THE HANGOVER REPORT – FALL FOR DANCE kicks off with accomplished works by Alexei Ratmansky, Tiler Peck, and Andrea Miller

Last night, the 2024 edition of Fall for Dance — a festival of dance made popular, in part, by its $30 price point and crowd-pleasing programming — kicked off with … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A rare and timely revival of SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE puts an illuminating Asian spin on the cult musical

Last night, Out of the Box Theatrics’ rare revival of Michael John LaChuisa’s See What I Wanna See opened at the adventurous Off-Broadway theater company’s new permanent home in the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A rebooted LONDON CITY BALLET arrives at The Joyce with a program focused on British choreography

This week, the New York dance season kicked into high gear with a number of high-profile openings (e.g., both New York City Ballet’s fall season and City Center’s Fall for … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Nurturing artists past, present, and future: Reflecting upon the enduring legacy and ongoing impact of HERE

Over the course of the past week or so, I attended a number of performances that had me reflecting upon the enduring legacy and ongoing artistic impact of HERE, that … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Spencer Aste’s sobering theatrical memoir WAKE UP is a harrowing saga of addiction

The heady folks over at Bedlam have kicked off their season with a re-tooled version of Spencer Aste’s theatrical memoir Wake Up at the West End Theatre on the Upper … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone contrast vividly in Jen Silverman’s breezy yet stealthy new comedy THE ROOMMATE

On Broadway, the lost art of the comedy has been making somewhat of a comeback. On the heels of the smash summer hit Oh, Mary!, the Great White Way has … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Michael Tilson Thomas leads the NY PHILHARMONIC in a pronounced, nuanced rendition of Mahler’s mighty Fifth

This week, the New York Philharmonic launched headlong into its New York fall season at David Geffen Hall with a sturdy, terrifically contrasting program comprised of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A wonderfully game cast valiantly animates the cliché-ridden new musical THAT PARENTING MUSICAL

Last night, the new Off-Broadway musical That Parenting Musical opened at Theatre Row. Written by the husband-and-wife — or, more appropriately, the mom-and-dad — team of Graham and Kristina Fuller, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – S. Shakthidharan’s rich family epic COUNTING AND CRACKING takes a panoramic view of a nation’s troubled history

This week at NYU Skirball, I had the chance to experience Belvoir St Theatre and Kurinji’s co-production of Counting and Cracking by S. Shakthidharan. The acclaimed panoramic work arrives in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo singlehandedly takes on THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

This past weekend at “The Amph” venue on Little Island, I had the opportunity to catch the delightfully scrappy new production of The Marriage of Figaro starring countertenor Anthony Roth … Continue Reading →