THE HANGOVER REPORT – With WHEN THE HURLYBURLY’S DONE, Richard Nelson once again quietly rivets, this time in Ukrainian

This past weekend, The Public Theater concluded hosting the New York run of Theater on Podil’s production of When the Hurlyburly’s Done by Richard Nelson. The Public is no stranger … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Illuminating stories that ought to be told: The anticipated Sia musical SATURDAY CHURCH and Audible’s production of MEXODUS

This week saw the opening of two new Off-Broadway musicals musicals that boldly shed light on stories that are typically kept out of sight and light to be told. As … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Extremities are the name of the game in the return of Hoi Polloi’s production of FAMILY by Celine Song

Last night, I ventured down to La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, where I caught Hoi Polloi’s production of Family by Celine Song (Song is perhaps best known for penning films … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Gustavo Dudamel and young superstar pianist Yunchan Lim kick off the NY PHILHARMONIC’s 2025/2026 season

This past week, the New York Philharmonic kicked off its 2025/2026 season with a highly anticipated program led by incoming music director Gustavo Dudamel. The concert commenced with a world … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – In the uncompromising pursuit of authenticity: Eisa Davis’ THE ESSENTIALISN’T and Robert Ashely’s CELESTIAL EXCURSIONS

This past weekend, I was able to sink my teeth into a pair of experimental music theater pieces in pursuit to authentically articulate nuanced aspects of the human experience. As … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – David Eldridge’s assured, intentionally acted adaptation dusts off the cob webs from Ibsen’s THE WILD DUCK

Last night, Theatre for a New Audience’s fall presentation of Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck — a co-production with Washington DC’s Shakespeare Theatre Company — opened at the Polonsky Shakespeare … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – As La Divina, opera star Anthony Roth Constanzo leads an inspired revival of Charles Ludlam’s GALAS

This past weekend, the inspired revival of Charles Ludlam’s Galas opened at The Amph on Little Island, concluding a successful summer of theatrical offerings — which have given audiences breathtaking … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Major Curda fearlessly delves into the heart of darkness in the mesmerizing stage adaptation of Yukio Mishima’s KINKAKUJI

This fall, Japan Society in Midtown East is hosting the Yukio Mishima Centennial Series in celebration of the controversial yet influential Japanese novelist’s 100th birthday. Presented under the thematic banner … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS — Big-voiced chanteuses take to the cabaret stage: WENDY MOTEN at Birdland and RIZO at Joe’s Pub

This past week, I had the great pleasure of basking in the considerable talent of a pair of big-voiced chanteuses, both of whom took to the cabaret stage with the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the hard-to-categorize COLOR THEORIES, Julio Torres brings a dreamy disposition to his incisive musings

Also this week, Julio Torres’s Color Theories opened Off-Broadway at Performance Space New York in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Perhaps best known for his award-winning HBO series Fantasmas … Continue Reading →