LL Cool J and Scott Caan, familiar crime-fighters on earlier CBS cop procedurals, will co-star in the new “NCIS: New York” on CBS this fall.
CBS is expanding the “NCIS” franchise in The Big Apple, the city that never sleeps and the new team from two canceled series will launch the Mark Harmon brand in yet another destination.
LL Cool J, formerly of “NCIS: Los Angeles,” will revive his character — Sam Hanna — in The Big Apple adventure. LL Cool J appeared as Hanna for 14 seasons.
There’s no indication what Caan’s character will be named; he was Danny “Danno” Williams in CBS’s reboot of “Hawaii Five-0” for 10 seasons.
The network green-lighted the newest spinoff, which will challenge the team to defend one of the most vital and vibrant cities and ports in the world.
CBS announced the NYC “NCIS” in the Eye Network’s revelation of new shows in the 2026-27 this fall.
The show will premiere at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays along with the original “NCIS” and and the“NCIS: Origins” spinoff. “NCIS: Sydney” will return midseason and is the only other “NCIS” still airing.
Byron Balasco will serve as showrunner of “NCIS: New York.”
The “NCIS” galaxy previously included “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” and “NCIS: Hawaii”…
‘Rent’ revival marks 30th anniversary
“Rent,” the landmark rock musical by the late Jonathan Larson, will be staged June 4 to 14 at the A.R.T./New York Theatre.
The Epic Players production will mark the show’s 30th anniversary and honor the memory of Larson, who died before he was able to see his award-winning show, inspired by the opera, “La Boheme.:
The venue, at 53rd Street and 10th Avenue in Manhattan, is a shared performance space. Eric Feagan will play Mark, Conor Tague will portray Roger, in the production that earned a Pulitzer Price and four Tony Awards in 1996: Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (Larson), Best Original Score (Larson) and Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Wilson Jermaine Herediria, performing the role of Angel)…
They’re still wild about ‘Harry’
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” regained the No. 1 slot on the Broadway play grosses. It is one of two “2 Million Club” winners this week; the other is “Hamilton,” No. 2 on the charts.
The Top 10:
1—”Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” $2.707 million
2—”Hamilton,” $2.347 million
4—“Wicked,” $1.911 million
5—“Moulin Rouge,” $1.708 million
6—“Every Brilliant Thing,” $1.543 million
7–“Chicago,” $1.488 million
8—“Dog Day Afternoon,” $1.224 million
9—”Giant,” $1.218 million
10—“Death of a Salesman,” $1.148 million
The complete rundown, for the week ending April 12, courtesy the Broadway League:
And that’s Show Biz…