VIEWPOINTS – A recap of recent contemporary operas: Huang Ruo’s AN AMERICAN SOLDIER at PAC NYC and reassessing Kevin Puts’s THE HOURS at The Met

Over the past week or so, I had the opportunity to take in two notable contemporary opera productions, the New York premiere of Huang Ruo’s An American Soldier at the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A pair of beguiling original musicals open Off-Broadway: Dave Malloy’s THREE HOUSES and Zoe Sarnak’s THE LONELY FEW

Last night, a pair of beguiling new musicals opened Off-Broadway, both of which distinguish themselves for being completely original (i.e., not based on pre-existing books, films, albums, etc.). As per … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – THE TWENTY-SIDED TAVERN exuberantly brings the D&D gaming experience to the stage, to the delight of non-traditional audiences

One of the more fascinating ventures in commercial theater this spring is Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern, which recently opened Off-Broadway at Stage 42. In essence, the production attempts to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In Sutton Lee Seymour’s savvily conceived BROADWAY BARBIE, the seasoned drag queen continues to mine the musical theater songbook

This past weekend at The Green Room 42, I had the opportunity to catch the final night — at least here in New York — of Sutton Lee Seymour’s latest … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – History made fun: Out of the Forest’s BORIS III irreverently illuminates a little known episode in WWII’s web of events

New York theatergoers know that spring is well underway when 59E59 Theaters’s Brits Off-Broadway festival starts churning out performances. One of the centerpieces of this year’s crop of Fringe offerings … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sassy and tender, Laura Winters’ surprisingly pointed ALL OF ME is a tale of boy meets girl, with a twist

This spring, The New Group is presenting the New York premiere of Laura Winter’s new play All of Me at Off-Broadway’s Pershing Square Signature Center. First seen at Barrington Stage … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tony-winner BETTY BUCKLEY returns to Joe’s Pub with an eclectic, exquisitely-arranged set

This week, the legendary Betty Buckley returns to New York with an ambitious slate of six back-to-back shows at Joe’s Pub (I attended the second show on the first night), … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – All’s not well in Illyria: Axis Theatre puts on an elegantly truncated, unsettled TWELFTH NIGHT

Cozily tucked in an intimate basement-level performance space in the West Village, you’ll find a terrific Off-Broadway theater company known as Axis Theatre Company, a scrappy institution which over the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Maia Novi navigates multiple realities in her hallucinatory, hyperactive new play INVASIVE SPECIES

Last night, Maia Novi’s Invasive Species opened Off-Broadway at The Vineyard’s Dimson Theatre (the presentation is a commercial rental and is not to be confused for a Vineyard Theatre production). … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At The Joyce, PARSONS DANCE premieres new works by Jamar Roberts, Penny Saunders, and David Parsons

Last night, Parsons Dance commenced its annual two-week New York season at The Joyce Theater in Chelsea. This year, the company unveiled an eclectic trio of premieres — Jamar Roberts’ … Continue Reading →