Billy Crystal Will Return To Broadway In Play Inspired By Loss Of Home

Billy Crystal is returning to Broadway this fall in a play inspired by the loss of his home to the California wildfires. 

The one-man show, 860, is written and performed by Crystal and directed by Olivier 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 Theater to be announced, with previews beginning in October. 

“I am thrilled to return to Broadway this fall with this challenging new show,” Crystal said. “860 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’ll tell you all the funny and touching things that happened there, not only in my career but to our family.  It’s a joyous and heartfelt visit, about how with the love of family and friends and your inner strength, you can get through tough times. I look forward to returning to Broadway and welcoming audiences to 860.”

Crystal 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.

Known for his roles in  When Harry Met Sally…, City Slickers, Analyze This, The Princess Bride  and more, Crystal made his Broadway debut in 2004 in his one-man show, 700 Sundays, for which he won a Tony Award. He was last on Broadway in 2022 with the musical, Mr. Saturday Night, based on the film he wrote.

He recently appeared at the Oscars to pay tribute to his close friends Rob and Michele Reiner, after their deaths in December. 

860 will be produced by Billy’s wife, Janice Crystal, theater owner James L. Nederlander, Larry Magid, and Crystal’s production company Face Productions.