Britney Spears and Natalie Portman battled for an off-B'way role in '92 by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Once upon a time, in a bizarro universe, Natalie Portman and Britney Spears were in the same show. The time was 1992, the universe was off-Broadway and the show was...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:27pm on September 8, 2014☆⚑

What we can expect from Season 6 of 'The Good Wife' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It's been a long, grueling summer for TV fans. “The Walking Dead” is sending out longer and longer trailers and "The Good Wife" has broken the radio silence it was...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:36pm on September 8, 2014☆⚑

AMC releases extended trailer for Season 5 of 'Walking Dead' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Early September means one thing: The parsing of taunting teasers from returning TV shows. And few are as eagerly anticipated as AMC's "The Walking Dead." Until that ratings juggernaut's fift…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:42pm on September 8, 2014☆⚑

Four Irish youths look for love and sex in 'Boys and Girls' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In this charming but slight Irish import, two men and two women talk about their night out in Dublin. They're all college-age and looking for love, sex or all of...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00pm on September 7, 2014☆⚑

Prepare to checkout at 'Motor Inn' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Motels see a lot of coming and going, but the one in A. R. Gurney's "The Wayside Motor Inn" is really action-packed. There's a bitterly divorcing couple, a father and...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 9:52pm on September 5, 2014☆⚑

Musical 'Red Eye of Love' smothers audience with trite whimsy by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It’s a tough time for fans of musicals. A few weeks ago, we endured "Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter," a labored, Icelandic rock extravaganza set inside...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on September 4, 2014☆⚑

'Trade Practices' not quite on the money by Elisabeth Vincentelli

There I was, frantically waving around my piddling amount of play money as I tried to leave "management" and become one of the "owners." Thanks for nothing, lady who demanded...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 7:10am on September 3, 2014☆⚑

Billy Eichner had us laughing way before his Emmys bit by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Billy Eichner has earned a bit of fame for his "Billy on the Street" videos, in which he hysterically questions/insults/yells at random people before rushing on to the next victim....

SOURCE: The New York Post at 1:43pm on August 27, 2014☆⚑

Women can't leave jail behind in 'And I and Silence' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Thanks to a certain Netflix series, a lot of attention's been paid lately to women in prison. Now comes a new play about women who've met behind bars, complete with...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:59pm on August 26, 2014☆⚑

Calvin Harris tops list of best-paid DJs with $66M by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Unless you live in a country-music bubble, you know electronic dance music is big " billions of dollars big. The recent list of the highest-earning DJs is just as eye-popping....

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:22pm on August 20, 2014☆⚑

Interpol to play Met's Temple of Dendur to celebrate new album by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Interpol has classed up since its gigs at dives like Brownies and Luna Lounge 15 years ago. Now the band has announced it will play the Metropolitan Museum of Art's...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:18pm on August 20, 2014☆⚑

Emma Stone to replace Michelle Williams in 'Cabaret' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

As speculated, Emma Stone is due to replace Michelle Williams as Sally Bowles in Broadway's "Cabaret" for a limited run beginning Nov. 11. Alan Cumming is staying put as the...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:39pm on August 20, 2014☆⚑

Couples behave badly in Rebeck's 'Poor Behavior' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Many stories about a get-together or reunion build up to a big, cathartic blow-up. Theresa Rebeck's new play, "Poor Behavior," opens with one. And it's all downhill from there for...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 9:08pm on August 17, 2014☆⚑

The 7 steamiest miniseries to hit the small screen by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The success of the "Outlander" miniseries on Starz reminds us of the heyday of female-centric miniseries, in the 1980s and early 1990s, when grand, complicated love stories played out agains…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:15pm on August 15, 2014☆⚑

If 'Homeland' drives you nuts, try the series that inspired it by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Showtime has just announced that Season 4 of "Homeland" will premiere on Sunday, Oct. 5, with a double episode. That's assuming viewers still care. If you gave up on "Homeland"...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:54pm on August 14, 2014☆⚑

Icelandic musical about the financial crisis is on thin ice by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It’s the rare musical title that tips off the plot: There is indeed a riot going in "Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter," and it does take...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 9:00pm on August 13, 2014☆⚑

When Lauren Bacall ruled the New York stage by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Lauren Bacall was a Hollywood icon who was made for the stage. Which this clip, from her hit "Applause" " possibly one of the campiest items on YouTube " makes...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:17pm on August 13, 2014☆⚑

'The Walking Dead' gets the Lego treatment by Elisabeth Vincentelli

"The Walking Dead" already has gangbuster ratings, but could they get even bigger if the show was made with Legos instead of regular actors? (Despite its wooden acting, the current...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 1:53pm on August 13, 2014☆⚑

Blanchett and Huppert are deliciously devious 'Maids' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

By every measure " star power, buzz, lofty ticket prices " "The Maids" is the most hyped event of this year's Lincoln Center Festival, if not the entire summer. And...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:09pm on August 10, 2014☆⚑

'The Maids' brings premium pricing to off-Broadway by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Running through Aug. 16, Lincoln Center Festival's "The Maids" " starring the formidable Cate Blanchett and French icon Isabelle Huppert " is off-Broadway. It's also off the charts " not...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:39pm on August 8, 2014☆⚑

Julia Stiles tanks in terrible rom-com play 'Phoenix' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You’d think Julia Stiles would know better after all those movies, from "Save the Last Dance" to the Bourne trilogy. She even held up her own opposite Bill Pullman in...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00pm on August 7, 2014☆⚑

'The Opponent' is really on the ropes by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The actors in the boxing drama "The Opponent" don't pull their punches " which can't be said of the slack play itself. For nearly two hours, Guy Van Swearingen and...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 1:40am on August 7, 2014☆⚑

John Lithgow and Annette Bening flail in Central Park 'King Lear' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Like many actors of a certain age and stature, John Lithgow decided it was time to do "King Lear." And why not? Although many still remember him as the comic patriarch...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:12pm on August 5, 2014☆⚑

'Summer Shorts' is back with nuns blazing for second series by Elisabeth Vincentelli

After vanishing from the NY stage for 25 years, Albert Innaurato is back with a vengeance " and his weapons are cocked and loaded. Those who were around in the...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 9:49pm on August 4, 2014☆⚑

Stephen Adly Guirgis returns with another tale of working-class NY by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You're not going to find Stephen Adly Guirgis writing about hedge-fund managers or Williamsburg hipsters. The guy sticks to what he does best, which is telling about a racially mixed,...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on July 31, 2014☆⚑