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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Hey Fifth Harmony, nobody wants to hear a song about work by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Fifth Harmony’s slinky single “Work From Home” has managed to climb its way into the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s pop charts (and to No. 5 on the Hot 100). The infectious tune is about …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:03PM

This Japanese hologram pop star isn’t real, but she has a ton of fans by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Hatsune Miku, who plays two shows at Hammerstein Ballroom on Saturday, is the perfect pop star. In the studio she’s cooperative and never complains about polyps on her vocal cords. On…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:43PM

Cirque du Soleil is cursed in New York by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Poor Cirque du Soleil: It can’t even get flop buzz in New York.The Canadian circus behemoth’s tried to establish a New York beachhead for years. But “Banana Shpeel” slipped up before…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:56PM
Monday, May 23, 2016

Billboard Awards steered clear from controversy but also from excitement by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The Billboard Music Awards 2016 were broadcast live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas — though “live” didn’t apply to all the performances. The recipient of the Millennium…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:42AM
Friday, May 20, 2016

These 2 shows are about the crime of being gay by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Once upon a time, kissing the wrong person could land you in jail, as two new off-Broadway shows remind us — one more effectively than the other. The first, Paula Vogel’s “Indecent,”…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:24AM
Thursday, May 19, 2016

A new show tell its audience to yell the N-word by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It takes the combined power of actor Joe Morton and comedian Dick Gregory — the first playing the second in off-Broadway’s “Turn Me Loose” — to get an entire audience to stand up a…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM

Blake Shelton’s relationship with Gwen hasn’t dulled his music by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Blake Shelton’s achievements are many. He’s scored more than 20 No. 1 country hits. He’s rehabilitated the vest as a fashion statement. He’s the most successful judge on “The Voice…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:46PM
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Please let this hilarious nun perform at the Tonys by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Internet campaigns are mostly annoying and useless, with a few notable exceptions — like #PutSimardOn.   That hashtag is the battle cry of a movement — led by blogger Andrew Briedis, w…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:08AM

This 63-year-old man is a rising tennis star by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Growing up in New Jersey as “the shortest, skinniest kid” on whatever team he was on, Gerald Marzorati never expected to be playing nationally competitive tennis in his 60s — especiall…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:30AM
Saturday, May 14, 2016

Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest with tune about Soviet oppression by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It was broadcasted for the first time in the US, on Logo, since the singing competition's creation back in 1956.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:22PM

New York Liberty’s star center rediscovers her hometown by Elisabeth Vincentelli

When the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun traded Tina Charles to the New York Liberty in 2014, it was a homecoming for the powerhouse center, who was born and raised in Queens. On the eve of the Lib…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:15AM
Friday, May 13, 2016

Forget ‘American Idol’: This is the best singing show on TV by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Justin Timberlake is going to perform his new single “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” at the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. Hope he’s ready to get schooled, because Eurovision takes …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:47PM

It took two hit series before this actor’s parents forgave him by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It took two hit series before Daniel Dae Kim’s parents forgave him for becoming an actor. “My father was a doctor and I was expected to follow a professional path,” says the star of TV…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:45AM
Thursday, May 12, 2016

‘Do I Hear a Waltz?’ makes a lovely return from oblivion by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“Do I Hear a Waltz?” Imagine if Bob Dylan and Keith Richards had made an album together that bombed and sank into oblivion. That’s what “Do I Hear a Waltz?” is to Broadway. The sol…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:37PM

How killing ‘McDreamy’ shook ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ from its slumber by Elisabeth Vincentelli

One of TV’s hottest shows is a 12-year-old prime-time soap. Hospital drama “Grey’s Anatomy” has often been listed as “critical” over its long run — but then creator/mastermind …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:15AM
Sunday, May 8, 2016

‘The Good Wife’ keeps us guessing until the end by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Warning: This article contains spoilers from the series finale of “The Good Wife” As “The Good Wife” ended its seven-season run Sunday night, it’s hard to tell …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:58PM
Friday, May 6, 2016

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is one of the season’s best new musicals by Elisabeth Vincentelli

One of the best new musicals of the season isn’t on Broadway, but off — the funny, touching “Dear Evan Hansen.” Ben Platt (from both “Pitch Perfect” movies) gives a remarkable pe…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Thursday, May 5, 2016

Trump can’t play the Stones, but ‘Phantom of the Opera’ is still fair game by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Donald Trump recently took the stage as “Start Me Up” was playing and — screeeech! “The Rolling Stones have never given permission to the Trump campaign to use their songs and ha…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:35AM
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Gillian Anderson is one tough Blanche by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Gillian Anderson’s back on a New York stage for the first time since an off-Broadway show in 1991. And not just in any role: She’s playing Blanche DuBois, the doomed diva of “A Streetc…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:33AM
Monday, May 2, 2016

This actor’s hairy secret to playing Arthur Conan Doyle by Elisabeth Vincentelli

When Stephen Mangan was cast as Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle in the new Fox crime drama “Houdini and Doyle,” he fully committed to the role. “I was shown a picture of Tom…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:37AM
Friday, April 29, 2016

Audra McDonald can really do everything by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Does your washing machine need to be fixed? Do you want a five-tier wedding cake? Maybe if Audra McDonald has some free time, she can help — because after seeing her fabulous new show, “…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:53AM

Patti LuPone on juggling theater and TV — and avoiding ‘scary-bad’ NBC live musicals by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Musical-theater superstar Patti LuPone says shooting her guest-starring role on an episode of Showtime’s horror series “Penny Dreadful” last season wasn’t all fun and games. She and …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Thursday, April 28, 2016

It’s becoming hard to relate to Amy Schumer by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Please Amy Schumer, don’t go over to the dark side! Things have been quiet on the Schumer front lately — at least when it comes to the new season of “Inside Amy Schumer,̶…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:19AM

Jessica Lange’s post-‘American Horror Story’ comeback is epic by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“American Horror Story” resuscitated Jessica Lange’s career — but her diva turns in that outlandish show have almost obscured the fine actress she is. Her magnetic performance in “…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:15AM
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Broadway audiences don’t need to overdose on sugar by Elisabeth Vincentelli

If you like your family fare with a good heap of sweetener, welcome to “Tuck Everlasting.” Were Mike Bloomberg still mayor, he might try to outlaw the show along with Big Gulps. What suc…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM

Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s foodie comedy is bland and undercooked by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Jesse Tyler Ferguson is very good at playing one type of character — frazzled, excitable, fussy. Exhibit A: the fastidious lawyer Mitchell on the sitcom “Modern Family.” The pr…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:49AM
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Women songwriters like Sara Bareilles are owning Broadway by Elisabeth Vincentelli

First came Cyndi Lauper and “Kinky Boots.” Now Sara Bareilles and “Waitress” look ready to double down. Women dismissed for writing fluffy pop hits — “Love Song” in Bareilles�…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Thursday, April 21, 2016

‘American Psycho: The Musical’ chooses comedy over carnage by Elisabeth Vincentelli

How do you adopt a sadistically violent book for the stage? Tone down the gore and dial up the satire. And that’s how Broadway’s “American Psycho: The Musical” ended up less about a …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Rihanna’s latest video is a vacuous yawn by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Poor Rihanna, still trying to shock the masses with violence and nipples! She should be careful: At the stroke of midnight, she might just turn into Madonna, reigning empress of harmless pro…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:23PM
Monday, April 18, 2016

AMC’s ‘Night Manager’ is a grand slam spy caper by Elisabeth Vincentelli

There are two kinds of spy movies: Loud, splashy, explosion-driven spectacles like the Bourne/Bond/“Mission: Impossible” franchises and geopolitical thrillers in which people in dark sui…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:30AM
Thursday, April 14, 2016

Amazing Frank Langella saves another mediocre show by Elisabeth Vincentelli

If you want to see a sublime actor live and up close, skip the movie stars who swan by now and then on Broadway. Instead, catch anything with Frank Langella. Now 78, he’s one of the most c…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:46PM

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