1,783 stories by "ELISABETH VINCENTELLI"
The Smiths and their lead singer, Morrissey, have long had a passionate following, but few are as gonzo as their fans in Mexico and in Southern California's Mexican-American community. Now c…
The summer's hottest touring act is drawing crowds in all 50 states and travels under the tightest security. No, it's not Beyoncé " it's a centuries-old book. Published in 1623, Shakespeare…
Broadway’s biggest scandals now revolve around sky-high ticket prices and stars forgetting their lines. Oh, for the days when the vice squad stepped in! That's exactly what happened in…
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. In 20…
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 the hot weath…
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…
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 …
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's …
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. Even so…
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 a 30…
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. In o…
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 downhil…
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…
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 into the 19,500…
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…
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 Monday on His…
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, the…
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 sex " no…
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. …
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 it even…
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 Awa…
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," tells t…
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 and call th…
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," having …
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…
