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Friday, June 24, 2016

Finally, the Rockettes summer show is actually spectacular by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Call it “The Miracle on 50th Street.” Radio City Music Hall has been trying hard to give its precision-dance troupe, the Rockettes, something to do beyond Christmas — with little luck.…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:53AM
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Army-approved exercise tips to help you beat the summer heat by Elisabeth Vincentelli

This season’s predicted to be a scorcher, but if you’re worried about exercising in the heat, doctors say, “Don’t sweat it.” That’s because we’re actually pretty well-suited to…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:21AM
Monday, June 20, 2016

The departing ‘Hamilton’ actors are making big plans by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Now that ‘Hamilton’ has harvested its Tonys, some big names have announced their departure from the show — July 9 will be the last performance for Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:23PM
Friday, June 17, 2016

Hot Broadway boys and girls strip just for you by Elisabeth Vincentelli

What’s even better than a Broadway number? A big Broadway number where everybody’s thisclose to naked. That is exactly what happens at the yearly “Broadway Bares,” a …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:32PM
Thursday, June 16, 2016

‘Fast and Furious 8’ is the latest addition to Helen Mirren’s bizarre résumé by Elisabeth Vincentelli

If you think Helen Mirren signing up for the next installment of the “Fast and the Furious” franchise is a weird move, you haven’t paid enough attention to her career. Dame Helen�…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:16PM
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

All-women ‘Shrew’ is a goofy hot mess by Elisabeth Vincentelli

How do you wrangle a play as sexist as “The Taming of the Shrew”? The new Shakespeare in the Park production tamps down the misogyny by using an all-woman cast, many of them in drag. Eve…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:08AM
Saturday, June 11, 2016

Go ahead, try warrior pose on a paddle board by Elisabeth Vincentelli

So you’ve mastered the warrior and the downward dog, tried hot yoga and Jivamukti yoga, and are looking for your next challenge. Here’s one: achieving perfect balance and inner peace on …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:01AM
Friday, June 10, 2016

The Baloneys! The worst NYC theater of 2016 by Elisabeth Vincentelli

With Broadway basking in its best season ever in both attendance and grosses — a whopping $1.3 billion — and the Tonys upon us, it’s time to cut the back-patting with a shot of vinegar…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:29AM

Matthew Broderick finally gives a good performance in new show by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Here’s a spring shocker for you: Matthew Broderick is good in his new show. While he (and co-star Nathan Lane) earned raves in the 2001 megahit “The Producers,” it had been all dow…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:14AM
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Despite her greatness, Beyoncé leaves you wanting more by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Beyoncé looks to be human despite her perfection and utter professionalism. On Tuesday she began her first of two shows at Citi Field over an hour late, and robots are on time, right? She a…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:28AM
Friday, June 3, 2016

Tegan and Sara fall short in their bid for pop glory by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Tegan and Sara’s new album, “Love You to Death,” won’t be the one taking them out of the 5,500-seat Theater at Madison Square Garden — where they’re playing in November — and i…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:38AM
Thursday, June 2, 2016

Don’t use the Bechdel test to decide a movie’s quality by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Summer is the time of year when big male-dominated action blockbusters roam the multiplexes like lumbering dinos in “Jurassic World.” Which means we can expect more harebrained m…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:39PM
Saturday, May 28, 2016

‘Walking Dead’ star kills it in Brooklyn by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Chad L. Coleman is best known by fan-favorite single names: Cutty on “The Wire,” Tyreese on “The Walking Dead.” Now he can add Mingo, from the “Roots” remake that starts airing M…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:10AM
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Stew writes musicals, but he doesn’t ‘give a f–k about theater’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

When “Passing Strange” opened on Broadway in 2008, it was an outlier: an uproarious, smart rock tale in which the band sat onstage and fully participated in the performance. Even better,…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:06PM

Hey Fifth Harmony, nobody wants to hear a song about work by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Fifth Harmony’s slinky single “Work From Home” has managed to climb its way into the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s pop charts (and to No. 5 on the Hot 100). The infectious tune is about …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:03PM

This Japanese hologram pop star isn’t real, but she has a ton of fans by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Hatsune Miku, who plays two shows at Hammerstein Ballroom on Saturday, is the perfect pop star. In the studio she’s cooperative and never complains about polyps on her vocal cords. On…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:43PM

Cirque du Soleil is cursed in New York by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Poor Cirque du Soleil: It can’t even get flop buzz in New York.The Canadian circus behemoth’s tried to establish a New York beachhead for years. But “Banana Shpeel” slipped up before…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:56PM
Monday, May 23, 2016

Billboard Awards steered clear from controversy but also from excitement by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The Billboard Music Awards 2016 were broadcast live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas — though “live” didn’t apply to all the performances. The recipient of the Millennium…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:42AM
Friday, May 20, 2016

These 2 shows are about the crime of being gay by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Once upon a time, kissing the wrong person could land you in jail, as two new off-Broadway shows remind us — one more effectively than the other. The first, Paula Vogel’s “Indecent,”…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:24AM
Thursday, May 19, 2016

A new show tell its audience to yell the N-word by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It takes the combined power of actor Joe Morton and comedian Dick Gregory — the first playing the second in off-Broadway’s “Turn Me Loose” — to get an entire audience to stand up a…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM

Blake Shelton’s relationship with Gwen hasn’t dulled his music by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Blake Shelton’s achievements are many. He’s scored more than 20 No. 1 country hits. He’s rehabilitated the vest as a fashion statement. He’s the most successful judge on “The Voice…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:46PM
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Please let this hilarious nun perform at the Tonys by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Internet campaigns are mostly annoying and useless, with a few notable exceptions — like #PutSimardOn.   That hashtag is the battle cry of a movement — led by blogger Andrew Briedis, w…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:08AM

This 63-year-old man is a rising tennis star by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Growing up in New Jersey as “the shortest, skinniest kid” on whatever team he was on, Gerald Marzorati never expected to be playing nationally competitive tennis in his 60s — especiall…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:30AM
Saturday, May 14, 2016

Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest with tune about Soviet oppression by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It was broadcasted for the first time in the US, on Logo, since the singing competition's creation back in 1956.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:22PM

New York Liberty’s star center rediscovers her hometown by Elisabeth Vincentelli

When the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun traded Tina Charles to the New York Liberty in 2014, it was a homecoming for the powerhouse center, who was born and raised in Queens. On the eve of the Lib…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:15AM
Friday, May 13, 2016

Forget ‘American Idol’: This is the best singing show on TV by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Justin Timberlake is going to perform his new single “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” at the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. Hope he’s ready to get schooled, because Eurovision takes …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:47PM

It took two hit series before this actor’s parents forgave him by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It took two hit series before Daniel Dae Kim’s parents forgave him for becoming an actor. “My father was a doctor and I was expected to follow a professional path,” says the star of TV…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:45AM
Thursday, May 12, 2016

‘Do I Hear a Waltz?’ makes a lovely return from oblivion by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“Do I Hear a Waltz?” Imagine if Bob Dylan and Keith Richards had made an album together that bombed and sank into oblivion. That’s what “Do I Hear a Waltz?” is to Broadway. The sol…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:37PM

How killing ‘McDreamy’ shook ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ from its slumber by Elisabeth Vincentelli

One of TV’s hottest shows is a 12-year-old prime-time soap. Hospital drama “Grey’s Anatomy” has often been listed as “critical” over its long run — but then creator/mastermind …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:15AM
Sunday, May 8, 2016

‘The Good Wife’ keeps us guessing until the end by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Warning: This article contains spoilers from the series finale of “The Good Wife” As “The Good Wife” ended its seven-season run Sunday night, it’s hard to tell …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:58PM
Friday, May 6, 2016

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is one of the season’s best new musicals by Elisabeth Vincentelli

One of the best new musicals of the season isn’t on Broadway, but off — the funny, touching “Dear Evan Hansen.” Ben Platt (from both “Pitch Perfect” movies) gives a remarkable pe…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM

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