VIEWPOINTS – With “Giselle” and a pair of diverse mixed bills, AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE brings variety (if unevenness) to its fall season

Over the past two weeks, American Ballet Theatre has taken up residence at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. As New York’s other major classical ballet company (aside … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Off-Broadway openings: A spirited, zippy revival of MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION and Douglas Carter Beane’s underbaked FAIRYCAKES

This past week, I caught a pair of Off-Broadway openings. Here are my thoughts. MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSIONGingold Theatrical Group1 hour, 40 minutes (without an intermission)Through November 20 First up is … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In Roundabout’s magnificent revival, Kushner and Tesori’s masterpiece CAROLINE, OR CHANGE has finally found its time

Last night at Studio 54, Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s 2003 musical Caroline, or Change returned to Broadway courtesy of Roundabout Theatre Company. The production, directed by Michael Longhurst, was … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – City Center’s FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL concludes with a starry flourish

Last weekend, New York City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival concluded as it began – with a flourish, and a starry and well-curated one at that. Here are my thoughts … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The decidedly avant-garde but deeply haunting DANA H. and IS THIS A ROOM unsettle and disorient at the Lyceum

This past weekend, I parked myself at the Lyceum Theatre to indulge in a fascinating Broadway doubleheader comprised of Lucas Hnath’s Dana H. and Tina Satter’s Is This a Room (for … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Worthwhile dance about town: Keone & Mari Madrid’s BEYOND BABEL and Lucinda Childs’ seminal DANCE

Dance has kicked into full gear in New York. Indeed, between classical ballet headliners New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre’s respective fall seasons at Lincoln Center, as well … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – NEW YORK CITY BALLET’s fall season was rife with farewell performances, notably the retirements of Lauren Lovette and Maria Kowroski

New York City Ballet‘s fall season came to a conclusion last Sunday with the farewell performance of beloved principal dancer Maria Kowroski. She wasn’t the only major dancer, however, to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The vividly acted and magnificently staged THE LEHMAN TRILOGY finally arrives on Broadway, triumphantly

Last week, the much anticipated Main Stem edition of The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini (as adapted by Ben Power) opened at the Nederlander Theatre. After garnering considerable acclaim across … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tiago Rodrigues’s captivating BY HEART stealthily illustrates how the act of memorization is also one of deep humanism

Last night, I trekked out to the Brooklyn Academy of Music to attend a performance of Tiago Rodrigues’s By Heart, which is currently in the midst of a short run … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Wallace Shawn’s THE FEVER, starring Lili Taylor, wavers between reckoning and self-flagellation

This fall, Audible Theater, in a co-production with The New Group, returns to in-person performances at the Minetta Lane Theatre with a limited two-week run of Wallace Shawn’s solo show … Continue Reading →