VIEWPOINTS – Masters at work: The Joyce’s ARPINO DANCE FESTIVAL revs up and the return of Robbins and Balanchine masterworks at CITY BALLET

This week — to borrow from New York City Ballet’s programming lingo — I had the great pleasure of basking in “masters at work” by way of ballets by Gerald … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In a downsizing corporate environment, Mike Bartlett’s gladiatorial BULL still packs a visceral punch

Currently at the cozy “storefront” theater venue JACK in Brooklyn, you’ll be able to find an intimate and in-your-face revival of Bull by Mike Bartlett, a playwright perhaps best known … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jonathan Spector’s THIS MUCH I KNOW teases the brain in order to touch base with the soul

Last season, playwright Jonathan Spector struck a chord with Broadway audiences with his vaccination debate play Eureka Day, which won him the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Preston Max Allen’s piercing new play CAROLINE sheds a humanizing light on the trans experience

Tonight, Preston Max Allen’s exceptional new play Caroline opened Off-Broadway at MCC Theater’s more intimate Susan & Ronald Frankel Theater space. The play tells the story of Maddie, a lower … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Met commences its season with a fluent adaptation of THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY

Earlier this month, The Metropolitan Opera kicked off its 2025/2026 season with an operatic adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In FLAMING SEPTEMBER, Justin Vivian Bond voluptuously channels Marianne Faithfull

Last week, I had the great pleasure of attending a Justin Vivian Bond concert at the ornate St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights. Entitled Flaming September … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Natalie Palamides wreaks havoc in WEER, the inaugural show at the rebooted Cherry Lane Theatre

This fall, commercial Off-Broadway theater’s impressive resurgence continues with the re-opening of the rebooted Cherry Lane Theater, which has been bought and thoughtfully renovated by the indie film company A24 … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In ALL RIGHT. GOOD NIGHT., Rimini Protokoll artfully articulates the process of gradual disappearance through music and text

Last night at NYU Skirball, I had the opportunity to catch the North American premiere of Rimini Protokoll’s All right. Good night. in a co-presentation by L’Alliance New York as a part … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dance Roundup: Assessing all-Balanchine bills at CITY BALLET and an evening with A.I.M BY KYLE ABRAHAM

Aside from City Center’s ongoing Fall for Dance festival, the city’s dance scene has been in full swing. This past week, I had the chance to catch up with a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Hansol Jung’s LAST CALL, A PLAY WITH COCKTAILS is intimate and immersive in the most unique ways

Also last night, Hansol Jung’s new play Last Call, a play with cocktails officially opened, way Off-Broadway. Only accommodating 20 to 40 guests at a time in personal homes across … Continue Reading →