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1,779 stories by "Elisabeth Vincentelli"

Review: Facing Life's Final Stretch in 'Harry Townsend's Last Stand' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

George Eastman's Off Broadway play is lifted by its direction and performances, but often feels like a cornball sitcom.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:12am on December 5, 2019[SHARE]

The Pop Musical: Go Big (and Loud) or Go Home by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It's time for Broadway to embrace what's most joyous about songbook shows. Not biography, not coherence, but excess. Even "Moulin Rouge!" doesn't quite get it right.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:24am on November 22, 2019[SHARE]

Review: Female Chemistry in 'The Half-Life of Marie Curie' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A new play focuses on the first woman to win the Nobel Prize and her friendship with Hertha Ayrton, a fellow scientist played by Kate Mulgrew.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:24pm on November 19, 2019[SHARE]

Review: In 'Reparations,' Righting Wrongs Comes With a Cost by Elisabeth Vincentelli

James Sheldon's play examines what happens when trauma is used to material ends.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:54pm on November 6, 2019[SHARE]

'Fear' Review: 3 Men in a Shed, 1 Missing Girl on Their Minds by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A tepid thriller from Matt Williams leaves too much time to ponder the holes in its plot.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 8:42pm on October 29, 2019[SHARE]

'Seared' Review: For a Pompous Chef, Comeuppance on the Menu by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Raúl Esparza faces the realities of the restaurant business in Theresa Rebeck's energetic but formulaic art-versus-commerce comedy.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18pm on October 28, 2019[SHARE]

How Do You Impersonate Judy Garland? Ask a Drag Queen by Elisabeth Vincentelli

While Renée Zellweger plays the star onscreen, a host of cabaret performers pay homage to the gay icon night after night onstage.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18pm on October 25, 2019[SHARE]

For 24 Hours Onstage, Alia Shawkat Felt Great to Feel 'Shameless' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The "Arrested Development" actress made quite the New York stage debut, repeating one fiery scene opposite about 100 different actors in "The Second Woman."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:12pm on October 20, 2019[SHARE]

'Chasing Rainbows' Review: Judy Garland's Happy Days by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Focusing on the entertainer's early years, this Paper Mill Playhouse musical offers buoyant tap numbers but sidesteps the material's most troubling implications.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:48pm on October 18, 2019[SHARE]

Review: A Startling 'Swan Lake' That's Hard to Recognize by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In a work opening with a goat tethered to a cinder block, the closest we get to Tchaikovsky's ballet is four dancers representing swans.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:48pm on October 16, 2019[SHARE]

Review: A Son Mourns in 'Notes on My Mother's Decline' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Intimate but distant by design, Andy Bragen's play takes us on a journey many are likely to face with an aging parent.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 8:42pm on October 13, 2019[SHARE]

Review: 'Dublin Carol' Gets Lost in Its Drink by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Set in a bar on Christmas Eve, this revival at the Irish Repertory Theater plays alcoholism for drama without resorting to boozy histrionics.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:24pm on October 7, 2019[SHARE]

Review: In 'Why'd Ya Do It,' a Spiky Séance With Marianne Faithfull by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The downtown rock raconteuse Tammy Faye Starlite is celebrating the 40th anniversary of "Broken English" in this hybrid of a show.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 2:33pm on September 30, 2019[SHARE]

Review: 'jazz singer' Looks to Complicate a Film's Fraught History by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A director and a composer play versions of themselves in a fascinating but frustrating reconsideration of a movie infamous for its use of blackface.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:24pm on September 29, 2019[SHARE]

It's 'Opening Night' for Two Shows That Pay Homage to Cassavetes by Elisabeth Vincentelli

An Australian production features the same scene repeated 100 times, while a French version stars Isabelle Adjani in the Gena Rowlands role.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24am on September 6, 2019[SHARE]

Review: In 'Dust,' the Measure of a Life After Suicide by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A woman watches those she left behind in Milly Thomas's unsentimental solo show at the Fourth Street Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:42pm on September 5, 2019[SHARE]

Review: 'HOUSE' Nods to Chekhov, but the References Don't Stop There by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The latest production by Theater Mitu is a high-concept, low-reward aggregate of undigested allusions.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:03pm on August 25, 2019[SHARE]

Review: Motherhood Masters Dysfunction in 'Little Gem' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In Elaine Murphy's play, three women from one Dublin family tell a slice-of-life story through interwoven, interlocking monologues.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:54pm on July 31, 2019[SHARE]

Review: A Vaclav Havel Trilogy Drives Evening of Political Theater by Elisabeth Vincentelli

"Havel: The Passion of Thought," along with work by Harold Pinter and one by Samuel Beckett (dedicated to Havel), takes on morality and tyranny.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:03pm on July 17, 2019[SHARE]

What Makes Michael R. Jackson Tick, and What Ticks Him Off by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The young, gay, black creator of the musical "A Strange Loop" talks about his process, Liz Phair, soap operas and just about everything else.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:36pm on July 14, 2019[SHARE]

The Boys in the Band Get to Broadway. Why Not the Girls? by Elisabeth Vincentelli

"The Prom" is the rare show with lesbian themes to reach theater's biggest stage. Gay women deserve more than drawing their own conclusions about Princess Elsa and Scout Finch.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:03pm on July 5, 2019[SHARE]

Review: 'Rock of Ages' Returns, Scaled Down but Big Hair Intact by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In a limited run Off Broadway, the jukebox musical about love and rocking out in the 1980s now includes songs by Def Leppard.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:48pm on July 4, 2019[SHARE]

Review: A One-Act Marathon Anchored by the Armageddon by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Plays in this Ensemble Studio Theater series include stories of the Second Coming told seven ways and two women in search of a hot duck.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:36pm on June 17, 2019[SHARE]

Review: In 'Open,' a Love Story Told by Sleight of Hand by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In Crystal Skillman's new play, a woman in the wake of tragedy resorts to magic and misdirection.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:33pm on June 12, 2019[SHARE]

Review: 'Oscar at the Crown' Sets the Apocalypse to a Throbbing Dance Beat by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Both a dance party and an Oscar Wilde book club, this musical tries to connect the rise of social media to the end of the world.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 2:24pm on June 6, 2019[SHARE]
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