broadway musicals: Last News

wicked night.Ariana Grande, 30, and Ethan Slater, 31, seemingly made their Instagram debut as a couple after stepping out to see “Gutenberg! The Musical” Monday night on the Great White Way. The “Wicked” co-stars were photographed backstage at the Broadway musical with the show’s two lead actors Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad.Rannells, 45, posted the photo on his Instagram account and it may very well be the very first image of the pair as a couple.

he made it. Barry Manilow revealed Friday that the reason he kept his sexual orientation quiet for so long was due to the fact that the singer feared being gay would have “killed” his career. “Well, in the ’70s, you know, you didn’t [come out],” Manilow, 80, said to veteran journalist Chris Wallace while appearing on an episode of “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?““It wasn’t the same as it is today.

“Hells Kitchen” at the Newman Theater that’s based on her life.However, her finger prints are all over the musical. From the music to the coming-of-age story about 17-year-old Ali living in a cozy Times Square apartment, “Hells Kitchen” is all Keys.And if you want to see her journey live, you can grab seats to shows all the way up until when it closes on Jan.

“Spamalot,” which just began previews at the St. James Theatre, has been only up for a few days in previews and tickets are already surprisingly affordable for such a high profile show.At the time of publication, our team found tickets going for as low as $40 before fees on Vivid Seats.Given that seats for other comedic musicals on the Great White Way like “Book of Mormon” and “Gutenberg” typically fetch higher prices, this very well might be the Holy Grail of deals.Especially when you consider the talented cast on display.At all shows, fans will be treated to an ensemble featuring “Saturday Night Live” alum Taran Killam, “Ugly Betty” star Michael Urie and upcoming “Wicked” film adaptation cast member Ethan Slater (who is romantically tied to Ariana Grande).Plus, so many more.So, if you want to slap coconuts together, see flying cows and have a great “knight” on the town, here’s everything you need to know about catching “Spamalot” on Broadway.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.After debuting on Halloween night, “Spamalot” has settled into a classic eight-show a week groove.However, just like their Monty Python forebears, the show eschews tradition.Rather than going dark on Monday, “Spamalot” performances run Monday through Saturday; there are no shows on Sunday (at least for the next two weeks).After that, things get a bit more conventional.Matinees are on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m.; once Sunday shows come into play, they’ll start at 3 p.m.Want to find the show that makes the most sense for your wallet and schedule?Check out a complete calendar including all “Spamalot” at the St.

“Wicked” is still quite “Popular.”On Sunday, Oct. 29 and Monday, Oct.

Deadline reported Friday. The Paramount project was originally intended to stream on Paramount+ but will now be released on the big theaters on Jan.

“Book of Mormon” stars Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells return to Broadway.The dynamic duo are starring in “Gutenberg! The Musical!” at the James Earl Jones Theatre up until Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.“I think the Beatles regret never getting back together,” Gad joked in an interview with Broadway Time.

New York City’s Hudson Theatre starting Tuesday, Sept. 19.On that day, previews begin for the 1981 Broadway flop turned highly-anticipated revival of Stephen Sondheim’s classic “Merrily We Roll Along,” starring Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez and Jonathan Groff.And the town is abuzz.When the show premiered off-Broadway last winter, the New York Post’s Johnny Oleksinksi gave “Merrily” a glowing four-star review.“This musical is intelligent, hilarious, human, heartfelt and alive,” he wrote.

“Funny Girl” starring Lea Michele — in the lead role made famous on the stage and screen by Barbara Streisand — is closing on Sunday, Sept. 3 after opening with Beanie Feldstein and Jane Lynch back in March 2022.That means there are only 13 more shows left at New York City’s August Wilson Theatre before Michele and her castmates Ramin Karimloo (CBS’ “Blue Bloods”), Jared Grimes (NBC’s “Manifest”) and Tovah Feldshuh (CW’s “Crazy Ex Girlfriend”) officially call it quits on the Broadway production of the show.But we’re not here to rain on your parade.Rather, we’re here to report good news.Tickets are available for all remaining dates — and some are quite affordable considering this is such a buzzed-about musical.In fact, we found some seats going for as low as $105 before fees* on Vivid Seats at the time of publication.So, if you want to see the show that the NY Post’s critic Johnny Oleksinski claimed “bring(s) our favorite songs to thrilling life and give(s) us a few laughs,” here’s everything you need to know and more.All prices are subject to fluctuation.Want to find the show that makes the most sense for your schedule?Look below and you’ll find all remaining dates, start times and the best prices for all remaining “Funny Girl” shows at the August Wilson Theatre.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

plopped a boxing ring in the middle of the orchestra nearly 10 years ago.But Huey Lewis did not sing “Power of Car,” he sang “Power of Love.” And heart is completely absent from director John Rando’s shiny and serviceable staging of the beloved 1985 science-fiction movie.Coursing emotion, teen angst and can-do scrappiness are what set director Robert Zemeckis’ original film apart from other entries in the time-travel genre. “Back To The Future” wasn’t HG Wells or “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.” And it’s hardly remembered as a flashy spectacle, either.

Hugh Coles, who plays George McFly in Broadway’s “Back to the Future,” once owned a vintage shop in his native England and said about 85% of his closet is filled with used clothing. “I made a conscious choice that I won’t buy anything new.

Venus retrograde came hard and came early for Ariana Grande.Within three days of confirming her split from husband Dalton Gomez, news outlets reported that our Cancer queen has moved on and found love with her redheaded “Wicked” co-star Ethan Slater. Sources say the couple, who met on the set of the forthcoming Broadway adaptation, have been dating for months.

took to social media slamming the unwelcome duo, declaring that attitudes of “entitlement” get “a F–K THAT S–T from me.”In a now-viral video posted on Twitter, the legendary “Miss Saigon” actress is seen taking pictures with a pair of authorized visitors when a of Filipino fans — one male and one female — attempted to request their own photos. “Who are you? I’m so sorry I don’t know who you are,” Salonga said to the duo. The male, who was later identified as Cristopher Retokelly Carpila by Playbill, stated that he and his companion were “just fans.”“Unless you’re on the guest list, we cannot have you back here,” explained the increasingly agitated Salonga.

“Back To The Future” on Broadway.The highly-anticipated musical, which begins previews on Friday, June 30 at New York City’s Winter Garden Theatre, has tickets available for all upcoming performances.And some showings have prices that would make Doc Brown himself exclaim “Great Scott!”At the time of publication, we found tickets going for as low as $75 before fees on Vivid Seats.Most showings of the Olivier Award winning production have seats starting in the $80 to $120 range.Want to see Marty McFly (portrayed by Casey Likes) travel back to 1955 with the help of Doc Brown (Roger Bart) live on the Broadway stage?Here’s everything you need to know and more, “BTTF” fans.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.“Back To The Future” officially opens at the Winter Garden Theatre on Thursday, Aug. 3.In previews, the show will curiously go dark on Sundays and go up on Mondays.Matinees on Wednesdays and Sundays start at 2 p.m.If you want to find the show that makes the sense for your schedule, take a look at “Back To The Future’s” complete calendar including all dates, show start times and links to buy tickets here.“Back To The Future” runs two hours and 40 minutes, including a 20 minute intermission.Who’s filling in for Michael J.

she did it again.Britney Spears is making a comeback, but not in quite the way you’d expect. This time, the Grammy Award-winning pop icon’s music is taking the Broadway stage in “Once Upon A One More Time.”Expect to hear Spears’ songs like never before at the legendary Marquis Theatre.The musical takes some of her chart-topping hits — including “Womanizer,” “Lucky,” “Circus” and  “Toxic” — and spins them into a reimagined fairytale following Cinderella, Snow White and other storybook staples as they find that happily ever after isn’t what they thought.As you may expect, Britney classic closely tie into the storyline — one of our favorite moments was when “Oops I Did It Again” lands right when the princesses discover that they may share a suitor in common.Plus, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the show features a “Succession” star AND “American Idol” Season One runner-up Justin Guarini.Does this sound like a musical you “wanna go” to?Well, at time of publication, we found tickets going for downright reasonable prices.In fact, some mezzanine seats were spotted at just $65 before fees on Vivid Seats.

“SIX The Musical,” running at the Lena Horne Theatre, is as hot as ever.The upbeat 80-minute musical follows the lives of Henry VII’s six wives and how they moved on — “divorced, beheaded, died…divorced, beheaded, survived.” Over the course of the production, the Queens compete to determine who will be the lead singer of their band — winner is whomever was treated the worst by the King. The music in “SIX” is pop with a feminist tinge; for our money, the show feels more like a concert than theater.Don’t lose your head — be smart and take advantage of the affordable, available ticket prices for “SIX” while you can.At the time of publication, we found tickets going for as low as $78 before fees on Vivid Seats—not a bad price to catch a Tony-winning show live.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about seeing “SIX” live on Broadway.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.Interestingly enough, “SIX” only runs five days a week.As of now, audiences can catch the show eight times a week, Wednesday through Sunday at Broadway’s Lena Horne Theatre — there are no Monday or Sunday performances.

died in Switzerland on Wednesday at the age of 83 after longtime battles with illnesses including cancer, high blood pressure and kidney disease.A towering, acclaimed musical based on her life has played in theater districts around the world since 2018.London’s West End version was undergoing a performance Wednesday evening when the audience found out about Turner’s passing — and the moment was caught on video.“Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” star Kristina Love — who plays the lead role — tearfully halted the production at Aldwych Theatre to pay tribute to the groundbreaking music giant.In a video shown on the chat show “Good Morning Britain” Thursday, Love addressed the audience.“We’re here tonight because one woman boldly lived her life, from cotton fields to stardom,” she said in a video shown on the UK chat show “Good Morning Britain” on Thursday.“You have all found yourself in her story, in her music, and we’re all here today. So tonight we’re gonna party because we know there’s a huge party in heaven right now,” Love said.The audience gasped, clapped and cheered, with many shedding tears.

Bad Cinderella” learned their show is set to close on June 4 after just 33 previews and 85 performances.And I don’t mean Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber.In a highly unusual move for the Great White Way, producer Christine Schwarzman handed out prayer cards to her company — who first heard the production was kaput after Playbill published the news early and then quickly took their story down — to go out with God.On one side of the card, which The Post has obtained, is the logo of Lloyd Webber’s problem-plagued musical, featuring the rebellious main character spray-painting the letter “A” in “Bad.” On the other is an original prayer.Hold onto your rosaries. It reads: “Lord, you have wired us to create, to innovate, to lead with new ideas, to set the trends and even blaze a new path. May we, through our artistic expressions, creatively communicate Your heart of love, mercy and grace to a world that needs You.“Thank you for the opportunity to participate in Your divine plan.

announced, and Broadway’s corniest new musical picked up nine including Best Musical — tying “& Juliet” and “New York, New York” for the second-most nominated show of the year. What’s the musical, you’re wondering? “Shucked.” What’s it about? Ask any cast member or audience member alike and they’ll tell you the same thing.

“Chita” (HarperOne). “Then [I] politely say, ‘I was the original Anita.’”Still, she admits she felt a “pang of resentment” when she saw Moreno on screen in a replica of the ruffled purple frock that Rivera made famous. “How dare she?” Rivera seethed.

good news for you.Eight times a week, the curtain goes up on “The Lion King” at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway and each show is more magical than the last.Better yet, since the show has been running since 1997, tickets are fairly affordable by Broadway standards to the Great White Way staple.At the time of publication, we found some seats going for as low as $120 before fees on Vivid Seats.Not a bad price to see a six-time Tony Award winner (!) in person.Can’t wait to hear “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King?”Here’s everything you need to know and more about how to see “The Lion King” live as soon as today.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.Like any well-oiled Broadway machine, “The Lion King” can be seen eight times a week.As expected, matinees fall on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.There are no Monday shows either.Want to find the right show at the right time for you?Check out a complete calendar including all dates, start times and links to buy tickets here.“The Lion King” has a run time of two hours and 30 minutes with one intermission.Who plays Simba these days? What have I seen Scar in before?Great questions.To ease any confusion, here are the five main actors, what part they play and where you may have seen them in TV or film over the years.Brandon A. McCall (Simba): This is McCall’s Broadway debut; he is an Alabama State University alum.L. Steven Taylor (Mufasa): You may recognize Taylor from PBS’ “The Electric Company” or the HBO pilot “Last Of The Ninth.”Michael Hollick (Scar): Hollick has appeared in “Law & Order,” “Sex and the City,” “Guiding Light,” and “Hawaii Five-O” among many other credits.Ben Jeffrey (Pumbaa): Jeffrey has had roles in “The Good Wife” and “Louie.” This is his Broadway