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New York Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Get tickets for Tom Hanks off-Broadway debut in ‘This World of Tomorrow'
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. Life is like a box of chocolates when you're a Tom Hanks fan. One year, the famed actor is starring in a movie or two; the next, he's writing a book. In 2025, 'America's Dad' is going in a completely different direction and top-lining the off-Broadway show 'This World of Tomorrow' at New York City's 500-seat Griffin Theater at The Shed for eight weeks from Oct. 30 through Dec. 21. Advertisement Yes, when you follow THanks' career, you never know what you're going to get. 'This World of Tomorrow' — which Hanks also wrote, based on his own short stories — begins at the end of the 21st century. On a quest for true love, sorrowful scientist Bert Allenberry (Hanks) travels back in time over and over again to one special day at the 1939 New York World's Fair in Queens. 'To explore the themes of love and yearning, and the struggles of Today as we carry with us the eternal memories of the Past, in such a place as The Shed, strikes me as a one-of-a-kind experience not unlike the World's Fair of 1939,' Hanks said in a statement. Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon directs; the rest of the cast and creative team will be announced at a later date. Advertisement If you want to be there, tickets are available for all 55 'This World of Tomorrow' shows. At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets for any one show was $300 including fees on Vivid Seats. Other shows have tickets starting anywhere from $346 to $691 including fees. Want to see Hanks in his first theatrical performance since 2013's 'Lucky Guy' (which just so happened to be about the late New York Post reporter Mike McAlary)? Advertisement For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Tom Hanks' 'This World of Tomorrow' below. 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'This World of Tomorrow' ticket prices 2025 A complete calendar including all 'This World of Tomorrow' dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here: October 2025 'This World of Tomorrow' October dates Ticket prices start at Thursday, Oct. 30 7 p.m. $651 (including fees) Friday, Oct. 31 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) November 2025 Advertisement 'This World of Tomorrow' November dates Ticket prices start at Saturday, Nov. 1 7 p.m. $371 (including fees) Sunday, Nov. 2 1 p.m. $495 (including fees) Wednesday, Nov. 5 1 p.m. $691 (including fees) Wednesday, Nov. 5 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) Thursday, Nov. 6 7 p.m. $440 (including fees) Friday, Nov. 7 7 p.m. $564 (including fees) Saturday, Nov. 8 1 p.m. $619 (including fees) Saturday, Nov. 8 7 p.m. $371 (including fees) Sunday, Nov. 9 1 p.m. $691 (including fees) Tuesday, Nov. 11 7 p.m. $495 (including fees) Wednesday, Nov. 12 1 p.m. $691 (including fees) Wednesday, Nov. 12 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) Thursday, Nov. 13 7 p.m. $371 (including fees) Friday, Nov. 14 7 p.m. $425 (including fees) Saturday, Nov. 15 1 p.m. $691 (including fees) Saturday, Nov. 15 7 p.m. $403 (including fees) Sunday, Nov. 16 1 p.m. $691 (including fees) Wednesday, Nov. 19 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) Thursday, Nov. 20 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) Friday, Nov. 21 7 p.m. $598 (including fees) Saturday, Nov. 22 1 p.m. $524 (including fees) Saturday, Nov. 22 7 p.m. $346 (including fees) Sunday, Nov. 23 1 p.m. $691 (including fees) Tuesday, Nov. 25 7 p.m. $474 (including fees) Wednesday, Nov. 26 1 p.m. $691 (including fees) Friday, Nov. 28 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) Saturday, Nov. 29 1 p.m. $636 (including fees) Saturday, Nov. 29 7 p.m. $300 (including fees) Sunday, Nov. 30 1 p.m. $461 (including fees) December 2025 'This World of Tomorrow' December dates Ticket prices start at Tuesday, Dec. 2 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) Wednesday, Dec. 3 1 p.m. $512 (including fees) Wednesday, Dec. 3 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) Thursday, Dec. 4 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) Friday, Dec. 5 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) Saturday, Dec. 6 1 p.m. $404 (including fees) Saturday, Dec. 6 7 p.m. $567 (including fees) Sunday, Dec. 7 1 p.m. $615 (including fees) Tuesday, Dec. 9 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) Wednesday, Dec. 10 1 p.m. $691 (including fees) Wednesday, Dec. 10 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) Thursday, Dec. 11 7 p.m. $622 (including fees) Friday, Dec. 12 7 p.m. $517 (including fees) Saturday, Dec. 13 1 p.m. $575 (including fees) Saturday, Dec. 13 7 p.m. $436 (including fees) Sunday, Dec. 14 1 p.m. $590 (including fees) Tuesday, Dec. 16 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) Wednesday, Dec. 17 1 p.m. $691 (including fees) Wednesday, Dec. 17 7 p.m. $691 (including fees) Thursday, Dec. 18 7 p.m. $461 (including fees) Friday, Dec. 19 7 p.m. $450 (including fees) Saturday, Dec. 20 1 p.m. $576 (including fees) Saturday, Dec. 20 7 p.m. $495 (including fees) Sunday, Dec. 21 1 p.m. $623 (including fees) (Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn't noted, will include additional fees at checkout.) Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event. Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here. About 'This World of Tomorrow' The show, co-written with James Glassman — who has adapted novels and stories by Twain, Fitzgerald, Poe and more — is based on short stories written by Hanks. Although press releases do not indicate more than that, we found that Hanks' only published collection of short stories, 2017's 'Uncommon Type,' features 'The Past Is Important to Us' according to Bookrags. Advertisement In this tale, 'sixty-year-old billionaire Bert Allenberry (sound familiar?) spends $6 million dollars per 22-hour vacation for trips back in time to the 1939 World's Fair' because he 'is taken by a young woman named Carmen who was at the fair that day.' If you'd like to read the story ahead of time, you can find 'Uncommon Type' here. Big stars on and off Broadway There's never a shortage of star power in midtown Manhattan (and downtown). If you're hoping to see a film or TV icon live onstage, here are just five shows featuring household names currently running on The Great White Way and elsewhere in the Big Apple. Advertisement • Leslie Odom Jr. in 'Hamilton' • Keanu Reeves in 'Waiting for Godot' • Neil Patrick Harris in 'Art' • John Krasinski in 'Angry Alan' Advertisement • Tom Felton in 'Harry Potter' Want to see what else is out there? Take a look at our list of all the 2025 Tony nominees to find the show for you. This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
Eater
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Eater
At Libertine's Next Act, Old New York French Glamour With Tableside Martini Carts
is a born-and-raised New Yorker who is an editor for Eater's Northeast region and Eater New York, was the former Eater Austin editor for 10 years, and often writes about food and pop culture. One of restaurateur Cody Pruitt's favorite dishes is duck a l'orange, the French dish that, in his opinion, isn't seen enough nowadays. But that's precisely why he knew he had to serve it at his new restaurant, Chateau Royale, where Pruitt and the team elegantly highlight the past and present of glorious New York French restaurants. Don't call this duck a l'orange's comeback; instead, call it a reenvisioning of a classic French dish brought into today's world. Chateau's version ($54) goes from retro to modern, where the sliced, crispy-skinned duck breast filet is served drenched in a citrusy sauce made of calamansi, bergamot, and blood orange. It's a bright, rich, and decadent filet that is meant to taste like elegance and comfort. 'I wanted to bring back and find dishes that were maybe not cool anymore, but they're still not esoteric,' Pruitt explains. The lavish Chateau, opening in Greenwich Village at 205 Thompson Street, near Bleecker Street on Tuesday, July 29, is the embodiment of Pruitt's vision of what a French restaurant with New York flair can be. Or, as he explains it: 'Our ode to New York French restaurants and looking at nostalgia through a New York French lens.' The bar at Chateau Royale. Evan Sung/Chateau Royale A dining table at at Chateau Royale. Evan Sung/Chateau Royale After opening Libertine in 2023 — a slightly less dressed-up sibling — Pruitt knew he wanted to continue to explore and spotlight French cuisine. 'I felt like there was a lot more that we still had to say in regards to the overall French restaurant paradigm,' he tells Eater. So, as a native New Yorker who spent a lot of his childhood in France, he turned to his city's rich history rooted in French dining. Pruitt, along with co-partner and co-owner Jacob Cohen, did their homework. His research included the World's Fair in the late 1930s with its French Pavilion; shuttered legacy NYC fine dining restaurants like Lutèce; and still-standing old-school spots like the Odeon. Two years following the debut of Libertine, New York's French restaurant scene has only gotten more crowded: From the revamped Le Veau d'Or, newcomer Le Chêne, uptown buzzy spot Chez Fifi, Southern French Zimmi's, and so many others (Pruitt even consulted on the Meatpacking $75 prix fixe spot, Sirrah, which opened recently). For Chateau Royale, he combed through old menus from his collection, the archives at the New York Public Library, and his own memories — Pruitt recounts his first American fine dining visit to Chanterelle, celebrating birthdays at Raoul's, and dining on oysters and fries at Balthazar's bar. He even visited the addresses of the shuttered restaurants to 'get a feel for those settings,' he says. Evan Sung/Chateau Royale Evan Sung/Chateau Royale Evan Sung/Chateau Royale All of those layers work together to build Chateau Royale. Pruitt went looking for dishes that he felt weren't properly represented on New York or American menus anymore, but are staples of longtime bistros and restaurants in France. This meant the aforementioned duck a l'orange, as well as lobster thermidor ($72) and chicken cordon bleu ($39) (the latter, a dish that also recently made a reappearance elsewhere in the West Village at Fedora). 'Some of these dishes were on these menus for that long for a reason, and these restaurants existed for just as long for the same reason,' he explains. One such dish is Beggar's Purses ($39), an ode to Quilted Giraffe (executive chef Brian Young had worked at the NYC French restaurant years prior; more recently, though, he had been the chef de cuisine at Le Bernardin). The purselike crepes are filled with caviar and creme fraiche and tied with chives. The Thompson address is a two-floor carriage house, which formerly housed Mexican restaurants, but was redesigned by Pruitt. The 30-bar space is on the first floor, with the dining room on the second (tall people, watch your heads when you're walking up the stairs). The 50-seat dining room is anchored with a skylight perfect for natural light during daytime hours. The first-floor bar's food and drink menu takes its cues from iconic bars in Paris, like Harry's New York and the Ritz. Drinks include the house martini, with gin or vodka, dirty or classic; Kir Royales; Bee's Knees Milk Punch; and the Between the Sheets, made with the restaurant's house rum blend. To eat, there's the Chien Chaud ($20), a hot dog in honor of Harry's with a sunchoke and celeriac relish, summer truffle aioli, and crispy artichokes; and the burger ($27) with Fourme d'Ambert cheese. 'Jake and I are both New Yorkers and, for us, finding not only these forgotten and undersung classic timeless dishes was really important to us,' Pruitt says, 'but also finding commonality in a very lateral way between these concentric circles between French restaurants and French cuisine and New York cuisine was important.' Preparing a martini at Chateau Royale. Evan Sung/Chateau Royale The sidecar cocktail at Chateau Royale. Evan Sung/Chateau Royale The dining room doesn't have a bar, so instead, Pruitt employs some theatrics. Pre-batched, pre-diluted cocktails are pulled from freezers hidden in the walls and then carted over to dining tables for assembling. 'I'm a sucker for tableside service,' Pruitt says. Per Pruitt's strong wine background, the list is all French at Chateau. He aimed to focus on natural wines as well as classic regions, and is particularly happy with the Burgundies. However, there are some sakes on offer, too. Even in its higher prices, Chateau is meant to feel unpretentious. 'So many restaurants in general, whether they're new or not, casual fine-dining or stuffy fine-dining, I feel there's a certain convivial elegance that is sorely lacking in dining, and I want to bring that back,' Pruitt says. 'Familiarity just with a little bit more of a tuxedo on it.'
San Francisco Chronicle
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Famed Wanamaker Organ will again be heard by the public in fall art series in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One of the most famous organs in the world, which graces one of Philadelphia's favorite public spaces, was at risk of going quiet this spring when Macy's closed up shop in the city's storied Wanamaker Building. But countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, the avant-garde opera star hired last year to run Opera Philadelphia, is leading an effort to let the public again enjoy the Wanamaker Organ, a National Historic Landmark-designated treasure. The organ boasts more than 28,000 wood and metal pipes hidden behind a soaring wall of gold-leaf pipes that frame the building's seven-story marble atrium. Costanzo, with $1 million in philanthropic funding, is organizing a series of public performances this fall — including opera, ballet, theater and drag — before renovations begin next year on the building's conversion to a retail and residential hub. The first event is set for Sunday, Sept. 7. 'John Wanamaker, when he built this Grand Court, said he wanted it to be the intersection of arts and commerce, and that's why he put the world's largest pipe organ into it,' Costanzo told The Associated Press in an onsite interview Thursday evening. 'This space is operatic,' he said. 'So I thought it was a perfect umbrella to bring in every arts organization I could, and all these different collaborators.' The organ was made for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Wanamaker, a successful merchant and civic leader, had it moved to his new emporium next to City Hall in 1909 and then hired a crew of 40 pipe makers to enlarge it so the sound filled the vast space. A decade later, famed conductor Leopold Anthony Stokowski performed there with the Philadelphia Orchestra as 15,000 people crowded into the great hall and mezzanines. With the merchandise now gone, the acoustics rival those of the great cathedrals, Costanzo said. 'The organ for the first time is in perfect cathedral acoustic condition, so it will be the best way to hear this instrument in the history of the space, because there's actually nothing in there,' he said. The building's new owner hopes to continue to incorporate art and culture into their plans, which include retail on the lower floors and office and residential space above. The organ adds unique challenges. 'You've got this organ music going in the grand atrium, but meanwhile you've got other uses on these upper floors looking into that space, so you have to figure out how to make that work for everybody,' said Jon McMillan, a senior vice president of TF Cornerstone, the New York-based development firm. Local civic groups, in an announcement Friday, said they hope to raise funds to bring back one of the city's most beloved annual events, a holiday light show that drew generations of families to the store. Costanzo, who continues to perform around the world, believes he can build enthusiasm for the arts by bringing it to the places where people gather, including the Wanamaker Building. And he hopes that, in turn, will help people find a way to connect with each other. 'This space is so deeply embedded in the emotion of Philadelphia,' Costanzo said. "I want them to come to Wanamaker and discover something they've never seen before.'
Winnipeg Free Press
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Famed Wanamaker Organ will again be heard by the public in fall art series in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One of the most famous organs in the world, which graces one of Philadelphia's favorite public spaces, was at risk of going quiet this spring when Macy's closed up shop in the city's storied Wanamaker Building. But countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, the avant-garde opera star hired last year to run Opera Philadelphia, is leading an effort to let the public again enjoy the Wanamaker Organ, a National Historic Landmark-designated treasure. The organ boasts more than 28,000 wood and metal pipes hidden behind a soaring wall of gold-leaf pipes that frame the building's seven-story marble atrium. Costanzo, with $1 million in philanthropic funding, is organizing a series of public performances this fall — including opera, ballet, theater and drag — before renovations begin next year on the building's conversion to a retail and residential hub. The first event is set for Sunday, Sept. 7. 'John Wanamaker, when he built this Grand Court, said he wanted it to be the intersection of arts and commerce, and that's why he put the world's largest pipe organ into it,' Costanzo told The Associated Press in an onsite interview Thursday evening. 'This space is operatic,' he said. 'So I thought it was a perfect umbrella to bring in every arts organization I could, and all these different collaborators.' The organ was made for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Wanamaker, a successful merchant and civic leader, had it moved to his new emporium next to City Hall in 1909 and then hired a crew of 40 pipe makers to enlarge it so the sound filled the vast space. A decade later, famed conductor Leopold Anthony Stokowski performed there with the Philadelphia Orchestra as 15,000 people crowded into the great hall and mezzanines. With the merchandise now gone, the acoustics rival those of the great cathedrals, Costanzo said. 'The organ for the first time is in perfect cathedral acoustic condition, so it will be the best way to hear this instrument in the history of the space, because there's actually nothing in there,' he said. The building's new owner hopes to continue to incorporate art and culture into their plans, which include retail on the lower floors and office and residential space above. The organ adds unique challenges. 'You've got this organ music going in the grand atrium, but meanwhile you've got other uses on these upper floors looking into that space, so you have to figure out how to make that work for everybody,' said Jon McMillan, a senior vice president of TF Cornerstone, the New York-based development firm. Local civic groups, in an announcement Friday, said they hope to raise funds to bring back one of the city's most beloved annual events, a holiday light show that drew generations of families to the store. Costanzo, who continues to perform around the world, believes he can build enthusiasm for the arts by bringing it to the places where people gather, including the Wanamaker Building. And he hopes that, in turn, will help people find a way to connect with each other. 'This space is so deeply embedded in the emotion of Philadelphia,' Costanzo said. 'I want them to come to Wanamaker and discover something they've never seen before.'
7 days ago
- Entertainment
Famed Wanamaker Organ will again be heard by the public in fall art series in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA -- One of the most famous organs in the world, which graces one of Philadelphia's favorite public spaces, was at risk of going quiet this spring when Macy's closed up shop in the city's storied Wanamaker Building. But countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, the avant-garde opera star hired last year to run Opera Philadelphia, is leading an effort to let the public again enjoy the Wanamaker Organ, a National Historic Landmark-designated treasure. The organ boasts more than 28,000 wood and metal pipes hidden behind a soaring wall of gold-leaf pipes that frame the building's seven-story marble atrium. Costanzo, with $1 million in philanthropic funding, is organizing a series of public performances this fall — including opera, ballet, theater and drag — before renovations begin next year on the building's conversion to a retail and residential hub. The first event is set for Sunday, Sept. 7. 'John Wanamaker, when he built this Grand Court, said he wanted it to be the intersection of arts and commerce, and that's why he put the world's largest pipe organ into it,' Costanzo told The Associated Press in an onsite interview Thursday evening. 'This space is operatic,' he said. 'So I thought it was a perfect umbrella to bring in every arts organization I could, and all these different collaborators.' The organ was made for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Wanamaker, a successful merchant and civic leader, had it moved to his new emporium next to City Hall in 1909 and then hired a crew of 40 pipe makers to enlarge it so the sound filled the vast space. A decade later, famed conductor Leopold Anthony Stokowski performed there with the Philadelphia Orchestra as 15,000 people crowded into the great hall and mezzanines. With the merchandise now gone, the acoustics rival those of the great cathedrals, Costanzo said. 'The organ for the first time is in perfect cathedral acoustic condition, so it will be the best way to hear this instrument in the history of the space, because there's actually nothing in there,' he said. The building's new owner hopes to continue to incorporate art and culture into their plans, which include retail on the lower floors and office and residential space above. The organ adds unique challenges. 'You've got this organ music going in the grand atrium, but meanwhile you've got other uses on these upper floors looking into that space, so you have to figure out how to make that work for everybody,' said Jon McMillan, a senior vice president of TF Cornerstone, the New York-based development firm. Local civic groups, in an announcement Friday, said they hope to raise funds to bring back one of the city's most beloved annual events, a holiday light show that drew generations of families to the store. Costanzo, who continues to perform around the world, believes he can build enthusiasm for the arts by bringing it to the places where people gather, including the Wanamaker Building. And he hopes that, in turn, will help people find a way to connect with each other. 'This space is so deeply embedded in the emotion of Philadelphia,' Costanzo said. "I want them to come to Wanamaker and discover something they've never seen before.'
