THE HANGOVER REPORT – The deliriously silly TITANIQUE is a smart, giddy musical parody that hits all the right notes

Last weekend at Asylum NYC (located in the basement of a Gristedes in Chelsea), I had the opportunity to catch Titanique, a jukebox musical parodying James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster film … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The stage adaptation of THE KITE RUNNER is mired by dutiful, play-by-play storytelling

One of the first entries of the nascent 2022-2023 Broadway season is Matthew Spangler’s stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s seminal 2003 novel The Kite Runner, which I caught this past … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Broadway stars working the cabaret circuit: ANDY KARL & ORFEH at Chelsea Table & Stage and MELISSA ERRICO at 54 Below

This past week, I caught a couple of Broadway stars working New York’s cabaret circuit. As always, here are my thoughts. MELISSA ERRICO WITH BILLY STRITCH: SWING LESSONS54 Below On … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – CANNABIS! A VIPER VAUDEVILLE, an energized one-sided spectacle, equates the legalization of of marijuana with revolution

Last weekend, I was thankfully able to catch the final performance of Cannabis! A Viper Vaudeville, a HERE production performed at La Mama’s Ellen Stewart Theatre. The brainchild of hip … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Theater as therapy session: Jade Anouka’s HEART and Aya Ogawa’s THE NOSEBLEED

This past week, I caught two new autobiographical plays that use theater as a sort of therapy session for their respective writer/performer. As per usual, here are my thoughts on … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The classics, adventurously reconsidered: Robert Icke’s ORESTEIA, Elevator Repair Service’s SEAGULL, and Classical Theatre of Harlem’s TWELFTH NIGHT

Upon my return to New York from my aforementioned London trip, I made it a point to attend three adventurously reconsidered classics of Western drama before they shuttered. Here are … Continue Reading →

VIEPOINTS – Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everybody: A London theater roundup

I recently returned from a whirlwind trip to London, during which I immersed myself in the capital’s world famous theater scene. Over the course of roughly a single week, I … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The bombastic international hit musical spectacle NOTRE DAME DE PARIS makes its long-awaited New York premiere

Last week the 1998 French musical Notre Dame de Paris made its long-awaited New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater (appropriately on Bastille Day). It’s not my first … Continue Reading →

VIEPOINTS – A Tale of Two Swans and an R&J: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE concludes its summer season at the Met

Over the last five weeks, I’ve immersed myself in American Ballet Theatre’s 2022 summer season, which concluded last weekend at the Metropolitan Opera House. Having taken my regular dose of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – JOE ICONIS & FAMILY return to 54 Below after a long hiatus, as high-spirited and energizing as ever

Last weekend, I also had the chance to catch Joe Iconis and Family’s return to 54 Below. The last time the team assembled at the 10-year-old cabaret venue was before … Continue Reading →