VIEWPOINTS – Two plays this fall theater season exemplify how far we’ve come

Two beautifully-acted plays this season have shown New York theatergoers how far gay life has evolved, at least in America, in the last half century or so. Seen together, these … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mac Rogers’ sci-fi saga THE HONEYCOMB TRILOGY is compulsively watchable stuff

One of the pleasant surprises for me in this very busy fall theater season has been Mac Rogers’ compulsively watchable The Honeycomb Trilogy at the Gym at Judson. Before I proceed, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Colin Quinn’s one-note New York City history lesson loses steam

You know something’s wrong when a 75 minute show feels 45 minutes too long. Well, that’s what I felt about Colin Quinn: New York Story, Mr. Quinn’s latest theater/stand-up comedy … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Abe Koogler’s KILL FLOOR is less than the sum of its considerable parts

Abe Koogler’s new play, Kill Floor, has a lot going for it. It’s beautifully and sensitively directed by Lila Neugebauer (whose work on last season’s production of A.R. Gurney’s The … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – David Lindsay-Abaire’s RIPCORD delights and warms the heart

Ripcord, David Lindsay-Abaire’s latest, is a warm-hearted comedy that’s receiving a delightful production via Manhattan Theatre Club. Although it doesn’t carry quite the same emotional punch as his Good People or … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – This Halloween, treat yourself to some theater that will really get under your skin

Boo! Are you getting tired of the same old entertainment options (aren’t those silly, not-so-scary haunted houses getting old?) this Halloween? Luckily, this Halloween season, there are a number of … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Women’s voices are heard loud and clear in the District area’s triumphant WOMEN’S VOICES THEATER FESTIVAL

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the great privilege of attending a number of offerings from Washington, DC’s triumphant Women’s Voices Theater Festival. The festival was designed to address … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Megan Hilty is smashing in City Center’s gala performance of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

Last night, I attended City Center’s inspired gala concert performance of Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun and had a grand old time. Indeed, it was one of those nights … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Two Off-Broadway musicals push the limits of the form

After recently sitting through the backward-looking musicals Trip of Love and Rothschild & Sons, I am happy to report the opening of two new Off-Broadway tuners that are pushing the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Paper Mill’s THE BANDSTAND, directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, exhilarates

One of the most exhilarating, fulfilling new musicals I’ve seen in recent months – besides that juggernaut known as Hamilton – is nowhere to be found in New York. That’s … Continue Reading →