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 →

VIEWPOINTS – The show must go on!: Molière in the Park and Alice Ripley brilliantly rally through adverse conditions

For me, one of the exciting things about live performance is its famous insistence that the show must go on. Over the last week or so, I attended a pair … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Proving the relevance of mythology: Adam Guettel’s MYTHS AND HYMNS & Target Margin’s NOW GO AND ACT ACCORDINGLY

This uncommonly torrential Memorial Day weekend, I had the chance to consume two works (one in-person, the other virtually) that playfully riffed on Roman mythology, and in the process, exemplified … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – James Ijames’s FAT HAM both delivers and smashingly transcends the Bard’s tale

Although I’m late to the game, I’d like to take this opportunity to extole the wonders of the smashing new film/play Fat Ham, James Ijames’s loose adaptation of Hamlet for … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Radial Park’s “cine-mersive” THE BLUES BROTHERS capitalizes on nostalgia and an interactive party atmosphere

Last night, I made the trek all the way out to a remote nook of Astoria to attend the opening night performance of Radial Park’s festive production/screening of The Blues … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Ravishing new musicals from off the beaten path getting their (virtual) due: ANIMAL WISDOM & MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET

Some of the most disarming new musicals I’ve seen over the years have never made it to Broadway, and therefore don’t get the attention they deserve. However, this week, courtesy … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Basking in an eclectic array of joyous outdoor performances via DOWNTOWN LIVE & RESTART STAGES

Coinciding with some spectacular spring weather this May are a pair of outdoor performing arts festivals, each of which have programmed an eclectic array of acts – all free of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A DOZEN DREAMS: A sprawling theatrical art installation that thoroughly captures the imagination

Last weekend at Brookfield Place in downtown Manhattan, I attended a new theatrical art installation entitled A Dozen Dreams. As conceived and created Anne Hamburger, John Clinton Eisner, and Irina … Continue Reading →