Mike Birbiglia’s hilarious ‘Thank God for Jokes’ is a must-see
SEE IT The latest entry in the Encores! series of neglected musicals is “Cabin in the Sky,” which in 1940 boasted an all-black cast led by Ethel Waters. Modern, overly PC souls will instinctively...
View ArticleBroadway star Forest Whitaker is taking his lines from a water cooler
Forest Whitaker’s co-star for the first week of previews of “Hughie” on Broadway was . . . a water cooler. During those rocky early performances, Whitaker didn’t stray too far from the cooler, which —...
View ArticleRalph Macchio: My daughter loves watching me get my ass kicked in ‘Karate Kid’
In 2010, Ralph Macchio starred in a hilariously self-aware video for Funny or Die called “Wax On, F–k Off,” parodying his good-guy image. In it, his family and friends stage an intervention, trying to...
View Article‘The Humans’ is now the unexpected Tony front-runner
Once it was announced that “Eclipsed” was transferring to Broadway, again starring Lupita Nyong’o as a captive in war-torn Africa, the show seemed a shoo-in for this year’s Tony for Best Play. Except...
View ArticleMarried actors Ed Harris and Amy Madigan ooze despair in ‘Buried Child’
Don’t get your tickets mixed up at the Pershing Square Signature Center! One of the multiplex’s venues offers a revival of “Buried Child,” Sam Shepard’s gothic drama about a dilapidated family....
View ArticleForest Whitaker and Lupita Nyong’o lead a starry spring on Broadway
Stars are aligning on stage this week — though in most cases, you’d better stay out of their orbit. Forest Whitaker may have an Oscar under his belt (for “The Last King of Scotland”) but his Broadway...
View ArticleAnti-Catholic ‘The Real O’Neals’ sets new low for TV sitcoms
There is nothing “real” about “The Real O’Neals.” Or anything funny. A witless collection of offensive anti-Catholic cliches, the new ABC series takes a talented cast and saddles it with some of the...
View ArticleBackstreet Boy’s son is not your average celebrity kid
Baylee Littrell was 9 when he started opening arena shows around the world. OK, it helped that his dad, Brian, was a member of the headlining band — Backstreet Boys. “Baylee would do two songs,” his...
View ArticleForest Whitaker’s Broadway embarrassment ‘Hughie’ is closing early
Goodbye, “Hughie”! The revival of Eugene O’Neill’s “Hughie,” starring Forest Whitaker, will close March 27, The Post has learned exclusively. This dreary drama about a small-time hustler was slated to...
View ArticleMichonne from ‘The Walking Dead’ is an amazing playwright too
SEE IT Danai Gurira’s on fire. Not only does she star in “The Walking Dead” as Michonne, but she has two plays opening, one on Broadway (“Eclipsed”) and one off. The latter, “Familiar,” has a...
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