VIEWPOINTS – Translated from stage to screen: Mart Crowley’s THE BOYS IN THE BAND and Kenneth MacMillan’s ROMEO & JULIET

Over the last week, I had the opportunity to assess the recent screen adaptations of two iconic stage works. Happily, both have made the jump successfully and augment the current … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: Week 2 of CITY BALLET’s digital fall season, Scott Silven THE JOURNEY, and the Public Works documentary UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE

Here are some thoughts on my recent streaming adventures. UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREEThe Public Theater / All Arts This week via All Arts – WNET’s wonderfully comprehensive, arts-focused online platform … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – INTRALIA, THE WEIRD PARK: InVersion Theatre’s sinister interactive audio-walk of Prospect Park lives up to its title

Yesterday, on a pretty glorious pre-fall afternoon, I went on a trek through Prospect Park. This was no ordinary walk, as I was guided by Intralia, the weird park, InVersion Theatre’s … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A preview of upcoming live-streamed dance events: The Joyce’s STATE OF DARKNESS & City Center’s FALL FOR DANCE

Among the performing arts, dance in particular embraces the visceral immediacy of the present moment. In a previous post of mine, I expressed my slight disappointment over the tendency of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Despite going virtual, Theatre for One’s HERE WE ARE retains its disarming immediacy and immersive spirit

Yesterday, after weeks of attempting to claim a coveted free Thursday night slot, I finally got around to experiencing one of Theatre for One’s “Here We Are” micro-plays. Commissioned by … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: The fall dance season begins with inspired past performances by City Ballet and the Royal Ballet

Theater’s not the only performing arts genre ramping up its digital programming this fall. This week, I streamed content from two of the world’s great ballet companies, the Royal Ballet … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Theatrically immersive art installations that transport visitors to inner- and outer-spaces: GARDEN OF EDEN & INTANGIBLE FORMS

Currently on view in Chelsea are a pair of interactive art installations which rely heavily on theatrical immersion (e.g., via theatrical lighting, props, sets, and sound) to transport their visitors. In … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: The fall theater season commences digitally with BELFAST BLUES, DUST FROM THE STARS, and KAREN, I AM

Last week, with live performances stilled banned from taking place in New York, the fall theater season nonetheless officially commenced with some unexpectedly inspired digital offerings. Here are my thoughts … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Composer Ellen Reid’s interactive SOUNDWALK through Central Park proves to be accomplished, accessible

Last weekend, on my walk from my apartment in Hell’s Kitchen to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I decided to give composer Ellen Reid’s innovative and dynamic Central Park-inspired Soundwalk … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: The Met’s hit production of PORGY AND BESS, Complexions’ rousing if repetitive BACH 25, and Richard Nelson’s eloquent finale to his APPLE FAMILY “Pandemic Trilogy”

Here are my latest thoughts on my online performing arts viewings. PORGY AND BESS Opera The Metropolitan Opera Last weekend, the Metropolitan Opera streamed, without charge, its hit production of … Continue Reading →