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Friday, December 4, 2015

Off-Broadway's 'Gigantic' is hilarious, while Flatley falls flat by Elisabeth Vincentelli

SEE IT The new off-Broadway musical "Gigantic" was originally titled "Fat Camp," which is where it takes place. This feisty show will please fans of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling B…

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Al Pacino's Broadway show is even worse than you think by Elisabeth Vincentelli

This must be some kind of cynical Broadway-producer experiment: Will people pony up $150 to see Al Pacino in any old garbage? The answer is a resounding yes. "China Doll" is clearing upward …

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Meet Broadway's hottest new hunks by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Sex appeal is alive and well on Broadway, where a new generation of heartthrobs is making many ladies and quite a few gents go weak in the knees " good thing everybody's sitting down, right?…

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'The Wiz Live' is a step in the right direction by Elisabeth Vincentelli

After last year's "Peter Pan Live" crashed and burned, NBC changed course for its broadcast of "The Wiz Live": Bring on the stars! Gone were the Allison Williamses and Christopher Walkens of…

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

The creator of 'Hamilton' wrote a song for 'Star Wars' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Lin-Manuel Miranda's popularity now extends into a galaxy far, far away: The author and star of the Broadway smash "Hamilton" co-wrote the music for a cantina scene in "Star Wars: The Force …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:47AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Bill Murray's Christmas special is must-see holiday TV by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Only time will tell if "A Very Murray Christmas" will join the ranks of seasonal classics like "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special." But in the here a…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, November 30, 2015

'Walking Dead' limps through mediocre midseason finale by Elisabeth Vincentelli

To quote Deanna's immortal words: "Well… sh-t." This would serve as a spoiler warning if there was much to be spoiled in the mid-season finale of "The Walking Dead" " the episode, "Start t…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:25AM[SHARE]
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 G…

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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 surro…

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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, made i…

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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 entire time …

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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" until Nov…

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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're in a w…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:38AM[SHARE]
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 " certain…

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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 their best-s…

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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 vehicle…

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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 Broa…

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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 Awakening" an…

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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 feelings " so man…

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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 clichés. Th…

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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 Franco T…

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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 this gets y…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM[SHARE]
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 " a…

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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 major di…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:59PM[SHARE]
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...

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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...

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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[SHARE]
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...

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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[SHARE]
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...

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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-kicking TV. A…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:07AM[SHARE]

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