Lesley Manville is a revelation in gripping 'Ghosts' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

"Ghosts" packs an astounding amount of drama into just over an hour and a half " cheating and lying, bitterness and hypocrisy, venereal disease and crushed hopes, and that staple...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:17pm on April 13, 2015☆⚑

'Veep' star Anna Chlumsky: Julia Louis-Dreyfus is 'relentless' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Anna Chlumsky displays serious comic chops on HBO's "Veep," in which she plays Amy Brookheimer, the title character's perpetually harried chief of staff. Yet the actress sounds a little surp…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 1:02am on April 12, 2015☆⚑

Ken Starr steals the show in otherwise mediocre 'Clinton " The Musical' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Turns out the dominant character in the Clinton administration wasn't President Bill or First Lady Hillary, but Kenneth Starr. At least that's how it seems in "Clinton " The Musical,"...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on April 9, 2015☆⚑

Broadway's 'Wolf Hall' is beautiful but boring by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The bad news is that the two plays that make up "Wolf Hall" will set you back six hours. Even worse is that they feel even longer. It's amazing that...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on April 9, 2015☆⚑

Gentrification goes terribly wrong in new drama 'Buzzer' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Jackson is a Harvard-educated African-American lawyer who just bought a home in a rough, Brownsville-type neighborhood. He has a reason, though: He grew up there. "In 10 years, this whole...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on April 8, 2015☆⚑

Vanessa Hudgens is at ease in a girl-power revival of 'Gigi' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

How do you solve a problem like "Gigi"? At first glance the Lerner and Loewe musical seemed ripe for a revival: The movie won a whopping nine Oscars in 1959,...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on April 8, 2015☆⚑

Foul-mouthed puppet is Tony gold in raunchy 'Hand to God' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Don’t let his big eyes, tuft of red hair and argyle sweater fool you: Tyrone is a profane, horny, violent little psycho " and funny as hell, too. He's found...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on April 7, 2015☆⚑

Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy are a mismatched couple in 'Skylight' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Watching a couple duke it out works only if you also understand what drew them to each other in the first place. But in the new Broadway revival of David...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on April 2, 2015☆⚑

Rock 'n' roll play 'Undeniable Sound' is a little too quiet by Elisabeth Vincentelli

For a show about rock 'n' roll, "The Undeniable Sound of Right Now" is a little too well-behaved. Admittedly, this new play by Laura Eason ("Sex With Strangers," TV's "House...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on April 2, 2015☆⚑

Faded diva remembers life on the road in mesmerizing 'Music Hall' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Showbiz isn't all glamour and glitz. In the sharply written, beautifully acted "Music Hall," an aging diva reminisces about her days touring her song-and-dance act. Sometimes the stage was s…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on March 31, 2015☆⚑

How to see dinner and a show for less than $50 by Elisabeth Vincentelli

People always complain that theater is too expensive. And it is " if you're referring to Broadway, with its $150 orchestra seats and its overpriced Theater District restaurants. But the...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:21am on March 28, 2015☆⚑

The Rockettes spring show with Derek Hough isn't so spectacular by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Radio City Music Hall's "New York Spring Spectacular" is a lot of show " all for something that feels like the most expensive visitors bureau commercial ever made. For starters,...

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

William Puck's guerilla posters bring 'The Lord of the Rings' to the subway by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Today, New York celebrates the Fall of the Dark Lord Sauron. What, you didn't know about the anniversary of the demise of the big baddie from "The Lord of the...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:22pm on March 25, 2015☆⚑

6 celebs we'd like to see in Bradley Cooper's 'A Star Is Born' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Like Batman reboots, but not quite as often as Dracula, "A Star Is Born" returns to movie screens with regularity. Now Bradley Cooper is meant to make his directorial debut...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:18pm on March 25, 2015☆⚑

Silence speaks louder than words in evocative 'Small Mouth Sounds' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Action generally speaks louder than words " but silence says even more in "Small Mouth Sounds," Beth Wohl's wonderful, perceptive new play. Six strangers meet at a spiritual retreat on...

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

Elisabeth Moss lacks authority in revival of 'The Heidi Chronicles' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Heidi Holland, the heroine of Wendy Wasserstein's hit "The Heidi Chronicles," firmly believes that "all people deserve to fulfill their potential." The whole point of the play, which premier…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on March 19, 2015☆⚑

Keith Carradine leads the charges in 'Paint Your Wagon' revival by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You have to mine for them, but Lerner and Lowe's Gold Rush musical " now lovingly revived at Encores! " is rife with shiny nuggets. Even with Keith Carradine leading...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 2:33pm on March 19, 2015☆⚑

John Noble and Hamish Linklater go head to head in period drama 'Posterity' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Some of the spring's hottest shows have been irreverent spins on history, like the hip-hop bio-musical "Hamilton" and "An Octoroon," an alternately hilarious and searing look at slavery. "Po…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:20pm on March 18, 2015☆⚑

Sienna Miller is a barely passable Sally Bowles in 'Cabaret' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Remember when the star of "Cabaret" was whoever played the role of Kit Kat Klub chanteuse Sally Bowles? Well, it isn't this time. It's Alan Cumming's Emcee who owns the...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 9:01pm on March 12, 2015☆⚑

Dazzling chanteuse Josephine Baker lives on in 'Josephine and I' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In her winning solo piece "Josephine and I," Cush Jumbo recounts how, as a child in Britain, she discovered an unlikely role model in Josephine Baker, the American-born entertainer who...

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

Off-Broadway's 'The Liquid Plain' is poetic but cryptic by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You might consider enjoying a glass of something before "The Liquid Plain." Naomi Wallace's baffling play about slaves and sailors would probably go down better after a drink or two....

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:16pm on March 9, 2015☆⚑

Tom Hanks isn't the only actor to cameo in a music video by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You may have noticed that Carly Rae Jepsen's video for "I Really Like You" prominently features a certain Oscar winner who shall remain " oh fine, it's Tom Hanks. Famous...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:14pm on March 9, 2015☆⚑

A&E's 'The Returned' a French-vanilla version of original by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You may want to take A&E's slogan, "Be original," with a grain of salt. Consider that one of the network's flagship spring shows, "The Returned" (premiering Monday night) is a...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:01am on March 9, 2015☆⚑

Helen Mirren rules Broadway in 'The Audience' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

To the surprise of exactly no one, Helen Mirren is absolutely terrific as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Audience," which opened on Broadway Sunday night. Admittedly, Mirren had practice, having…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01pm on March 8, 2015☆⚑

Larry David delivers Larry David-ness in Broadway debut, 'Fish in the Dark' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Larry David has no understudy in "Fish in the Dark," because he is the only reason you'd want to see this new comedy. If he's out, there's no show. Fans...

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