{"id":51147,"date":"2026-04-15T05:53:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=51147"},"modified":"2026-04-15T05:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:53:55","slug":"billy-crystal-sets-broadway-return-with-show-about-palisades-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=51147","title":{"rendered":"Billy Crystal Sets Broadway Return With Show About Palisades Fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/billy-crystal\/\" id=\"auto-tag_billy-crystal\" data-tag=\"billy-crystal\">Billy Crystal<\/a> is returning to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/broadway\/\" id=\"auto-tag_broadway\" data-tag=\"broadway\">Broadway<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe beloved performer has announced a new one-man show, \u201c860,\u201d which is opening this fall. \u201c860\u201d was written by Crystal and named after the address of the home he lost in the 2025 Palisades fire. Crystal was one of thousands whose house was destroyed <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/features\/what-hollywood-lost-fires-1236273352\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/features\/what-hollywood-lost-fires-1236273352\/\">in the Palisades and Eaton fires<\/a>, which were among the most destructive in California history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI am thrilled to return to Broadway this fall with this challenging new show,\u201d said\u00a0Billy Crystal.\u00a0\u201c860 was the address of the home we lost in the Palisades fires. We lived there for 46 years. I invite you to come inside 860 and I\u2019ll tell you all the funny and touching things that happened there, not only in my career but to our family. It\u2019s a joyous and heartfelt visit, about how with the love of family and friends and your inner strength, you can get through tough times.\u00a0I look forward to returning to Broadway and welcoming audiences to\u00a0\u2018860\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPreviews will begin in October. The production will play a limited 12-week engagement at a Shubert Theater that\u2019s yet to be announced. Scott Ellis, whose many theater credits include \u201cPirates! The Penzance Musical,\u201d \u201cDoubt\u201d and \u201cTake Me Out,\u201d is directing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201c860\u201d\u00a0will be produced by\u00a0Janice Crystal,\u00a0James L. Nederlander, Larry Magid, and\u00a0Face Productions. Additional production and creative team members will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCrystal is best known for \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally,\u201d \u201cCity Slickers\u201d and \u201cAnalyze This.\u201d He made his Broadway debut in 2004 with his one-man show \u201c700 Sundays,\u201d for which he won a Tony Award. He returned to the Great White Way in 2022 with \u201cMr. Saturday Night,\u201d a musical adaptation of the 1992 film.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/legit\/news\/billy-crystal-broadway-palisades-fire-show-1236721663\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billy Crystal is returning to Broadway. 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