THE HANGOVER REPORT – City Ballet celebrates 21st century choreographers, to mixed results

Last night, City Ballet staged an impressive five ballets from five different contemporary choreographers. I wish I could report that at least one of these dances was destined for classic … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Douglas Hodge’s disorienting production of OLD TIMES disappoints

What a shame. On paper, this Roundabout revival of Harold Pinter’s Old Times at the American Airlines Theatre should have been a slam-dunk. Of Pinter’s plays, this one ranks high … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – After an uninspired start, City Ballet’s ALL-BALANCHINE program ends triumphantly

Yesterday evening, I found myself back at the David H. Koch Theater to take in some more of City Ballet’s fall season. The program was entitled “All-Balanchine”, and was comprised … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Laurie Anderson’s HABEAS CORPUS profoundly illuminates the Park Avenue Armory despite an underpowered night-capping concert

Laurie Anderson is an artist who defies categorization. Her latest construct, Habeas Corpus, continues to find Ms. Anderson wearing a number of hats – multimedia artist, singer/songwriter, and most importantly … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – James Thierrée’s dark physical and visual spectacle TABAC ROUGE dazzles at BAM

Yesterday afternoon, I trekked to Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood to attend a performance of James Thierrée’s latest physical spectacle entitled Tabac Rouge. I’ve greatly admired James Thierrée and his company … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – City Ballet is in superb form in AMERICANA x FIVE program

Yesterday, in a program entitled Americana x Five, I paid my first visit back to City Ballet since a captivating performance of Swan Lake led by a stunning Sara Mearns … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The baffling FONDLY, COLLETTE RICHLAND is more frustrating than thrilling

It’s taken me a few days to formalize and document my thoughts on Sibyl Kempson’s confounding Fondly, Collette Richland, as performed by the folks at the adventurous Elevator Repair Service … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Deaf West’s devastating revival imbues SPRING AWAKENING with newfound emotional depth

Is it too soon to bring back the musical Spring Awakening? This is a question I asked myself as I walked into the Brooks Atkinson Theatre last night to reacquaint … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Revisiting Broadway’s Warhorses (Part 2)

As I explained in the first installment of this series published on August 24th, I’ve been busy revisiting and reassessing some of Broadway’s long-running hits during the past month or … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The 2015 FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL gets off to a rousing start

Last night I attended the first of five Fall for Dance Festival programs at City Center. I’ve long admired this festival for its wonderfully eclectic programming and ardent audiences. In … Continue Reading →