THE HANGOVER REPORT – With Elevator Repair Service’s BALDWIN & BUCKLEY AT CAMBRIDGE, the eloquent arguments of James Baldwin continue to spout from New York stages

Last night, The Public Theater commenced its busy fall theater season with the opening of Elevator Repair Service’s production of Baldwin & Buckley at Cambridge at the Anspacher Theater. Conceived … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Putting a contemporary spin on age old lore: FC Bergman’s 300 EL X 50 EL X 30 EL at BAM and The Kilbanes’ WEIGHTLESS at WP Theater

This past weekend, I attended two fascinating theatrical productions that draw on and put contemporary spins on age old lore. As per usual, here are my thoughts on them. 300 … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – New York City’s popular, relevant FALL FOR DANCE Festival continues its eclectic, reflective, and crowd-pleasing celebration of dance in all its guises

Over at New York City Center, the two-week Fall for Dance Festival – which draws to a close this weekend – happily remains a popular sell-out, just as in pre-pandemic … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A mixed bag of new works by Kyle Abraham, Justin Peck, and Gianna Reisen make their debuts at City Ballet’s FALL FASHION GALA

This past Wednesday, New York City Ballet’s annual Fall Fashion Gala – which this year marked its landmark tenth anniversary – came and went at the David H. Koch Theater, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Victor I. Cazares’s visually busy AMERICAN (TELE)VISIONS distills the American Dream through the deceiving lens of television, video games, and consumerism

Last night, New York Theatre Workshop commenced its fall season with the official opening of Victor I. Cazares’s american (tele)visions, which is being co-presented by Brooklyn-based Theater Mitu. Set during … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Alone onstage, David Greenspan once again astonishes in Gertrude Stein’s FOUR SAINTS IN THREE ACTS

For those who follow the New York theater scene closely, it’s no secret that David Greenspan is one of our more astonishing thespians. Over the years, he’s amassed a collection … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Asad Mecci and Colin Mochrie’s HYPROV hilariously and uniquely capitalizes on the improv ability residing in each of us

This past weekend, I caught a late night performance of Hyprov, an unlikely and unpredictable evening of entertainment at the Daryl Roth Theatre just off of Union Square. The piece … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Off-Off-Broadway continues its winning streak with the compelling, rigorous MARIE IT’S TIME and MUD/DROWNING …

This past weekend, I continued my Off-Off-Broadway winning streak with a pair of rigorous, compellingly theatrical experimental theater pieces that explore the underbelly of the human experience. Here are my … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – City Center’s business-as-usual 2022 FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL indicates a New York fall dance season in full swing (at long last)

For the first time since pre-pandemic times, New York City Center’s Fall for Dance has once again gone international (in contrast to last year’s festival, which understandably focused solely on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The winning, family-friendly SESAME STREET: THE MUSICAL knows its target audience and delivers

For the sheer volume of theater playing in New York at any given moment, the city has surprisingly little to offer in terms of theatrical entertainment for young theatergoers (particularly … Continue Reading →