{"id":8742,"date":"2026-11-06T20:45:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T20:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=8742"},"modified":"2026-11-06T20:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T20:45:19","slug":"billy-crystal-and-meg-ryan-reunite-at-his-broadway-show-37-years-after-when-harry-met-sally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=8742","title":{"rendered":"Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan Reunite at His Broadway Show, 37 Years After When Harry Met Sally"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"loc article-header\">\n<div id=\"people-article-header_1-0\" class=\"comp people-article-header mntl-article-header\">\n<p class=\"article-subheading text-utility-300\">The longtime friends and costars posed for a photo after Ryan attended Crystal\u2019s autobiographical Broadway show \u2018860\u2019 in New York City<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"loc article-content\">\n<figure id=\"figure-article_1-0\" class=\"comp figure-article mntl-universal-primary-image right-rail__offset text-utility-100 figure-landscape primary-image\">\n<div class=\"primary-image__media\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"primary-image__image mntl-primary-image--blurry loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/OEeDm0vXK94wVK0yJHeaJcW4yUc=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/Billy-Crystal-and-Meg-Ryan-110526-2-99d058766ede4ba68b4eff82760e780d.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/ahxjyHT0adSldhfY36ul681Mi3g=\/750x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/Billy-Crystal-and-Meg-Ryan-110526-2-99d058766ede4ba68b4eff82760e780d.jpg 750w\" alt=\"Meg Ryan Reunites with When Harry Met Sally Costar Billy Crystal Backstage at His New Broadway Show 860\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"primary-image__figcap_1-0\" class=\"comp primary-image__figcap mntl-figure-caption figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan pose onstage at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.<\/span><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\">Credit :<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan reunited on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when she attended his new Broadway show 860 at New York City\u2019s Imperial Theatre<\/li>\n<li>Crystal shared a photo with his When Harry Met Sally\u2026 costar on Instagram, writing, \u201cAn old friend stopped by the Imperial last night\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The longtime friends previously reunited at the 2025 Oscars and in a Hellmann\u2019s Super Bowl commercial, while Crystal\u2019s new show reflects on the loss of his longtime Los Angeles home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The beloved <em>When Harry Met Sally\u2026<\/em> costars reunited on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when Ryan stopped by New York City\u2019s Imperial Theatre to see Crystal in his new Broadway show, <em>860<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Crystal, 78, shared a photo of the two posing together after the performance, celebrating the visit with a sweet nod to their longtime friendship.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cAn old friend stopped by the Imperial last night,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DfVmsM0FyvN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nocaes noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" data-am-orig-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DfVmsM0FyvN\/\" data-am-clean-href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DfVmsM0FyvN\/\" data-am-tid=\"r32476968783054yl\">wrote on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The reunion marks the latest get-together for the stars of the beloved 1989 romantic comedy, who have shared the spotlight several times in recent years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-portrait figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/XBJ_UK2MyiKTBwX9xLEaTxU-p4w=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(665x0:667x2):format(webp)\/Billy-Crystal-and-Meg-Ryan-110526-1-82c3f56dcebe40c1b24268337acffd97.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/XBJ_UK2MyiKTBwX9xLEaTxU-p4w=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(665x0:667x2):format(webp)\/Billy-Crystal-and-Meg-Ryan-110526-1-82c3f56dcebe40c1b24268337acffd97.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Meg Ryan Reunites with When Harry Met Sally Costar Billy Crystal Backstage at His New Broadway Show 860\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1666\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/XBJ_UK2MyiKTBwX9xLEaTxU-p4w=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(665x0:667x2):format(webp)\/Billy-Crystal-and-Meg-Ryan-110526-1-82c3f56dcebe40c1b24268337acffd97.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/XBJ_UK2MyiKTBwX9xLEaTxU-p4w=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(665x0:667x2):format(webp)\/Billy-Crystal-and-Meg-Ryan-110526-1-82c3f56dcebe40c1b24268337acffd97.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" data-img-lightbox-variant=\"\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan pose onstage at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Most recently, the pair <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meg-ryan-and-billy-crystal-have-when-harry-met-sally-reunion-while-announcing-best-picture-at-oscars-2025-11689390\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" data-am-orig-url=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meg-ryan-and-billy-crystal-have-when-harry-met-sally-reunion-while-announcing-best-picture-at-oscars-2025-11689390\" data-am-clean-href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meg-ryan-and-billy-crystal-have-when-harry-met-sally-reunion-while-announcing-best-picture-at-oscars-2025-11689390\" data-am-tid=\"r324769687830dinc\">appeared together at the 97th Academy Awards<\/a> in March 2025, when they presented the Best Picture Oscar to <em>Anora<\/em>. Walking onto the stage to \u201cIt Had to Be You,\u201d a song famously featured in their movie, they delighted audiences with a playful exchange that included Crystal revisiting one of Harry Burns\u2019 most memorable lines.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cBecause when you have a chance to be an Oscar winner for the rest of your life, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible,\u201d he joked, putting an Academy Awards spin on Harry\u2019s romantic declaration from the film.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Just weeks earlier, Ryan and Crystal <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/super-bowl-2025-meg-ryan-billy-crystal-recreate-when-harry-met-sally-hellmanns-commercial-8781563\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" data-am-orig-url=\"https:\/\/people.com\/super-bowl-2025-meg-ryan-billy-crystal-recreate-when-harry-met-sally-hellmanns-commercial-8781563\" data-am-clean-href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/super-bowl-2025-meg-ryan-billy-crystal-recreate-when-harry-met-sally-hellmanns-commercial-8781563\" data-am-tid=\"r324769687830ybln\">recreated the film\u2019s iconic Katz\u2019s Deli scene<\/a> for a Hellmann\u2019s Super Bowl commercial. The ad featured Ryan once again demonstrating Sally Albright\u2019s famously enthusiastic reaction to a sandwich, with Sydney Sweeney making a cameo to deliver the immortal punchline, \u201cI\u2019ll have what she\u2019s having.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/9MNQ4mcpyyENgVe1Xw--8cLqLhs=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(764x374:766x376):format(webp)\/when-harry-met-sally-meg-ryan-billy-crystal-121625-85060ad3010a49a68168c4ecc73a224a.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/9MNQ4mcpyyENgVe1Xw--8cLqLhs=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(764x374:766x376):format(webp)\/when-harry-met-sally-meg-ryan-billy-crystal-121625-85060ad3010a49a68168c4ecc73a224a.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/9MNQ4mcpyyENgVe1Xw--8cLqLhs=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(764x374:766x376):format(webp)\/when-harry-met-sally-meg-ryan-billy-crystal-121625-85060ad3010a49a68168c4ecc73a224a.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/9MNQ4mcpyyENgVe1Xw--8cLqLhs=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(764x374:766x376):format(webp)\/when-harry-met-sally-meg-ryan-billy-crystal-121625-85060ad3010a49a68168c4ecc73a224a.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" data-img-lightbox-variant=\"\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in \u2018When Harry Met Sally&#8230;\u2019.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">At the time, Crystal told PEOPLE that returning to the beloved characters more than 35 years after the film\u2019s release felt surprisingly natural. \u201cIt felt the same,\u201d he said of sitting across from Ryan at the famed New York City deli.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Their enduring chemistry has long been part of the movie\u2019s appeal. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/billy-crystal-meg-ryan-chemistry-when-harry-met-sally-exclusive-8735639\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" data-am-orig-url=\"https:\/\/people.com\/billy-crystal-meg-ryan-chemistry-when-harry-met-sally-exclusive-8735639\" data-am-clean-href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/billy-crystal-meg-ryan-chemistry-when-harry-met-sally-exclusive-8735639\" data-am-tid=\"r3247696878315z47\">2024 interview with PEOPLE<\/a>, Crystal reflected on what made their onscreen partnership so special.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cYou knew it was special,\u201d he said. \u201cYou don\u2019t know that it\u2019s 35 years special.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_3-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/DyUU6MPxhhfwtLxcbcb3wj-ZSQg=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(742x379:744x381):format(webp)\/meg-ryan-billy-crystal-oscars-hollywood-030325-2-be7d880354a74e7d967c819d903cf087.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/DyUU6MPxhhfwtLxcbcb3wj-ZSQg=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(742x379:744x381):format(webp)\/meg-ryan-billy-crystal-oscars-hollywood-030325-2-be7d880354a74e7d967c819d903cf087.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal attend the 97th Annual Oscars \" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/DyUU6MPxhhfwtLxcbcb3wj-ZSQg=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(742x379:744x381):format(webp)\/meg-ryan-billy-crystal-oscars-hollywood-030325-2-be7d880354a74e7d967c819d903cf087.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/DyUU6MPxhhfwtLxcbcb3wj-ZSQg=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(742x379:744x381):format(webp)\/meg-ryan-billy-crystal-oscars-hollywood-030325-2-be7d880354a74e7d967c819d903cf087.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" data-img-lightbox-variant=\"\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal at the 2025 Oscars.<\/span>John Shearer\/97th Oscars\/The Academy via Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">More recently, Crystal revisited the making of <em>When Harry Met Sally\u2026<\/em> in <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/billy-crystal-found-one-key-item-after-losing-his-home-in-the-l-a-fires-exclusive-12170668\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" data-am-orig-url=\"https:\/\/people.com\/billy-crystal-found-one-key-item-after-losing-his-home-in-the-l-a-fires-exclusive-12170668\" data-am-clean-href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/billy-crystal-found-one-key-item-after-losing-his-home-in-the-l-a-fires-exclusive-12170668\" data-am-tid=\"r324769687831tjrw\">PEOPLE\u2019s October 2026 cover story<\/a>, revealing that he wasn\u2019t director Rob Reiner\u2019s first choice to play Harry Burns. \u201cI said, if he wants me, then he wants me, but I know he\u2019s seeing other people,\u201d Crystal recalled of waiting for his longtime friend to offer him the role.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">When Reiner finally called, Crystal remembered, the director told him, \u201cI always knew it was you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The comedian also shared how his real-life friendship with Reiner helped shape some of the movie\u2019s most beloved moments. One scene, in which Harry and Sally watch <em>Casablanca<\/em> together over the phone, was inspired by the pair\u2019s own late-night conversations.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cThat was stuff we did,\u201d Crystal told PEOPLE. \u201cThat was pure us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc__card-list_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__card-list mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Billy Crystal Finds Laughter in the Face of Loss in His Moving Broadway Show \u2018860\u2019<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__image-wrapper_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__image-wrapper mntl-block\">\n<div class=\"midcirc-card__image mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/6PaDzAPJ6GtGGxmRivE5DKqSWvo=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/billy-crystal-860-1-102126-0c772db6f527445a9fbc5c1711839510.jpg\" alt=\"Billy Crystal Turns Heartbreak Into Laughter in His Beautifully Personal Broadway Show 860 \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/6PaDzAPJ6GtGGxmRivE5DKqSWvo=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/billy-crystal-860-1-102126-0c772db6f527445a9fbc5c1711839510.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Billy Crystal, 78, Says He\u2019s \u2018Gotten in Really Good Shape\u2019 While Performing \u2018860\u2019 on Broadway (Exclusive)<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__image-wrapper_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__image-wrapper mntl-block\">\n<div class=\"midcirc-card__image mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"universal-image__image lazyloadwait ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/azbfC6NU8n4m867ZNoDOXhrJZrg=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/bill-crystal-101626-24b3de2d2bfa4718a9349c14fbc423b8.jpg\" alt=\"Billy Crystal attends the 79th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 07, 2026 in New York City.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/azbfC6NU8n4m867ZNoDOXhrJZrg=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/bill-crystal-101626-24b3de2d2bfa4718a9349c14fbc423b8.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Reiner, who died alongside his wife, Michele, in December 2025, remained one of Crystal\u2019s closest friends for decades. Their relationship also plays an important role in <em>860<\/em>, which Ryan attended this week.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The deeply personal one-man show, which opened Oct. 21, takes its name from the street address of the Los Angeles home Crystal shared with his wife, Janice, for 46 years. Through hilarious Hollywood anecdotes, family memories and reflections on friendship, the production explores how the comedian has coped with losing the house in the January 2025 Pacific Palisades wildfires.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_42-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In his <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/billy-crystal-found-one-key-item-after-losing-his-home-in-the-l-a-fires-exclusive-12170668\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" data-am-orig-url=\"https:\/\/people.com\/billy-crystal-found-one-key-item-after-losing-his-home-in-the-l-a-fires-exclusive-12170668\" data-am-clean-href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/billy-crystal-found-one-key-item-after-losing-his-home-in-the-l-a-fires-exclusive-12170668\" data-am-tid=\"r324769687831qmgb\">October 2026 PEOPLE cover interview<\/a>, Crystal revealed that creating the show became an important part of his healing process. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t just, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m going to make a play out of this,\u2019 \u201c he explained. \u201cNo, it was healing me at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_44-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_4-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/x_y_M7O7bQ1hlJffzF_v2WbWpQw=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/Billy-Crystal-102026-9c631a00225c4f4790de2315c43d0f5b.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/x_y_M7O7bQ1hlJffzF_v2WbWpQw=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/Billy-Crystal-102026-9c631a00225c4f4790de2315c43d0f5b.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Billy Crystal \" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/x_y_M7O7bQ1hlJffzF_v2WbWpQw=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/Billy-Crystal-102026-9c631a00225c4f4790de2315c43d0f5b.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/x_y_M7O7bQ1hlJffzF_v2WbWpQw=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/Billy-Crystal-102026-9c631a00225c4f4790de2315c43d0f5b.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" data-img-lightbox-variant=\"\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Billy Crystal in \u2018860\u2019 on Broadway.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_45-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-generic\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" data-am-orig-url=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-am-clean-href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-am-tid=\"r3247696878314vyv\">PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_46-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The production also carries a special connection to Reiner, who encouraged Crystal to turn his experiences into a Broadway show and even helped settle on its title. \u201cI think 860. 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I love that,\u201d Crystal recalled his friend telling him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_48-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">For Crystal, the production is ultimately about finding a way forward through life\u2019s most difficult moments, with the help of the people who matter most.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_50-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cLaughter made my life possible,\u201d he told<\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecharge.com\/Billy-Crystal-860-tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nocaes\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" data-am-orig-url=\"https:\/\/www.telecharge.com\/Billy-Crystal-860-tickets\" data-am-clean-href=\"https:\/\/www.telecharge.com\/Billy-Crystal-860-tickets\" data-am-tid=\"r324769687831l00d\">Tickets for <em>860<\/em><\/a>, which is scheduled to run through Jan. 3, 2027, are on sale now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The longtime friends and costars posed for a photo after Ryan attended Crystal\u2019s autobiographical Broadway show \u2018860\u2019 in New York City &nbsp; Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan pose onstage at the Imperial Theatre in&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8744,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8742\/revisions\/8744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}