VIEWPOINTS – Theater as therapy session: Jade Anouka’s HEART and Aya Ogawa’s THE NOSEBLEED

This past week, I caught two new autobiographical plays that use theater as a sort of therapy session for their respective writer/performer. As per usual, here are my thoughts on … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The classics, adventurously reconsidered: Robert Icke’s ORESTEIA, Elevator Repair Service’s SEAGULL, and Classical Theatre of Harlem’s TWELFTH NIGHT

Upon my return to New York from my aforementioned London trip, I made it a point to attend three adventurously reconsidered classics of Western drama before they shuttered. Here are … Continue Reading →

VIEPOINTS – Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everybody: A London theater roundup

I recently returned from a whirlwind trip to London, during which I immersed myself in the capital’s world famous theater scene. Over the course of roughly a single week, I … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The bombastic international hit musical spectacle NOTRE DAME DE PARIS makes its long-awaited New York premiere

Last week the 1998 French musical Notre Dame de Paris made its long-awaited New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater (appropriately on Bastille Day). It’s not my first … Continue Reading →

VIEPOINTS – A Tale of Two Swans and an R&J: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE concludes its summer season at the Met

Over the last five weeks, I’ve immersed myself in American Ballet Theatre’s 2022 summer season, which concluded last weekend at the Metropolitan Opera House. Having taken my regular dose of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – JOE ICONIS & FAMILY return to 54 Below after a long hiatus, as high-spirited and energizing as ever

Last weekend, I also had the chance to catch Joe Iconis and Family’s return to 54 Below. The last time the team assembled at the 10-year-old cabaret venue was before … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s uneven SNOW IN MIDSUMMER ambitiously straddles a number of genres

After two failed attempts to see Classic Stage Company’s Off-Broadway production of Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s new play Snow in Midsummer over the course of its run – due to repeated … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Neil D’Astolfo gives a vivacious, larger-than-life solo performance as MISTER MISS AMERICA

This week also saw the Off-Broadway opening of Mister Miss America by Neil D’Astolfo, who also stars in the piece. The amusing play arrives at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater by … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The new musical adaptation of BETWEEN THE LINES charms despite its derivative traits

Earlier this week, the stage adaptation of Between the Lines opened Off-Broadway at the Tony Kiser Theater (usually the home of Second Stage’s productions). The new musical is based on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Danai Gurira scintillates as RICHARD III in Shakespeare in the Park’s tonally unstable production

Last week at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park, I attended Free Shakespeare in the Park’s latest offering Ricard III (the production officially opened earlier this week). The staging is … Continue Reading →