THE HANGOVER REPORT – Anthony Rapp reminisces on love and loss in his heartfelt theatrical memoir WITHOUT YOU

This past week at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages, I had a chance to catch up with Anthony Rapp’s Without You. Adapted from his memoir of the same name, Rapp’s immensely … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sharr White’s stage adaptation of Larry Sultan’s PICTURES FROM HOME is only half convincing as drama

Last night, Sharr White’s stage adaptation of Larry Sultan’s 1992 photo memoir Pictures from Home  opened on Broadway at Studio 54. In essence, Sharr’s play is a family drama that excavates … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Wakka Wakka’s production of THE IMMORTAL JELLYFISH GIRL is ingenious, inspired puppet theater through and through

This past week on the main stage of 59E59, I attended the wildly titled The Immortal Jellyfish Girl. The Off-Broadway production (which has been extended through February 19) comes to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Livian Yeh’s MEMORIAL is a fascinating if telegraphed chronicle of the Vietnam Memorial

Earlier this week at the Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres in Hell’s Kitchen, I caught up with Livian Yeh’s Memorial, the latest offering from Off-Broadway’s Pan Asian Repertory Theatre. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The fabulous JULIE BENKO flexes her considerable vocal abilities in a Mardi Gras-inspired set

Last night, I caught the fabulous Julie Benko at Birdland Jazz Club. Perhaps best known as being Lea Michele’s — and previously Beanie Feldstein’s — alternate in the current Broadway … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dusting off GISELLE and COPLAND: Alexei Ratmansky and Justin Peck unveil highly anticipated full length works

This past week, I attended two highly anticipated full evening works of dance that dusted off familiar material – one an exquisite reconsideration of a beloved classical ballet, the other … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – This week, Herbert Blomstedt elicits ample color from the NY PHIL via Berlioz’s “Symphonie fantastique” and Lidholm’s “Poesis”

This week, maestro Herbert Blomstedt – who this year turned a staggering 95 years old and is still in fine spirits – has returned to the newly revitalized David Geffen … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sweden’s Cullberg makes its Joyce debut with Deborah Hay’s clinical HORSE, THE SOLOS

Last night, Sweden’s contemporary dance company Cullberg made its debut at The Joyce Theater. For its maiden set of performances at the Chelsea dance venue, the company has chosen to … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A pair of comics remedy the winter doldrums: Julie Halston in DECLASSIFIED! and Colin Quinn in SMALL TALK

Few things can remedy the winter doldrums than attending a diverting comedy show. Over the past few days, I was able to take in a pair of inspired solo performances … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Stephen Adly Guirgis’s blistering dark comedy BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY arrives on Broadway

This past weekend at the Helen Hayes Theater, I caught up with the belated Broadway edition of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s Between Riverside and Crazy. A Pulitzer Prize winner in 2015, … Continue Reading →