THE HANGOVER REPORT – City Ballet is in superb form in AMERICANA x FIVE program

Yesterday, in a program entitled Americana x Five, I paid my first visit back to City Ballet since a captivating performance of Swan Lake led by a stunning Sara Mearns … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The baffling FONDLY, COLLETTE RICHLAND is more frustrating than thrilling

It’s taken me a few days to formalize and document my thoughts on Sibyl Kempson’s confounding Fondly, Collette Richland, as performed by the folks at the adventurous Elevator Repair Service … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Deaf West’s devastating revival imbues SPRING AWAKENING with newfound emotional depth

Is it too soon to bring back the musical Spring Awakening? This is a question I asked myself as I walked into the Brooks Atkinson Theatre last night to reacquaint … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Revisiting Broadway’s Warhorses (Part 2)

As I explained in the first installment of this series published on August 24th, I’ve been busy revisiting and reassessing some of Broadway’s long-running hits during the past month or … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The 2015 FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL gets off to a rousing start

Last night I attended the first of five Fall for Dance Festival programs at City Center. I’ve long admired this festival for its wonderfully eclectic programming and ardent audiences. In … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – DADDY LONG LEGS is sweetly predictable

Last night I saw the sweet, by-the-books musical two-hander Daddy Long Legs at Off-Broadway’s Davenport Theatre. The show is an adaptation of Jean Webster’s novel of the same name concerning … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Met’s new OTELLO delivers when it counts

Last night I caught Bartlett Sher’s brooding if uneven new production of Verdi’s powerful Otello at the Met. Sher’s production worked best on a bare stage with his singers, along … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Revisiting Broadway’s Warhorses (Part 1)

Summers traditionally see a major slowdown in New York theater openings. This means a chance for theater geeks like myself to reacquaint ourselves with a number of long-running shows before … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Afraid You Don’t Fit the Mold? Not to Worry, Today’s Broadway is a Good Place to Be (Finally)

If the 2014/2015 season was the year of the Brits on Broadway, then this season happily promises to be the Year of Diversity on the Great White Way, particularly when … Continue Reading →

VIEWPONTS — A Look Back at this Year’s New York Musical Theatre Festival

Summers in New York abound with performing arts festivals that cover the gamut of performance genres (Shakespeare and the classics, new works, experimental theater, dance, international and local companies, opera … Continue Reading →