VIEWPOINTS – Solo play revivals powered by masterful performances: Jesse Tyler Ferguson in TRU, Daniel Radcliffe in EVERY BRILLIANT THING

This past week, I had the privilege of basking in the masterful performances of two A-list actors of stage and screen — both Tony-winners — who have taken existing vehicles … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Downtown stalwarts still at it: Wallace Shawn & André Gregory’s MOTH DAYS, and Martha Clarke & John Kelly’s BUGHOUSE

Currently Off-Broadway, you’ll find a pair of productions that find stalwart downtown theater-makers — namely Wallace Shawn, André Gregory, Martha Clarke, and John Kelly — still at it. Here are … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jesús I. Valles’s SPREAD is a achingly candid glimpse into the fragile psyches of adolescent high school boys

One of the things I value most about going to the theater is the opportunity to be among the first to be exposed to works by up-and-coming playwrights, as well … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A night at the opera for the ages: The Met’s new production of TRISTAN UND ISOLDE hits mystical heights

Earlier this week, I caught up with the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Tristan und Isolde, one of Richard Wagner’s defining works and a reason for swooning for many an … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Fiercely feminist plays with a focus on reclaiming women’s bodies: Anna Ziegler’s take on ANTIGONE and Aya Ogawa’s MEAT SUIT

In recents weeks of my Off-Broadway theater going, I encountered a pair of fiercely feminist plays that centered on the reclamation of women’s bodies from a world that seems determined … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Classical music roundup: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the NY PHILHARMONIC, the PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA conjures a mighty Mahler “Resurrection”

Over the past week or so, I took in a pair of notable concerts performed by the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra at, respectively, David Geffen Hall at … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Nightlife roundup: JOHN PIZZARELLI pays homage to Tony Bennett, PAULO SZOT dazzles with his baritone and charisma

In recent days, I found myself drawn to the nightclub performances of a pair of utter professionals — both in possession of innate leading men vibes — at two of … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dance Reflections continues seductively with Millepied’s ROMEO & JULIET SUITE and De Keersmaeker’s EXIT ABOVE

The 2026 edition of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef and Arpels continued seductively with two large scale, full length global dance presentations by renowned choreographers at NYU Skirball and the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Retro-escapism: Silliness and nostalgia fuel BIGFOOT! THE MUSICAL and THE MALL THE MALL THE MALL

During these fraught times, sometimes all you need to keep you moving forward is a healthy dose of some goofy escapism, and nothing more substantial than that. Currently on the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Mining the possibilities of puppet theater: PARCHED and THE MAGNIFICENT MS. PHAM at HERE, and FOOTNOTES at La MaMa

Over the last week or so, I had the chance to take in a number of puppet theater pieces both at HERE and at La MaMa, two notable cultivators of … Continue Reading →