THE HANGOVER REPORT – GOING BACHARACH is a musically astute love letter to the legacy of the legendary pop songwriter Burt Bacharach

For those of you nostalgic for the less prismatic times we used to live in, I suggest you check out Amas Musical Theatre’s production of Going Bacharach: The Songs of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Carnegie Hall’s concert presentation of OKLAHOMA! scores big with its sterling cast and symphonic sound

Earlier this week, Carnegie Hall scored big with its one night only concert presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! One of the seminal musicals in history, the show is notable … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The tone poem-like musical adaptation of PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK casts a moody spell

One of the more fascinating Off-Broadway entries of this winter season is the new musical adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock. Based on Joan Lindsay’s 1967 novel of the same … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A look back at the holidays at The Met: Breathing new life into AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS and the return of THE MAGIC FLUTE

This past holiday season, The Metropolitan Opera doubled down on the spirit of the season by presenting not one, but two family-friendly offerings — one a reliable staple at the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – THE BEST OF 2025: Theater, Music, and Dance

With 2025 now merely a memory, I’ve taken the time to look back upon the year prior and pick out the performances that distinguished themselves from the pack. Read on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL relies on steadfast storytelling and visceral thrills

This past December during a trip to the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky region, I had the opportunity to catch Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s staging of A Christmas Carol. Adapted … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – London roundup: A varied bounty of performances across the classics, new dramas, musicals, and beyond

A few weeks back, I was able to travel across the pond to take in an eclectic bounty of shows across the classics, new dramas, musicals, and beyond to satisfy … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – An overview of ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY FARE: From mildly off the beaten path, to the thoughtfully tangental, to the wacky remixes

For those of you looking for some alternative fare for your holiday entertainment, there are certainly options beyond the big guns (e.g., New York City Ballet’s production of Balanchine’s The … Continue Reading →

Mark Strong and Lesley Manville in Robert Icke's "Oedipus" at Studio 54 (photo by Julieta Cervantes).

VIEWPOINTS – Reorienting classics to speak directly to the present: TARTUFFE at NYTW and the Broadway revisal of OEDIPUS

This fall, a pair of new, high profile productions of classics of Western drama have opened in fascinating new translations that shed new light on classics we thought we knew, … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Holding on to fast fading cultural identities: Conjuring the past in MEET THE CARTOZIANS, LAOWANG, and A BODEGA PRINCESS REMEMBERS

This fall, a fascinating common concern of several Off-Broadway plays has been the gradual erasure of cultural identities within the melting pot that is, for better or worse, America. In … Continue Reading →