{"id":4750,"date":"2026-04-15T05:49:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/billy-crystal-will-return-to-broadway-in-play-inspired-by-loss-of-home\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T05:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:49:06","slug":"billy-crystal-will-return-to-broadway-in-play-inspired-by-loss-of-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/billy-crystal-will-return-to-broadway-in-play-inspired-by-loss-of-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Crystal Will Return To Broadway In Play Inspired By Loss Of Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBilly Crystal is returning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/broadway\/\" id=\"auto-tag_broadway_1\" data-tag=\"broadway\">Broadway<\/a> this fall in a play inspired by the loss of his home to the California wildfires.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe one-man show, <em>860<\/em>, is written and performed by Crystal and directed by\u00a0Olivier Award-winner Scott Ellis, the interim artistic director of Roundabout Theatre Company. It is scheduled to play a limited 12-week engagement at a Shubert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/theater-0\/\" id=\"auto-tag_theater-0_1\" data-tag=\"theater-0\">Theater<\/a> to be announced, with previews beginning in October.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cI am thrilled to return to Broadway this fall with this challenging new show,\u201d Crystal said. \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.\u00a0 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 <em>860<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tCrystal was one of many to lose their homes due to the wildfires of January 2025, along with other notable names, including Eugene Levy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mandy Moore, Dianne Warren and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tKnown for his roles in\u00a0 <em>When Harry Met Sally<\/em>\u2026, <em>City Slickers, Analyze This, The Princess Bride <\/em>\u00a0and more, Crystal made his Broadway debut in 2004 in his one-man show, <em>700 Sundays<\/em>, for which he won a Tony Award. He was last on Broadway in 2022 with the musical, <em>Mr. Saturday Night,<\/em> based on the film he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHe recently appeared at the Oscars<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/rob-reiner-oscars-2026-tribute-billy-crystal-meg-ryan-1236533420\/\"> to pay tribute<\/a> to his close friends Rob and Michele Reiner, after their deaths in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>860 <\/em>will be produced by Billy\u2019s wife, Janice Crystal, theater owner James L. Nederlander, Larry Magid, and Crystal\u2019s production company Face Productions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billy Crystal is returning to Broadway this fall in a play inspired by the loss of his home to the California wildfires.\u00a0 The one-man show, 860, is written and performed by Crystal and directed by\u00a0Olivier Award-winner Scott Ellis, the interim artistic director of Roundabout Theatre Company. 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