VIEWPOINTS – Cabaret Roundup: JOSIE DE GUZMAN makes a welcome return to the New York stage and SETH SIKES thrillingly channels Barbra Streisand

This past weekend, I had the chance to take in a pair of cabaret performances. Here are my thoughts on these nightlife outings, both of which were vibrantly performed and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Both whimsical and existential, THE SHARK IS BROKEN examines the actor’s dilemma via the filming of “Jaws”

This week at the John Golden Theatre, I had the chance to catch up with Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon’s episodic new play The Shark Is Broken. A hit across the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – SMALL & A EULOGY FOR ROMAN: A pair of solo shows at 59E59 Theaters that deal with the growing pains associated with male adolescence

Currently at Off-Broadway’s 59E59 Theaters, you’ll find a pair solo shows that deal with the growing pains associated with male adolescence (both productions conclude their limited New York runs this … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Double Feature’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM & MACBETH: Exceedingly intimate, immersive revivals that create worlds within worlds

A night after attending Public Works’ large-scale musical adaptation of The Tempest at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, I ventured deep into Brooklyn ti a secret location (warning: brief spoilers here) … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In a farewell to the Delacorte as we know it, the luminous Renée Elise Goldsberry leads Public Works’ integrated adaptation of THE TEMPEST

Last night, I attended a performance of Public Works’ musical adaptation of The Tempest. Now in its second decade, these large-scale, city-embracing/promoting Public Works offerings have become an integral summer-capping tradition … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Cabaret Roundup: BEN CRAWFORD sings his face off at 54 Below; SUSIE MOSHER and JOHN BOSWELL unleash “Cashino” at Birdland

During these quieter days of late August, I found myself indulging in New York’s vibrant cabaret scene. Here are my thoughts on a couple of these recent nightlife outings. BEN … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL leans in on campy parody and theme park spectacle, forcefully inducing nostalgia

This week, I had the chance to catch up with Back to the Future: The Musical which savvily opened at the Winter Garden Theatre earlier this month in time to lure summer … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Funny woman SUSIE MOSHER hilariously holds court during her weekly “The Lineup” variety show

Last night, I witnessed Susie Mosher once again hold court over The Lineup, her weekly variety show at the subterranean Birdland Theater (the show is performed at the famed Midtown jazz … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sandy Rustin’s amusingly nostalgic, tightly-staged THE COTTAGE makes for breezy, diverting summer fluff

Last night, I attended Sandy Rustin’s The Cottage at the Helen Hayes Theatre (note that the limited run is independent of Second Stage’s 2023/2024 season offerings). The 10-year-old comedy has the distinction … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tawni O’Dell’s new drama PAY THE WRITER goes through the motions and misses the mark

Last night, Tawni O’Dell’s new drama Pay the Writer opened Off-Broadway. The play tells the fictitious story of a successful Black writer and his parallel relationships with his gay literary agent and … Continue Reading →