THE HANGOVER REPORT – Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad reunite for the inspired Main Stem outing of GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL!

This week, I had the opportunity to catch up with the inspired Main Stem edition of Gutenberg! The Musical! at the James Earl Jones Theatre. Written by the team of … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Well into its fall/winter season, ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER excels in contemporary classics by Roberts and Abraham

Late in its fall/winter season at New York City Center, I had the opportunity to catch a few more performances by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Despite its grueling schedule … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A fresh, young secondary cast of THE MAGIC FLUTE injects life into the Met’s holiday presentation of the Mozart favorite

Fantastical spectacle aside, Mozart’s The Magic Flute is a strange opera for family holiday consumption — which is exactly how the Metropolitan Opera has marketed and programmed the popular singspiel. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Aubrey Plaza and Christoper Abbott hurl themselves at DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, to mixed results

One of the hottest tickets in town this fall/winter season is the Off-Broadway revival of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea by John Patrick Shanley at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Transporting solo shows: Guy Masterson in A CHRISTMAS CAROL and Wade McCollum in MAKE ME GORGEOUS

This holiday season, I had a chance to take in two vividly acted solo shows that transported me into their respective worlds. Here are my thoughts on them. A CHRISTMAS … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Bedlam’s astute revival of Tom Stoppard’s ARCADIA showcases the play’s dazzling brilliance

This past weekend at the West End Theatre in the Upper West Side, I finally caught up with Bedlam’s Off-Broadway revival of Tom Stoppard’s 1993 play Arcadia. Taking place in … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Swinging though the holidays: A SWINGING BIRDLAND CHRISTMAS and Norm Lewis croons with the the NY POPS

In recent days, I had the great pleasure of enjoying a pair of Christmastime concerts that had me swinging through the holiday weekend. As always, read on for my thoughts. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A new holiday tradition: John Adams’ powerfully distilled EL NIÑO: NATIVITY RECONSIDERED is accessible yet revisionist

Last night at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, I attended my third Christnastime oratorio, John Adams and Peter Sellars’ El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered (you can read my joint review … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Exquisite puppetry vibrantly animates the devastating stage adaptation of LIFE & TIMES OF MICHAEL K

Earlier this week at St. Ann’s Warehouse, I had a chance to attend one of the final performances of the stage adaptation of J.M. Coetzee’s Booker Prize-winning Life & Times … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Drag infiltrates downtown theater: Sasha Velour’s THE BIG REVEAL and ONEOFUS’s SLEEPING BEAUTY

This holiday season, you’ll be able to find drag performances — with all their joy and defiance — infiltrating legitimate theater spaces, particularly those catering to downtown audiences. Read on … Continue Reading →