THE HANGOVER REPORT – ERC’s TCHAIKOVSKY: NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART lets the tortured composer’s work do the talking, movingly

I recently took in a performance of Ensemble for the Romantic Century’s Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart, the company’s final production of its 2017-2018 season, at the Pershing Square Signature … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Anthony Giardina’s DAN CODY’S YACHT is a Shavian treatise, for better or worse

One of the best plays to open in New York in recent seasons was Anthony Giardina’s politically-minded The City of Conversation (starring the late, great, and much-missed Jan Maxwell) staged by … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – COPPÉLIA and HARLEQUINADE: A pair of comic story ballets play Lincoln Center, just in time to usher in the warmer months

Over the past few weeks, New York dance fans have been treated to a pair of high profile stagings of comic story ballets at Lincoln Center – just in time … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Rennie Harris’s energized FUNKEDIFIED is tremendous fun, nothing more, nothing less

This past weekend at The New Victory Theater, I was able to take in a performance of Funkedified, an adrenaline-fueled dance collage performed by Rennie Harris Puremovement and Hood Lockers … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Charles Wuorinen’s highly anticipated, emotionally turbulent operatic adaptation of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN doesn’t fully satisfy

Last night, I attended the final performance of New York City Opera’s brief run of Brokeback Mountain, Charles Wuorinen’s operatic adaptation of the Annie Proulx short story (made famous by … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Lily Thorne’ limp PEACE FOR MARY FRANCES meanders, despite the presence of the great Lois Smith

This weekend, I caught up with The New Group’s Peace for Mary Frances at the Pershing Square Signature Center. I really wanted to like Lily Thorne’s limp new play concerning … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The superb 50th anniversary revival of THE BOYS IN THE BAND proves that the seminal play remains relevant

Last night, the first Broadway show of the 2018-2019 season opened at the Booth Theatre. Regardless of which season it falls in, Joe Mantello’s superb 50th anniversary revival of Mart Crowley’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Irish Rep’s production of WOMAN AND SCARECROW is a pitch black comedy from a playwright with an unapologetically gothic sensibility

I recently had a chance to watch a performance of Woman and Scarecrow by Marina Carr – a playwright I hadn’t been familiar with – at Off-Broadway’s Irish Repertory Theatre. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The 2018 edition of BAM’s DANCEAFRICA was a rousing celebration of community and heritage

This past holiday weekend, I attended the opening night performance of the 2018 edition of DanceAfrica at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. This was my first exposure to the annual … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Erin Markey’s athletic two-hander SINGLET is thematic, absurdist entertainment

Tonight, I caught Erin Markey’s latest performance piece, her two-hander Singlet at The Bushwick Starr. Over the last half a dozen years or so, I’ve been tickled and beguiled by … Continue Reading →