VIEWPOINTS – “Classics” from her perspective: Whitney White’s MACBETH IN STRIDE and Kimberly Belflower’s JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN

Last week, I took in two new works that inverted canonical plays by presenting them from the perspective of the female characters. As per usual, you can read on below … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Brief but potent works by master playwrights: Caryl Churchill’s GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP. and Wole Soyinka’s SWAMP DWELLERS

Currently Off-Broadway, you’ll be able to catch a pair of productions of lesser known works by playwrights of great note that display their master craftsmanship. As per usual, read on … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – New Off-Broadway musicals worth your while: Adam Gwon’s ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE and Leegrid Stevens’ THE TROJANS

Also this past week, I had the opportunity to catch a pair of worthwhile new musicals Off-Broadway. As usual, read on for my thoughts on them. ALL THE WORLD’S A … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Classical Music Roundup: Sparkling outings by the NY PHILHARMONIC and the PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA

Over the past week or so, I had the chance to take in a pair of symphonic performances by our own New York Philharmonic and the visiting Philadelphia Orchestra. As … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – francisca da silveira’s terrifically acted if uneven new play MINOR·ITY expounds on what it means to be a Black artist

Last night, francisca da silveira’s minor•ity opened Off-Broadway in a co-production between WP Theater and Colt Coeur. In short, the fascinating new play is told from the perspectives of three … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Nightlife Report: 54 SINGS COCO fabulously excavates the 1969 musical at 54 Below and the JOEY ALEXANDER TRIO delights at Birdland

In the midst of the craziness of April theater openings, I’ve had the opportunity to cleanse my theatrical palette by indulging in some delicious nightlife offerings, namely at the upscale … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – DAVID GREENSPAN dazzles in Mona Pirnot’s meta-theatrical I’M ASSUMING YOU KNOW DAVID GREENSPAN

Over the years, theater genius David Greenspan has established himself as an uncompromising theater artist of the first order. His legendary single-handed bouts with unconventional theatrical material — among them … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dance Roundup: MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY at The Joyce and DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM at City Center

Over the last week or so, I had the opportunity to attend spring season performances by two of the city’s most historic and revered dance companies, Martha Graham Dance Company … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The inspired stage adaptation of SMASH is an obsessive love letter to musical theater and the creative process

After what has seemed like a long and winding road, the stage version of Smash at long last opened on the Great White Way on Thursday night at the Imperial … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Benedict Andrews’ contemporary THE CHERRY ORCHARD injects compelling immediacy into the Chekhov warhorse

This week at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, I had the opportunity to take in the New York premiere of Benedict Andrews’ fresh new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry … Continue Reading →