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 lif…
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 two-time Tony winner George C. …
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 care…
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…
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 i…
"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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
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.
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…
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…
"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…