VIEWPOINTS – Two high profile revivals of revered British plays moderately disappoint: David Hare’s PLENTY and Christopher Hampton’s LES LIASONS DANGEREUSES

Two of the theater season’s most anticipated highbrow revivals – David Hare’s Plenty and Christopher Hampton’s Les Liasons Dangereuses – arrived in New York this fall. Both plays share very … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The mesmerizing and devastating REQUEST CONCERT is an exquisite exercise in hyper-realism

Last weekend, as part of the ongoing Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, I was able attend the remount and reboot of the installation-cum-theater piece entitled Request … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – En Garde Arts’ earnest, well-meaning WILDERNESS is ultimately dull theater

I recently had a chance to catch Seth Bockley and Anne Hamburger’s Wilderness, which is currently running at Abrons Arts Center. This earnest and well-meaning play is a pseudo-documentary piece … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – SLUMBER is vapid Halloween entertainment, and it’s mostly irresistible

To get into the Halloween spirit, I journeyed all the way to Bushwick from Hell’s Kitchen to catch a performance of Slumber, courtesy of the circus arts troop Hideaway, at … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Despite an ailing singer, last night’s searing performance of JENUFA at the Met was the perfect Halloween treat

While folks were out trick or treating last night, I spent my Halloween at the Metropolitan Opera, where I caught a searing performance of Leoš Janáček’s Jenufa. Appropriate for the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mikhail Baryshnikov fails to register as Nijinsky in Robert Wilson’s LETTER TO A MAN

What a shame. There was so much promise in the concept of having Mikhail Baryshnikov – one of the great movers of our time – play the legendary dancer Vaslav … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – William Finn and James Lapine’s FALSETTOS once again sings on Broadway, albeit in a different America

As much as I am thrilled to see Falsettos back on Broadway (where the Lincoln Center Theater revival opened last night at the Walter Kerr Theatre), the question remains: why … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Cirque du Soleil’s big top shows continue to be its main artistic draw

Since the beginning of summer, I’ve seen four Cirque du Soleil shows – three of them here in New York. Watching these Cirque shows in relatively quick succession has given me … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sondheim’s singular SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE receives a starry, sparkling revival at City Center

I recently had the privilege of being in the audience of New York City Center’s sparkling revival of Stephen Sondheim’s singular Pulitzer Prize-winning Sunday in the Park with George, a … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A quartet of fascinating new Off-Broadway plays prove that American playwriting is alive and well

The fall theater season is now in full gear, and I’m happy report that so far I’ve come across a fascinating sampling of new plays, proving to me that American playwriting … Continue Reading →