VIEWPOINTS – THE BEST OF 2024: Theater, Music, and Dance

With 2024 recently behind us, what better time to take stock of the year that’s just transpired to highlight the performances that have particularly distinguished themselves from the pack. Read … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – More holiday fare to end the season on a high: BIG APPLE CIRCUS, the NY POPS, and the tour of ANNIE muster good cheer

To close out the year, I attended a flurry of diverse performances that mustered good cheer, further ushering me into the holiday spirit. Here are my thoughts on the these … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Explosive, erotically-charged two-handers: Ken Urban’s A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK and Philip Ridley’s TENDER NAPALM

This fall/winter, New York theater audiences have been able to sink their teeth into a pair of explosive, erotically-charged Off-Broadway two-handers. These would be Ken Urban’s A Guide for the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Richard Foreman makes a welcome return to experimental theater-making with SUPPOSE BEAUTIFUL MADELINE HARVEY

Over the years, Richard Foreman has become almost synonymous with New York’s avant-garde theater scene both in terms of aesthetic and content. Largely through his Ontological-Hysteric Theater — which he … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A pair of comics, JANINE HAROUNI and JOSH GLANC, idiosyncratically take the SoHo Playhouse stage

This past weekend, I ventured downtown to catch a pair of London-based comics — both of whom had hits at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe — take on the SoHo Playhouse … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Cozying up to a pair of Off-Broadway musicals: York’s WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER and Irish Rep’s A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES

For musical theater fans looking to stay clear of the New York holiday madness (including seeing a show on the Great White Way), I can recommend cozying up to two … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Assessing a pair of Off-Broadway revivals: An overwrought MERCHANT OF VENICE and a crystalline mounting of ORSON’S SHADOW

In this midst of this busy fall/winter theater season, I had the chance to take a pair of Off-Broadway revivals that stealthily opened in the East Village. Here are my … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Commemorating Latina icons on their own terms: GIVE ME CARMELITA TROPICANA! at Soho Rep and MERCEDES, PART 1 at BAM

Over the past week or so, I came across two decidedly avant-garde production that commemorated Latina icons on their own defiant terms. As per usual, read on for my further … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Star-driven plays, Off-Broadway: Robert O’Hara’s SHIT. MEET. FAN. and Kenneth Lonergan’s HOLD ON TO ME DARLING

This fall/winter season, theatergoers clamored for tickets to two star-driven plays Off-Broadway, both of which commanded top dollar for admission. As per usual, read on for my thoughts on these … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Making their mark, again: TEETH is more biting than ever and ELF THE MUSICAL returns with an extra spring in its step

This fall/winter theater season, a pair of musicals based on movies have returned to New York in productions that improve upon their previous incarnation(s). As usual, read on below for … Continue Reading →