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Sunday, August 13, 2017

How Harry Potter and ‘The Dark Tower’ have messed up millennials by Johnny Oleksinski

When diagnosing what ails the millennial generation, there is a tendency to blame the same old foes — parental coddling and the rise of mobile phones. Instagram filters = detachment; parti…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:18AM
Thursday, July 20, 2017

What’s hot right now in London theater by Johnny Oleksinski

While Broadway recovers from its post-Tonys hangover, London theaters are busier than ever, rolling out big shows featuring A-list movie stars, West End vets and even the songs of Bob Dylan.…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:03PM
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Elisabeth Moss is the best at walking alone by Johnny Oleksinski

Beware: Potential spoilers below Walk on, girl. On the season finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which dropped Wednesday on Hulu, star Elisabeth Moss proved she is still the queen of the…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:09PM
Monday, June 12, 2017

The best and worst moments of the Tony Awards by Johnny Oleksinski

Well, that was a tough act to follow! Last year, the Tony Awards were the hottest ticket in town. Broadway’s biggest night boasted “Hamilton,” James “Carpool Karaoke&…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:24AM
Saturday, May 20, 2017

This is the sexiest time to see a Broadway show by Johnny Oleksinski

Hours after most Broadway marquees shut off and Times Square tourists had scarfed down their last slices of Junior’s cheesecake, one play was still chugging along on Thursday night. Or, fo…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:36PM
Friday, May 12, 2017

This Trump cabinet show was as dull as it was pointless by Johnny Oleksinski

#Resistance has never been so posh! On Thursday night, 1,500 mostly liberal theatergoers packed Town Hall in midtown for “All The President’s Men? Scenes From the Senate Confirmation Hea…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:32PM
Thursday, April 20, 2017

‘Hello, Dolly!’ proves Bette Midler’s genius by Johnny Oleksinski

The hottest show on Broadway is sold out every single night. There is a thrilling standing ovation smack dab in the middle of the second act. And normal people are paying nearly $800 a pop t…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:32PM
Monday, April 17, 2017

Andy Karl returns in triumph to ‘Groundhog Day’ by Johnny Oleksinski

A day after Easter, there was a miracle on Broadway. Andy Karl, the star of the new musical “Groundhog Day” opened his show Monday night, donning a black knee brace, but showing …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:34PM
Thursday, April 6, 2017

Does TV or Broadway win the battle of the feuds? by Johnny Oleksinski

Two grouses, both alike in bitchery In fair Amer’ca where we lay our scene. One tabloid grudge makes for swell dramedy, While TV gold makes Broadway show lose sheen. It’s a tasty coincid…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:18PM
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

This is Justin Trudeau’s ‘Hamilton’ by Johnny Oleksinski

It may be Canada’s 150th birthday, but suddenly our neighbor to the north is setting the pop culture agenda. The world’s most talked about Ryans — Gosling and Reynolds — both hail fr…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:12PM
Friday, March 3, 2017

Let’s face it: Weddings suck by Johnny Oleksinski

“Don’t know when I’ve seen such a lovely wedding. But I always cry. Don’t know why it is, but I always cry,” says Louella Soames in a famous speech from the play “Our Town.” He…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:57AM
Thursday, March 2, 2017

The ‘Game of Thrones’ live concert is bonkers by Johnny Oleksinski

Restless “Game of Thrones” fans who are traumatized that this year’s seventh season of their favorite show won’t start till summer — later than usual — can get a Westeros fix Tue…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:13PM
Thursday, February 9, 2017

Stockholm syndrome is big on Broadway and at the movies by Johnny Oleksinski

You can’t escape this winter’s hottest entertainment trend. But it’s not ornate British costume dramas or midseason lawyer procedurals. It’s neither biopics nor boffo comic-book cape…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:42PM
Friday, December 16, 2016

This ‘Fences’ actor is an awe of Denzel Washington and Viola Davis by Johnny Oleksinski

Stephen McKinley Henderson is thankful for Denzel Washington. Both men star, with Viola Davis, in the film version of August Wilson’s “Fences,” out Christmas Day. But without Washingto…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:39AM
Thursday, December 8, 2016

‘Hairspray’ was the best TV musical so far by Johnny Oleksinski

Before Wednesday night, my feelings about the live-TV-musical trend echoed the chorus from an infectious song from “Hairspray” called “Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now” — “Stop! Don’…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:04PM
Monday, December 5, 2016

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ understands the teenage struggle by Johnny Oleksinski

High school sucks. TV shows, films and books have been hammering that home since the dawn of TV shows, films and books. “Carrie,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Easy A,” “Ameri…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:26PM
Saturday, November 19, 2016

Get a personal tour of Broadway from Joel Grey by Johnny Oleksinski

Broadway legend Joel Grey has won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Tony over his more than 50-year career, but the 84-year-old actor is still adding new lines to his résumé. On Satur…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:22AM
Monday, November 14, 2016

Josh Groban is showing celebs how to do Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

Stars, take notice: Josh Groban is doing Broadway right. In the magical new musical “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” which opened Monday, the singer is top-billed. But fr…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Friday, November 11, 2016

Meet the new characters of J.K.Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ by Johnny Oleksinski

The latest movie from J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world hits theaters Nov. 18, but this time there’s no teen named Harry, there’s no dude called Hagrid, and there’s no Hogwarts. It’s …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:25AM
Friday, October 21, 2016

‘The Front Page’ proves that newspapers are really fun by Johnny Oleksinski

Hollywood’s “Spotlight,” about the Boston Globe’s investigation into crimes covered up by the Catholic Church, fully deserved its 2015 Oscar for Best Picture. It also made working fo…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:52PM
Monday, October 17, 2016

Yes, Diane Lane should be on Broadway — but not in this by Johnny Oleksinski

Diane Lane has returned to Broadway after 39 years — and she should’ve stayed away a little longer. The movie star, who first stretched her legs in a 1977 production of Anton Chekhov’s…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:42PM
Friday, October 14, 2016

After ‘Heisenberg’, please retire the manic pixie dream girl by Johnny Oleksinski

A woman walks into a London butcher shop. You know her, I know her, we all know her. She’s the Manic Pixie Dream Girl (MPDG): That mysterious, hyperactive female character who has been hel…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:48PM
Monday, October 10, 2016

With ‘Oh, Hello’, the war on fun is finally over by Johnny Oleksinski

Our long national downer is over. “Oh, Hello,” which opened Monday night on Broadway, has finally put an end to entertainment’s interminable War on Fun. The smart, 95-minute two-hander…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:16PM
Sunday, October 9, 2016

You may not even know you’re with celebs at this off-Broadway show by Johnny Oleksinski

You may have partied with Justin Timberlake, howled with Margot Robbie or clinked glasses with Bono — and not even known it. That’s true for theatergoers at “Sleep No More,” the off-…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:00PM
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Broadway is no place for podcast-like ‘Encounter’ by Johnny Oleksinski

Who doesn’t love a good podcast? Picture yourself sinking into a comfy couch, clad in pajamas with a glass of wine, chowing down on hummus and pita chips, and getting caught up on “Seria…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Saturday, September 3, 2016

Darren Criss’ perfect night out — a Koreatown karaoke bar by Johnny Oleksinski

Darren Criss became a heartthrob when he starred on Fox’s “Glee,” but since then the actor has built a thriving music and Broadway career, appearing onstage in “How To Succeed in Bus…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:27AM
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Lady Gaga wasn’t born to remake ‘A Star Is Born’ by Johnny Oleksinski

Judy, Barbra, Gaga? On Wednesday it was confirmed that Lady Gaga will play the leading role in a new Warner Bros. remake of “A Star Is Born,” to be directed by the actor Bradley Cooper, …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:38PM
Friday, July 1, 2016

These ‘Hamilton’ fans have the ultimate buyers’ remorse by Johnny Oleksinski

For many lucky theatergoers who scored “Hamilton” tickets, July 9 will be the gloomiest day ever. That’s when Lin-Manuel Miranda ends his run in the show. So will co-stars Phillipa Soo…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:24AM
Sunday, June 12, 2016

James Corden on Tony Awards gig: ‘I feel sort of sick to my stomach’ by Johnny Oleksinski

James Corden is really nervous to host tonight’s Tony Awards (8 p.m. on CBS). “I feel sort of sick to my stomach about the thought of it,” Corden tells The Post. “It’s all mind-bog…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:29AM
Friday, June 10, 2016

The 100-year-old secrets of Broadway’s first ‘Hamilton’ by Johnny Oleksinski

“Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical phenomenon, is sure to win a heap of Tony Awards on Sunday night. But it’s not the first show about America’s original treasury se…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:27PM
Saturday, May 28, 2016

Meet the 92-year-old still making music on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

Most theater fans don’t know Seymour “Red” Press by name, but they cherish the famous Broadway musicals he’s worked on throughout the decades.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:39PM

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