The best moments from the Eurovision song contest finale by Elisabeth Vincentelli

https://youtu.be/5sGOwFVUU0I If it's late May, it means it's time for the annual Pop Apocalypse, aka the Eurovision Song Contest. Because when it comes to over-the-top, cray-cray musical dem…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:47am on May 24, 2015☆⚑

Off-Broadway's 'The Other Thing' wants to be scary, but it's just tiresome by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Ghosts, violence, gore: Where do we sign up?! We don't see this stuff a lot at the theater, so "The Other Thing" at least has novelty on its side. Sadly...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:26pm on May 22, 2015☆⚑

'The Sound and the Fury' is a confusing yet engrossing Faulkner reboot by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You could expect "The Sound and the Fury" to be a tedious slog. And yet, strangely, it's not. This fearful anticipation comes from the fact that the show is a...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on May 21, 2015☆⚑

Simon Callow is extraordinary as an aging transsexual woman in 'Tuesdays at Tesco's' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Pauline is a good daughter. Every Tuesday, she visits her newly widowed father, tidies up his house, does his laundry and shops with him at the local supermarket. Dad's response:...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:52pm on May 21, 2015☆⚑

Justin Bartha and Elizabeth Reaser star in spanking good comedy 'Permission' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Eric (Justin Bartha) and Cynthia (Elizabeth Reaser) are in trouble. He teaches computer science at a Texas college but is too much of a weenie to go for department chair....

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on May 20, 2015☆⚑

Amanda Seyfried makes a winning (and briefly topless) New York stage debut by Elisabeth Vincentelli

"The Way We Get By" is off-Broadway's answer to a Hollywood rom-com " the kind where a young, attractive couple overcomes obstacles and disputes about "Star Wars" to sail off...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00pm on May 19, 2015☆⚑

Annie Baker's Pulitzer winner 'The Flick' returns to NYC theatre by Elisabeth Vincentelli

She hasn't had a Broadway show yet, but Annie Baker is the It playwright of the moment. Ever since her breakthrough show, 2009's "Circle Mirror Transformation," Baker has steadily climbed...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 2:38pm on May 19, 2015☆⚑

David Guetta is the king of collaborations " here are his 6 best by Elisabeth Vincentelli

With the premiere of David Guetta and Nicki Minaj's "Hey Mama" video " on upstart subscription service Vessel, natch " it's hard not to wonder who hasn't worked with the...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:40pm on May 18, 2015☆⚑

Wonderful cast makes it worth knowing 'What I Did Last Summer' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The Valuable Lesson play tends be predictable: Somebody somehow ends up learning a heartwarming thing or two about life and one' s self. This is exactly what happens in "What...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on May 17, 2015☆⚑

'Painted Rocks' explores rocky race relations in South Africa by Elisabeth Vincentelli

South African playwright Athol Fugard has spent nearly six decades exploring his country's bitter divides. It's not that everybody suddenly reconciles in his new play, "The Painted Rocks at …

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

'Wayward Pines' is a stylish, well-acted thrill ride by Elisabeth Vincentelli

"The more you see, the less anything makes sense in this town." By the time friendly barkeep Beverly (Juliette Lewis) says that to Secret Service agent Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon),...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 6:17pm on May 11, 2015☆⚑

'The Good Wife' limps across finish line by Elisabeth Vincentelli

https://youtu.be/UHj8TMTq8fA So that's where Kalinda has been hiding: the frozen-food aisle! A lot happened on season 6 of "The Good Wife," but Archie Panjabi's announcement of her exit from…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:51am on May 11, 2015☆⚑

'Cool Hand Luke' brings the chain gang to the stage by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Now that's a test of ingenuity: How do you translate "Cool Hand Luke," which takes place on a Florida chain gang, to the stage with no set or props? This...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 2:30pm on May 8, 2015☆⚑

John Turturro and Zoë Wanamaker can't really sing, but they can sell 'Zorba!' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

When Encores! announced that John Turturro would star in its concert version of "Zorba!," the big question was: "But can he sing?!?" Um, not really. But to his credit, Turturro...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 2:53pm on May 7, 2015☆⚑

Public Theater's undercooked 'ToasT' follows build up to Attica riots by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The events leading up to the explosive Attica Prison riot of 1971 promise to be the stuff of compelling drama. It's too bad, then, that "ToasT" is so undercooked. Though...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on May 5, 2015☆⚑

This mob play should be whacked by Elisabeth Vincentelli

At last, the crypto-gay, cannibal mafia comedy we haven't been waiting for! "Dinner With the Boys" is all that and less: Ineptly written, directed and acted, this is one hell...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:00pm on May 4, 2015☆⚑

Dael Orlandersmith revisits her harrowing childhood in ' Forever' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

At times, "Forever" " Dael Orlandersmith's new solo piece about growing up with a violent drunk of a mother " is like the film "Precious," only with songs by Patti...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 7:05pm on May 4, 2015☆⚑

Success stinks: 'Veep' and 'House of Cards' were better before their leads became president by Elisabeth Vincentelli

When people get what they want on a TV series, it's bad news for the show. Just look at what's happened on "House of Cards," and is currently unraveling on...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 1:25am on May 2, 2015☆⚑

Fiasco company delivers a charming, sweet 'Gentlemen of Verona' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

We've seen our share of canines onstage, but few can compete with Crab, a cheeky mutt who makes off with "The Two Gentlemen of Verona." Crab gleefully attacks a ball...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on April 30, 2015☆⚑

What's Donna McKechnie doing as a Broadway understudy? by Elisabeth Vincentelli

One of the most dreaded sights on Broadway is the white insert in the playbill letting you know that the show's star is out that night. Yet theatergoers at new...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:59pm on April 30, 2015☆⚑

Archie Panjabi's Kalinda needs real closure on 'The Good Wife' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Back in October, Archie Panjabi announced she'd leave "The Good Wife" at the end of the season. The news knocked the wind out of the CBS drama's sails. Panjabi's character,...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:42pm on April 27, 2015☆⚑

'Tis a pity incest play 'She's a Whore' isn't better by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Giovanni and Annabella are made for each other: "One soul, one flesh, one love, one heart, one all," he swoons. Never mind that they're also brother and sister " passion...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:11pm on April 27, 2015☆⚑

Julie Taymor paints chilling portrait of modern warfare in 'Grounded' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You could be forgiven for missing "Grounded" when it premiered off-Broadway last year " it was, after all, a play by an unknown writer with a relatively unknown actress at...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on April 26, 2015☆⚑

Steve Coogan fails in pursuit of 'Happyish' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Extra! Extra! Well-off middle-aged white guy undergoes midlife crisis! Let's make a TV show about it! Sorry to break it you, "Happyish," but if you're going to be a comedy...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 2:28am on April 25, 2015☆⚑

Chita Rivera gets her diva Broadway return in 'The Visit' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It’s Chita Rivera's world: We just live in it. This works out very well for the Kander and Ebb musical "The Visit," in which the charismatic star plays a billionairess...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on April 23, 2015☆⚑