THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Met returns to in-person performance with a powerful rendition Verdi’s REQUIEM to commemorate 9/11

This past Saturday, the Metropolitan Opera returned to in-person performance with a powerful rendition of Verdi’s Requiem to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11. As you can imagine, the evening … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu adds a whole new dimension to PASS OVER for its Main Stem outing

Last night, aptly at the August Wilson Theatre, I got the chance to reassess Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s Pass Over, the first new production to grace a Broadway stage since pre-pandemic … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Neal Brennan’s UNACCEPTABLE delivers mostly pedestrian comedy but has surprisingly larger fish to fry

Last night, Neal Brennan’s latest show Unacceptable opened Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre. The stand-up comedian is no stranger to playing in front of theater-oriented audiences, having scored a … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Broadway divas at the top of their game: Sierra Boggess and Liz Callaway at Feinstein’s/54 Below

This week, I popped into Feinstein’s/54 Below to witness a pair of Broadway divas return to in-person performance, much to the satisfaction of their adoring fans. It was a wonderful … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Third Rail Projects’ live-streamed RETURN THE MOON is a soulful little show that basks in the potency of collective storytelling

It was a real shame when we lost Third Rail Projects’ long-running Then She Fell – in my opinion, one of the most satisfyingly realized attempts at immersive theater I … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Richard Nelson quietly and gracefully concludes his landmark Rhinebeck Panorama with WHAT HAPPENED?: THE MICHAELS ABROAD

Over the course of the last decade, Richard Nelson has delicately documented life in America, or at least one perspective of it, through the eyes of three Rhinebeck-residing families – … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Broadway’s first two musicals re-emerge from lockdown: HADESTOWN & WAITRESS

Last week on September 2, Broadway’s first two musicals re-emerged from lockdown – the reigning Tony Award-winning Best Musical Hadestown and the audience favorite Waitress. Here are my thoughts on … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Checking up on Birdland’s pair of vivacious variety shows: JIM CARUSO’S CAST PARTY and THE LINEUP WITH SUSIE MOSHER

Although Birdland has long been associated with New York’s storied jazz scene, the club’s location just off of Times Square in the Theater District has inevitably meant that a diverse … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In an act of supreme empathy, the sensational Arturo Luís Soria channels mommy dearest in NI MI MADRE

Last weekend, I attended Arturo Luís Soria’s solo show Ni Mi Madre, which welcomes back in-person performances at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, one of the edgier of the Off-Broadway theater … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – “Hadestown” stars Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney show off their distinctive personalities in their respective cabaret acts

I recently had a chance to get to know Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney – the two fresh-faced stars of Hadestown – better via their respective cabaret acts at the … Continue Reading →