THE HANGOVER REPORT – At City Center, THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA shows off its stylish eclecticism via works by Dawson, MacMillan, and Pite

Last night, I attended The National Ballet of Canada’s first of four performances at New York City Center. For their return to City Center (where the troupe hasn’t performed in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The richly evocative, visually arresting Olivier-winning stage adaptation of LIFE OF PI arrives on Broadway

Last night, the New York transfer of the stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s Booker Prize-winning novel novel Life of Pi opened on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The production arrives on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – David Anzuelo’s unseasoned and ill-considered coming-of-age play DÍA Y NOCHE bites off more than it can chew

Last night, I attended LAByrinth Theater’s world premiere production of David Anzuelo’s Día y Noche at Off-Broadway’s 59E59 Theaters. The new play is the centerpiece of the storied theater company’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s eagerly over-the-top BAD CINDERELLA leans in on the camp factor

Last week, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bad Cinderella officially opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre. The new musical arrives on the Great White Way after having premiered in London’s West … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Only in New York: Blockbuster evenings with the unstoppable MARILYN MAYE at Carnegie Hall and the glorious 25th anniversary concert of RAGTIME

Over the past few days, I was treated to a pair of blockbuster evenings, during which I caught the truly marvelous Marilyn Maye in her Carnegie Hall debut, as well … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Thought-provoking plays from Latinx American voices: Liliana Padilla’s HOW TO TO DEFEND YOURSELF and Mariana Carreño King’s TRUCKERS

It’s always a thrill being exposed to new theatrical voices, which was the case this past weekend when I was introduced to a pair of fascinating Latinx American voices via … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – David McVicar’s conservative staging of Bellini’s NORMA returns to the Met with a merely adequate cast

This past week, I made it back to the Metropolitan Opera to catch the revival of David McVicar’s 2017 staging of Bellini’s Norma. The primary reason to catch the production … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The great Sara Baras headlines Flamenco Festival New York 2023, dancing up a storm in ALMA at City Center

Last night at City Center, the great Sara Baras premiered her latest creation Alma to New York audiences. The work and its fiery legendary star arrive as the headliners of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Funny woman Judy Gold chronicles her development in YES, I CAN SAY THAT!, in the process articulating the necessity for comedy

Last night, funny woman Judy Gold’s Yes, I Can Say That! opened Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters courtesy of the venue’s resident theater company Primary Stages. Based on Gold’s 2020 book of the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Riffing off of classics of Western drama: Thomas Bradshaw’s THE SEAGULL/WOODSTOCK, NY and Talene Monahon’s THE GOOD JOHN PROCTOR

Over the course of the past few days, I caught two new Off-Broadway plays that riff off of classics of Western drama. Read on for my thoughts. THE SEAGULL/WOODSTOCK, NYThe … Continue Reading →