THE HANGOVER REPORT – Soprano Lise Davidsen and conductor Susanna Mälkki gorgeously lead Bethoven’s FIDELIO

Certainly one of the highlights of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2024/2025 season thus far is the current revival of Beethoven’s Fidelio (for the record, my other highlights of the Met season … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A nervous contemporary energy and a superb Paul Mescal drive a rebalanced STREETCAR

Last night, the highly anticipated Almeida Theatre revival of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire opened at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theater. The production arrives on our shores … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – An unfussy new translation and top tier acting distinguish Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of Ibsen’s GHOSTS

In the coming weeks, an onslaught of starry, high profile revivals are slated to open Off-Broadway, starting with last night’s official opening of Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Ghosts by … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Youthful vitality and undiminished human spirit shine through in THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT

Last night, The Jonathan Larson Project opened Off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theater. Conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper as an homage to the late creator of the iconic Pulitzer- and Tony-winning … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Dead behind the eyes: Assessing Anne Imhof’s massive, immersive, and multidisciplinary DOOM: HOUSE OF HOPE

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to take in Anne Imhof’s highly anticipated Doom: House of Hope at the Park Avenue Armory. To be sure, Imhof’s latest project — … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Outrageous international cabaret star MEOW MEOW does a whole lot more than just purr at Joe’s Pub

Last week, international cabaret star Meow Meow took up residency at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, where she did a whole lot more than just purr. The European chanteuse … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The singular Batsheva Dance Company returns to BAM with Ohad Naharin’s mesmerizing MOMO

Last night at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, I attended the first out of three Batsheva Dance Company performances of Momo, Ohad Naharin’s latest full length piece for eleven … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Playing with drama and discipline, the Pappano-led LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA triumphantly returns to Carnegie Hall

After a hiatus of two decades, the great London Symphony Orchestra makes a highly anticipated return to Carnegie Hall this week for two performances only. As led by newly-appointed music … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Lisa Sanaye Dring’s dutifully written SUMO is a fascinating glimpse into the rarefied world of elite sumo wrestling

Last night, Lisa Sanaye Dring‘s Sumo opened Off-Broadway at the Public Theater’s Anspacher Theater in a co-production by the Public Theater, Ma-Yi Theater Company, and La Jolla Playhouse. In short, Dring’s new … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jake Heggie‘s distilled operatic adaptation of MOBY-DICK powerfully launches the Met’s spring season

Last night marked the opening of the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Moby-Dick — Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s powerful adaptation of Herman Melville’s iconic literary work — launching the … Continue Reading →