Broadway’s ‘Something Rotten’ gets reinvented by Canada’s Stratford Festival — and it’s hysterical

Broadway’s ‘Something Rotten’ gets reinvented by Canada’s Stratford Festival — and it’s hysterical

What a joy it is to see “Something Rotten” transformed into something terrific.  The caffeinated comedy, which played New York back in 2015, is the marquee musical of the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada, an easy trip for New Yorkers. And before this year, one would have had to search far and wide to find … Read more

How Jones Road founder Bobbi Brown reinvented makeup — twice

How Jones Road founder Bobbi Brown reinvented makeup — twice

Bobbi Brown has launched not one but two groundbreaking cosmetics companies and written nine bestselling books on beauty, but she’s not a fan of traditional makeup. “I don’t like makeup that looks like makeup. When you’re done, I just want you to look better. I want you to look not tired. I want you to … Read more

How Andrew Dice Clay reinvented himself for a new generation with ‘moron character’ antics

How Andrew Dice Clay reinvented himself for a new generation with ‘moron character’ antics

Andrew Dice Clay doesn’t do anything halfway. Even his diner breakfast order is taken to the limits of edibility. “Three scrambled eggs, kind of well done. The hash browns, just burn ’em. Wheat toast, annihilate it,” he instructs the waiter at Madison Restaurant in Manhattan’s Midtown East while dangling an unlit Marlboro Light — the comedian … Read more