THE HANGOVER REPORT – City Center’s FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL opens in smashing fashion with Streb Extreme Action, Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M, and a Gwen Verdon tribute

Last night, New York City Center re-opened its doors to host in-person performances once again with the opening night of its wonderfully democratic Fall for Dance Festival. As we’ve come … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – On Broadway, Keenan Scott II’s THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN struggles to attain the catharsis hoped for

Last night, Thoughts of a Colored Man by newcomer Kennan Scott II arrived on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre (opening night was actually originally supposed to be on October … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – With Rajiv Joseph’s lovely LETTERS OF SURESH, Second Stage gently resumes in-person performances

Last night, Second Stage Theater’s production of Letters of Suresh by Rajiv Joseph opened Off-Broadway at the Tony Kiser Theater (the play’s opening night was pushed back due to one … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Douglas Lyons’s winning if overly familiar CHICKEN & BISCUITS is the theatrical equivalent of hearty comfort food

Last night, Douglas Lyons’s Chicken & Biscuits – part of the parade of straight plays penned by Black playwrights scheduled to premiere on the Great White Way this season – opened … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Caleb Teicher’s joyous SW!NG OUT at The Joyce catapults the Lindy Hop into the 21st century

This past week, I had the pleasure of having a terrific good time at SW!NG OUT , which is in the midst of a two-week run at The Joyce Theater … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The iconic JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND, with vivacious openers The Illustrious Blacks, reopen Joe’s Pub

This week, Joe’s Pub reopened its doors at the Public Theater with a weeklong run of Justin Vivian Bond’s latest cabaret act Storming the Glamparts, which I attended last night. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Met’s one-act BORIS GODUNOV, starring the great René Pape, is a striking and oddly satisfying operatic experience

Last night at the Metropolitan Opera, I attended a performance of Boris Godunov – a performance which has the distinction of being the first fully staged opera I’ve experienced in-person in … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Off-Broadway impressions: Bedlam’s stage adaptation of PERSUASION and Lynn Clay Byrnes’ BETWEEN THE BARS

It’s been thoroughly gratifying to see so many in-person shows sprouting across the city in recent weeks. Indeed, in just the past few days, I was able to attend a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The exuberant SIX finally opens on Broadway, and it’s exactly what New York needs at the moment

Last night, the highly anticipated new musical Six finally arrived on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. I say finally because the London import was supposed to have opened on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – CITY BALLET engages Andrea Miller and Sidra Bell, in collaboration with fashion designers, to create new ballets for its fall season (to mixed results)

Last week at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, New York City Ballet premiered a pair of new ballets for its Fall Fashion Gala. Instead of looking for … Continue Reading →