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Billy Crystal’s ‘860’ brings his memories of fire loss to Broadway
Billy Crystal’s solo show ‘860’ opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on October 21.
The show takes its name from the address of his longtime Pacific Palisades home, where he lived with his family for decades.
The 2025 Palisades fire destroyed the home and the keepsakes Crystal had collected there over a lifetime.
He uses those lost belongings to tell stories about his family, career and friendships, including his bond with late friend Rob Reiner.
The performance mixes humor with grief as Crystal reflects on the fire and other personal losses.
It also looks back on a career that includes films such as ‘When Harry Met Sally...’
and hosting the Oscars nine times.
Performances are scheduled through January 3, 2027, according to the current schedule.
Billy Crystal’s solo show 860 opened at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre on October 21, revisiting the loss of his longtime Pacific Palisades home in the 2025 fires.
The show takes its name from the address of the house, where Crystal lived with his family for decades.
Crystal recounts fleeing the home and losing treasured keepsakes, using memories of the objects to tell stories about his career, family and friendships.
The reviews describe the production as combining humor with grief and nostalgia.
Performances are scheduled through January 3, 2027.
- Who
- Billy Crystal, who wrote and performs the solo show.
- What
- 860 is an autobiographical Broadway show about the loss of Crystal’s home and memories associated with it.
- When
- It officially opened October 21, 2026, after previews began October 1.
- Where
- The Imperial Theatre on Broadway in New York.
- Why
- Crystal uses the home and its lost keepsakes to recall events in his career and family life, and to reflect on getting through difficult times.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Crystal and his wife fled their Pacific Palisades home as the fires destroyed it.
Previews of 860 began at the Imperial Theatre.
860 officially opened at the Imperial Theatre.
Performances are currently scheduled to run through this date.
- Show
- 860
- Venue
- Imperial Theatre, Broadway
- Home address
- 860 Chautauqua Boulevard, Pacific Palisades
- Opening date
- October 21, 2026
- Scheduled run
- Through January 3, 2027
- Home loss
- Destroyed in the 2025 Palisades fires
6 sources
860 review: Billy Crystal is all humor and heart in new solo Broadway show
‘860’ Review: Billy Crystal Is Back on Broadway, After the Palisades Fire
‘860’ Broadway Review: Billy Crystal Loses His Home but Not His Gift to Make Us Laugh
‘860’ Broadway Review: Billy Crystal Remembers The Stuff Of Life And Loss
Reviews: What Do the Critics Think of Billy Crystal's Solo Show 860 on Broadway?
What people are saying
I am thrilled to return to Broadway this fall with this challenging new show
860 was the address of the home we lost in the Palisades fires. We lived there for 46 years.
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.