Sam Waterston is tepid in 'The Tempest' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Shakespeare in the Park is nothing if not wildly uneven. So it goes with the Public Theater's latest, "The Tempest," in which some of the acting is inventive and unexpected,...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on June 16, 2015☆⚑

Spy games intensify in 'Deutschland 83' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Sundance TV's "Deutschland 83" is hyped as the first German-language series to be picked up by an American network. Now that's going to lure the viewing masses! And it's also...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 1:15am on June 16, 2015☆⚑

Daring musical 'Preludes' goes inside Rachmanioff's head by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Early in the new Lincoln Center musical "Preludes," the lead character admits to liking Gordon Lightfoot: "I know he's not cool, but he brings back a fond feeling." The surprise...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on June 15, 2015☆⚑

In 'The Qualms,' an orgy comedically goes off the rails by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Party time! There's tenderloin on the grill and artichoke dip on the coffee table. The guests gab about real estate, traffic and overextending your neck at Pilates. You know "...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00pm on June 14, 2015☆⚑

The ladies of 'OITNB' have some pretty cool side hustles by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Since Season 2 of "Orange Is the New Black" premiered in June 2014, several cast members have really stepped it up in terms of visibility. Before Netflix unleashes Season 3...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 1:28am on June 12, 2015☆⚑

Meandering 'Guards at the Taj' is glib and gory by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“Guards at the Taj" may take place in 17th century India, but it has a very "Harold & Kumar" vibe. The play has lofty ambitions, but in reality it boils...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on June 11, 2015☆⚑

'10 Out of 12' makes tech rehearsal the thrilling main show by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Chaos, delays, back-stabbing: With everything that happens behind the scenes, it's a miracle theater ever makes it to an audience. At least that's the impression we get from the new...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on June 10, 2015☆⚑

Creepy vampire play will make your blood run cold by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The vampire story has been done to death " but "Cuddles" puts a fantastic spin on it. So fresh does the blood flow that this creepily inventive British import makes...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 2:00pm on June 10, 2015☆⚑

Hallucinations abound in heavy-handed 'Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, America, Kuwait' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Two American grunts in their early 20s are holed up in a wrecked bunker in an unnamed desert. They're bored out of their minds, fruitlessly trying to get a signal...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:07pm on June 9, 2015☆⚑

'Smash' takes the stage and shows it's a real 'Bombshell' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Forget the Tony Awards " Monday night's "Bombshell" wiped them off our brains. The one-night-only concert benefit, which sold out the huge Minskoff Theatre in minutes, raised $800,000 for th…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:07pm on June 9, 2015☆⚑

Choreographer Blanca Li has put Beyoncé and Coldplay through their paces by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Not many choreographers have worked with Beyoncé, Daft Punk, Jean Paul Gaultier and Pedro Almodóvar " and been produced in opera houses and culture temples around the globe. Enter Blanca…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 6:18pm on June 8, 2015☆⚑

Women and the British rule the Tony Awards by Elisabeth Vincentelli

At the 2015 Tony Awards, it paid to be either a woman or British. Or a British woman like Dame Helen Mirren, who won the night's first award " and...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:16am on June 8, 2015☆⚑

Introducing the Baloneys: Theater's Worst of the Year by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It was the best of times…and the worst of times. Broadway had a record-breaking 2014-'15 season, with a whopping $1.365 billion in ticket sales. Too bad everything that glittered was...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:19pm on June 7, 2015☆⚑

Why Steve Guttenberg was desperate to do Shakespeare by Elisabeth Vincentelli

As Steve Guttenberg learned, not every theater company wants to do Shakespeare with the star of "Police Academy." Having been AWOL from Broadway since 1990's "Prelude to a Kiss," Guttenberg.…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 7:37pm on June 4, 2015☆⚑

4 ways to get your Shakespeare fix for free in NYC this summer by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Shakespeare's the undisputed king when it comes to summer theater in New York. Along with Steve Guttenberg's "Henry IV, Part 1" in Riverside Park, here's where else you'll find the...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 7:16pm on June 4, 2015☆⚑

Mary-Louise Parker is the only reason to see 'Heisenberg' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Mary-Louise Parker is the only reason to see "Heisenberg." The play's flimsy and contrived, but it provides the chance to experience her peculiar pull. Not everybody enjoys Parker's manneris…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on June 3, 2015☆⚑

Alan Cumming rides his wave of popularity to a cabaret run by Elisabeth Vincentelli

There’s no "Cabaret" in Alan Cumming's cabaret. But then you can't blame him for skipping those ultra-familiar tunes in his Café Carlyle debut, "Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs." Happi…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:13pm on June 3, 2015☆⚑

Jesse Eisenberg takes his familiar geeky character to the brink in 'The Spoils' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Probably no one does tense, awkward nerd better than Jesse Eisenberg. We've seen him play that type in the movies "The Social Network" and "Adventureland," and in the off-Broadway plays...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on June 2, 2015☆⚑

Former foes reunite post-apartheid in BAM's 'A Human Being Died That Night' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

When one of the two characters in a play is nicknamed Prime Evil, things are bound to get tense. And so they do in the quietly gripping show "A Human...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:48pm on June 1, 2015☆⚑

Meet the banker who traded in her briefcase for Broadway by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Geneva Carr is really good at playing moms. She can do nice ones, as in the AT&T ads where she fretted about rollover minutes. But she's even better in Robert...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 7:10am on May 30, 2015☆⚑

Robert Creighton shines as 'Cagney' in well-made bio-musical by Elisabeth Vincentelli

If "Chaplin" could make it to Broadway, so could "Cagney." Both musicals profile Hollywood icons, but while "Chaplin" was clunky and bloated, the light-footed "Cagney" at least makes you cur…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:33pm on May 28, 2015☆⚑

Parsons is a mildly irreverent supreme being in 'Act of God' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

If you're going to spend an hour and a half listening to a mildly irreverent riff on the Bible, it might as well be with Jim Parsons. Who better to...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:33pm on May 28, 2015☆⚑

Off-Broadway's 'Nice Girl' is an affectionate look at losers by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Nice girls finish last. OK, maybe not dead last, but not far from the bottom. At least that's the case in Melissa Ross' new play "Nice Girl," whose title character,...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00pm on May 27, 2015☆⚑

No drama from this mama in 'Mothers and Sons' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A clunker of a Broadway show, "Mothers and Sons" asks us to endure the vacuous chit-chat of deeply unpleasant people. The worst part is, there isn't even a good reason...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Spoof's a 'Swan' fake by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You know a movie's a bona fide phenome non when it spawns a spoof or a stage version. "Black Swan" delivers on both counts with "SWAN!!!," which the irreverent troupe QWAN (Quality Without …

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑