Even Alicia Silverstone can't save a clueless 'Of Good Stock' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Three sisters gather for a weekend in Cape Cod, Mass. One has a possibly terminal illness, another is a hysterical bride to be, the third reveals a surprise pregnancy. They...

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

Finally, all three 'Decline of Western Civilization' music docs are on DVD by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It took for frickin' ever, but here they are at last: All three "Decline of Western Civilization" movies are out on DVD! Why the excitement, you may ask? Well, the...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:58am on June 30, 2015☆⚑

Patti LuPone rules as a theatrical diva in 'Shows for Days' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You say typecasting, I say playing to an actor's strengths. And the new comedy "Shows for Days" plays to Patti LuPone's strengths to the power of a gazillion. The role...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on June 29, 2015☆⚑

AIDS activist Larry Kramer still fired up in HBO doc by Elisabeth Vincentelli

When Larry Kramer's play "The Normal Heart" premiered on Broadway in 2011 " 26 years after its creation " its author was outside the theater, distributing leaflets about AIDS. The...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 1:06am on June 27, 2015☆⚑

Jonathan Groff is the soul of William Finn's 'A New Brain' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Three weeks after winning Tonys for the book and score of "Falsettos" in 1992, William Finn collapsed on the street " felled by a congenital brain malformation. Not only did...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 2:56pm on June 25, 2015☆⚑

'Wayward Pines' is back " and creepy as ever! by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Come for the stars " stay for the crazy plot! It's safe to say that the initial lure for "Wayward Pines" was the kind of deluxe cast you tend to...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 1:10am on June 25, 2015☆⚑

Who needs Jon Snow when we have Poldark? by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Who cares about Jon Snow? Five minutes into "Poldark," the dark, broody and very much dead Jon Snow had been replaced in our hearts by the dark, broody and very...

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

French music doesn't suck anymore, and here's proof by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Remember when French music stopped sucking? OK, so good stuff came out before Daft Punk " it's just that nobody outside France knew it. It took the masked duo and...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:32am on June 19, 2015☆⚑

'Significant Other' is a modern, non-musical spin on 'Company' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“It feels like all my friends are dying," Jordan complains in the new comedy "Significant Other." Well, technically they aren't: They're getting married, one after another, and Jordan …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:39pm on June 18, 2015☆⚑

Chris Noth doesn't deliver in 'Doctor Faustus' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

What’s Chris Noth thinking in "Doctor Faustus"? Hard to tell. As the ambitious magician of Christopher Marlowe's 16th-century play " who trades his soul to Lucifer in exchange for abso…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:39pm on June 18, 2015☆⚑

'Gloria' is one of the fiercest plays you'll see this year by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It’s not just "Game of Thrones" that boasts jaw-dropping shockers " the new play "Gloria" has such a fantastic moment, it's killing me that I can't spill the beans. All...

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

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☆⚑