VIEWPOINTS – Theatrically immersive art installations that transport visitors to inner- and outer-spaces: GARDEN OF EDEN & INTANGIBLE FORMS

Currently on view in Chelsea are a pair of interactive art installations which rely heavily on theatrical immersion (e.g., via theatrical lighting, props, sets, and sound) to transport their visitors. In … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: The fall theater season commences digitally with BELFAST BLUES, DUST FROM THE STARS, and KAREN, I AM

Last week, with live performances stilled banned from taking place in New York, the fall theater season nonetheless officially commenced with some unexpectedly inspired digital offerings. Here are my thoughts … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Composer Ellen Reid’s interactive SOUNDWALK through Central Park proves to be accomplished, accessible

Last weekend, on my walk from my apartment in Hell’s Kitchen to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I decided to give composer Ellen Reid’s innovative and dynamic Central Park-inspired Soundwalk … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: The Met’s hit production of PORGY AND BESS, Complexions’ rousing if repetitive BACH 25, and Richard Nelson’s eloquent finale to his APPLE FAMILY “Pandemic Trilogy”

Here are my latest thoughts on my online performing arts viewings. PORGY AND BESS Opera The Metropolitan Opera Last weekend, the Metropolitan Opera streamed, without charge, its hit production of … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – CAIRNS & HEAR THEIR THERE HERE: Ingenious, immersive sonic walk-throughs of Green-Wood Cemetery and Brooklyn Bridge Park, respectively

For more adventurous theatergoers who are starting to tire of streaming content from the confines of their homes, fear not. There are a few options out there for you out … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Being Lin-Manuel Miranda: IN THE HEIGHTS: CHASING BROADWAY DREAMS & WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME

It seems that wherever you turn these days in the world of entertainment, there’s a good chance that you’ll come across the beaming face of Lin-Manuel Miranda. Make no mistake, I’m … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: Joshua William Gelb’s altogether astonishing FOOTNOTE, John Adams’ distilled but potent EL NIÑO, and Robert Battle’s thoughtfully-rendered NO LONGER SILENT

This past week, I streamed three particularly fascinating works in the performing arts disciplines of theater, classical music, and dance. Each took artistic risks for which they were rewarded handsomely. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Thanks to Michelle Williams’ uncanny performance, the stylish FOSSE/VERDON makes for sensational, if uneven, television

Ever since Fosse/Verdon premiered on FX more than a year ago, the stylish “limited” television series has been high on my list of things to watch. Thankfully, over the last two … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: Irish Rep’s devastating little COVID-19 play, Manual Cinema’s wildly inventive take on Mary Shelley’s classic, and Disney streams one of its most spirited stage musicals

Last week saw another week of eclectic “theatergoing”. Here are my reviews. THE GIFTS YOU GAVE TO THE DARK Irish Repertory Theatre Last week, I finally saw Irish Repertory Theatre’s … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: Manual Cinema and Theater in Quarantine innovate, while Irish Rep firmly commits to nostalgia

Last week’s streamings saw two theater companies innovate, and one tightly embrace its theatrical heritage. Each of them shined. NO BLUE MEMORY: THE LIFE OF GWENDOLYN BROOKS Manual Cinema Over the … Continue Reading →