1,783 stories by "ELISABETH VINCENTELLI"
Jim Brochu made his off-Broadway debut back in 1968 and has worked steadily ever since. Never heard of him? No wonder: He's what's known as a "character man" " someone whose qu…
Walter White, the drug-dealing anti-hero of "Breaking Bad," was a fantastic gift to Bryan Cranston " it led to a memorable performance, a Golden Globe and three Emmys. But the...
Yes, she can sing. For her New York stage debut, Emma Thompson is aiming high: She's taking on the amoral Mrs. Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber...
Some consider Will Eno the Beckett of American suburbia. Others find him simply maddening. From "Thom Pain (based on nothing)" to "Title and Deed," the playwright's deadpan tone, lack of...
“The Happiest Song Plays Last" is the kind of show in which people who look otherwise reasonable make big head-scratching decisions. And they don't even seem to have consequences. "Hap…
Who are you and what have you done with Sarah Ruhl? Ruhl's built a sterling reputation " Pulitzer and Tony nominations, a MacArthur "genius grant" " with works invariably described...
"I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Pulled from Peter Finch's epic rant in 1974's "Network," this may be the single most famous line...
It takes only minutes for this outstanding production of "A Doll's House" to grab you " and that's before a word of Ibsen's 1879 classic about an increasingly desperate housewife...
We didn't wait until the invention of "chick lit" to have romantic workplace comedies. Take the Mint company's "London Wall," a chestnut from 1931: Affairs, female friendship, women wonderin…
Bruce Lee was famous for his precision " you don't deliver blows and kicks like that without finely calibrating them. But the new fightsical "Kung Fu" is a hot mess....
This solo musical about the descent of the author's mother into dementia . . . hey, where are you going? Don't be turned off by its subject: Jonatha Brooke's affectionate, well…
This solo musical about the descent of the author's mother into dementia . . . hey, where are you going? Don't be turned off by its subject: Jonatha Brooke's affectionate, well…
The prospect of a musical version of "The Bridges of Madison County" was scary " yes, even more so than a singing and dancing "Rocky." That's because Broadway tuners can...
'Love and Information" is a thought-provoking show about our ADD age. Except it wasn't written by some young, plugged-in hotshot, but by a 75-year-old who isn't even on Twitter. Over...
The title and author " Thomas Keneally, who wrote "Schindler's List" " suggest a show about the trains that raced to German concentration camps. But the new off-Broadway musical "Transport".…
Winter blues got you down? Just take Broadway's own giant happy pill " the terrific revue "After Midnight." Paying tribute to Duke Ellington and the heady days of Harlem joints...
The Rattlestick is a dinky little theater in the West Village, yet there was Joan Rivers at a recent performance of "The Correspondent," looking regal " and completely out of...
The characters of "Dinner With Friends" may have a privileged, Williams-Sonoma lifestyle, but their woes may be familiar, no matter your tax bracket. Donald Margulies' dramedy examines what …
There's a reason sports shows are rare: Not only are they tough to stage, but theater and jocks rarely share the same playing field. Yet writer Eric Simonson has found...
Looking for a crowd-pleasing blockbuster? Forget Broadway " it's all happening at the tiny Gym at Judson, which is hosting the mega-hit "Almost, Maine." Haven't heard of it? You can't...
Amor is a laid-back dude. He likes dancing, is handy around the house, and, like most guys in their 20s, he crushes out on girls. There's just one problem: Amor's...
Philip Seymour Hoffman may have made his name in movies, but he made his reputation at the theater. And the theater made him what he was: That's where he forged...
There's a reason we don't see Brecht's "A Man's a Man" very often: It's not all that good. To come alive, it needs a brilliant production " and this clunky...
Before we can even begin discussing "Intimacy" and what it means, be forewarned: If the theater had ratings, as movies do, this show would earn an X. It features full-frontal...
Celebrity children lunging into the limelight are nothing new. But rarely are they known for bold, risky moves " except for Ella Dershowitz. The 23-year-old didn't follow in the footsteps...
