THE HANGOVER REPORT – Next Wave 2024 continues with Tiago Rodrigues’s provocative CATARINA AND THE BEAUTY OF KILLING FASCISTS

Last night at BAM Harvey Theater, I attended the opening performance of Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists, the latest offering of Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 2024 edition of its … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – After recent turn of events, an evening with JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND turned out to be just the right antidote

It’s safe to say that many of us were deeply affected by the turn of events earlier this month. That being said, it turned out that all I needed to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The beguiling, refreshing new musical MAYBE HAPPY ENDING examines love through the eyes of robots

Once in a while, a musical comes along that breaks the mold of the tried and true and thoroughly captures the imagination. This week, an unlikely new Broadway musical has … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Heléne Yorke and Michael Zegen navigate the spiky terrain of modern dating in STRATEGIC LOVE PLAY

Also last night, Strategic Love Play by Miriam Battye (perhaps best known for lending her writing talents to hit television shows like Succession) opened Off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theater, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – James Monroe Iglehart shines as Satchmo in the by-the-books jukebox bio-musical A WONDERFUL WORLD

Last night, the new musical A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical opened on Broadway at Studio 54, a fitting venue for a show centered largely around music and the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sculptural lighting takes center stage in FRONTERA, Dana Gingras’s dystopian hip hop ballet

This weekend for two nights only, you’ll be able to catch Canadian dance troupe Animals of Distinction perform Frontera at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House. Created … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Strong women at the helm: Amy Berryman’s WALDEN and Jenny Lyn Bader’s MRS. STERN WANDERS THE PRUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY

This week, I encountered a pair of Off-Broadway plays by women playwrights that feature strong women characters at the helm. Read on for my thoughts. WALDENSecond Stage TheaterThrough November 24 … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A company on the move: PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY heads into its fall season with ambitious plans for growth

Paul Taylor Dance Company is carrying a lot of momentum heading into its three-week fall season at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. Just last week, Taylor announced … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Assessing two deep cuts: Mint’s rare revival of SUMP’N LIKE WINGS and Gingold Theatrical Group’s revamp of THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE

Over the years, two Off-Broadway theater companies — Mint Theater Company and Gingold Theatrical Group — have made it their mission to dust off plays on the brink of falling … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – American Ballet Theatre unveils a disorienting but surface-level dance adaptation of CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

American Ballet Theatre concluded its fall season last week at the David H. Koch Theatre at Lincoln Center with the world premiere of choreographer Helen Pickett and director James Bonas’s … Continue Reading →