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Monday, August 17, 2015

A singalong 'Annie' tour, and other NYC walks off the beaten path by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The 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...

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

A musical based on TV's 'Dexter' and other promising shows at the Fringe by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Annie Baker finally delivers on her promise with fantastical 'John' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

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Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater headline a feel-good 'Cymbeline' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A 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 agreeably lighth…

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

'Hamilton' isn't quite revolutionary by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

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Meryl Streep's 8 best musical performances by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Meryl 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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Friday, July 31, 2015

Israeli company brings whimsical sketch-comedy 'Odd Birdz' to NYC by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The Tziporela company comes from Tel Aviv, which gives its brand of sketch comedy a distinct accent. That last has nothing to do with language, mind you. Performed here in...

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Meet the voice behind Calvin Harris's new hit by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Who the hell is singing Calvin Harris' new hit single, "How Deep Is Your Love"? The cover lists only Harris and all-male production trio Disciples " yet it's definitely a...

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Hoops-themed show isn't a slam dunk " but it beats the Knicks by Elisabeth Vincentelli

LIZ "it's good to be king" Rico is a powerful sports agent with a great pitch. "Nobody can stop me," she tells the high-school basketball star she's wooing. "No one....

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Lincoln Center's 'Miss Julie' update is blistering, brilliant by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Rich girl sleeps with her chauffeur. It ends badly. When done well, "Miss Julie" is a harrowing look at the class war. And when it's done really well " as...

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People are dressing like slobs, so it's time to bring back dress codes by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Kylie Jenner may have been wearing a classy "Eat Me Out" T-shirt, but at least she wasn't at the theater. Small blessings, right? Tell that to the slobs who turn...

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Monday, July 27, 2015

Where to see one man play a cop, mob widow and teen gamer by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Aside from a fuzzy photo, we never see the title character of "The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey" " and yet he's in every scene of James Lecesne's moving solo...

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Saturday, July 25, 2015

Why Fox should let 'Wayward Pines' die after one season by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“Wayward Pines" ended its 10-episode run in such a way that we never want to see the mysterious Idaho town of the title again. Don't get us wrong: Thursday's finale...

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Friday, July 24, 2015

Stage version of Murakami's 'Kafka on the Shore' starts off great before running aground by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Haruki Murakami's best-selling novels " "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle," "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage" and more " often involve flights of fancy that make them hard to.…

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Thursday, July 23, 2015

Colin Quinn's solo 'New York Story' is his best work yet by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Colin Quinn is having a moment: His supporting turns on "Girls" and "Inside Amy Schumer" have been delish, and he has a substantial part in Schumer's hit movie "Trainwreck." Now...

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'Ubu Roi' is an awesome punk play you didn't know you needed by Elisabeth Vincentelli

"Ubu Roi" may have been written in 1896, but make no mistake: It's a punk play. This surreal satire about a malevolent couple that betrays, steals and kills for money...

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Monday, July 20, 2015

What we know about 'Fear the Walking Dead' " so far by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Forget Hollywood blockbusters: The summer's most eagerly anticipated project is "Fear the Walking Dead" " the "Walking Dead" companion show. When the first full-length trailer was released a…

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Friday, July 17, 2015

Jan Maxwell serves up her usual intense performance in 'Scenes From an Execution' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Never say never: Bands break up, then reunite. Joaquin Phoenix quits acting, then says that was a prank. Heck, even Harper Lee has a new book out! So excuse us...

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

Impassive 'Amazing Grace' tells the story of the world-famous hymn by Elisabeth Vincentelli

With its clean-cut heroes and villains and its earnest Christianity, the musical "Amazing Grace" is an outlier on Broadway " where the new normal is the bold, hip-hop-flavored "Hamilton." As…

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Broadway star Sutton Foster isn't the life of 'The Wild Party' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The last time Sutton Foster appeared at Encores!, in "Violet," the show went on to Broadway. That probably won't be the case with Andrew Lippa's "The Wild Party," which started...

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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

HBO's reliance on brooding male stars is a misguided bromance by Elisabeth Vincentelli

TV is moving on, but HBO didn't get the memo. In the 1990s, the premium cable channel changed the game with two iconic series, "Sex and the City" and "The...

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Monday, July 13, 2015

Wobbly, campy satire 'Ruthless!' takes aim at child actors by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Talk about a claim to fame: Two key reasons why "Ruthless!" became a cult hit in 1992 were Britney Spears and Natalie Portman, who understudied the original lead, Laura Bell...

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Marathon production 'DruidShakespeare' falls short of memorable by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“DruidShakespeare” goes from zero to 60 in seconds. Then it slows down for hours and hours. Your own fondness for the Bard's history plays will determine whether or not you...

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Sunday, July 12, 2015

Beloved magicians return in uneven 'Penn & Teller on Broadway' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

PENN & Teller made illusions and sleights of hand cool years before the likes of David Copperfield made them flashy. For 40 years now, the pair have been the instantly...

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Thursday, July 9, 2015

'Skippyjon Jones Snow What' is zany fun for everyone by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Let’s face it: Any review is irrelevant to the target audience for "Skippyjon Jones Snow What," which is unlikely to read one. But then, that audience is unlikely to read...

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Saturday, July 4, 2015

Rihanna dissed me, so I wrote her a hit song by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Bebe Rexha co-wrote Eminem and Rihanna's 2013 smash "The Monster" " yet she's never even met them. Well, the singer did have a pre-"Monster" encounter with Rihanna when the pop...

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Jake Gyllenhaal can sing " and sell a joke " in 'Little Shop of Horrors' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Never mind whether he can sing: Can Jake sell a joke? To everybody's surprise, including maybe his own, Jake Gyllenhaal is appealingly funny and sweet in Encores' semi-staged concert of...

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Even Alicia Silverstone can't save a clueless 'Of Good Stock' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Three sisters gather for a weekend in Cape Cod, Mass. One has a possibly terminal illness, another is a hysterical bride to be, the third reveals a surprise pregnancy. They...

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Finally, all three 'Decline of Western Civilization' music docs are on DVD by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It took for frickin' ever, but here they are at last: All three "Decline of Western Civilization" movies are out on DVD! Why the excitement, you may ask? Well, the...

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Monday, June 29, 2015

Patti LuPone rules as a theatrical diva in 'Shows for Days' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You say typecasting, I say playing to an actor's strengths. And the new comedy "Shows for Days" plays to Patti LuPone's strengths to the power of a gazillion. The role...

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Saturday, June 27, 2015

AIDS activist Larry Kramer still fired up in HBO doc by Elisabeth Vincentelli

When Larry Kramer's play "The Normal Heart" premiered on Broadway in 2011 " 26 years after its creation " its author was outside the theater, distributing leaflets about AIDS. The...

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