VIEWPOINTS – How are they holding up?: A review of Broadway’s long-running hit musicals (Part 3/3)

In conclusion, here’s Part 3 of my assessment of Broadway’s long-running musical hits …   SCHOOL OF ROCK Revisited June 5 Of the 12 long-running musicals in this review, Sir … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – How are they holding up?: A review of Broadway’s long-running hit musicals (Part 2/3)

Here’s Part 2 of my assessment of Broadway’s long-running musical hits …   HAMILTON Revisited September 5 I predict that Hamilton will eventually become this generation’s Phantom. That is, fast forward fifty … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – How are they holding up?: A review of Broadway’s long-running hit musicals (Part 1/3)

During the summer and early fall – less busy times for New York theater – I had the opportunity to assess the current state of Broadway’s established, long-running institutions, ahem, I mean … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – David McVicar’s new production of NORMA for the Met is grounded and theatrically satisfying

Last night, I finally caught up with Sir David McVicar’s new production of Bellini’s Norma at the Metropolitan Opera, replacing John Copley’s dismal 2001 staging. Happily, the new production by Mr. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Holder’s seemingly old-fashioned TOO HEAVY FOR YOUR POCKET is a worthwhile new play

Yesterday I caught a matinee performance of Jiréh Breon Holder’s Too Heavy for Your Pocket, in a co-production between Roundabout Underground (Roundabout’s successful developmental programming arm) and Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre, at the Black Box … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Thomas Ostermeier’s high-octane, renegade RICHARD III stuns at BAM

Last night, I was left gasping at the thrill ride that is Thomas Ostermeier’s production of Shakespeare’s Richard III, sure to be one of the highlights of this year’s Next Wave … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Is it even Shakespeare anymore?: Contemplating the current productions of MEASURE FOR MEASURE and AS YOU LIKE IT

This fall has brought us two highly anticipated Off-Broadway Shakespeare productions, As You Like It at Classic Stage Company and Measure for Measure at the Public Theater. However, seeing both made me wonder, how … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – J.B. Priestley’s TIME AND THE CONWAYS receives a rare New York revival

J.B. Priestley is perhaps best known to New York audiences as the playwright who wrote  An Inspector Calls, which received a stylish award-winning revival more than two decades ago. For … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Pierre Boulez’s RÉPONS at the Park Avenue Armory is an enveloping experience

The late Pierre Boulez’s Répons made its first “proper” New York appearance in more than a decade this past weekend at the Park Avenue Armory. It was an enveloping musical … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Matthew Aucoin’s CROSSING is that rare new opera of the first order

This past weekend, I attended the closing performance of Matthew Aucoin’s tremendous new opera Crossing, one of headliners of this fall’s ongoing Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. In … Continue Reading →