VIEWPOINTS – Nuanced conceptual endeavors in dance: Reggie Wilson’s POWER at BAM and Oona Doherty’s HARD TO BE SOFT at IAC

This week, Reggie Wilson’s Power and Oona Doherty’s Hard to Be Soft – A Belfast Prayer – a pair of fascinating evening-length dance pieces – opened at the Brooklyn Academy … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Cecily Strong gives it the good old college try in THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE at The Shed

Last night, the revival of Jane Wagner’s The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe opened off-Broadway at The Shed at Hudson Yards. Ever since the play’s premiere … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jeanna de Waal draws enthusiastic DIANA fans out to Feinstein’s/54 Below (on a frigid Monday night)

Last night – a frigid Monday evening – Jeanna de Waal drew two enthusiastic concerts’ worth of fans of the recently shuttered Broadway musical Diana to Feinstein’s/54 Below (the first … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Charlotte Moore’s escapist adaptation of THE STREETS OF NEW YORK embraces the molds of operetta and melodrama

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Charlotte Moore’s escapist adaptation of THE STREETS OF NEW YORK embraces the molds of operetta and melodrama This past weekend, I attended Irish Repertory Theatre’s revival … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Led by Susanna Mälkki, the NY PHILHARMONIC turns in a mostly majestic performance at Carnegie Hall

This past week, the New York Philharmonic played the first of its four Carnegie Hall outings this year. The occasion marked a true New York moment – the world famous … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway sparkle in the return of their cabaret act BROADWAY THE CALLA-WAY!

This week at Feinstein’s/54 Below, cabaret favorites Liz Callaway and her sister Ann Hampton Callaway have brought back their latest show Broadway the Calla-way!, which they originally unveiled in the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Nights at the opera: The Met’s holiday presentation of CINDERELLA and a new RIGOLETTO

Astonishingly, since re-opening this fall, the Metropolitan Opera hasn’t yet had to cancel a performance. This week on consecutive nights, I found myself at the Met relishing a pair of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The new musical FLYING OVER SUNSET is a curiosity that’s often visually and musically ravishing

I recently had a chance to catch Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Flying Over Sunset, which is currently playing on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre for a limited run … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – THE BEST OF 2021: Theater, Music, and Dance

With 2021 behind us, the time has come to look back and recognize the best of the year’s performing arts offerings. No matter how you look at it, assessing performance … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Steven Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY unearths the musical’s raw, beating heart without altering its essence

Why mess with a classic movie musical, especially one as widely revered as West Side Story? As a cinematic experience, the original film (co-directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise), … Continue Reading →