THE HANGOVER REPORT – Extremities are the name of the game in the return of Hoi Polloi’s production of FAMILY by Celine Song

Last night, I ventured down to La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, where I caught Hoi Polloi’s production of Family by Celine Song (Song is perhaps best known for penning films … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – In the uncompromising pursuit of authenticity: Eisa Davis’ THE ESSENTIALISN’T and Robert Ashely’s CELESTIAL EXCURSIONS

This past weekend, I was able to sink my teeth into a pair of experimental music theater pieces in pursuit to authentically articulate nuanced aspects of the human experience. As … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – David Eldridge’s assured, intentionally acted adaptation dusts off the cob webs from Ibsen’s THE WILD DUCK

Last night, Theatre for a New Audience’s fall presentation of Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck — a co-production with Washington DC’s Shakespeare Theatre Company — opened at the Polonsky Shakespeare … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – As La Divina, opera star Anthony Roth Constanzo leads an inspired revival of Charles Ludlam’s GALAS

This past weekend, the inspired revival of Charles Ludlam’s Galas opened at The Amph on Little Island, concluding a successful summer of theatrical offerings — which have given audiences breathtaking … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Major Curda fearlessly delves into the heart of darkness in the mesmerizing stage adaptation of Yukio Mishima’s KINKAKUJI

This fall, Japan Society in Midtown East is hosting the Yukio Mishima Centennial Series in celebration of the controversial yet influential Japanese novelist’s 100th birthday. Presented under the thematic banner … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Serving up fashion: Trajal Harrell’s MONKEY OFF MY BACK OR THE CAT’S MEOW and Luke Newton in HOUSE OF MCQUEEN

This week saw the opening of two shows — one avant-garde dance, the other an elaborately staged Off-Broadway play — with intrinsic connections to the world of fashion. As usual, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jenn Kidwell’s deviously confrontational WE COME TO COLLECT questions the intrinsic merits of capitalism

Last week, Jenn Kidwell’s immersive and deviously confrontational fantasia we come to collect: a flirtation, with capitalism opened Off-Broadway at The Flea in downtown Manhattan. In short, the darkly vaudevillian … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – O Canada!: Assessing the unique wonders of the repertory model via the STRATFORD FESTIVAL and the SHAW FESTIVAL

Last week, I took a trip up north to Ontario, Canada to re-acquaint myself with two of North America’s remaining repertory theater companies, the Stratford Festival in Stratford and the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Public Works’ production of PERICLES is buoyed by Troy Anthony’s gloriously uplifting score and a starry cast

Last night, I had the great pleasure of attending Public Works’ presentation of Shakespeare’s Pericles, featuring a score by Troy Anthony. Given the ongoing performances of Free Shakespeare in the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Solo shows that go beyond tickling the funny bone: Jeff Ross’s TAKE A BANANA FOR THE RIDE and Morgan Bassichis’ CAN I BE FRANK?

I recently had the opportunity to take in a pair of (ultimately) introspective solo shows that go beyond simply tickling the funny bone. As always, read on below for my … Continue Reading →