VIEWPOINTS – At The Joyce, MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP illuminates humanity vis-à-vis musicality as only Morris and his company can

Currently at The Joyce Theater in Chelsea, you’ll be able to catch Mark Morris Dance Group in the midst of a two-week summer run consisting of two completely distinct programs. … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Betsy Wolfe is winning as the trailblazing Miracle Mop inventor in the otherwise pedestrian new musical JOY

This week, Joy: A True New Musical opened Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre (typically the Off-Broadway home of Roundabout Theatre Company, which is renting the space this summer to … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Nightlife roundup: LAURA & LINDA BENANTI team up at 54 Below, and JACKIE BEAT rings in another year at the Cutting Room

Even in the midst of New York’s scorching summers, the city’s iconic cabaret and nightlife scene remains by and large unfazed, as exemplified by a pair of highly entertaining shows … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Money can’t buy everything, hope the Off-Broadway satires DILARIA and POLISHING SHAKESPEARE

Currently Off-Broadway, you’ll find a pair of satires critiquing the extent to which money shapes and influences our lives — both culturally and socially — in today’s world. As always, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In a refreshing change of pace, Charles Randolph-Wright gives us an unabashed love story in DUKE & ROYA

This summer, in a refreshing change of pace from the status quo, Charles Randolph-Wright has given playgoers an outright, unabashed love story of the likes of classic Hollywood films like … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Processing personal crises through performance: Crystal Skillman’s OPEN and Carl Holder’s OUT OF ORDER

Currently on the boards far from the bright lights of the Great White Way are a pair of dramas that use the intimacy of the solo show format to process … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Catherine Hurlin is luminous in the title role of Ballet Theatre’s lovely production of Ashton’s SYLVIA

Last week, American Ballet Theatre continued its summers season at The Metropolitan Opera House by brining back its sumptuous production of Frederick Ashton’s Sylvia, one of the jewels in the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A vibrant slate of offerings enliven the New York performing arts scene during these steamy dog days of summer

Who says that cultural activity dissipates in New York during the dog days of summer? To counteract this myth, I’ve come armed with a slate of happenings — most of … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – For musicals, coming-of-age stories is the topic du jour this summer: The return of HEATHERS and BEAU capture theatergoers’ imagination

This summer, you’ll find a pair of traumatic coming-of-age musicals gracing the boards of Off-Broadway’s theaters — namely, the return of the musical adaptation of the cult film Heathers at … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At 54 Below, the fabulous Tony-winner MELBA MOORE goes down memory lane

This week, the great Melba Moore returned to 54 Below with the latest iteration of her show From Broadway, With Love. For two performances only (the second show is tonight), … Continue Reading →