Monday, September 21, 2015
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 04:36PMExcept for Jon Hamm, who finally scored for “Mad Men,” women owned the 2015 Emmys. From the surprising sweep by the female-driven “Olive Kitteridge” to Amy Schumer’s win fo…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:09AMFriday, September 18, 2015
Since “Iphigenia in Aulis” is a classic Greek tragedy — it’s about a general who must kill his daughter to secure the gods’ blessing — you don’t really expect a...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:48PMThursday, September 17, 2015
“The Christians” is a white-knuckled drama about . . . a theological battle. But there are no clear winners or losers in Lucas Hnath’s deeply affecting new play. The action…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PMWednesday, September 16, 2015
“Judy” takes place in 2040, but nobody’s teleporting anywhere. Things look just as they do now, except that the Internet has been replaced by something called the System. When …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:44PMMonday, September 14, 2015
If “American Idol” can end, so should “Dancing With the Stars.” As the show turns 21 — seasons, that is — it can at least have a legal drink before...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:11PMYou may not have heard of him — actually, you probably haven’t heard of him — but in certain circles, Richard Maxwell is a demigod. Fans of experimental theater go...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AMThursday, September 10, 2015
Tormented sexual identity, flamboyance, self-destruction, Southern accents: sounds like something by Tennessee Williams. Well, you’re half-right. The new off-Broadway show “Desire” con…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:22PMShades of “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” and “The Birdcage,” plus a dash of “Tootsie”: “The Legend of Georgia McBride” is a throwback to the feel-good dra…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:55PMWednesday, September 9, 2015
After nearly 14 years on Broadway, “Mamma Mia!” is closing on Saturday. To which I say: Good riddance. Don’t get me wrong, I love ABBA. I’ve written two books about...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:14PMMonday, August 31, 2015
Most directors dream of coming up with one game-changing movie. Wes Craven, who died on Sunday of brain cancer, at 76, redefined horror not once but three times. After early,...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:34PMSaturday, August 29, 2015
Did you know that the US Open is the largest annual international sporting event in terms of attendance? Well, it is, and it takes place right here in NYC —...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AMFriday, August 28, 2015
Brooklyn playwright Anna Ziegler’s star is on the rise, especially now that Nicole Kidman’s about to make her stage comeback in one of Ziegler’s pieces, “Photograph 51,” in London.…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:16PMThursday, August 27, 2015
As fine and funny as “Whorl Inside a Loop” often is, the best thing about it is its cast — there hasn’t been such a dynamite ensemble of African-American actors...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:10PMWednesday, August 26, 2015
Ken Urban’s 2014 sex drama, “The Correspondent,” was jaw-droppingly bad. By comparison, his new one, “Sense of an Ending,” is merely dull. Truth and lies, revenge and forgiveness f…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:44PMTuesday, August 25, 2015
“Love & Money” runs just 85 minutes and still seems padded. The latest by A.R. Gurney — whose “Sylvia” is being revived on Broadway this fall — is a trifle...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:27PMYou don’t have to watch “The Walking Dead” to follow its new companion series, “Fear the Walking Dead,” which premiered Sunday night. The two AMC shows are set in the...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:17AMSaturday, August 22, 2015
“The Walking Dead” was a ratings juggernaut, but at least one of the stars of its new spinoff, “Fear the Walking Dead,” isn’t worried about repeating the first series’ succes…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:59PMFriday, August 21, 2015
The characters of “Mercury Fur” are trapped in a bombed-out dystopian hellhole. They have no escape. Neither do the audience members: The seating has been rearranged so it’s almost imp…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:18PMJessie Mueller may have earned glorious reviews and a Tony for her performance in “Beautiful,” but it’s not remotely surprising that the show has been purring along just fine since...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:13PMThursday, August 20, 2015
From a sweet-toothed Canadian hit-maker to a satanic Swedish band and a precocious Oregonian teenager, pop comes in many flavors this week. Carly Rae Jepsen “Making the Most of the...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:33PMHere’s the big reveal about “Fear the Walking Dead”: Those weird lurching figures are zombies! Don’t bother screaming about spoilers — we know this juicy little nugget even bef…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:01AMTuesday, August 18, 2015
There’s a big battle in “Informed Consent,” and it’s an oldie but goodie: science vs. beliefs. Nothing new under the sun here, but Deborah Zoe Laufer’s play trots along at...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PMMonday, August 17, 2015
“Nothing is wrong with your eyesight: The bitch is black.” Yep, that’s Taye Diggs bantering in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” on Broadway. It’s a special musical indeed where th…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:38PMMax Martin is closing in on John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Don’t get your panties in a knot, purists: We’re talking charts here. The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face” has...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:52PMThe best way to know a city is by foot. Outfits like Big Onion have their place, especially for out-of-towners looking for the basics, but locals and more adventurous visitors...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:00AMWednesday, August 12, 2015
Every August, the FringeNYC Festival takes over downtown with an overwhelming number of shows — 200 of them this year — spread over a whopping 16 venues. And while there’ve...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:21PMTuesday, August 11, 2015
If you’re looking for easy answers, “John” will keep you busy. So it seemed, after a recent preview, when a bus full of theatergoers animatedly debated the meaning of what...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:39PMA hodgepodge of plots and mood swings, “Cymbeline” hardly ranks among the Bard’s finest, or even near-finest. But Daniel Sullivan’s production for Shakespeare in the Park is agreeabl…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:08PMThursday, August 6, 2015
At last, bipartisanship! “Hamilton” may be the only thing the Obamas and Cheneys ever agree on. But then, there’s a lot of love for this energetic telling of the story...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:10PMMeryl Streep may have learned to play rhythm guitar for her role as a bar-band diva in “Ricki and the Flash,” out Friday — but the three-time Oscar winner isn’t...
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