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Already playing in New York, London, Sydney and Toronto, when “Titanique” opens its fifth production in Chicago in May, it will have as many concurrent runs as “Hamilton.”
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Linda Lavin, who tickled our funny bones and broke our hearts, is mourned by Broadway
December 30, 2024 | 6:30pmLinda Lavin, who died Sunday at age 87, was a captivating Broadway star beloved by audiences for her electrifying contradictions.
'All In: Comedy About Love' review: Starry Broadway show's a big waste of money
December 22, 2024 | 8:04pmTicket-buyers are being charged as much as $800 a pop some weeks for what is little more than a sedate staged reading of New Yorker cartoon captions uttered by celebrities.
'Gypsy' review: Audra McDonald's Broadway revival is a badly staged letdown
December 20, 2024 | 12:00amWith stop-start direction from George C. Wolfe, the musical runs out of gas early on.
Kieran Culkin luridly recalls landing role over his ability to simulate oral sex
December 16, 2024 | 5:52pmForget the casting couch.
Elton John's 'Devil Wears Prada' musical is still a haute mess across the pond
December 14, 2024 | 3:30pm“The Devil Wears Prada,” Elton John’s horrid musical that crashed and burned two years ago in Chicago, is giving it a second go in London.
Elton John blames Trump's election win for his huge Broadway flop, 'Tammy Faye'
December 11, 2024 | 11:28amFor Elton John, Trump’s victory did not make Broadway great again.
Dolly Parton is holding an open casting call for role of herself in a new Broadway musical: ‘Break a leg!’
December 5, 2024 | 5:26pmThe Broadway show will follow Parton's life and career over the decades.
Actor dies suddenly during 'A Christmas Carol' theater performance
November 28, 2024 | 6:29amThe Canadian-born performer was midway through the production at Edmonton's Citadel Theater when he suddenly collapsed.
Helen Gallagher, Tony Award winner and ‘Ryan’s Hope’ star, dead at 98
November 27, 2024 | 9:54amHelen Gallagher won two Tonys and three Emmys during her illustrious career.
Elton John's embarrassing $25M Broadway flop was predictable — the Rocket Man keeps crashing
November 23, 2024 | 12:03pmOn Tuesday, the “Crocodile Rock” singer’s “Tammy Faye,” a migraine about mascara set to music, posted its closing notice only five days after opening night. Said a wag: “The shocker...
Leading ladies’ claws are out in 'Death Becomes Her,' a funny Broadway camp fest
November 21, 2024 | 9:00pmThere is a miracle elixir in the campy musical “Death Becomes Her,” which opened Thursday night at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre: Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard.
Elton John's $25 million Broadway show announces closing — just five days after opening night
November 20, 2024 | 12:57pmSir Elton knows his way around a flop. But even his 2006 vampire debacle "Lestat," which The Post's Clive Barnes declared as "bloody awful," ran a little longer.
‘Swept Away’ review: Strange Broadway shipwreck show has pretty folk songs — and cannibalism
November 19, 2024 | 11:00pmSomething I won’t be saying on my death bed: “I wish I would’ve watched more shows about boats.”
'Tammy Faye' review: Elton John's Broadway show is a disaster of biblical proportions
November 14, 2024 | 11:32pmUnfortunately for Sir Elton, the godawful musical about flamboyant 1980s televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker is a lot more of a “Lestat” than an “Aida.”
‘Maybe Happy Ending’ review: Romantic robot musical is glorious on Broadway — really
November 12, 2024 | 6:53pmThe blissful, boundlessly creative gift of a musical from South Korea opened Monday night at the Belasco Theatre.
‘A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical’ review: A lifeless Satchmo show on Broadway
November 11, 2024 | 9:00pmWhat’s onstage at Studio 54 is largely a deflating and cobbled-together wife story that fails to capture Armstrong the artist.?
Patti LuPone dragged into ‘racially microaggresive’ feud for asking neighboring show to lower the music
November 4, 2024 | 12:28pmKecia Lewis requested an apology from Patti LuPone for allegedly "bullying" the production of "Hell's Kitchen."
NY Comedy Festival founder talks Joan Rivers tribute — and Bruce Springsteen's appearance with wife Patti Scialfa
November 1, 2024 | 2:16pmA tribute show honoring Joan Rivers, and the "Stand Up For Heroes" benefit event featuring Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, are all part of the 2024 New York Comedy Festival.
Sutton Foster was ‘intimidated’ by new beau Hugh Jackman — thought she’d get fired from musical
October 29, 2024 | 4:28pm"Oh, stop it!"
Why do Hollywood A-Listers gamble their reputations and egos on Broadway shows?
October 26, 2024 | 1:07pmFor everybody, Broadway — despite the nostalgic fun of putting on a show — comes at an enormous risk to a star’s pride and reputation.?