VIEWPOINTS – On Broadway, a pair of impressive solo performances that grapple with mortality: Mike Birbiglia in THE OLD MAN AND THE POOL and Jefferson Mays in A CHRISTMAS CAROL

This fall on Broadway, theater fans have the opportunity to take in a pair of solo performances that grapple with mortality. I’m happy to report that both absolutely sing. Here … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Using first hand accounts to frame reactions against psychotherapy and organized religion: THE PATIENT GLORIA and THE UNBELIEVING

This past weekend, I took in a pair of investigatory works of theater that use first hand accounts to frame contemporary reactions against psychotherapy and organized religion. Here are my … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – David Cale’s SANDRA is a standard thriller with flashes of genuine insight into the human psyche

Last night just off of Union Square, David Cale’s new one-woman thriller Sandra opened Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre. The production reunites Mr. Cale and director Leigh Silverman, who scored a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The bittersweet musical adaptation of KIMBERLY AKIMBO arrives on Broadway led by the astonishing Victoria Clark

This week, I was able to catch up with the Broadway edition of Kimberly Akimbo, the diminutive but mighty musical adaptation of David Lindsay-Abaire’s play of the same name. The … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jill Sobule finally kisses a girl in her plucky rock concert memoir F*CK7THGRADE

Last night, I trekked to the East Village to see Jill Sobule’s autobiographical F*ck7thGrade, which is currently completing its extended run at the wild project. The self told and sung … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Broadway leading man SANTINO FONTANA charms his way through his solo 54 Below debut

Last night, I was back at 54 Below to catch the opening night of Broadway leading man Santino Fontana’s new cabaret act. Mr. Fontana’s show — his first solo act … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Excavating their pasts in search of their authentic voices: Quiara Alegría Hudes’ MY BROKEN LANGUAGE and Madeline Sayet’s WHERE WE BELONG

This past weekend, I attended a pair of autobiographical works by two female playwrights who use the form of the theatrical memoir to cathartically excavate their respective pasts in search … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Met’s grim production of PETER GRIMES returns, featuring a shattering performance by Allan Clayton in the title role

This weekend, I was able to attend the final performance of the Metropolitan Opera’s fall run of Peter Grimes. With music by British composer Benjamin Britten and libretto by Montagu … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mia Chung’s quietly tragic CATCH AS CATCH CAN is a family drama with newfound pertinence

Last night at Off-Broadway’s Peter Jay Sharp Theater, I caught Playwrights Horizons’ production of Catch as Catch Can by Mia Chung. The play tells the quietly tragic story of the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A new crop of dancers invigorate PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY’s fall season at the David H. Koch Theater

Paul Taylor Dance Company has long been one of New York’s most iconic dance companies, not only because of Taylor’s idiosyncratic brand of movement, but also because of the caliber … Continue Reading →