Billy Crystal Is Coming Back to Broadway With a Very Personal Show

Actor Billy Crystal made his Broadway debut in 2015 with a very personal one-man show titled “700 Sundays.”

The show was all about Crystal’s relationship with his late father, a man who worked two jobs — producing jazz shows and running Commodore Music Shop — and therefore only had Sundays to spend with his son. Billy’s father passed away when the actor was 15 and the show is named after the approximate number of Sundays they shared together (one of those Sundays was the date of Crystal’s circumcision, which he speaks of vividly in the play).

The very funny and extremely intimate play painted a vivid picture of the music-loving Jewish patriarch and Billy’s Jewish Long Island childhood, and earned the already successful actor and comedian his first-ever Tony.

Now Crystal, 78, is coming back to Broadway with another incredibly personal one-man show.

“860” is named after the street number of the house that Crystal and his family lost during the Palisades Fire. In the show, according to the synopsis, “Billy reflects on his family and his career – the memories and moments that mattered the most, and how the power of laughter can overcome the most difficult of times.” Crystal and his family lived in 860 for 46 years before they lost it to the Palisades Fire in 2025.

The show is coming to the Imperial Theater this October for a limited 14-week run, from Oct. 1, 2026 (officially opening Oct. 21) through Jan. 3, 2027. It is directed by the Tony-nominated Scott Ellis, who most recently directed the star-studded “Art.”

Crystal recently mentioned the play while presenting at the Tony’s, appearing to bribe Jewish host Pink to do some PR for the show (we don’t love the Jewish stereotypes that specific act evokes, but it was pretty funny!). He also spoke about the play when appearing on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” this past April, sharing that just like “700 Sundays,” which took place in a recreation of Crystal’s childhood Long Island home, this play takes place at 860 — the home where all his childhood dreams came true, before the fires.

“The show really takes place in the house that was and it’s all the funny stories and touching stories that happened to us in that time,” Crystal told Colbert. “I can’t wait to invite people into the house every night and share these stories with them.”

Both “700 Sundays” and Crystal’s other Tony-nominated show, “Mr. Saturday Night,” a play based on the 1992 film the star wrote, were incredibly Jewish, and “860” is sure to have its fair share of Jewish references.

There’s still some time before this very exciting and emotional show comes to Broadway. In the meantime, all of Crystal’s other Broadway play are available to watch whenever you want to: “700 Sundays” is available to stream on HBO Max and “Mr. Saturday Night” can be watched on Broadway HD.