Elisabeth Vincentelli
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This Japanese hologram pop star isn't real, but she has a ton of fans
Hatsune Miku, who plays two shows at Hammerstein Ballroom on Saturday, is the perfect pop star. In the studio she's cooperative and never complains about polyps on her vocal cords. On...
Cirque du Soleil is cursed in New York
Poor Cirque du Soleil: It can’t even get flop buzz in New York.The Canadian circus behemoth’s tried to establish a New York beachhead for years. But “Banana Shpeel” slipped up...
Billboard Awards steered clear from controversy but also from excitement
The Billboard Music Awards 2016 were broadcast live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas — though "live" didn’t apply to all the performances. The recipient of the Millennium Award,...
These 2 shows are about the crime of being gay
Once upon a time, kissing the wrong person could land you in jail, as two new off-Broadway shows remind us — one more effectively than the other. The first, Paula...
A new show tells its audience to yell the N-word
It takes the combined power of actor Joe Morton and comedian Dick Gregory — the first playing the second in off-Broadway’s “Turn Me Loose” — to get an entire audience...
Blake Shelton's relationship with Gwen hasn't dulled his music
Blake Shelton’s achievements are many. He’s scored more than 20 No. 1 country hits. He’s rehabilitated the vest as a fashion statement. He’s the most successful judge on “The Voice,”...
Please let this hilarious nun perform at the Tonys
Internet campaigns are mostly annoying and useless, with a few notable exceptions — like #PutSimardOn. That hashtag is the battle cry of a movement — led by blogger Andrew Briedis,...
This 63-year-old man is a rising tennis star
Growing up in New Jersey as “the shortest, skinniest kid” on whatever team he was on, Gerald Marzorati never expected to be playing nationally competitive tennis in his 60s —...
Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest with tune about Soviet oppression
It was broadcasted for the first time in the US, on Logo, since the singing competition's creation back in 1956.
New York Liberty's star center rediscovers her hometown
When the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun traded Tina Charles to the New York Liberty in 2014, it was a homecoming for the powerhouse center, who was born and raised in Queens....
Forget 'American Idol': This is the best singing show on TV
Justin Timberlake is going to perform his new single “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” at the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. Hope he’s ready to get schooled, because Eurovision takes kooky showmanship...
It took two hit series before this actor's parents forgave him
It took two hit series before Daniel Dae Kim’s parents forgave him for becoming an actor. “My father was a doctor and I was expected to follow a professional path,”...
'Do I Hear a Waltz?' makes a lovely return from oblivion
“Do I Hear a Waltz?” Imagine if Bob Dylan and Keith Richards had made an album together that bombed and sank into oblivion. That’s what “Do I Hear a Waltz?”...
How killing 'McDreamy' shook 'Grey's Anatomy' from its slumber
One of TV’s hottest shows is a 12-year-old prime-time soap. Hospital drama “Grey’s Anatomy” has often been listed as “critical” over its long run — but then creator/mastermind Shonda Rhimes...
'The Good Wife' keeps us guessing until the end
Warning: This article contains spoilers from the series finale of "The Good Wife." As "The Good Wife" ended its seven-season run Sunday night, it's hard to tell what we'll miss...
'Dear Evan Hansen' is one of the season's best new musicals
One of the best new musicals of the season isn’t on Broadway, but off — the funny, touching “Dear Evan Hansen.” Ben Platt (from both “Pitch Perfect” movies) gives a...
Trump can't play the Stones, but 'Phantom of the Opera' is still fair game
Donald Trump recently took the stage as “Start Me Up” was playing and — screeeech! "The Rolling Stones have never given permission to the Trump campaign to use their songs...
Gillian Anderson is one tough Blanche
Gillian Anderson’s back on a New York stage for the first time since an off-Broadway show in 1991. And not just in any role: She’s playing Blanche DuBois, the doomed...
This actor's hairy secret to playing Arthur Conan Doyle
When Stephen Mangan was cast as Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle in the new Fox crime drama “Houdini and Doyle,” he fully committed to the role. “I was shown...
Audra McDonald can really do everything
Does your washing machine need to be fixed? Do you want a five-tier wedding cake? Maybe if Audra McDonald has some free time, she can help — because after seeing...