THE HANGOVER REPORT – MasterVoices hits the bullseye with its joyful, starry concert rendition of Sondheim and Laurents’s ANYONE CAN WHISTLE

Last Thursday, MasterVoices hits the bullseye with its one-night-only concert rendition of Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents’s 1964 musical Anyone Can Whistle at Carnegie Hall (the venue’s iconic Stern Auditorium … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Bidding a bittersweet farewell to the original staging of RENT as it swings through Philadelphia

This weekend, I ventured down to Philadelphia to catch the 25th anniversary tour of Jonathan Larson’s Rent at the Merriam Theatre, where it plays only through this Sunday. The production, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The wildly hyped, skin deep revival of THE MUSIC MAN pops and crackles like a vividly animated cartoon

This past week, I was in the audience of the wildly hyped Broadway revival of Meredith Wilson’s classic musical The Music Man at the Winter Garden Theatre (back in September … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Dominique Morisseau’s richly acted, character driven SKELETON CREW triumphantly lands on Broadway

Last night, Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Skeleton Crew triumphantly landed on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The play was previously seen in New York in 2016 in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The relentlessly paced one-part edition of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD retains the magic of version 1.0

I recently had the opportunity to revisit Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Lyric Theatre. When the production first opened on Broadway in 2018, it was in an … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The new musical FLYING OVER SUNSET is a curiosity that’s often visually and musically ravishing

I recently had a chance to catch Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Flying Over Sunset, which is currently playing on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre for a limited run … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – THE BEST OF 2021: Theater, Music, and Dance

With 2021 behind us, the time has come to look back and recognize the best of the year’s performing arts offerings. No matter how you look at it, assessing performance … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Steven Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY unearths the musical’s raw, beating heart without altering its essence

Why mess with a classic movie musical, especially one as widely revered as West Side Story? As a cinematic experience, the original film (co-directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise), … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The stage adaptation of MRS. DOUBTFIRE sadly misses the mark

Last night at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, I attended a performance of the new musical Mrs. Doubtfire, which is based on the beloved 1993 film of the same name. If … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Marianne Elliott adventurously and stylishly reconceives Sondheim & Furth’s COMPANY for the 21st century

Last night, the stylish, highly anticipated revival of Company opened on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The production’s opening comes on the heels of the passing of the … Continue Reading →