VIEWPOINTS – Notable Off-Broadway Openings: Lincoln Center Theater’s EPIPHANY, Mint’s CHAINS, and Summerworks’ BODIES THEY RITUAL

Don’t let the post-Tony Awards summer doldrums fool you. Theater is alive and well in the city, as evidenced by a number of notable recent Off-Broadway openings. Here are my … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Queer Dance Preview: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS DANCES at The Joyce puts a queer spin on classical ballet and QUEER BUTOH 2022 at The Brick

Theater isn’t the only performing arts genre going queer during Pride Month. This week, two dance programs are also putting a queer spin on two traditionalist forms of dance – … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Off-Broadway Roundup: Jaki McCarrick’s BELFAST GIRLS, Michael McKeever’s MR. PARKER, and Kees Roorda’s A KID LIKE RISHI

Over the past week or so, I caught a few Off-Broadway plays before they concluded their respective limited runs. Here are my thoughts on them. BELFAST GIRLSIrish Repertory TheatreClosed Last … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET arrives in New York with an eclectic set of dances that showcase the company’s versatility

Last night at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, I attended a performance by Pacific Northwest Ballet. Presented by The Joyce Theater, the company arrives in New York … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – American Ballet Theatre’s summer season returns to the Met after three long years, commencing with a sturdy warhorse and a new swashbuckling romance

Last week at the Metropolitan Opera House, American Ballet Theatre commenced its summer season – its first in three very long years since Covid took to the headlines. So far, … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Pride Plays Aplenty: There’s no shortage of queer-themed plays to choose from this Pride Month

This Pride Month in New York, there’s no shortage of queer-themed plays to choose from. Last week alone, I attended two new plays with heavy LGBTQ+ messaging, MCC Theater’s production … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At a point of transition, PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY looks both backwards and forwards for guidance

This past weekend at The Joyce Theater in Chelsea, I had the chance to take in a performance by Paul Taylor Dance Company. Intelligently curated by artistic director Michael Novak, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Bushwick Starr’s immersive but underdeveloped QUINCE christens the company’s new playing space

This past week, I ventured out to Brooklyn to take in The Bushwick Starr’s production of Quince by Camilo Quiroz-Vázquez and Ellpetha Tsivicos (Ms. Tsivicos serves as the show’s director, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Igor Golyak’s dreamlike THE ORCHARD is an intriguingly high-tech but fleeting imprint of Chekhov’s play

Last week, The Orchard – Igor Golyak’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard – opened Off-Broadway at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. The staging comes by way of Mr. Golyak’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Donja R. Love’s tough yet tender SOFT depicts love and conflict in a dead end youth correctional facility and beyond

I spent my Sunday afternoon (just before the Tony Awards) taking in Donja R. Love’s play Soft, which is enjoying a world premiere run courtesy of Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater. As … Continue Reading →