VIEWPOINTS – Winter nights at the Metropolitan Opera: Giordano’s FEDORA and Poulenc’s DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES

This past week, I had the chance to attend a pair of productions at the Metropolitan Opera before the company takes its newly-instituted February hiatus from performances. Here are my … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Germany’s tanzmainz makes its Joyce debut with Sharon Eyal’s visceral, hypnotic SOUL CHAIN

This week, the German contemporary dance company known as tanzmainz makes its Joyce debut. For the occasion, the company – which takes its residence at the prolific Chelsea dance venue through … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – For one night only, the great Natalia Osipova conjures the versatility of her career in FORCE OF NATURE

This past weekend, Natalia Osipova performed for one night only at New York City Center, giving her many dance fans a glimpse, once again, of the greatness that elevated her … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINT – A million ways to tell a story: A recap of UNDER THE RADAR 2023

There are a million ways to tell a story – just ask the folks behind Under the Radar. Returning with a vengeance this January after two years on hiatus, the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINT – PROTOTYPE 2023 continues to be a fertile incubator for the development of important new works of music theater

Last week, I immersed myself in the 2023 edition of Prototype, a weeklong festival of new operas (in the most forward-looking instances of the genre) presented by Beth Morrison Projects … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The romance fails to ignite in Hong Kong Ballet’s otherwise sweeping and cinematic update of ROMEO & JULIET

This past weekend at New York City Center, Hong Kong Ballet performed – for two performances only – its production of Romeo & Juliet, which has been choreographed by the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players brings back its charming and infectiously-pitched production of H.M.S. PINAFORE

Earlier this month at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players wrapped up its holiday run of H.M.S. Pinafore. The frivolous piece takes place … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – LONDON THEATER RECAP: An overview of new family fare, high dramas, some requisite Shakespeare, and twists on ballet classics

VIEWPOINTS – LONDON THEATER RECAP: An overview of new family fare, high dramas, some requisite Shakespeare, and twists on ballet classics Over the holiday season, I got the opportunity to … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – 2022 IN REVIEW: Theater, Music, and Dance

2022 saw live performances continue to emerge from Covid’s comprehensive grasp. In no particular order, here are my thematically grouped picks for the most notable happenings in the performing arts … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The charming, cozily-staged musical presentation of Dylan Thomas A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES returns to Irish Rep

For those of you who are worn out by the sheer commercialism of mechanical holiday spectacles like the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (which I opted out of this year exactly … Continue Reading →