THE HANGOVER REPORT – Whether you like it or not, the sensational new rock musical OSO FABULOSO & THE BEAR BACKS! may just be the next “Hedwig”

Last weekend quite literally on West 52nd Street in Hell’s Kitchen, I attended an outdoor performance of the new rock musical Oso Fabuloso & The Bear Backs!, INTAR Theatre’s entrée … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Celebrating Juneteenth at The Shed with Troy Anthony’s revival service and DonChristian Jones’s sleek performance installation

This weekend, I celebrated Juneteenth by attending a pair of performances at Hudson Yards via The Shed’s ongoing Open Call series. Here are my thoughts. First up was DonChristian Jones’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – 600 Highwaymen’s A THOUSAND WAYS (PART 2): A profoundly moving one-on-one, in-person encounter at the Public

This afternoon marked my first time stepping back into the Public Theater’s Lafayette Street home base in more than a year. The occasion? – to attend 600 Highwaymen’s profound and … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Pride Performances, Roundup 1: CAMP MORNING WOOD & MADE FOR EACH OTHER

Pride in New York means the opportunity to sample an array of eclectic LGBTQ-themed performances. This week, I made it to two of them. Read on for my thoughts. CAMP … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Recent streaming adventures: NAATCO premieres Caryl Churchill’s WHAT IF IF ONLY and Breslin & Foley strike again with THIS AMERICAN WIFE

As theaters slowly (plan to) bring back in-person performances, many of them have also continued to stream content online. Here are my thoughts on a pair of recent – and … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The Shed’s OPEN CALL artfully continues with Nazareth Hassan, Rachika Nayar, and AnAkA

In recent days, I continued my immersion in Open Call, The Shed’s thoughtfully curated series which has been providing up-and-coming artists – particularly those with new and/or marginalized perspectives – … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The sublime film adaptation of IN THE HEIGHTS improves upon the Tony-winning stage musical

On its opening weekend on the biggest possible screen (the IMAX theater at AMC Lincoln Square), I caught the sublime film adaptation of In the Heights, a hip-hop and and … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Immersive works of theater that uniquely speak to the soul: I COULDN’T TELL YOU WHY & PERSOU

During their brief runs, I had the opportunity to experience a pair of immersive works of theater. With New York’s flagship immersive theater productions currently shuttered (Sleep No More remains … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Conor McPherson’s captivating UNCLE VANYA breathes gorgeous new life into the Chekhov warhorse

I recently had the chance to stream, via PBS, Conor McPherson’s new translation of the Anton Chekhov warhorse Uncle Vanya, which was playing on the West End when the pandemic … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Two fully-staged Off-Broadway shows nudge theatergoing closer to normalcy: BILL’S 44TH & WORLDS FAIR INN

This past week, as I watched two fully-staged Off-Broadway productions in-person, I couldn’t shake the feeling that theatergoing was slowly inching towards normalcy. Here are my thoughts. BILL’S 44THDixon PlaceClosed … Continue Reading →