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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Random notes and serendipity inspired charming musical ‘Found’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Forget texting and Tumblr: The ebullient new musical “Found” is a throwback to the good old days when reminders were scribbled on scraps of paper, kiss-offs on Post-Its, excuses on...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Monday, October 13, 2014

‘Ghost Quartet’ brims with life by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Dave Malloy’s pop-rock musical “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812” was an unlikely hit, an adaptation of “War and Peace” that started in a tiny theater, attracted a...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:46PM

Visually appealing ‘Generations’ fails to leave lasting impact by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Sometimes a set overshadows its show. That’s the case with “Generations” at Soho Rep. The tiny Tribeca company is known for radically reconfiguring its space for every production, and …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:51PM

Mike Colter plays the sexiest drug lord in town on ‘The Good Wife’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The male lawyers on “The Good Wife” may be aces on the stand, but none of them qualifies as hot. Seriously, who’d want to peel off any of those milquetoasts’...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:00AM
Sunday, October 12, 2014

‘While I Yet Live’ drowns in sticky, feel-good sentiment by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“I’ve been waiting all my life for somebody to see me.” “When you know better, you do better.” “I needed to get connected to me.” Lines like these belong on...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:59PM
Friday, October 10, 2014

‘Walking Dead’ makes confident return with Season 5 premiere by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The Walking Dead” is feeling pretty darn good: Ratings are through the roof, and after announcing a spin-off this summer, AMC just renewed the series. No wonder Sunday’s fifth-season pre…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:10PM

‘Good Wife’ costume designer dishes on dapper drug lord by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“The Good Wife” is the rare TV series that got better, not worse, in its sixth season — and among the reasons the show stays way above the float line...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:45PM

Even Lane and Mullally can’t save McNally’s lazy backstage comedy ‘It’s Only a Play’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Thank heaven for Nathan Lane, an alchemist who turns comic lead into gold. And he’s been handed a lot of lead in “It’s Only a Play.” Terrence McNally’s 1980s backstage...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:49AM
Thursday, October 9, 2014

‘The Walking Dead’ makes a confident return by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“The Walking Dead” is feeling pretty darn good: Ratings are through the roof, and after announcing a spin-off this summer, AMC just renewed the series. No wonder Sunday’s fifth-sea…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00PM

‘Games of Thrones’ gets the animation treatment in new mash-up by Elisabeth Vincentelli

After the successful “Walking Dead” Lego trailer comes an animated mash-up of the first seasons of “Game of Thrones.” According to Mashable, animators from Black Meal used clips fro…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:34PM

Rufus Wainwright, Robert Wilson deliver wildly entertaining ‘Shakespeare’s Sonnets’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

‘Shakespeare’s Sonnets” is wildly entertaining — shockingly so, since it has no plot, is in German and is nearly three hours long. Most of its 25 poems have been set...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:02AM
Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Judas Priest’s Rob Halford talks about his favorite music before their Barclay’s gig by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Rob Halford is a metal god — so much so that he tried to trademark that term in 2009. He didn’t need to: Few performers can match the longtime frontman...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:25PM
Monday, October 6, 2014

‘Better Call Saul’ gives your favorite sleazy attorney a backstory by Elisabeth Vincentelli

AMC’s upcoming series “Better Call Saul” has a lot of baggage and a lot of expectations. That’s because it’s not 100 percent original. It’s a prequel to “Breaking Bad,” with.…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:55AM
Sunday, October 5, 2014

‘Curious Incident’ is the most inventive new show on Broadway by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Btitish import “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is the most deliriously inventive new show on Broadway. One second, a clever bit of stage business leaves you...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:10PM
Thursday, October 2, 2014

Blythe Danner shines in Donald Marguelies’ ‘The Country House’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

There’s a handsome TV-star character in Broadway’s “The Country House” who’s a bit like Goldilocks. One woman comes at him, but she’s too young. Another is too old. The third…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:57PM

Keke Palmer, Sherri Shepherd step into ‘Cinderella’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

This may sound counterintuitive, but when a Broadway show has been around for a while, things can get interesting. Because that’s when the producers — desperate to tap new demographic...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:35PM
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Scandalous politicos provide fresh fodder for ‘Tail! Spin!’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

If we’ve learned something from Washington sex scandals, it’s that many politicians are idiots — horny, overconfident idiots with a need to overshare and an inability to keep it in...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PM
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Gender-twist adds welcome edge to revival of ‘A Walk in the Woods’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In hindsight, America had it easy in the 1980s. None of that hydra-headed terrorist nonsense: The enemy was the good ol’ USSR, and we could engage in civilized negotiations over...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM

Rosemary Harris, Romola Garai give life to verbose ‘Indian Ink’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Nobody likes a showoff. But if the showoff is Tom Stoppard, whose erudite, formally clever plays have been acclaimed for decades, there’s an exception. You don’t need to hit the...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Monday, September 29, 2014

‘The Good Wife’ explores 50 shades of moral gray in Season 6 by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Warning: This article contains spoilers “The Good Wife” took a big step Sunday night. On the surface it wasn’t as flamboyantly dramatic as, say, Will’s death, or Alicia and Cary...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:35PM

James Earl Jones, Rose Byrne play for laughs in ‘You Can’t Take it With You’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Fans of comic high jinks, make a beeline for Broadway’s “You Can’t Take it With You.” This new revival crackles and pops, thanks to the battalion of expert zanies surrounding...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:06AM
Saturday, September 27, 2014

‘Bad Judge’ role comes naturally to Kate Walsh by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“I can slam that gavel, no problem,” Kate Walsh says. “I just have this inner rage that comes out. I’ve never had a problem faking authority. There’s something that’s felt...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:06AM
Thursday, September 25, 2014

AC/DC to tour without guitarist Malcolm Young by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Talk about a good news/bad news punch. On the positive side, veteran Australian rockers AC/DC have announced the release of a new album, “Rock or Bust,” on Dec. 2 —...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:39PM
Monday, September 22, 2014

‘Scenes from a Marriage’ captures your head, not your heart by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In terms of sheer inventiveness, “Scenes From a Marriage” may be the season’s most daring show. No wonder Ivo van Hove and Emily Mann’s eye-popping tour de force is building...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM

LaBute blasts Hollywood idiots in new comedy ‘The Money Shot’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Neil LaBute’s characters are awful to each other. In “Fat Pig,” “reasons to be pretty,” “Your Friends and Neighbors” and other plays and films, LaBute lifted up the stone of...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:16PM

‘The Good Wife’ opens Season 6 with typically superb episode by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Warning: This article contains spoilers The most striking thing about Sunday night’s Season 6 premiere of CBS’s “The Good Wife” hits you after the end credits: Will Gardner is gone...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:09PM
Friday, September 19, 2014

‘Valley of Astonishment’ poetically explores rare neurological conditions by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You’d think having total recall would be cool. You’d never have to write down a shopping list. You could quote entire “Simpsons” episodes from 20 years ago. Things are more comp…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:33PM
Thursday, September 18, 2014

Mia Farrow, Brian Dennehy examine a 50-year relationship in ‘Love Letters’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You can see why everyone loves doing “Love Letters”: A.R. Gurney’s 1988 play requires no special set or costumes, and the cast of two, reading from scripts, doesn’t need to...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Bridget Everett is gutsy and provocative in ‘Rock Bottom’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

‘Tonight, I’m gonna say some s–t, and then I’m gonna do some s–t, and then I still won’t be done,” Bridget Everett warned us at “Rock Bottom,” her new show....

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Monday, September 15, 2014

8 comedians who acted in dramas, with varying results by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig dip their toes in dramatic waters for their new flick, “The Skeleton Twins,” and it’s working out well for them. The movie’s earning a high...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:03PM

Patience is required to enjoy ‘The Fatal Weakness’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The two couples in “The Fatal Weakness” wrestle with infidelity and other troubles, but they’re completely nonchalant about it. At least, they seem that way. Maybe they just knew how...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:54PM

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