THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tori Sampson’s impassioned THIS LAND WAS MADE speculatively looks back at the genesis of the Black Panther Party

Earlier this week, Tori Sampson’s This Land Was Made opened Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre. Set in Oakland in 1967, the impassioned new play in essence looks back at the genesis and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – François Girard’s grim “new” production of DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER returns to the Met, magnificently performed

The pandemic may have been the best thing that could have happened to François Girard’s production of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner. The Metropolitan Opera’s staging – co-production with … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The great Laurie Metcalf leads GREY HOUSE, Levi Holloway’s uneasy mix of deliciously pulpy horror and genuine trauma

Last week, the 2023/2024 Broadway season got underway when Levi Holloway’s Grey House officially opened at the Lyceum Theatre. Originally presented by Chicago’s tiny, envelope-pushing A Red Orchid Theatre, the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At 95-years-young, the unstoppable MARILYN MAYE still belts, kicks, and puts on one helluva joyous show

This past week, the marvelous Marilyn Maye concluded her most recent stint at 54 Below. Having just recently celebrated her 95th birthday, I treasure every opportunity to catch the late-blooming … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In an unlikely feat of intimacy and obsessive rigor, Joseph Medeiros brings Book 1 of THE ODYSSEY to theatrical life … in Ancient Greek

I recently had the opportunity to immerse myself in certainly one of the most unique and unlikely theatrical experiences I’ve had all year. In an unassuming, enclave-like private apartment in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Superstars JOSHUA BELL and DANIIL TRIFONOV team up at Carnegie Hall for a terrific evening of chamber music for violin and piano

Earlier this week, violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Daniil Trifonov teamed up at Carnegie Hall for a terrific evening of chamber music. Those of you who at all follow classical … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – ruth tang’s WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY kicks off Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks in typically offbeat manner

Last night at The Wild Project, I attended a performance of ruth tang’s Work Hard Have Fun Make History, the opening production of the 2023 edition of Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks series … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – NATALIE JOY JOHNSON returns to New York as irresistibly outrageous as ever in her birthday show at Green Room 42

This holiday weekend also saw the return to New York City of Natalie Joy Johnson, who celebrated her birthday at Green Room 42. Although currently based out on the West … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Bursts of drama from Flatbush to Washington Heights: Diane Exavier’s BERNARDA’S DAUGHTERS and Guadalís Del Carmen’s BEES & HONEY

This holiday weekend, I attended a pair new domestic dramas set in our teeming city that vividly capture diverse perspectives. Here are my thoughts on them. BERNARDA’S DAUGHTERSThe New Group … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Marin Alsop leads the NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC in a beautifully balanced program including Barber, Corea, and Prokofiev

This weekend at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, I attended a performance by the New York Philharmonic. The concert was led by the great Marin Alsop, who conducted a … Continue Reading →