ‘Drag bar in Vegas’ by Johnny Oleksinski

Working 9 to 5? Dolly Parton’s new musical is going to need to be worked on 24/7, 365 to be remotely ready for its planned Broadway bow next year.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:57AM
Thursday, August 21, 2025

Darren Criss returning to Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ after casting backlash by Connor Surmonte

Maybe it is a happy ending for this Broadway musical after all.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:09PM
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Rachel Zegler is breathtaking in an ‘Evita’ that should come to Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

This bracing revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Evita" in London is the best and liveliest in ages.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:09PM
Monday, August 18, 2025

Audra McDonald claims fan followed her home, demanded autograph after ‘Gypsy’ performance: ‘Big no-no’ by Connor Surmonte

"That's now messing with my safety," the "Gypsy" star said. "And it's not right."

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:08PM
Friday, August 15, 2025

Disney can’t get ‘Hercules’ right — musical doesn’t go the distance again in London by Johnny Oleksinski

Hercules is flexing and flailing once more in London at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:45PM

‘Mamma Mia!’ review: Back on Broadway, a much-needed summer splash of ABBA by Johnny Oleksinski

“Mamma Mia!” is a much-needed vacation from all the seriousness and drear. The foremother of the old-pop-songs-in-a-new-story genre is still the very best in the game.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:00AM
Saturday, August 9, 2025

‘Hamilton’ shook Broadway 10 years ago in a way it hasn’t been since by Johnny Oleksinski

2015 was an unbelievably exciting time to be in New York — thanks, in no small part, to Broadway and Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:25PM
Monday, August 4, 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025

Broadway is in a bizarre uproar over the race of an actor playing a robot by Johnny Oleksinski

Broadway's summer controversy has finally arrived in the form of a piping hot controversy at this year’s Best Musical Tony Award winner, “Maybe Happy Ending.”

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:32PM
Friday, August 1, 2025

Why ‘Parent Trap’ actress Elaine Hendrix was worried over her parody play ‘Ginger Twinsies’ by Amanda Rubio

Someone else playing Meredith Blake? Hendrix nearly spit out her Evian.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:38AM
Monday, July 28, 2025

Rachel Zegler breaks silence after suffering health scare during ‘Evita’ performance by Nika Shakhnazarova

The actress, 24, has broken her silence after abruptly bringing her "Evita" performance to a grinding halt last week over a mystery illness.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:07AM
Saturday, July 26, 2025

‘A Chorus Line’ turns 50 — and Broadway is desperate for another hit musical like it by Johnny Oleksinski

The mood of “A Chorus Line”’s half-century fete is bittersweet. Because the last time I walked out of a new Broadway musical feeling the thrill of having just watched a really big hit …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:35PM

Rachel Zegler returns to ‘Evita’ — one day after suffering health scare mid-performance by Connor Surmonte

The actress abruptly left the London Palladium on Thursday night due to a mystery illness.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:30AM
Friday, July 25, 2025

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