VIEWPOINTS – A pair of new, fully-staged plays grace Off-Broadway stages: TRIAL ON THE POTOMAC & ALMA BAYA

I recently had the chance to take in a pair of new, fully-staged Off-Broadway plays in Hell’s Kitchen – encouraging signs that Off-Broadway is clawing itself back out of the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Bridge Production Group’s spirited revival of [TITLE OF SHOW] does the cult favorite musical proud

If there was ever a poster child for the little musical that could, it would have to be Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell’s uber-metatheatrical [title of show]. The show started … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – André De Shields and Amber Iman conjure uncompromising Black magic at Feinstein’s/54 Below

So far in August, I found two cabaret acts – both at Feinstein’s/54 Below – to have been particularly potent in conjuring uncompromising Black magic. Here are my thoughts on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Whitney White’s provocative SEMBLANCE showcases an impressive up-and-coming auteur at work

It seems like the impressively multi-talented theater-maker Whitney White is everywhere I look these days. In addition to remounting her searing staging of Aleshea Harris’s What to Send Up When … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – STRANGER SINGS! THE PARODY MUSIAL is an inspired send-up of the popular Netflix series

Last night, yet another musical parody opened Off-Broadway – Jonathan Hogue’s comedically inspired Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical, which is playing at the Players Theatre in Greenwich Village for a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The joyously adapted and performed MERRY WIVES marks the triumphant return of Shakespeare in the Park

Last night, the Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Merry Wives opened at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park (it was recently announced that the production will … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Louis Langrée-led Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra makes a brief but poignant appearance at Lincoln Center’s Restart Stages

In typical years, the Mostly Mozart Festival has been synonymous with summers in New York. Well, neither the summers of 2020 nor 2021 have been anything but typical. Unsurprisingly, the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A magnificent trio of cabaret acts sparkle at Feinstein’s/54 Below: Emily Skinner, Larry Owens, and Jason Danieley

This past weekend at Feinstein’s/54 Below, I witnessed a magnificent trio of cabaret acts. Here are my thoughts. First up was Emily Skinner, whose latest show A Broad with a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The intimate, seductive SPEAKEASY MAGICK returns to the McKittrick Hotel

Last weekend, I attended a performance of Speakeasy Magick, which recently returned to the McKittrick Hotel’s Club Car space (the elaborate venue’s premiere attraction, the immersive theater juggernaut Sleep No … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Musical parodies of FRIENDS and THE OFFICE offer an inspired blend of craft and silliness

Despite the steady flow of in-person performances in New York as of late, there have only been a handful of productions that have sustained steady, multi-week runs. Two of these … Continue Reading →