THE HANGOVER REPORT – James Thierrée’s dark physical and visual spectacle TABAC ROUGE dazzles at BAM

Yesterday afternoon, I trekked to Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood to attend a performance of James Thierrée’s latest physical spectacle entitled Tabac Rouge. I’ve greatly admired James Thierrée and his company … Continue Reading →


THE HANGOVER REPORT – City Ballet is in superb form in AMERICANA x FIVE program

Yesterday, in a program entitled Americana x Five, I paid my first visit back to City Ballet since a captivating performance of Swan Lake led by a stunning Sara Mearns … Continue Reading →


THE HANGOVER REPORT – The 2015 FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL gets off to a rousing start

Last night I attended the first of five Fall for Dance Festival programs at City Center. I’ve long admired this festival for its wonderfully eclectic programming and ardent audiences. In … Continue Reading →


VIEWPOINTS – My 20 Pet Peeves When Attending Live Performances (reblog)

[In light of the recent events concerning theater etiquette, or the lack thereof (most notably Patti LuPone’s remarkable and much warranted flip-out over cell phone use at a recent performance … Continue Reading →


VIEWPOINTS – 2015 London Theater Trip: A Recap

As some of you may know, I recently returned from a London theater trip. As a devout theater and performing arts fan, I was in heaven. London rivals my hometown … Continue Reading →


THE STATE OF THE ARTS – April 1, 2015

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Putting the play back into play. The folks at Bedlam are back to their high jinxing with their delightful repertory productions of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. That’s … Continue Reading →


THE STATE OF THE ARTS – March 25, 2015

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Not Just a Wagnerian Warm-Up. In preparation for next season’s highly anticipated Ring Cycle, the Washington National Opera recently flexed its considerable Wagnerian muscles at the … Continue Reading →


THE STATE OF THE ARTS – March 18, 2015

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A Second Life for One of the Season’s Best. Stephen Adly Guirgis’s magnificent Between Riverside and Crazy, which was first staged earlier this season by the … Continue Reading →


THE STATE OF THE ARTS – March 11, 2015

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS However frustrated I was while watching the Canadian Opera Company’s production of Handel’s Semele at BAM, I still cannot get this Zhang Huan-directed and designed production … Continue Reading →


THE STATE OF THE ARTS – March 4, 2015

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The resourceful Mint Theater Company has long excelled at respectfully if dutifully dusting off forgotten classics on a dime. With Ferenc Molnar’s delightful Fashions for Men, … Continue Reading →