1,800 stories by "Elisabeth Vincentelli"
No matter what Benjamin Scheuer talks or sings about in his solo musical, "The Lion," he sticks to a monotone that's polite at best, bland at worst. Which is pretty...
Jonathan Larson's legacy usually boils down to "Rent." But the Encores! Off-Center series is making a strong case for his lesser-known "tick, tick…BOOM!" with a high-energy production …
The thing with reunions is that they always boil down to the same big ideas: Nobody's the way they used to be, friendship is treacherous, and you can't go home...
'The Old Woman" is pretty much a live-action version of "The Itchy & Scratchy Show" starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Willem Dafoe. This new theatrical piece has all the vaudevillian shti…
Rap on Broadway? Purists, relax " "Holler If Ya Hear Me," the Tupac Shakur musical that opened Thursday night, is endearingly traditional. Yes, there's gangsta anger and lots of profanity,...
Th3 strapping Jane Lynch came up short in only one way Wednesday night: Her cabaret debut " "my maiden voyage," she quipped " ended too soon. Even with two encores,...
No wonder more and more members of the casts of the eight "Harry Potter" films are turning up onstage: After all, most of Hogwarts' teaching staff seems to have been...
Two generations face off in off-Broadway's "When We Were Young and Unafraid." The older, wiser woman is Agnes (Cherry Jones), a former military nurse who runs a B&B that doubles...
Ron Weasley's coming to Broadway! Rupert Grint " the ginger-haired Hogwarts kid from all eight Harry Potter movies " will make his New York stage debut in the revival of...
Shakespeare’s "Much Ado About Nothing" is the original romantic comedy " its leads are very vocal about how much they can't stand each other. In other words, they're destined to...
A couple of years ago, Ayad Akhtar won the Pulitzer Prize for "Disgraced" " which is headed to Broadway this fall, with "How I Met Your Mother" star Josh Radnor....
The new musical "Fly by Night" is off-Broadway's answer to "The Fault in Our Stars" " earnest, enthusiastic and possibly requiring a tissue or two by the end. Romance doesn't...
In a shocker of an opening scene, Daniel takes a large knife from the kitchen and prepares to slice off his ear. Blackout. It's a heart-stopping way to begin a...
Greta Gerwig could have found a much easier vehicle than "The Village Bike." But no, the blond star of "Frances Ha" and other indie films picked a doozy of a...
Mary Bridget Davies Stars as: Janis Joplin in "A Night with Janis Joplin" "I based my dressing room on [photos from Janis' life]: tapestries, candles, 1930s lamps, two of my...
Two epically awkward dates make a satisfying finale to the off-Broadway comedy "When January Feels Like Summer" " they're a long time coming, though. Playwright Cori Thomas enjoys her charac…
For his New York stage debut, Kenneth Branagh could have gotten away with anything. A solo reading of takeout menus? It's a hit! Instead, the Shakespeare expert brought over a...
Forget about California Chrome and the Triple Crown: For many New Yorkers, the handicapping race this week is all about the Tonys. Ahead of Sunday's telecast, we balance out who...
Back in the day, Broadway songs often became million-selling hits that wormed their way into America's subconsciousness (remember "Tonight," from "West Side Story"?) Now this happens only wi…
Either Jim Dale has led an uneventful life, or he's keeping the juicy stuff to himself. Either way, his new autobiographical show, "Just Jim Dale," is easygoing but not especially...
You’d expect Michael Shannon to play the title role in "The Killer." Broody and intense, he's best known for tortured, often villainous characters " think General Zod in "Man of...
Once in a blue moon comes a show so laughably bad, it's almost enjoyable " almost. Enter "The Anthem." Loosely based on Ayn Rand's 1938 sci-fi novella "Anthem," this inept...
There are no costumed dudes battling evil in "American Hero" " just subs and hoagies. Though, come to think of it, the three leads in Bess Wohl's bittersweet, terrifically acted...
Once the temperature rises, the entire city becomes Shakespeare Central. The Bard is as inevitable as a superhero movie on Memorial Day weekend " and most of the productions are...
If the Amish are famous for their beards and buggies, the Shakers are reputed for their elegant, minimalist furniture. But that second religious group " its formal name is the...
