THE HANGOVER REPORT – Dance roundup: Wayne McGregor’s underrated WOOLF WORKS returns, PAUL TAYLOR lights up The Joyce stage

This past week found American Ballet Theatre’s summer season in full swing with the return of an underrated full length work at The Metropolitan Opera House. Additionally, Paul Taylor Dance … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Solo shows as group therapy sessions: NSangou Njikam in A FREEKY INTRODUCTION and Julia Masli in HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

Over the past week or so, I encountered two solo shows that doubled as group therapy sessions. In A Freeky Introduction and Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha, both … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Recalibrated Off-Broadway revivals of classic plays: August Strindberg’s CREDITORS and Sophie Treadwell’s MACHINAL

Over the past week or so, I was able to catch a pair of Off-Broadway revivals of classic plays that have been thoughtfully recalibrated for contemporary audiences. As always, read … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At 54 Below, CHICAGO celebrates 50 years with cast members of the original 1975 production and 1996 revival

Last night over at 54 Below, I attended the aptly titled Dancers Over 40 Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Chicago. Co-produced by young impresario Charles Kirsch and Dancers Over 40 … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Queers past, present, and future: BLOOD, SWEAT & QUEERS; MY SON’S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?); and PRINCE FAGGOT

Now that we’re well into Pride Month, it’s about time that I start assessing the wide spectrum of LGBTQ+ themed plays that are currently gracing ours stages. Three of these … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Join the uprising: Revolutionary vibes fuel the immersive DEATH OF RASPUTIN and the freewheeling COUNTERFEIT OPERA

Now with the 2024/2025 Broadway season firmly behind us, the focus has officially turned to this year’s crop of early summer theater offerings, of which two productions have been capturing … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – THE MET ORCHESTRA returns to Carnegie Hall with the sublime orchestral colors of an all-Strauss bill

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024/2025 season may have officially concluded over at Lincoln Center, but the Met Orchestra continues on with a pair of June performances at Carnegie Hall. The first … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Chloe Misseldine absolutely stuns in American Ballet Theatre’s traditional, well-worn production of SWAN LAKE

This week marks the commencement of American Ballet Theatre’s full length story ballet-driven summer season at The Metropolitan Opera. This year, the company has opted to launch into the run … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jean Smart cuts deep as an aspiring writer in Jamie Wax’s otherwise pedestrian solo show CALL ME IZZY

Last night, Jean Smart (perhaps most recognizable to audiences as Deborah Vance in Hacks or Charlene Frazier in Designing Women) consummated her return to the boards of the Great White … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – John Krasinski slyly plays the victim in ANGRY ALAN, Penelope Skinner’s observant new play about masculinity

Last night, Penelope Skinner’s highly anticipated play Angry Alan starring film star John Krasinski opened at Studio Seaview’s brand new theater in Midtown Manhattan (in what was the Tony Kiser … Continue Reading →