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Sunday, April 12, 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…

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Thursday, April 9, 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,"...

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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...

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Wednesday, April 8, 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...

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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,...

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Tuesday, April 7, 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...

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Thursday, April 2, 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...

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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...

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Tuesday, March 31, 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…

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Saturday, March 28, 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...

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Thursday, March 26, 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,...

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Wednesday, March 25, 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...

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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...

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Monday, March 23, 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...

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Thursday, March 19, 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…

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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...

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Wednesday, March 18, 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…

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Thursday, March 12, 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...

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Tuesday, March 10, 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...

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Monday, March 9, 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....

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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...

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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...

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Sunday, March 8, 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…

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Thursday, March 5, 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...

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Why 'Beautiful' star Jessie Mueller first didn't recognize Carole King by Elisabeth Vincentelli

After 18 months on Broadway " and 496 renditions of "I Feel the Earth Move" " Jessie Mueller ends her run Friday night in "Beautiful," the hit biomusical about Carole...

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Chilina Kennedy follows Jessie Mueller as Carole King in 'Beautiful' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Starting Saturday, the woman behind the piano at "Beautiful" will be . . . Chilina Kennedy? Even if the name doesn't ring a bell, the Canadian actress (inset) is a musical-thea…

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Monday, March 2, 2015

Diane Lane and Tony Shalhoub almost rescue contrived 'Mystery of Love & Sex' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

"The Mystery of Love & Sex" takes on so much that it could have been titled "The Mystery of Love, Sex, Racism, Sexism, Religion, Confused Romantic Feelings & Dealing With...

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France's super-sized Paradiski resort is a super bargain by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Here are some scary ski figures: A single-day, walk-up-window adult ticket now costs $159 at Vail. Hunter Mountain charges up to $76 for the privilege of jostling with aggro New...

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

'Octaroon' daringly revisits slavery via stage razzle-dazzle by Elisabeth Vincentelli

“The whole point of this thing was to make you feel something," a character tells us in "An Octoroon." No argument there: This brilliant, daring, demented show takes you on...

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'Bright Half Life' shakes up a good love story by Elisabeth Vincentelli

On one of their early dates, Erica and Vicky ride a Ferris wheel, which may be a terrible idea since Erica is afraid of heights. No matter: Next thing we...

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Dylan Baker on his eighth 'Wife' (episode) as creepy Colin Sweeney by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It’s been a long winter for fans of "The Good Wife": a seemingly endless holiday hiatus, two episodes in January and then another break. The CBS series returns on Sunday...

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