VIEWPOINTS – THE BEST OF 2025: Theater, Music, and Dance

With 2025 now merely a memory, I’ve taken the time to look back upon the year prior and pick out the performances that distinguished themselves from the pack. Read on … Continue Reading →

Mark Strong and Lesley Manville in Robert Icke's "Oedipus" at Studio 54 (photo by Julieta Cervantes).

VIEWPOINTS – Reorienting classics to speak directly to the present: TARTUFFE at NYTW and the Broadway revisal of OEDIPUS

This fall, a pair of new, high profile productions of classics of Western drama have opened in fascinating new translations that shed new light on classics we thought we knew, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jordan Harrison’s sleek and speculative play MARJORIE PRIME arrives on Broadway more relevant than ever

This past weekend, I was able to catch up with Jordan Harrison’s play Marjorie Prime, which has arrived on Broadway this fall season at the Hayes Theater courtesy of Second … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – ‘Tis the season: Broadway’s AMBER IMAN and CHRISTINE EBERSOLE kick off the holidays with their cabaret shows

In terms of nightlife entertainment, this week saw the first signs of the Christmastime holiday peaking through with Broadway favorites Amber Iman and two-time Tony-winner Christine Ebersole unveiling their latest … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Who doesn’t like a rom-com?: The flawed but immensely likable two-hander musical TWO STRANGERS arrives on Broadway

Last night, the Broadway transfer of Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) officially opened at the Longacre Theatre. Arriving on our shores on a wave of strong word … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Brilliant musical theater scores wrapped in questionable premises: The quest to fix CHESS and THE BAKER’S WIFE continues

Two of this fall’s biggest theater stories are the return of Chess and The Baker’s Wife, two musicals that notoriously flopped in their maiden outings. The reason they have endured … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Out-of-the-box theatrical curiosities that might just fit the bill: ROB LAKE MAGIC and POP UP DINNER THEATER

As one of the indisputable hubs of the entertainment industry, New York is teeming with bespoke theatrical experiences clamoring to satisfy whatever craving — no matter how niche — you … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – High profile musicals inspired by unlikely source material: THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS and THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES

This past week saw the opening of a pair of high profile new musicals about troubled American families that are based on unlikely source material. These would be The Public … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Musical revivals to cherish: RAGTIME triumphantly returns to Broadway and BAT BOY tickles and prods at City Center

This fall, you’re unlikely to find two more satisfying musicals than the revivals of two works from the late 1990s — Lawrence O’Keefe’s cult musical Bat Boy: The Musical at … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Superb dramas land on Broadway, ready for primetime: Samuel D. Hunter’s LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD and Bess Wohl’s LIBERATION

This week, a pair of superb new plays landed on the Great White Way. Although both have been meticulously readied for primetime, they stand in striking contrast to one another … Continue Reading →