Thursday, March 6, 2014
Yes, she can sing. For her New York stage debut, Emma Thompson is aiming high: She’s taking on the amoral Mrs. Lovett in Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:26AMWednesday, March 5, 2014
Some consider Will Eno the Beckett of American suburbia. Others find him simply maddening. From “Thom Pain (based on nothing)” to “Title and Deed,” the playwright’s deadpan tone, l…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:23PMTuesday, March 4, 2014
“The Happiest Song Plays Last” is the kind of show in which people who look otherwise reasonable make big head-scratching decisions. And they don’t even seem to have consequences. …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:34AMMonday, March 3, 2014
Who are you and what have you done with Sarah Ruhl? Ruhl’s built a sterling reputation — Pulitzer and Tony nominations, a MacArthur “genius grant” — with works invariably described…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:46AMSunday, March 2, 2014
“I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!” Pulled from Peter Finch’s epic rant in 1974’s “Network,” this may be the single most famous line...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:29PMThursday, February 27, 2014
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 10:27PMWednesday, February 26, 2014
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 02:02PMMonday, February 24, 2014
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 08:47PMThis 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 06:39AMFriday, February 21, 2014
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 05:21PMThursday, February 20, 2014
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” 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 05:16AMMonday, February 17, 2014
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 05:22AMFriday, February 14, 2014
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 04:20PMThe 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 05:00AMThe 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 03:33AMFriday, February 7, 2014
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 05:06AMWednesday, February 5, 2014
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 03:14PMMonday, February 3, 2014
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 05:41AMSunday, February 2, 2014
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 05:04PMFriday, January 31, 2014
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 03:02AMThursday, January 30, 2014
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 02:57AMWednesday, January 29, 2014
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 05:13PMIs 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 03:52PMMonday, January 27, 2014
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 10:12PMThe 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 05:22AMFriday, January 24, 2014
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 05:21AMThursday, January 23, 2014
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 04:46AMMonday, January 20, 2014
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 05:48AMSaturday, January 18, 2014
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 04:01AMFriday, January 17, 2014
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 
