Helen Mirren is spectacular (no surprise there). What did surprise me is how human she made the Queen, far more than she did in THE QUEEN. I’m not particularly interested in the monarchy––I don’t rush out to buy PEOPLE when Kate’s on the cover––but this really did offer such a unique and ...

On Sunday, I saw the last performance of THE VISIT with Chita Rivera (82 years old). A moment of theater history, complete with her standing ovation (which must have lasted for 3 minutes) the moment she walked on stage. And then endless applause at the line “I’m unkillable.” And then anot...