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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 " into a…

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'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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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, albeit for …

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Thursday, October 16, 2025

'Ragtime' review: Broadway revival still misses " but has sensational singing by Johnny Oleksinski

Stripping away the excesses of Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Terrence McNally's 1996 musical about the turn of the 20th century amplifies its many, many flaws.  

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 9, 2025

The Sphere's high-tech sound system is coming to Radio City by Johnny Oleksinski

The Rockettes are getting a Christmas present: Radio City Musical Hall is kicking up the sound quality.

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Monday, September 29, 2025
Sunday, September 28, 2025

'Waiting for Godot' review: 'Rough' Keanu Reeves struggles in mediocre production of stage classic by Johnny Oleksinski

In the sense that Keanu Reeves shows up for work at "Waiting for Godot," the play that opened Sunday night on Broadway, the crowd gets what they came for.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:37PM[SHARE]
Saturday, September 20, 2025

Broadway is swarming with celebs again: Who will soar and who will run away in shame? by Johnny Oleksinski

Keanu Reeves, James Corden, Lea Michele and Kristin Chenoweth star in Broadway shows this fall. Who will fly and who will flop?

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:59PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

'Art' review: James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris drone on about paintings in retro Broadway comedy by Johnny Oleksinski

French writer Yasmina Reza's 1998 whine-and-cheese comedy opened at the Music Box Theatre on Tuesday night in an askew revival starring Neil Patrick Harris, James Corden and Bobby Cannava…

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Monday, August 25, 2025

'Twelfth Night' review: Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh and Peter Dinklage yuk it up in Central Park by Johnny Oleksinski

"Twelfth Night," a comedy of disguises and mistaken identities, is a smart play to reopen Shakespeare in the Park with after a two-year-long renovation break.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:25PM[SHARE]
Saturday, August 23, 2025

Dolly Parton's Broadway-bound musical gets vicious reactions in Nashville: 'Drag bar in Vegas' by Johnny Oleksinski

Working 9 to 5? Dolly Parton's new musical is going to need to be worked on 24/7, 365 to be remotely ready for its planned Broadway bow next year.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:57AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Rachel Zegler is breathtaking in an 'Evita' that should come to Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

This bracing revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's "Evita" in London is the best and liveliest in ages.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:09PM[SHARE]
Friday, August 15, 2025

Disney can't get 'Hercules' right " musical doesn't go the distance again in London by Johnny Oleksinski

Hercules is flexing and flailing once more in London at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:45PM[SHARE]

'Mamma Mia!' review: Back on Broadway, a much-needed summer splash of ABBA by Johnny Oleksinski

"Mamma Mia!" is a much-needed vacation from all the seriousness and drear. The foremother of the old-pop-songs-in-a-new-story genre is still the very best in the game.

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Saturday, August 9, 2025

'Hamilton' shook Broadway 10 years ago in a way it hasn't been since by Johnny Oleksinski

2015 was an unbelievably exciting time to be in New York " thanks, in no small part, to Broadway and Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical.

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Saturday, August 2, 2025

Broadway is in a bizarre uproar over the race of an actor playing a robot by Johnny Oleksinski

Broadway's summer controversy has finally arrived in the form of a piping hot controversy at this year's Best Musical Tony Award winner, "Maybe Happy Ending."

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:32PM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 26, 2025

'A Chorus Line' turns 50 " and Broadway is desperate for another hit musical like it by Johnny Oleksinski

The mood of "A Chorus Line"'s half-century fete is bittersweet. Because the last time I walked out of a new Broadway musical feeling the thrill of having just watched a really big hit was a …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:35PM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 24, 2025

'Ginger Twinsies' review: Campy off-Broadway 'Parent Trap' parody is millennial catnip by Johnny Oleksinski

It's positively loony watching a room full of millennials, drunk on nostalgia, mouthing every word and knowing every beat of a 27-year-old kids movie.  

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Saturday, July 5, 2025

'Mamma Mia!' " returning to Broadway " was a glittery boost to NYC after 9/11 by Johnny Oleksinski

Twenty-four years ago, the then-new show lifted up New York City when it was at its lowest. "Mamma Mia!" debuted less than a month after the 9/11 attacks.

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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Broadway's right " Jay-Z's Times Square casino bid must fail by Johnny Oleksinski

Broadway was singing a different showtune this week. Luck be a lady… somewhere else!

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

'Call Me Izzy' review: Jean Smart's good, but this Broadway play is a hack job by Johnny Oleksinski

Why, why, why has Jean Smart chosen to return to Broadway in this anemic, copy-and-paste star vehicle fit for the junkyard? 

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'Angry Alan' review: A commanding John Krasinski takes on YouTube in compelling off-Broadway play by Johnny Oleksinski

For years, audiences grew to love John Krasinski's mild-mannered Jim on "The Office": His half-grins, dry confessionals, knowing glances at Pam. Jim was one of TV's nicest guys. That's what …

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Monday, June 9, 2025

'How to Train Your Dragon' review: Live-action remake is nice, but doesn't always soar by Johnny Oleksinski

Hey, at least the decent "How To Train Your Dragon" update is better than "Snow White."

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Sunday, June 8, 2025

The 2025 Tony Awards honored the best shows of the year " for once! by Johnny Oleksinski

Sunday night was a signed, sealed, delivered happy ending for "Maybe Happy Ending," the stratospherically original South Korean gem about robots in love starring Darren Criss that dese…

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Saturday, June 7, 2025

Tony Award predictions 2025: Audra McDonald vs. Nicole Scherzinger by Johnny Oleksinski

Post critic Johnny Oleksinski gives his predictions on who will win big at Sunday night's Tony Awards.

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Broadway shows are fuming that the Tony Awards won't let them perform by Johnny Oleksinski

Two big shows were fuming Tuesday that they're being left out of the Tony Awards broadcast on CBS Sunday night: "Boop! The Betty Boop Musical" and "Smash."

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:40PM[SHARE]
Saturday, May 17, 2025

How Nicole Scherzinger, Audra McDonald, Darren Criss and Jonathan Groff are battling for Tony Awards by Johnny Oleksinski

There was a torrent of activity in the race to the Tony Awards on June 8 " a lot of campaigning, some award shake-ups and the Broadway League's Spring Road Conference.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:56PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 12, 2025

Andrew Lloyd Webber dreams of buying this famous theater: 'The best stage on Broadway' by Johnny Oleksinski

There's one building on Broadway Andrew Lloyd Webber has had his eye on for years.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber was convinced to cut this big song from 'Sunset Blvd.': 'Quite radical' by Johnny Oleksinski

"Sunset" aficionados will hear a difference on Broadway: An entire number has been scrapped: "The Lady's Paying." 

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:15PM[SHARE]
Saturday, May 10, 2025

Andrew Lloyd Webber is overjoyed he got Nicole Scherzinger to Broadway: 'The happiest person in history' by Johnny Oleksinski

A week ago, the starkly reimagined production of "Sunset Boulevard" deservedly scored seven Tony Award nominations, including for Best Revival, the indomitable Scherzinger, her exciting lead…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:40PM[SHARE]

All that Chat

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