All stories by ELISABETH VINCENTELLI on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Overhyped novel ‘City on Fire’ is a steaming pile of literary dung by Elisabeth Vincentelli

On Thanksgiving eve, let’s congratulate the lucky idiot who paid $2 million for the biggest turkey of them all. That would be the editor who fought off a dozen similarly deluded rivals for…

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Monday, November 23, 2015

How ‘The Walking Dead’ blew it with Glenn by Elisabeth Vincentelli

This season, “The Walking Dead” put itself in a lose-lose situation re: Glenn (Steven Yeun). Last we’d seen Glenn, four episodes ago, he and his frenemy Nicholas (Michael Traynor) were…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:52AM
Monday, November 16, 2015

This iconic nightclub is selling Sting’s t-shirts by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In the late ’70s, “New York was dangerous, dead and dirty,” recalls Fred Schneider, frontman of new-wave band the B-52’s. But places like the Mudd Club, where Schneider was a regular…

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Sunday, November 15, 2015

Bruce Willis on Broadway will really surprise you by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Sorry, haters, but Bruce Willis doesn’t embarrass himself in “Misery.” Admittedly, his Broadway debut does find him looking a little stiff — then again, his character spends the enti…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:14PM
Saturday, November 14, 2015

How to do NYC like the hilarious star of ‘Hamilton’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Few actors have a monster Broadway hit on their résumés — but Andrew Rannells has two: After co-starring in “The Book of Mormon,” he’s filling in for Jonathan Groff in “Hamilton�…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Friday, November 13, 2015

This new ‘A View From the Bridge’ is totally mind-blowing by Elisabeth Vincentelli

SEE IT Nothing feels newer than a pair of brilliantly retooled classics. An all-female cast adds dynamite to Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” at St. Ann’s Warehouse. The concept is that we�…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:38AM
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Why ‘Walking Dead’ fans need to stop whining by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Rumor has it that “The Walking Dead” is as wobbly as a zombie that’s been left in the water too long. The premiere of the AMC blockbuster’s sixth season snared 14.6 million viewers �…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Can some yoga fix your family’s crappy genes? by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The nature vs. nurture debate just got hotter with Deepak Chopra and Rudolph E. Tanzi’s “Super Genes” (out Tuesday from Harmony Books), which looks like it’ll do just as well as thei…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Monday, November 9, 2015

The best leading man you probably haven’t heard of by Elisabeth Vincentelli

When will people realize Anthony Mackie’s the new Will Smith — only, you know, with range? “The Hurt Locker” should have made him as big as co-star Jeremy Renner back in 2008, but no…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:48PM
Friday, November 6, 2015

Broadway’s hottest actors are all over 70 by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Let Hollywood worship its young: The stage is heaven for gray-haired actors — and audiences love them. James Earl Jones, 84, and Cicely Tyson, 90, command the stage for all two hours of Br…

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Gloria Estefan is shaking up this sad Broadway season by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“On Your Feet!” is bringing fun back to Broadway — finally! Miserable affairs, angsty German teens and sad-sack British royals — in shows like “Thérèse Raquin,” “Spring A…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Thursday, November 5, 2015

Shonda Rhimes doesn’t want you to work on the weekend by Elisabeth Vincentelli

If you’ve ever watched “Grey’s Anatomy,” you know the long-running show’s trademark isn’t just hot doctors getting it on, but Meredith Grey’s voice-over wryly detailing her fee…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Saturday, October 31, 2015

Why you’ll love the genre-busting ‘Great British Baking Show’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“The Great British Baking Show” is to reality TV what “Murder: She Wrote” is to crime shows: an oasis of calm and serenity that quietly and humorously subverts its genre’s clic…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:58AM
Friday, October 30, 2015

Which movie stars killed it on Broadway — and which ones died onstage by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Broadway loves movie stars — and some of them even love it back! Here, following the opening of Keira Knightley’s “Thérèse Raquin,” is a roundup of some high-profile debuts. James …

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See these two awesome shows ASAP by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Two shows this week deserve a look — and both hail from the Roundabout, albeit at very different price points. An orchestra seat for Broadway’s “Thérèse Raquin” costs $137, but thi…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

When Matthew Broderick is just OK, that counts as a triumph by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You’ve got to hand it to Matthew Broderick: He’s a reliable actor. You can always count on him being either wooden or downright lifeless. When his performance is merely serviceable �…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:05PM
Monday, October 26, 2015

Why ‘The Walking Dead’s latest shocker was so thrilling by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Sunday night’s “Walking Dead” episode featured some of the series’ best action scenes ever. Pulse-pounding, heart-in-mouth, can-barely-look scenes. It was fantastic. Oh, and someone …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:59PM
Friday, October 23, 2015

The raunchy singer Amy Schumer loves by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Peaches paved the way for the Miley Cyruses and Nicki Minajes of this world to be as crude as they want to be. Even now, at 46, the Canadian singer...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Friday, October 16, 2015

The British theater geek taking Hollywood by storm by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“Bridge of Spies” is a Tom Hanks vehicle through and through: He’s the nicest guy and helps America win the Cold War! Except that Hanks recedes in the background when...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Thursday, October 15, 2015

James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson are way too cute by Elisabeth Vincentelli

James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson are so charming and cuddly-wuddly in the revival of “The Gin Game,” they obscure how nasty that play really is. It’s clear the audience...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:14PM
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Lupita Nyong’o says goodbye to glamour by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Lupita Nyong’o could have had her pick of high-profile Broadway vehicles for her New York stage debut. Instead, the Oscar-winning star of “12 Years a Slave” chose to be part...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Monday, October 12, 2015

Finally, a celebrity offspring we can actually like by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Don’t waste your hate on Mamie Gummer! If you’re going to bitch about kids of limited talent coasting on their parents’ reputations, there are much better targets, like Kate Hudson,...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:19PM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Clive Owen comes so close to having sex onstage by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The stars of “Old Times” always look like they’re a second away from having sex. Clive Owen, Eve Best and Kelly Reilly generate such heat, you may need a cold...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:05PM
Monday, October 5, 2015

Is watching ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ pointless? by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Are we watching AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead” just because, you know, zombies? It’s certainly not because the initial six-episode season of this “Walking Dead” spin-off was ass-k…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:07AM
Saturday, October 3, 2015

See ‘The Walk’ daredevil’s favorite NYC spots by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Philippe Petit is the subject of the new film “The Walk.” Now 66, he lives in the Catskills but spends a lot of time in New York City. He tells...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Friday, October 2, 2015

British star’s Jumbo-sized role on ‘The Good Wife’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

There’s a new badass Brit on “The Good Wife” — but she’s not the new Kalinda. “I know people made guesses because we’re both British women of color,” says freshly...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:37AM
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Songs meet sign language in this Broadway musical by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The hormonal teenagers in “Spring Awakening” aren’t happy with their lot: One minute they’re singing about “The Bitch of Living,” the next about how they’re “Totally F - …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:08PM
Friday, September 25, 2015

Josh Groban: Miss Piggy hit it and quit it by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Josh Groban is an interesting case. The deep-voiced balladeer sings of romance with unabashed earnestness, then turns around and acts like a total goofball, from guesting on TV’s “Parks …

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Meet the comic who performs half naked and makes rape jokes by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In case doing a stand-up act consisting largely of rape jokes wasn’t enough, Adrienne Truscott decided to do it wearing only pumps and a denim top. “It was important to...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Erotic new play ‘Fulfillment’ required a sex choreographer by Elisabeth Vincentelli

When a show has its own “sex choreographer,” it’s best to leave the kids at home. Indeed, Yehuda Duenyas had his hands full with “Fulfillment,” which features graphic intercourse, …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:52PM
Monday, September 21, 2015

New show explores those seeking a one-way ticket to Mars by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Colt Coeur produces only a couple of plays a year, but they tend to be intimate, human stories with a slightly off-kilter perspective. The company’s latest, MJ Kaufman’s “How To...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:36PM