Old family feuds float up to the surface in 'Appropriate' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Just because a story is familiar doesn't mean you can't enjoy it. So while there's very little that's fresh in "Appropriate," the show's still a fun ride. Hailed as a...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:45am on March 17, 2014☆⚑

'Rocky' musical scores an unexpected knockout by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Something electric happens at the end of "Rocky" that gets theatergoers on their feet and writers scuttling for exclamation points: A boxing ring descends from the rafters, then glides into.…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00pm on March 13, 2014☆⚑

Boyer's berserk performance is divine in 'Hand to God' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

'Hand to God" boasts the kind of berserk, star-making performance you have to see to believe. Make that two performances " both by the same actor, Steven Boyer. In Robert...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:13pm on March 10, 2014☆⚑

im Brochu pays tribute to a special breed in 'Character Man' 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…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:17am on March 10, 2014☆⚑

Bryan Cranston looms large as LBJ in 'All The Way' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:00am on March 7, 2014☆⚑

Emma Thompson shows off singing chops in 'Sweeney Todd' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 8:26am on March 6, 2014☆⚑

A family feuds in 'The Open House' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:23pm on March 5, 2014☆⚑

Hudes' Iraqi vet trilogy ends with 'Happiest Song' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“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…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:34am on March 4, 2014☆⚑

Sarah Ruhl delivers a brilliant comedy with 'Stage Kiss' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:46am on March 3, 2014☆⚑

Jonathan Hadary shines in Paddy Chayefsky's 'Middle of the Night' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

"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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 1:29pm on March 2, 2014☆⚑

Carrie Cracknell's 'A Doll's House' restores Ibsen's power by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:27pm on February 27, 2014☆⚑

1931 office comedy 'London Wall' gets deserved NY premiere by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 2:02pm on February 26, 2014☆⚑

Bruce Lee bioplay 'Kung Fu' misses mark by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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....

SOURCE: The New York Post at 8:47pm on February 24, 2014☆⚑

'My Mother Has Four Noses' muses its way in one-woman show by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 6:39am on February 24, 2014☆⚑

'Four Noses' a beautiful love letter to a dying parent by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:21pm on February 21, 2014☆⚑

Kelli O'Hara makes the most of 'Bridges of Madison County' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:06pm on February 20, 2014☆⚑

'Love and Information' takes an atomized look at modern relationships by Elisabeth Vincentelli

'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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:16am on February 20, 2014☆⚑

'Transport' fails to pick up steam by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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".…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:22am on February 17, 2014☆⚑

k.d. lang adds saucy, gender-bending twist to 'After Midnight' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:20pm on February 14, 2014☆⚑

'The correspondent' doesn't deliver by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:00am on February 14, 2014☆⚑

In 'Dinner With Friends,' beautiful people break up, too by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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 …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:33am on February 14, 2014☆⚑

'Bronx Bombers' play fails to hit it out of the park by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:06am on February 7, 2014☆⚑

'Almost, Maine' boasts a quirky charm by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:14pm on February 5, 2014☆⚑

The paranoid mind-set of a terrorism suspect in 'I Call My Brothers' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:41am on February 3, 2014☆⚑

Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman " man of the theater by Elisabeth Vincentelli

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...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:04pm on February 2, 2014☆⚑