THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jesse Tyler Ferguson virtuosically takes on an army of characters in Becky Mode’s light-as-air FULLY COMMITTED

This past weekend, I dropped by the Lyceum Theatre to catch Jesse Tyler Ferguson (of Modern Family fame) virtuosically take on more than 40 characters in Becky Mode’s genial if … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Compagnia Finzi Pasca’s whimsical LA VERITÁ invokes Dalí at BAM

The contemporary cirus troupe Compagnia Finzi Pasca is currently in the midst of a brief residency at the Brooklyn Academic of Music with its latest show La Veritá, a charming, somewhat … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The New Group’s traveling THE SENSUALITY PARTY talks dirty, and it’s surprisingly great theater

Yesterday afternoon, I trudged up to the Bronx to catch The New Group’s traveling, albeit site-specific, performance of Justin Kuritzkes’s The Sensuality Party at Lehman College. You see, the play … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Nina Stemme stuns as ELEKTRA in Patrice Chéreau’s insightful new production at the Met

My self-curated season at the Metropolitan Opera was recently brought to a smashing close by the late, great Patrice Chéreau’s deeply insightful new production of Elektra, Richard Strauss’s seething and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Ben Platt and Rachel Bay Jones are emotionally shattering in the solid DEAR EVAN HANSEN

Yesterday afternoon, I caught a matinee performance of Dear Evan Hansen at Second Stage Theatre. I had seen the musical – a variation on the impactful Next to Normal for … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The stylish, uneven AMERICAN PSYCHO is a brash journey into the modern psyche, via the 1980s

Last night, I caught a performance of American Psycho, a new Broadway musical currently playing at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The musical, adapted from the cult novel by Bret Easton … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – For this critic, a return visit to HAMILTON confirms its place in theater lore

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Hamilton woke up this morning to the sweet record-breaking sound of 16 Tony Award nominations. Yes, believe the hype. I’ve seen the game-changing musical four times now … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – ROMEO & JULIET vs. KIKI & HERB: Only at the ever-vital Public

Last night, I indulged in a double-header at the Public Theater, where I was yet again reminded of why the famed institution is one of the most vital arts centers … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Red Bull’s THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL is juicy, well-acted fun

Yesterday, I caught a juicy, highly entertaining production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The School for Scandal at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. This timely revival of Sheridan’s play about moral corruption … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – MasterVoices’ DIDO & AENEAS, starring Kelli O’Hara and Vicki Clark, is mesmerizing

Last night, I attended an inspired gala performance of Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas at New York City Center, courtesy of Ted Sperling’s MasterVoices series. This brief run reunites, yet … Continue Reading →