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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Carrie Cracknell’s ‘A Doll’s House’ restores Ibsen’s power by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It takes only minutes for this outstanding production of “A Doll’s House” to grab you — and that’s before a word of Ibsen’s 1879 classic about an increasingly desperate housewife…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:27PM
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

1931 office comedy ‘London Wall’ gets deserved NY premiere by Elisabeth Vincentelli

We didn’t wait until the invention of “chick lit” to have romantic workplace comedies. Take the Mint company’s “London Wall,” a chestnut from 1931: Affairs, female friendship, wo…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:02PM
Monday, February 24, 2014

Bruce Lee bioplay ‘Kung Fu’ misses mark by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Bruce Lee was famous for his precision — you don’t deliver blows and kicks like that without finely calibrating them. But the new fightsical “Kung Fu” is a hot mess....

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:47PM

‘My Mother Has Four Noses’ muses its way in one-woman show by Elisabeth Vincentelli

This solo musical about the descent of the author’s mother into dementia . . . hey, where are you going? Don’t be turned off by its subject: Jonatha Brooke’s affectionate, well-cra…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:39AM
Friday, February 21, 2014

‘Four Noses’ a beautiful love letter to a dying parent by Elisabeth Vincentelli

This solo musical about the descent of the author’s mother into dementia . . . hey, where are you going? Don’t be turned off by its subject: Jonatha Brooke’s affectionate, well-cra…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:21PM
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Kelli O’Hara makes the most of ‘Bridges of Madison County’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The prospect of a musical version of “The Bridges of Madison County” was scary — yes, even more so than a singing and dancing “Rocky.” That’s because Broadway tuners can...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:06PM

‘Love and Information’ takes an atomized look at modern relationships by Elisabeth Vincentelli

‘Love and Information” is a thought-provoking show about our ADD age. Except it wasn’t written by some young, plugged-in hotshot, but by a 75-year-old who isn’t even on Twitter. Over…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:16AM
Monday, February 17, 2014

‘Transport’ fails to pick up steam by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The title and author — Thomas Keneally, who wrote “Schindler’s List” — suggest a show about the trains that raced to German concentration camps. But the new off-Broadway musical �…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:22AM
Friday, February 14, 2014

k.d. lang adds saucy, gender-bending twist to ‘After Midnight’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Winter blues got you down? Just take Broadway’s own giant happy pill — the terrific revue “After Midnight.” Paying tribute to Duke Ellington and the heady days of Harlem joints...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:20PM

‘The correspondent’ doesn’t deliver by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The Rattlestick is a dinky little theater in the West Village, yet there was Joan Rivers at a recent performance of “The Correspondent,” looking regal — and completely out of...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:00AM

In ‘Dinner With Friends,’ beautiful people break up, too by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The characters of “Dinner With Friends” may have a privileged, Williams-Sonoma lifestyle, but their woes may be familiar, no matter your tax bracket. Donald Margulies’ dramedy examines…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:33AM
Friday, February 7, 2014

‘Bronx Bombers’ play fails to hit it out of the park by Elisabeth Vincentelli

There’s a reason sports shows are rare: Not only are they tough to stage, but theater and jocks rarely share the same playing field. Yet writer Eric Simonson has found...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:06AM
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

‘Almost, Maine’ boasts a quirky charm by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Looking for a crowd-pleasing blockbuster? Forget Broadway — it’s all happening at the tiny Gym at Judson, which is hosting the mega-hit “Almost, Maine.” Haven’t heard of it? You ca…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:14PM
Monday, February 3, 2014

The paranoid mind-set of a terrorism suspect in ‘I Call My Brothers’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Amor is a laid-back dude. He likes dancing, is handy around the house, and, like most guys in their 20s, he crushes out on girls. There’s just one problem: Amor’s...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:41AM
Sunday, February 2, 2014

Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman — man of the theater by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Philip Seymour Hoffman may have made his name in movies, but he made his reputation at the theater. And the theater made him what he was: That’s where he forged...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:04PM
Friday, January 31, 2014

‘A Man’s a Man’ gets a pan by Elisabeth Vincentelli

There’s a reason we don’t see Brecht’s “A Man’s a Man” very often: It’s not all that good. To come alive, it needs a brilliant production — and this clunky...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:02AM
Thursday, January 30, 2014

Thomas Bradshaw strikes again with X-rated ‘Intimacy’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Before we can even begin discussing “Intimacy” and what it means, be forewarned: If the theater had ratings, as movies do, this show would earn an X. It features full-frontal...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:57AM
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Alan Dershowitz’s daughter bound to get ‘Intimate’ on stage by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Celebrity children lunging into the limelight are nothing new. But rarely are they known for bold, risky moves — except for Ella Dershowitz. The 23-year-old didn’t follow in the footstep…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:13PM

Trailer for ‘Madison County’ musical is cheesy masterpiece by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Is this a joke? A “Saturday Night Live” spoof? A trailer for Harlequin’s Superromance line? No, those cheesetastic 30 seconds are the trailer for the new “Bridges of Madison County�…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:52PM
Monday, January 27, 2014

Goofy ‘Stop Hitting Yourself’ falls short overall by Elisabeth Vincentelli

One look at the decadent ’30s mansion where “Stop Hitting Yourself” is set, and it’s hard not to gasp. A giant dollar sign flashes in the background, melted cheese is...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:12PM

Civil War re-enactors entangled in dramedy ‘Row After Row’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The colorful world of historical re-enactment is tailor-made for the stage. Adults dressing up to re-create past events? That’s like theater where the actors would also be the audience —…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:22AM
Friday, January 24, 2014

Messing is fine but basically miscast in ‘Outside Mullingar’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Part of what makes romantic comedies so satisfying is that we know the mismatched, bickering pair will end up together. The fun is in watching them get there. Except, that...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:21AM
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Update of ‘Long Distance Runner’ literally jogs in place by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Its only 90 minutes long, but by the time “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner” ends, its athletic lead is in a sweat, panting. And no wonder: As Alan...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:46AM
Monday, January 20, 2014

‘Loot’ loses value over time by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Few things age as badly as provocation. Joe Orton’s black comedy “Loot” raised hackles when it opened in England in 1965. The show has all the trappings of farce —...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:48AM
Saturday, January 18, 2014

Bonkers for boinking beasts in ‘Green Porno’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In her live show “Green Porno,” Isabella Rossellini talks about the birds and the bees . . . and the snails, the whales, the spiders and the dragonflies. Based on Rossellini’s seri…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:01AM
Friday, January 17, 2014

Frank Langella brings a fine but predictable ‘King Lear’ to BAM by Elisabeth Vincentelli

For ambitious actors of a certain age, “King Lear” is a rite of passage. The hair’s going, the beard’s graying — and suddenly they feel the urge to sink their...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:06PM

Rebecca Hall in thrilling revival of Sophie Treadwell’s ‘Machinal’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

One of the most thrilling shows on Broadway is about a woman who kills her husband in cold blood. That would pack in the tourists . . . if we were talking...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Toni Bentley’s memoir ‘The Surrender’ becomes a stage clunker by Elisabeth Vincentelli

There’s a famous movie called “Rear Window.” Now there’s an infamous play that should be titled “Rear Entry.” Based on Toni Bentley’s “erotic memoir,” the new solo “T…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:53AM
Monday, January 13, 2014

A foul-mouthed fowl the unlikely hero of ‘Year of the Rooster’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The hero of the new play “Year of the Rooster” is one angry bird. “I think I could kill a cow if I put my mind to it,” Odysseus Rex...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:43PM
Thursday, January 9, 2014

Cate Blanchett returns to New York stage by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Some movie stars fill seats in the theater and then can’t deliver — but Cate Blanchett does both. From “Hedda Gabler” to “A Streetcar Named Desire” to 2012’s “Uncle Vanya,”…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:18AM

Legendary heavyweights meet at last in ‘Tyson vs. Ali’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A dozen years ago, we saw an explosion of music mashups — in which two different songs were combined to create a catchy Frankenhit. The COIL festival’s “Tyson vs. Ali”...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:59AM

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