VIEWPOINTS – Off-Off-Broadway, intimate solo shows of note: Anthony Rapp in TOUCH and John Kevin Jones in KILLING AN EVENING

More often than not, I find that the intimate settings bring out the best in one person shows, giving viewers close up vantage points from which to access the storytelling … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Chekhov, boldly remixed: Dmitry Krymov’s UNCLE VANYA, SCENES FROM COUNTRY LIFE and Alexander Molochnikov’s SEAGULL: TRUE STORY

Earlier this week, I enjoyed a deliciously improbable doubleheader of Chekhov riffing that included spending the afternoon with Dmitry Krymov’s refocused Uncle Vanya, scenes from country life at La MaMa, … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Identity-blurring solo shows to catch: David Greenspan in WITHOUT MIRRORS, Sean Hayes in THE UNKNOWN

Currently on the boards, I encourage you to check out a pair of intriguing and alluring solo shows that blur the identities of their narrators. Indeed, by the end of … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – History through the fantastical lens of theater: MARCEL ON THE TRAIN at CSC and MOTHER RUSSIA at Signature

As we all know, history is a slippery, tricky thing. Currently on the boards, there are two new Off-Broadway plays that have chosen to cut through the thick gauze of … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – In its opening days, DANCE REFLECTIONS ambitiously takes on technology, human connection, and the natural world

This past week saw the arrival and departure of the three initial offerings of the 2026 edition of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival, an expansive, nearly … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Scrappy opera companies banking on the genre’s ability to speak to today: Heartbeat Opera’s MANON! and Off-Brand Opera’s 3PENNY OPERA

This winter also saw the arrival and departure of a pair of substantially revised versions of classic works of the operatic canon from two scrappy opera companies that are banking … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Uncompromising music theater to catch: Paul Pinto’s MANO A MANO and La Daniella’s GOOEY’S TOXIC AQUATIC ADVENTURE

If formulaic musicals on the Great White Way aren’t necessarily your calling card, then may I suggest that you check out some uncompromising works of new music theater that can … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Belting Broadway divas still going for broke: PATTI LUPONE at Carnegie Hall and LINDA EDER at 54 Below

Over two consecutive nights, I had the great pleasure of basking in the presence and vocal firepower of a pair of legendary Broadway belters. These would be Patti LuPone and … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Classical music roundup: Honeck brings out the best in the NY PHILHARMONIC, and a GREGORY SPEARS world premiere mesmerizes

This past weekend, I took in a pair of superb classical music performances that went a long way in dispelling the recent arctic chill we’ve been experiencing. As always, read … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – UNDER THE RADAR 2026 Roundup, Part 2: Still marveling at the breadth and sheer invention of the theatrical treats on display

Over the past week or so, I marched forward with my full tilt Under the Radar immersion, during which I continued to marvel at the breadth and sheer invention on … Continue Reading →