THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jeremy Pope is utterly magnetic as Basquiat in Anthony McCarten’s otherwise clunky biodrama THE COLLABORATION

Last night, Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of The Collaboration by Anthony McCarten “opened” on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (last night’s opening night performance was actually cancelled at … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At BAM, Andrew Schneider’s immersive and introspective N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars) serenely evokes the cosmos

This past weekend at BAM Fisher, I had the opportunity to experience Andrew Schneider’s N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars), … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Maria Friedman and company miraculously unlock MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG through the lens of regret and self-examination

It’s certainly no secret that Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Merrily We Roll Along has had a storied but problematic history. Since its infamous Broadway premiere in 1981, the musical … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Classical music roundup: NY PHIL’s “Messiah” at the new David Geffen Hall and the mighty PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA at Carnegie Hall

This past week, I had the opportunity to touch base with two of the East Coast’s powerhouse orchestras, the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra at, respectively, the radically … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Cabaret roundup: Ushering in the holidays with NICOLE HENRY at 54 Below and JAMES BARBOUR at Birdland

This past week, I ushered in the holiday season by indulging in a pair of shows at two of Midtown’s premiere cabaret clubs. Here are my thoughts on them. NICOLE … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Julian Rosefeldt’s immersive, genre-straddling film installation EUPHORIA hypnotically investigates the history and merits of capitalism

Last week at the Park Avenue Armory, I had the opportunity to catch Julian Rosefeldt’s Euphoria. The immersive film installation is a follow up to Manifesto (which was also seen … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Lincoln Center Theater’s fall offerings: Sarah Ruhl’s BECKY NURSE OF SALEM and Julia May Jonas’s YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXEGESIS

This past weekend, I attended both of Lincoln Center Theater’s fall Off-Broadway offerings. Fascinatingly, both imagine personal traumas through the lens of organized religion and history, respectively. As always, here … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The hugely entertaining SOME LIKE IT HOT rides on an unstoppable wave of nostalgia and refreshed wisdom

Last night, the hugely entertaining new stage musical adaptation of Some Like It Hot opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre. Based on the classic 1959 Billy Wilder film of the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dance roundup: City Ballet’s Sterling Hyltin retires in THE NUTCRACKER and MICHELLE DORRANCE’s exuberant evening of world premieres

This past week, I got my dance fix by way of a pair of eclectic performances. Here are my thoughts on them, as always. NEW YORK CITY BALLET: GEORGE BALANCHINE’S … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Audra McDonald is magnetic in Adrienne Kennedy’s slippery OHIO STATE MURDERS, the playwright’s long-awaited Broadway debut

There was much to celebrate last night. First off, the evening marked the Broadway opening of Adrienne Kennedy’s Ohio State Murders at the recently christened and renovated James Earl Jones … Continue Reading →