VIEWPOINTS – Trans performers speaking their authentic truths: BIANCA LEIGH at Joe’s Pub and DYLAN MULVANEY Off-Broadway

Last weekend, I had the chance to catch a pair of solo shows from two trans personalities in the entertainment industry who have made a splash in recent years. speaking … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Off-Broadway revivals from the deep chest of American drama: Clifford Odets’ AWAKE AND SING! and John Patrick Shanley’s ITALIAN AMERICAN RECONCILIATION

Over the last week or so, I had the opportunity to take in a pair of well-acted Off-Broadway revivals of New York-set plays from the deep chest of American drama. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mint Theater unearths Sally Carson’s CROOKED CROSS, a lost play that sadly speaks directly to our troubled times

Over at Off-Broadway’s Theatre Row, you’ll be able to find Mint Theater Company’s fall offering — the long time in coming American premiere of Crooked Cross by Sally Carson. Originally … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Disarming autobiographical solo shows to catch: ADAM GOPNIK’S NEW YORK and Abby Wambaugh’s THE FIRST 3 MINUTES OF 17 SHOWS

Solo shows seem to be a dime a dozen these days, but when done right, the experience can be an illuminating and exposing glimpse into the workings of a mind … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dramas rooted in persisting pain: Leo McGann’s THE HONEY TRAP and Jordan E. Cooper’s OH HAPPY DAY!

This past week, I came across two new Off-Broadway dramas with a capital “D”, both of which are rooted in persisting pain, conjuring big emotions in relatively small spaces. Read … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Above par musical parodies at Asylum NYC: The unhinged EXORCISTIC and the relentlessly probing SLAM FRANK

This week, I ventured twice down to the comedy venue Asylum NYC to catch a pair of above par musical parodies, a sub-genre that has become somewhat subordinated to other … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The magnetic Stephen Rea is quietly devastating in a meticulous staging of Beckett’s KRAPP’S LAST TAPE

This fall, New York seems to be awash in the theatrical works of Samuel Beckett. A few weeks ago, Jamie Lloyd’s starry revival of Waiting for Godot opened on Broadway … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – An exploration of love and sex forms the crux of Ehan Coen’s juvenile LET’S LOVE! and Ali Keller’s thought-provoking (UN)CONDITIONAL

Currently on the boards of the city’s busy fall theater season, you’ll find a pair of new Off-Broadway plays whose crux is to delve into the quirkiness and irrational workings … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Carmen Cusack shines in an otherwise pleasantly serviceable BULL DURHAM at Paper Mill Playhouse

Continuing in the long line of screen-to-stage adaptations is Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of Bull Durham, which is based on the 1988 baseball themed movie of the same name starring … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Halloween treats: Live performances that are bound to tickle the ghoul within

With Halloween fast approaching, what better way to immerse yourself in the ghostly holiday than by attending a live performance to tickle ghoul within? Luckily, New Yorkers have a slew … Continue Reading →