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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

‘Trade Practices’ not quite on the money by Elisabeth Vincentelli

There I was, frantically waving around my piddling amount of play money as I tried to leave “management” and become one of the “owners.” Thanks for nothing, lady who demanded...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:10AM
Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Billy Eichner had us laughing way before his Emmys bit by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Billy Eichner has earned a bit of fame for his “Billy on the Street” videos, in which he hysterically questions/insults/yells at random people before rushing on to the next victim....

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:43PM
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Women can’t leave jail behind in ‘And I and Silence’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Thanks to a certain Netflix series, a lot of attention’s been paid lately to women in prison. Now comes a new play about women who’ve met behind bars, complete with...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:59PM
Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Calvin Harris tops list of best-paid DJs with $66M by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Unless you live in a country-music bubble, you know electronic dance music is big — billions of dollars big. The recent list of the highest-earning DJs is just as eye-popping....

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:22PM

Interpol to play Met’s Temple of Dendur to celebrate new album by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Interpol has classed up since its gigs at dives like Brownies and Luna Lounge 15 years ago. Now the band has announced it will play the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:18PM

Emma Stone to replace Michelle Williams in ‘Cabaret’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

As speculated, Emma Stone is due to replace Michelle Williams as Sally Bowles in Broadway’s “Cabaret” for a limited run beginning Nov. 11. Alan Cumming is staying put as the...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:39PM
Sunday, August 17, 2014

Couples behave badly in Rebeck’s ‘Poor Behavior’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Many stories about a get-together or reunion build up to a big, cathartic blow-up. Theresa Rebeck’s new play, “Poor Behavior,” opens with one. And it’s all downhill from there for...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:08PM
Friday, August 15, 2014

The 7 steamiest miniseries to hit the small screen by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The success of the “Outlander” miniseries on Starz reminds us of the heyday of female-centric miniseries, in the 1980s and early 1990s, when grand, complicated love stories played out ag…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:15PM
Thursday, August 14, 2014

If ‘Homeland’ drives you nuts, try the series that inspired it by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Showtime has just announced that Season 4 of “Homeland” will premiere on Sunday, Oct. 5, with a double episode. That’s assuming viewers still care. If you gave up on “Homeland”...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:54PM
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Icelandic musical about the financial crisis is on thin ice by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It’s the rare musical title that tips off the plot: There is indeed a riot going in “Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter,” and it does take...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:00PM

When Lauren Bacall ruled the New York stage by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Lauren Bacall was a Hollywood icon who was made for the stage. Which this clip, from her hit “Applause” — possibly one of the campiest items on YouTube — makes...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:17PM

‘The Walking Dead’ gets the Lego treatment by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“The Walking Dead” already has gangbuster ratings, but could they get even bigger if the show was made with Legos instead of regular actors? (Despite its wooden acting, the current...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:53PM
Sunday, August 10, 2014

Blanchett and Huppert are deliciously devious ‘Maids’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

By every measure — star power, buzz, lofty ticket prices — “The Maids” is the most hyped event of this year’s Lincoln Center Festival, if not the entire summer. And...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:09PM
Friday, August 8, 2014

‘The Maids’ brings premium pricing to off-Broadway by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Running through Aug. 16, Lincoln Center Festival’s “The Maids” — starring the formidable Cate Blanchett and French icon Isabelle Huppert — is off-Broadway. It’s also off the char…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:39PM
Thursday, August 7, 2014

Julia Stiles tanks in terrible rom-com play ‘Phoenix’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You’d think Julia Stiles would know better after all those movies, from “Save the Last Dance” to the Bourne trilogy. She even held up her own opposite Bill Pullman in...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM

‘The Opponent’ is really on the ropes by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The actors in the boxing drama “The Opponent” don’t pull their punches — which can’t be said of the slack play itself. For nearly two hours, Guy Van Swearingen and...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:40AM
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

John Lithgow and Annette Bening flail in Central Park ‘King Lear’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Like many actors of a certain age and stature, John Lithgow decided it was time to do “King Lear.” And why not? Although many still remember him as the comic patriarch...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:12PM
Monday, August 4, 2014

‘Summer Shorts’ is back with nuns blazing for second series by Elisabeth Vincentelli

After vanishing from the NY stage for 25 years, Albert Innaurato is back with a vengeance — and his weapons are cocked and loaded. Those who were around in the...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:49PM
Thursday, July 31, 2014

Stephen Adly Guirgis returns with another tale of working-class NY by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You’re not going to find Stephen Adly Guirgis writing about hedge-fund managers or Williamsburg hipsters. The guy sticks to what he does best, which is telling about a racially mixed,...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PM

‘Varekai’ numbers boast familiar Cirque du Soleil flair by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“Varekai” is billed as Cirque du Soleil’s “newest arena show,” but it actually was created back in 2002, for the big top. While the acts are as tight as we...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:31PM
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

David Schwimmer’s ‘Sex With Strangers’ is polished and stylish by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The Second Stage production of the new dramedy “Sex With Strangers” is polished and stylish. It also boasts superior casting, with the excellent Anna Gunn (Walter White’s long-sufferin…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:00PM
Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Fast-paced ‘Mala Hierba’ spotlights luxury life on the Texas-Mexico border by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Second Stage Uptown scored big a few years ago with “Bachelorette,” which became a movie and launched the career of playwright Leslye Headland. Now the company’s unearthed another gem …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:49PM
Friday, July 25, 2014

‘Lightning Thief’ makes a spirited plea for self-acceptance by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You can’t accuse Theatreworks USA of lacking ambition in its shows for young audiences. Its 26th season’s production, “The Lightning Thief,” is an action-packed musical filled with h…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:38PM
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Leight’s ‘Summer Shorts’ fall flat by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Warren Leight found a nifty way to sum up 20 years’ worth of Knicks agony: In “Sec. 310, Row D, Seats 5 and 6,” the Tony-winning writer of “Side Man”...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:03PM

5 Hollywood hits that fizzled on (and off) Broadway by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Stories that pop on the big screen can fizzle when they hit the stage. For every hit like “Once” there are a dozen misfires like “Bullets Over Broadway,” the latest...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:08PM
Thursday, July 17, 2014

‘Pump Boys and Dinettes’ showcases a charming revival by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Encores! Off-Center has done a bang-up job reviving obscurish off-Broadway musicals, some of which, on the strength of these productions, later made it to Broadway. “Pump Boys and Dinettes…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:01PM
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Randy Newman revives his ‘Faust’ musical for one night only by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Randy Newman’s only musical, “Faust,” is an odd bird: It’s never been staged in New York, yet it’s spawned a couple of famous-ish songs. You may have heard Bonnie Raitt’s...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:45PM
Monday, June 30, 2014

Scheuer’s ‘The Lion’ too one-sided to be interesting by Elisabeth Vincentelli

No matter what Benjamin Scheuer talks or sings about in his solo musical, “The Lion,” he sticks to a monotone that’s polite at best, bland at worst. Which is pretty...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:20PM
Thursday, June 26, 2014

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo revive ‘tick, tick…BOOM!’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Jonathan Larson’s legacy usually boils down to “Rent.” But the Encores! Off-Center series is making a strong case for his lesser-known “tick, tick…BOOM!” with a high-energy p…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:31PM

Cartoonish ‘Muscles in Our Toes’ makes little sense on stage by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The thing with reunions is that they always boil down to the same big ideas: Nobody’s the way they used to be, friendship is treacherous, and you can’t go home...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PM
Monday, June 23, 2014

Mikhail Baryshnikov, Willem Dafoe are live-action Itchy and Scratchy in ‘The Old Woman’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

‘The Old Woman” is pretty much a live-action version of “The Itchy & Scratchy Show” starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Willem Dafoe. This new theatrical piece has all the vaudevill…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:33PM