THE HANGOVER REPORT – Under Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the MET ORCHESTRA shows off its range in an operatic program of unsettled love

This past weekend, the mighty orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera returned to Carnegie Hall to perform an off-season concert informed by a trio of distinctive operas with overarching themes of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Raja Feather Kelly’s THE FIRES pungently, poetically excavates the burden Black queerness and the devastation of love

This past week, I had the opportunity to catch up with Raja Feather Kelly’s The Fires by Raja Feather Kelly, courtesy of Off-Broadway’s small but mighty Soho Rep, which over … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the wobbly, forcefully-acted THE WELKIN, Lucy Kirkwood explores justice and power vis-à-vis housekeeping women

Last night, Atlantic Theater Company’s production of The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood — a British playwright perhaps best known for penning such well-received plays as Chimerica and The Children — opened Off-Broadway at the Linda Gross … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Maury Yeston’s stirring score rightfully takes center stage in the sublime Encores! revival of TITANIC

Wrapping up the fantastic 30th anniversary season of the Encores! series (which began buoyantly with an inspired production of Once Upon a Mattress starring beloved stage and screen star Sutton … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Insightful and invigorating nights of contemporary dance at The Joyce: OONA DOHERTY and INTRODANS

In back-to-back weeks, The Joyce Theater in Chelsea has had the opportunity of hosting a pair of exciting European dance companies. As always, read on for my thoughts. First up … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Summerworks continues with COACH COACH, Bailey Williams’ quirky investigation of female identity in a cut-throat society

Down at The Wild Project in the East Village, Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks series continues with the second of three offerings of its 2025 edition — Coach Coach by Bailey Williams … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – This summer, The Public’s Mobile Unit tours a rollicking bilingual musical adaptation of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

One of New York’s most cherished summer traditions has historically been to attend one of The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park productions in Central Park. This year, however, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Joey Merlo’s MIDNIGHT COLESLAW’S TALES FROM BEYOND THE CLOSET!!! campily intersects queerness and the macabre

Over this past weekend at The Tank, I had the opportunity of catching up with Midnight Coleslaw’s Tales from Beyond the Closet!!! The evening of one-acts has been masterminded by Joey Merlo, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Irish Rep concludes its successful Friel-focused season with a solid revival of MOLLY SWEENEY

Irish Repertory Theatre is closing out its season — which is dedicated to the works of the great Brian Friel (the curated season has been officially marketed as “The Friel … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Karlheinz Stockhausen’s slow-burning INSIDE LIGHT immerses audiences in organic electronic soundscapes

Currently at the Park Avenue Armory, you’ll find the American premiere of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Inside Light, a two-part presentation that assembles selections from Licht, the pioneering composer’s rarely-performed cycle of … Continue Reading →