THE HANGOVER REPORT – HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS opens on Broadway and is mildly entertaining, at best

Last night, the hastily assembled concert Home for the Holidays limped opened on Broadway. Although the show is an altogether harmless affair, I feel the need to warn more savvy theatergoers to … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Two more solo shows continue to demonstrate the astonishing versatility of the form: Transport Group’s STRANGE INTERLUDE and John Leguizamo’s LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS

This past week, I visited two solo shows, continuing to demonstrate the astonishing versatility of the form … David Greenspan is giving perhaps the performance of the season, on- or off-Broadway, in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – THE BAND’S VISIT quietly opens on Broadway, triumphantly

Tonight, a significant new musical triumphantly opened at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre – David Yazbek and Itamar Moses’ gorgeous, unconventional The Band’s Visit. I had seen this spare, deeply-felt musical … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Ayad Akhtar’s ambitious, sprawling JUNK opens on Broadway

Last night, Ayad Akhtar’s eagerly anticipated Junk opened on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, courtesy of Lincoln Center Theater. With his new play, Mr. Akhtar, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Julie Taymor’s uneven revival of M. BUTTERFLY by David Henry Hwang opens on Broadway

With last week’s opening of Julie Taymor’s revival of the 1988 Tony-winning play M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang at the Cort Theatre, New York will have three major adaptations of this … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – How are they holding up?: A review of Broadway’s long-running hit musicals (Part 3/3)

In conclusion, here’s Part 3 of my assessment of Broadway’s long-running musical hits …   SCHOOL OF ROCK Revisited June 5 Of the 12 long-running musicals in this review, Sir … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – How are they holding up?: A review of Broadway’s long-running hit musicals (Part 2/3)

Here’s Part 2 of my assessment of Broadway’s long-running musical hits …   HAMILTON Revisited September 5 I predict that Hamilton will eventually become this generation’s Phantom. That is, fast forward fifty … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – How are they holding up?: A review of Broadway’s long-running hit musicals (Part 1/3)

During the summer and early fall – less busy times for New York theater – I had the opportunity to assess the current state of Broadway’s established, long-running institutions, ahem, I mean … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – J.B. Priestley’s TIME AND THE CONWAYS receives a rare New York revival

J.B. Priestley is perhaps best known to New York audiences as the playwright who wrote  An Inspector Calls, which received a stylish award-winning revival more than two decades ago. For … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – In Memoriam: Bidding farewell to the under-appreciated THE GREAT COMET, BANDSTAND, and GROUNDHOG DAY

Are some shows just too good for Broadway? Over the last few weeks, I bid farewell to three extraordinary new musicals, each of which ended their Broadway runs this month. … Continue Reading →