VIEWPOINTS – Off-Broadway impressions: Bedlam’s stage adaptation of PERSUASION and Lynn Clay Byrnes’ BETWEEN THE BARS

It’s been thoroughly gratifying to see so many in-person shows sprouting across the city in recent weeks. Indeed, in just the past few days, I was able to attend a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The exuberant SIX finally opens on Broadway, and it’s exactly what New York needs at the moment

Last night, the highly anticipated new musical Six finally arrived on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. I say finally because the London import was supposed to have opened on … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Experimenting with and transcending form(s): ASUNA’S 100 KEYBOADS at BAM and HOLDTIGHT’s WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING? at the cell

This past week, I attended two performances that experimented with and transcended form(s). Here are my thoughts on these interesting outings. 100 KEYBOARDSASUNA / Brooklyn Academy of MusicThrough October 2 … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A pair of new Off-Broadway musicals attempt to examine life in the performing arts: A COMMERCIAL JINGLE FOR REGINA COMET and YEAH, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW

Currently Off-Broadway, there are a pair of Off-Broadway musicals that attempt to examine life in the performing arts industry. Here are my thoughts. A COMMERCIAL JINGLE FOR REGINA COMETDR2 TheatreThrough … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Xandra Nur Clark’s POLYLOGUES sympathetically investigates the merits of polyamorous relationships

This week, Colt Coeur’s production Polylogues by Xandra Nur Clark opened at HERE Arts Center. Written and performed by Ms. Clark, the fascinating one woman show seeks to demystify polyamorous … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Martyna Majok’s riveting SANCTUARY CITY continues the playwright’s exploration of underexposed lives on society’s fringes

Last night, Maryna Majok’s riveting new play Sanctuary City opened at the Lucille Lortel Theatre courtesy of New York Theatre Workshop (the show was actually in previews when Covid shut … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Broadway is back: A freshly-coated CHICAGO razzle-dazzles with a stellar reopening cast

Last night, Broadway welcomed back a quartet of its signature, crowd-pleasing musical productions – Hamilton, Chicago, The Lion King, and Wicked – which join the already running Waitress, Hadestown, and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Ngozi Anyanwu’s THE LAST OF THE LOVE LETTERS manages to be both exactly and not at all what it seems

Last night, Ngozi Anyanwu’s The Last of the Love Letters premiered at Atlantic Theater Company in Chelsea. In my book, the event is a significant one, marking among the first … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Pre-gaming the fall theater season with two Off-Broadway shows: THE BOOK OF MORON & MY MOTHER’S SEVERED HEAD

Before the true onslaught of Broadway’s (re-)openings and the surge in heavy-hitting Off-Broadway shows that’s expected this fall, I had a chance to catch a pair of late summer Off-Broadway … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A pair of fascinating Off-Off-Broadway shows experiment with theatrical forms: HERE’s THE STORY BOX & Theater Mitu’s UTOPIAN HOTLINE.

This past weekend, I encountered a pair of Off-Off-Broadway shows whose experimentation with theatrical forms fascinated me. Here are my thoughts, as per usual. THE STORY BOXHERE Arts Center (various … Continue Reading →