THE HANGOVER REPORT – Taylor Mac’s free form jazz opera THE HANG is an ecstatic celebration of queerness and individuality

This past weekend at HERE, I caught Taylor Mac and Matt Ray’s new opera The Hang (the production was supposed to have headlined this January’s Prototype Festival, which was unfortunately … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Broadway’s finest at Feinstein’s/54 Below: Jason Robert Brown and John Lloyd Young give their audiences what they came for

Feinstein’s/54 Below has long attracted Broadway’s finest. This past week was no exception, during which time the upscale cabaret club hosted shows by composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown and Tony-winning musical … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Notable rising Russian soprano Elena Stikhina shines brightly in the iconic role of TOSCA at the Met

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to catch a performance of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Tosca. The visit – which is likely my final trip to the Met … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jeanna de Waal draws enthusiastic DIANA fans out to Feinstein’s/54 Below (on a frigid Monday night)

Last night – a frigid Monday evening – Jeanna de Waal drew two enthusiastic concerts’ worth of fans of the recently shuttered Broadway musical Diana to Feinstein’s/54 Below (the first … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Led by Susanna Mälkki, the NY PHILHARMONIC turns in a mostly majestic performance at Carnegie Hall

This past week, the New York Philharmonic played the first of its four Carnegie Hall outings this year. The occasion marked a true New York moment – the world famous … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway sparkle in the return of their cabaret act BROADWAY THE CALLA-WAY!

This week at Feinstein’s/54 Below, cabaret favorites Liz Callaway and her sister Ann Hampton Callaway have brought back their latest show Broadway the Calla-way!, which they originally unveiled in the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Nights at the opera: The Met’s holiday presentation of CINDERELLA and a new RIGOLETTO

Astonishingly, since re-opening this fall, the Metropolitan Opera hasn’t yet had to cancel a performance. This week on consecutive nights, I found myself at the Met relishing a pair of … 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 →

VIEWPOINTS – Classical music roundup: Maestro Nézet-Séguin leads the Met and Philly forces in Aucoin’s “Eurydice” and a pair of Beethoven symphonies, respectively

I suspect that no other conductor has been busier nor more engaged in the pulse of New York’s classical music scene than the beloved maestro of the moment, Yannick Nézet-Séguin. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – JESSICA VOSK’s eager Carnegie Hall debut was a delirious love-fest

Last Monday, Broadway musical singer/actress Jessica Vosk made her highly anticipated Carnegie Hall debut to an enthusiastic sold out house. Ms. Vosk has taken a circuitous route to stardom, have … Continue Reading →