Thursday, April 9, 2026

‘Death of a Salesman’ review: Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf star in a triumphant Broadway revival by Johnny Oleksinski

At the end of the superb and unforgettable revival that hauntingly unfolds there among its shadows, arrives a thrilling takeaway: That was the best “Death of a Salesman” I have ever seen.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ review: A euphoric NYC reinvention of a Broadway classic by Johnny Oleksinski

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cats,” that old jellicle juggernaut, is back on Broadway with a fabulous new glow-up.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:00PM
Monday, April 6, 2026

‘Becky Shaw’ review: Alden Ehrenreich is incredible in viciously funny first-date Broadway comedy by Johnny Oleksinski

The knock-out funny and audaciously awkward revival of the play “Becky Shaw,” which opened Monday night at the Hayes, triggers an uncommon response — involuntary outbursts.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

‘Dog Day Afternoon’ review: Jon Bernthal’s Broadway play turns classic NY movie into a silly sitcom by Johnny Oleksinski

The weird show that opened Monday night has contorted "Dog Day Afternoon" into something altogether unfamiliar: a stress-free series of drama-deflating punch lines that add up to little mo…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:00AM
Sunday, March 29, 2026

These celebs have been the biggest hits — and flops — in ‘Chicago’ on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

After Whitney Levitt set a new record for the show, The Post look at who given the box office the old razzle dazzle — and who’s given it the fizzle fizzle.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:00AM
Monday, March 23, 2026

‘Giant’ review: John Lithgow is superb as Roald Dahl in show about his revolting anti-Semitism by Johnny Oleksinski

Mark Rosenblatt’s meaty debate-drama, which opened Monday night at the Music Box Theatre, shows a much uglier side of the clever mind behind “Matilda,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Fac…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:00PM
Thursday, March 12, 2026

‘Every Brilliant Thing’ review: Daniel Radcliffe schmoozes with the audience in sweet one-man show by Johnny Oleksinski

The natural qualities that made Daniel Radcliffe a perfect Harry Potter echo in the main character in Duncan Macmillan’s Broadway play

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:00PM
Thursday, February 12, 2026

‘The Unknown’ review: Sean Hayes stars in a lazy off-Broadway thriller by Johnny Oleksinski

The "Will & Grace" star finally has a solo effort in real life. However, the play could be titled “Just OK.”

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:00PM
Saturday, February 7, 2026

Broadway is already looking ahead to next season’s possible musicals: ‘Evita,’ ‘Paddington,’ ‘Dolly’ by Johnny Oleksinski

“After this current season of subpar new musicals, the industry has already moved on to thinking about next year,” a source working on a new musical said.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:20PM
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

‘Wicked’ co-stars Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey reunite for ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ revival by Connor Surmonte

Grande and Bailey most recently starred together as Glinda and Prince Fiyero in "Wicked: For Good."

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:54PM
Friday, January 9, 2026

‘Bug’ review: Carrie Coon is terrifying in tense conspiracy-theory play on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

Carrie Coon stars in the hair-raising revival of Tracy Letts’ freaky and potent 1996 drama that opened Thursday night on Broadway.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:35PM
Saturday, January 3, 2026

Celeb favorite Times Square restaurant Un Deux Trois closes after 48 years: ‘It’s an institution’ by Johnny Oleksinski

Star fans included Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Downey Jr., Jonathan Groff, Nathan Lane, Cynthia Nixon, Marsha Mason, Christine Baranski, Alan Cumming and many, many more.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:56PM
Friday, December 12, 2025

‘Paddington: The Musical’ in London is the best family show in years by Johnny Oleksinski

Broadway must be eyeing this big-hearted little bear with envy, because New York’s got nothing close that hasn’t already been chugging along for over a decade.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:56PM
Monday, December 8, 2025

‘Marjorie Prime’ review: June Squibb is a marvel in an early highlight of the Broadway season by Johnny Oleksinski

The stage and screen legend is back home on Broadway, where she got her start in “Gypsy” opposite Ethel Merman in 1960, for the first time in eight years. 

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:31PM
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Saturday, November 22, 2025

‘Wicked’ on Broadway was ripped by critics — and then became a global hit worth billions by Johnny Oleksinski

As "Wicked: For Good" is about to hit theaters, what many forget is that “Wicked” the musical didn’t start off as a surefire juggernaut that was destined to gross $6 billion.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:15PM
Thursday, November 20, 2025

‘Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)’ review: A hilarious new star bursts onto Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

British actor Sam Tutty is funny, Shirley Temple endearing and effortlessly magnetic as in the new meet-cute musical.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Sunday, November 16, 2025

Tony-winning ‘Gilmore Girls’ actress Elizabeth Franz dead at 84 by Eric Todisco

The "Death of a Salesman" actress lost her battle to cancer.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:13AM
Saturday, November 15, 2025

Can ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 reverse the Broadway show’s godawful ticket sales?: ‘Holding onto hope’ by Johnny Oleksinski

Last week, “First Shadow,” which only landed on Broadway in late March, played to just 75% capacity. The seven days before that? 65%. 

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:00PM
Thursday, November 13, 2025

‘Oedipus’ review: Mark Strong and Lesley Manville are ferocious in a pulse-pounding Broadway tragedy by Johnny Oleksinski

British writer-director Robert Icke has wrestled Sophocles into 2025, breathtakingly so, with his starkly intense revival from London starring Lesley Manville and Mark Strong that opened Thu…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:59PM
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Sunday, November 9, 2025

‘Queen of Versailles’ review: Kristin Chenoweth returns to Broadway in a dire musical that needs a wrecking ball by Johnny Oleksinski

At the center of the Broadway musical “The Queen of Versailles” is an unfinished, 90,000-square-foot house in Florida — one of the biggest private homes in America.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:59PM
Friday, November 7, 2025

Rockettes are high-kicking through 100th anniversary with street renaming and more: ‘A huge honor’ by Fabiana Buontempo

Fans of the famed dance troupe will get a thrill out of New York City’s big tribute to the dancers as they mark their centennial.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:15AM
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Tom Felton says he’s gotten ‘tips’ from Daniel Radcliffe for his Broadway ‘Cursed Child’ debut by Johnny Oleksinski

Felton, who will soon star in the play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," says his former movie co-star with more stage experience has lent him a hand.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:30PM
Saturday, November 1, 2025

‘Grease’ goes woke in off-Broadway parody called ‘Vape,’ where Danny doesn’t just have eyes for Sandy by Angela Barbuti

"Grease" is no longer the word. Now the word is "Vape!" -- an off-Broadway parody that reimagines the beloved musical set in a 1950s high school as it would look in today's woke world.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:02PM
Thursday, October 30, 2025

‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ review: Laurie Metcalf bares her soul in moving Broadway play by Johnny Oleksinski

It’s a hard-hitting, hard-laughing show that combines topics that you arrive at the theater not itching to confront — the COVID pandemic, meth addiction, health insurance, shift pay — …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM

‘Liberation’ review: Stellar acting in a Women’s Lib play on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

Bess Wohl’s 1970s-set dramedy comes plenty of hot-tempered clashes, solid jokes and, to ensure no one dozes off, an extended full-frontal nudity scene. 

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:27PM
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

‘Romy and Michele: The Musical’ review: An awful reunion nobody asked for by Johnny Oleksinski

That’s what this entire exercise in soulless IP exploitation is: A fun movie masquerading as an interminable musical.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:27PM
Monday, October 27, 2025

At the Stratford Festival, a back-flipping ‘Annie’ and hilarious ‘ Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ by Johnny Oleksinski

The venerable Canadian theater festival’s revival of “Annie” plays well into December — one of spring-and-summer Stratford’s longest runs ever. So the sun will come out tomorrow, a…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:46PM
Thursday, October 23, 2025

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off