Broadway press shut out of the Tony Awards red carpet
Let’s talk drama! Just days before the Tony Awards ceremony, there’s uproar in the theater world after some of Broadway’s most prominent press members learned they wouldn’t be invited to the show’s red carpet due to a lack of space. Julie James, program director for SiriusXM’s On Broadway, tweeted, “As a 15-year veteran of the […]
Dolly Parton plans Broadway comeback in 2026 with ‘Hello, I’m Dolly’ musical
Dolly Parton is writing new songs for her upcoming Broadway musical in 2026, incorporating some of her past hits into the show’s story. The musical, “Hello, I’m Dolly,” takes its title from Parton’s 1967 debut album, which included hits such as “Dumb Blonde” and “Something Fishy.” The musical will be produced by Parton alongside Adam […]
Janis Paige, Hollywood and Broadway Icon, Dies at 101
NEW YORK (AP) — Janis Paige, who rose to fame in musicals and comedies in Hollywood and on Broadway, danced with Fred Astaire, toured with Bob Hope and continued performing into her 90s, has died. She was 101 years old. Page died of old age on Sunday at her Los Angeles home, her longtime friend […]
Chinese retailer Miniso signs lease at JEMB Realty’s 150 Broadway
Giving FiDi’s struggling retail sector a much-needed boost, Miniso, the Chinese “lifestyle” and consumer goods chain with more than 6,000 stores worldwide, including two in Manhattan, has signed a 5,000-square-foot lease at 150 Broadway at Liberty Street with JEMB Realty. The vacant corner used to be home to a Sephora. JEMB leasing director Joseph Hamway […]
Hillary Clinton-produced play ‘Suffs’ failing to pack seats during peak Broadway season
The Broadway box office for the week of May 5th revealed that the Hillary Clinton-produced play “Suffus” ranked last in terms of full seats. The Broadway League, the official website for the Broadway theater industry, shared weekly box office figures for the 35 shows currently playing on Broadway. This includes “Suffice”, “Harry Potter and the […]
Longtime Broadway stage manager Thomas J. Gates fatally hit by NJ Transit train: ‘We are devastated ‘
A beloved Broadway stage director was killed Wednesday morning when he was struck by a New Jersey Transit train bound for New York during rush hour. Thomas J. Gates, the production director of the Tony Award-nominated musical “Illinois,” died at 9:12 a.m. near the South Orange, New Jersey, train station, according to reports. northjersey.com. He […]
Hillary Clinton’s Feminist Broadway Musical ‘Suffs’ Struggling at Box Office
Hillary Clinton’s Feminist Broadway Musical Saf ‘ has struggled at the box office, despite receiving a hefty Tony Award nomination and a ton of complimentary coverage from mainstream news media. Saf — a nearly three-hour musical about the rise of the women’s suffrage movement, with an all-female and gender-nonbinary cast — played last week to […]
Rangers’ Broadway Five remain best show in town
It was late, everyone was tired, and the Rangers and Canes battled through 86 minutes of heavyweight hockey, leaving only the best of them on the ice. With the score tied 3-3 early in the second overtime on Tuesday at the Garden, the Broadway Five were on the ice, giving the Rangers their sixth straight […]
Chic hotel in heart of Broadway converted to migrant shelter in latest sign of NYC migrant crisis
As the Big Apple continues to grapple with the ongoing crisis, a chic hotel in the heart of Broadway has quietly operated as an immigrant shelter for more than a year, The Post has learned. Room 141 Square Hotel 226 West 50th Street, between 8th Avenue and Broadway, is across the street from the Gershwin […]
‘The Outsiders’ star Matt Dillon visits Broadway show, Angelina Jolie photo
Stay gold, Ponyboy. Matt Dillon, 60, who starred in the original 1983 film “The Outsiders,” stopped by the Broadway musical version (currently in previews) on Wednesday night. Angelina Jolie (48) and her daughter Vivian (15) are also one of the show’s producers, along with cast members Skye Lakota-Lynch, Kevin William Paul, Brent Comer, Joshua Boone, […]