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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

John Krasinski and Claire Danes could do better than predictable 'Dry Powder' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It’s always nerve-wracking to watch TV stars venture out onstage. Can they manage without multiple takes and craft services? Does the magic happen in the editing room? Happily, Claire …

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Monday, March 21, 2016

'DWTS' pro: How I kicked my pack-a-day smoking habit by Elisabeth Vincentelli

At its highest level, ballroom dancing is quite a workout: Do you think those high-flying acrobatics and fleet-footed shimmies are easy to pull off? Yet somehow pro Mark Ballas " back for th…

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'The Walking Dead' delivers another shocking casualty by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Warning: Spoilers ahead. There was some good news in Sunday's episode of "The Walking Dead": Daryl recovered both his bike and his crossbow. The man is complete again! The bad news was every…

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

'She Loves Me' and 'The Robber Bridegroom' prove old shows rock by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A musical doesn't have to be perfect to delight. Cutting-edge is overrated, too: Just give us well-crafted material and a starry cast that knows exactly what it's doing. Exhibit A and B are …

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The sheriff from 'Deadwood' is a country rocker off-Broadway by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Timothy Olyphant hadn't done theater in 20 years when the script for "Hold On to Me Darling" landed on his desk. "Right off the bat I knew it was both crazy-funny and serious as a heart atta…

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

An audience of morons riled up Whoopi Goldberg by Elisabeth Vincentelli

I saw a play Monday night with one of the most annoying audiences ever. Technically, I can't be sure it was among the dumbest " it just felt that way. Sitting next to those morons was mortif…

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Monday, March 14, 2016

'The Walking Dead's Carol is a lot more conflicted than we thought by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Warning: This article contains spoilers from “The Walking Dead” Episode 613 What's the heck is happening to Carol on "The Walking Dead"? Over the past couple of seasons, this fan…

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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Lupita Nyong'o and Michelle Williams star in amazing Broadway shows about strong women by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Though Broadway's "Eclipsed" and "Blackbird" are worlds apart in many ways, they both fearlessly deal with the same subject " the sexual exploitation of young women. Admittedly those are gri…

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'Disaster!' has the funniest four minutes on Broadway by Elisabeth Vincentelli

SEE IT "Disaster!" has one ambition, and that's to make you laugh " no pun is too low, no gag too obvious. And it works, especially for fans of shamelessly silly shows a la "Xanadu." This cl…

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Friday, March 4, 2016

Julie Delpy: Hollywood needs to fix its women problem by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It takes a lot to silence Julie Delpy. But while long known for her candor, she's steering clear of hot topics while promoting "Lolo," out March 11, a comedy she stars in, wrote and directed…

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Michonne from 'The Walking Dead' is an amazing playwright too by Elisabeth Vincentelli

SEE IT Danai Gurira's on fire. Not only does she star in "The Walking Dead" as Michonne, but she has two plays opening, one on Broadway ("Eclipsed") and one off. The latter, "Familiar," has …

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Backstreet Boy's son is not your average celebrity kid by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Baylee Littrell was 9 when he started opening arena shows around the world. OK, it helped that his dad, Brian, was a member of the headlining band " Backstreet Boys. "Baylee would do two son…

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Monday, February 29, 2016

'The Walking Dead's Negan buzz is getting deafening by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Warning: This article contains spoilers from Episode 611 of “The Walking Dead” In terms of pure action, not that much happened in the latest "Walking Dead" episode, "Knots Untie.…

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Forest Whitaker and Lupita Nyong'o lead a starry spring on Broadway by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Stars are aligning on stage this week " though in most cases, you'd better stay out of their orbit. Forest Whitaker may have an Oscar under his belt (for "The Last King of Scotland") but his…

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Could 'Cruel Intentions' save Sarah Michelle Gellar's acting career? by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Sarah Michelle Gellar's just signed up to reprise her "Cruel Intentions" role in NBC's sequel to the 1999 cult hit film " in which her wealthy, diabolical character plots the demise of the i…

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Underdog Olympian Eddie The Eagle is now a jive dancer by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Most Olympians pick up their sports at a very young age. Not so for Michael "Eddie the Eagle" Edwards, who was 22 and cursed with vision problems when he learned ski jumping. A mere 20 month…

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Monday, February 22, 2016

'The Walking Dead' has been ignoring the comics for years by Elisabeth Vincentelli

So Michonne and Rick went there on "The Walking Dead." Can you blame them? This development is original to the AMC series, and wasn't in the source comics, but for the most part fans seem co…

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Saturday, February 20, 2016

Where Alan Cumming loves to spend his 'cocktail o'clock' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

When he doesn't spend the weekend at his Catskills house, Alan Cumming likes roaming his East Village neighborhood. The "Cabaret" and "The Good Wife" star, who recently released the album "A…

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Friday, February 19, 2016

Married actors Ed Harris and Amy Madigan ooze despair in 'Buried Child' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Don't get your tickets mixed up at the Pershing Square Signature Center! One of the multiplex's venues offers a revival of "Buried Child," Sam Shepard's gothic drama about a dilapidated fami…

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'The Humans' is now the unexpected Tony front-runner by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Once it was announced that "Eclipsed" was transferring to Broadway, again starring Lupita Nyong'o as a captive in war-torn Africa, the show seemed a shoo-in for this year's Tony for Best Pla…

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Sunday, February 14, 2016

These three words just changed everything on 'The Walking Dead' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Warning: Spoilers ahead from Sunday night's "Walking Dead" episode The midseason premiere of AMC's hit series "The Walking Dead" was loaded with shockers. For starters, young Sam (Major Dods…

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Saturday, February 13, 2016

Alexandria hideout overrun by 'walkers' in 'Dead' return by Elisabeth Vincentelli

'No one gets to clock out today." You know the situation is desperate on "The Walking Dead" when even pompadoured uber-geek Eugene (Josh McDermitt) goes nuts, runs out and slashes putrefying…

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Friday, February 12, 2016

Mike Birbiglia's hilarious 'Thank God for Jokes' is a must-see by Elisabeth Vincentelli

SEE IT The latest entry in the Encores! series of neglected musicals is "Cabin in the Sky," which in 1940 boasted an all-black cast led by Ethel Waters. Modern, overly PC souls will instinct…

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Does the producer behind the feminist tweets live up to his message? by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Hollywood's been getting a lot of flak for its treatment of women " and that's just on-screen. We're not even talking salaries here. Basically, this is a company town run by bros with MBAs w…

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'Grey's' actor: 'I won't hook up with Meredith!' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Many "Grey's Anatomy" fans were unhappy when Giacomo Gianniotti joined the cast as intern Andrew DeLuca. And Giannotti hopes to reverse those fans' feelings when the veteran ABC drama return…

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Will 'Frozen' be the next Broadway mega-hit after 'Hamilton'? by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Broadway definitely doesn't have enough superhero musicals, so it's great to see that the adventures of the mutant princess with cryokinetic powers will soon get the show tune treatment. Get…

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

New 'Walking Dead' episodes: 'The stakes are going to be very, very high' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

"There's some large things that happened. We don't all survive, we don't all take it very well." No kidding! That's what "The Walking Dead" Norman Reedus (Daryl) is talking about " has it ev…

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Monday, January 25, 2016

Gillian Anderson outshines David Duchovny on the new 'X-Files' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The craziest thing about "The X-Files" is actually easy to believe: Gillian Anderson was offered half as much money as David Duchovny for the new six-episode revival. Never mind that she's t…

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Saturday, January 23, 2016

What you need to stream during Winter Storm Jonas by Elisabeth Vincentelli

If you were meant to travel somewhere, then yes, a blizzard can stink. For everybody else: woo-hoo! Here are some of the newer series and movies available on Hulu, Amazon Prime and HBO. If y…

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Friday, January 22, 2016

Brave the blizzard and see 'Skeleton Crew' off-Broadway by Elisabeth Vincentelli

SEE IT "Skeleton Crew," set in the dingy break room of a Detroit auto-parts factory, looks modest but is deeply affecting. Big changes are hitting a gruff union steward, a self-starting fore…

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

'Cats' is a musical with the power to end friendships by Elisabeth Vincentelli

"Cats" " well, that's another matter. The Internet hates that show! When a Broadway revival was announced Thursday morning, the scorn was immediate. Even neutral articles had hostile headlin…

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