New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Billy Crystal returned to Broadway on October 21 with 860, a solo show built around the Pacific Palisades home his family lost in the January 2025 fire. Written and performed by Crystal and directed by Scott Ellis, the production opened at New York's Imperial Theatre.

The title is the house's street number. Crystal and his wife, Janice, moved there in 1979 and lived there for 46 years, raising their daughters and later welcoming grandchildren. The loss gives the evening its starting point, while the memories attached to the house supply much of its material.

In The New York Times, critic Laura Collins-Hughes described a funny, emotionally warm production that uses nostalgia without becoming overwhelmed by it. Her r...