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Jamie Lloyd’s startling production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical from beginning to end, you’d swear it was brand new.And adrenaline pumps through our bloodstream anytime the extraordinary Nicole Scherzinger, making her wondrous Broadway debut, wails a note.She’s otherworldly as that reclusive has-been Norma. A revelation.

“The Outsiders” technically starts before the show actually starts.When shuffling into the cozy 1,041-seat Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, it’s impossible to miss star Ponyboy Curtis (Brody Grant; at my Oct.

“All In.”Simon Rich’s new Broadway show, based on short stories he wrote for The New Yorker and inspired by the Magnetic Fields’ album “69 Love Songs,” made waves after announcing their rotating full cast made up of “some of the funniest people on the planet” including John Mulaney, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jimmy Fallon, Fred Armisen and Richard Kind.But wait! There’s more!On select dates, comedy ringers Aidy Bryant, David Cross, Tim Meadows, Hank Azaria and Chloe Fineman will also take part in the show that will reportedly feature a number of comic vignettes centered around dating, heartbreak and marriage.Rounding out the impressive ensemble are Sam Richardson, Annaleigh Ashford, Andrew Rannells and Renée Elise Goldsberry.“Sometimes they will play pirates, sometimes they will play dogs, and there’s one where we make them talk in British accents,” the play’s synopsis states. “But even though the show’s kind of all over the place, it’s meant to tell one simple story: that the most important part of life is who we share it with.

Stereophonic,” this year’s Tony Award winner for Best Play, and its landlord, the Shubert Organization, are being sued by writers Steven Stiefel and Ken Caillat, the Fleetwood Mac sound engineer/producer, who claim the popular show ripped off their 2012 book, “Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album.”The pissed-off pair filed their lawsuit on Oct. 1 in Manhattan federal court.

Metro Weekly cover. As the photographer shows off his preference for old-school camera bodies with physical dials, as opposed to digital interfaces, a casually dressed Broderick listens intently.

TMZ that he died “very peacefully” in his home in St. Louis Monday.“He was a beautiful, talented man who was larger than life.

The tiresome Broadway play “McNeal,” starring Robert Downey Jr., is about every windbag’s favorite topic — AI.In Ayad Akhtar’s drama, which opened Monday night at Lincoln Center, those two letters are, of course, supposed to stand for Artificial Intelligence. But as the story ambles on and on, their meaning evolves.To Audience Irritated.Should your sole aim be to watch the Marvel and “Oppenheimer” actor, who’s making his Broadway debut, give a capable performance in his signature Tony Stark staccato, mission accomplished.However, it is, well, a marvel how even the most blinding star power can dim when blacked out by a mind-numbing plot, mouthpiece supporting characters and a Universal Studios-scale set of giant screens that’s an expensive apology for the actual play.Even Iron Man is no match for a fatally shoddy script.

Edior’s Note: Gavin Creel passed away at age 48 after a short battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. This lovely and insightful interview he gave to the magazine was published in Feb. 2023, when Creel was appearing at the Kennedy Center in Into the Woods. We are reviving it briefly on our homepage to pay tribute to his memory. He was beloved by the theater community and all those who crossed his path.“I’ve been lucky enough to be in eight Broadway shows, all of which have been pretty varied.

mourning Gavin Creel. Broadway stars reacted to the news of the Tony-winning actor’s death at just 48 on Monday, sharing their grief and shock. Creel’s partner announced his death, revealing the young star of shows such as “Hair!” and “Hello, Dolly!” died of metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, an aggressive form of cancer which he was diagnosed with in July.Sutton Foster, who starred alongside Creel in “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” for which Creel earned his first Tony nomination, mourned the late star in a post on Instagram.“My sweet friend.

Two hours and 45 minutes with one intermission. At the Broadhurst Theater, 235 W 44th St.Perhaps the city should rename West 44th Street Stage Mother Way.Between 7th and 8th Avenues at the Majestic Theatre, Audra McDonald will soon begin playing that most ferocious of performer parents, Mama Rose, in a revival of the musical “Gypsy.” And next door at the Broadhurst, where Jez Butterworth’s new play “The Hills of California” opened on Sunday night, lives her stern British counterpart, Veronica Webb.Like Rose, single mom Veronica forces her four daughters in Blackpool, England, to learn the ins and outs of show business in pursuit of finally escaping their shabby lives spent running a dingy hotel.

grand jeté into every damn thing. And yet, TV and film writers and directors have a very different view.

Metro Weekly will be on the aisle to offer adulation, admonishment, or a combination of both.The Roommate — Playwright Neil Simon perfected the scenario of two entirely different personalities sharing one domestic space with his enduring comedy, The Odd Couple. Jen Writer Silverman updates the story with a feminine twist, this time with two heavy hitters of stage and screen: Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow. To nobody’s surprise, LuPone plays a Bronx bad ass while Farrow is a sheltered innocent from the Midwest.

William Shakespeare’s “Othello” for 15 weeks at Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre.The 69-year-old Washington is playing the titular Othello; Gyllenhaal, 43, assumes the role of the two-faced Iago who manipulates the lead into believing his wife Desdemona (Molly Osborne) hasn’t been faithful.This high-profile show won’t be the Broadway debut for either Washington or Gyllenhaal. Prior to “Othello,” Washington top-lined five (!) Great White Way shows.

“The Roommate” co-starring three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone and Golden Globe winner Mia Farrow will officially open at Broadway’s Booth Theatre.The show, about a demure divorcée (Farrow) striking up an unlikely friendship with her rambunctious housemate (LuPone), may come as a bit of a surprise for theater fans due to the actress’ respective Broadway histories.In 2022, LuPone dramatically left the labor union Actor’s Equity; Farrow hasn’t acted in a proper play on the Great White Way — excluding readings — since 1979’s “Romantic Comedy” opposite Anthony Perkins.“We’re at a point in rehearsal where it’s actually getting fun,” the 79-year-old Farrow told the New York Times. “So I’m thinking I’m opening a door that I may never open again.

The Outsiders” said the show’s producer Angelina Jolie helped advocate for her and the other women in the cast.“I knew that if anything ever happened, like she had our back, especially the girlies,” said Emma Pittman, who plays Cherry Valance in the musical and shares the stage with eight male leads.“She was very, very a part of our process, which was amazing. She always made us feel seen and supported when she was there.”Pittman, 31, said Jolie, 49, “who is so real, grounded and kind,” came on board because of her daughter, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, 16, who is also the show’s producer.“Her kid came to see the show in La Hoya and loved it and saw it again and again.

Bernadette Peters — who you may know from the original cast of “Sunday in the Park with George,” the film “Annie,” the musical “Annie Get Your Gun,” “A Little Night Music,” “Gypsy,” and much more — will perform at venues on a short six-show tour all over the United States.And, yes, the New York City native is making a stop in the Big Apple.On Monday, Oct. 28, Peters will headline at Carnegie Hall.At all gigs, the 76-year-old legend sings “selections from musicals as if for the first time…including ‘Gypsy,’ ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘Follies,’ ‘A Little Night Music’ and ‘Anyone Can Whistle'” according to Stage and Cinema.“This legend and seasoned pro gives a tremendous amount of pleasure to her audience, and her sheer presence and youthfulness are inspiring.”Hoping to catch Peters strut her stuff and sing Sondheim live?As of now, tickets are available for all of her upcoming concerts.Prices start at $80 before fees on Vivid Seats at the time of publication.For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Bernadette Peters’ fall 2024 tour below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will 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.

“Job” at the Helen Hayes Theatre.Writer Max Wolf Friedlich’s play tells the story of Jane (Lemmon), an overworked employee who goes viral after an on-the-clock meltdown at her California tech job. As a result, she has to meet with laid-back company therapist Loyd (Friedman).To say any more would spoil the fun of the twisty drama that unfolds over the 80-minute runtime.“’Job’ will grab you as soon as the lights come on and never lets go with its darkly comedic yet anxiety-inducing insight,“ screenwriter Charlton Villavelez raved.“Friedlich’s smart and often very funny script actually shares a lot in common with those of Emerald Fennell, the writer-director of the films ‘Promising Young Woman’ and ‘Saltburn,’” the New York Post’s Johnny Oleksinski said.If this sounds like the mind-bending corporate satire for you, tickets are available for all upcoming performances.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets was $83 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other shows have seats anywhere from $84 to $337 before fees on Vivid Seats.For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about “Job” on Broadway below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.Based on our findings, “Job” has an unconventional Broadway schedule.The show sometimes goes dark on Sundays; other weeks on Mondays.

The Drowsy Chaperone,” accidental ogre Fiona of “Shrek the Musical” and even her turn in the recent “Sweeney Todd.” Mrs. Lovett probably has some critters nesting in her hair, too.What a winningly funny mashup it is.

Aladdin” and “The Book of Mormon”), and play the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London after the House of Mouse’s “Hercules” packs up its Ionic pillars. Before heading to the West End, the production will try out in Bristol in early 2026, confirmed multiple sources.“Hercules,” the “Zero to Hero” Greek myth musical, also directed by no-sleep Nicholaw, starts next summer at the famed British theater that’s owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber.“Casey said he’d only do ‘Hercules’ if he got ‘Showman’ too,” a source said.Reports have popped up occasionally the last couple of years about a stage future for “Showman,” with a score by composer Justin Paul and lyricist Benj Pasek, who I ran into in London back in June while he was in town for work.Aha!Telling a spiffed-up story of the unusual performers hired by circus impresario P.T.

Stephanie Mills didn’t exactly ease herself on down the road to Oz — and Broadway immortality — five decades ago in “The Wiz.”“My mother had to make me go to the audition because I didn’t want to go,” Mills, 67, told The Post about that fateful first tryout for the starring role of Dorothy in 1974. “I had gone up for so many things and then I didn’t get them, so I was kind of disappointed, so I didn’t want to go.

Michael Jackson, you don’t wanna be startin’ somethin’ with Stephanie Mills — the R&B legend who originated the role of Dorothy in the Tony-winning musical “The Wiz” 50 years ago.The 67-year-old diva — who dated Jackson in the ’70s — remains fiercely loyal to the King of Pop and protective of his legacy despite the child molestation allegations that he faced in 1993 and then again in 2003.The first case — in which Jackson was accused of molesting then-13-year-old Jordan Chandler — resulted an out-of-court settlement in January 1994, while the latter case resulted in the “Thriller” singer being found not guilty of all charges of sexual abuse of another minor, Gavin Arvizo, in a 2005 trial.Despite all of the ugly accusations against Jackson, famously documented in 2019’s “Leaving Neverland,” Mills is still rocking with him 15 years after his 2009 death at 50.“I loved him,” she told The Post. “We had a great friendship, a great relationship.