VIEWPOINTS – Taking cues from the classics: Gregg Ostrin’s KOWALSKI and Matthew Gasda’s staging of VANYA ON HURON STREET

Over the last few days, I came across a pair of works that have clearly taken their cues from classics of Western drama. As always, read on below for my … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the genre-defying MANY HAPPY RETURNS, Monica Bill Barnes and Robbie Saez de Viteri revel in our shared humanity

Last night at Playwrights Horizons’ Peter Jay Sharp Theater, I attended one of the extended Off-Broadway performances of Monica Bill Barnes and Robbie Saenz de Viteri’s Many Happy Returns (the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Relentlessly seeking validation Off-Broadway: Comedian Gary Gulman shows off his smarts in GRANDILOQUENT

Also earlier this week, Gary Gulman’s solo show Grandiloquent opened Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in the West Village. For those of you unfamiliar with Gulman, he’s carved a … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – At 20, UNDER THE RADAR expands its reach with a blast of out-of-the-box theatrical experiences (Part 2)

My Under the Radar 2025 experience continued with a second week of full immersion. As before, read on for my thoughts on my excursions last week. SHOW/BOAT: A RIVERPresented by … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – At 20, UNDER THE RADAR expands its reach with a blast of out-of-the-box theatrical experiences (Part 1)

January in New York means a plethora of Under the Radar goodness for performing arts enthusiasts (like myself) to immerse themselves in. This year celebrating its landmark 20th anniversary — … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – THE BEST OF 2024: Theater, Music, and Dance

With 2024 recently behind us, what better time to take stock of the year that’s just transpired to highlight the performances that have particularly distinguished themselves from the pack. Read … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – More holiday fare to end the season on a high: BIG APPLE CIRCUS, the NY POPS, and the tour of ANNIE muster good cheer

To close out the year, I attended a flurry of diverse performances that mustered good cheer, further ushering me into the holiday spirit. Here are my thoughts on the these … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Explosive, erotically-charged two-handers: Ken Urban’s A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK and Philip Ridley’s TENDER NAPALM

This fall/winter, New York theater audiences have been able to sink their teeth into a pair of explosive, erotically-charged Off-Broadway two-handers. These would be Ken Urban’s A Guide for the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Richard Foreman makes a welcome return to experimental theater-making with SUPPOSE BEAUTIFUL MADELINE HARVEY

Over the years, Richard Foreman has become almost synonymous with New York’s avant-garde theater scene both in terms of aesthetic and content. Largely through his Ontological-Hysteric Theater — which he … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A pair of comics, JANINE HAROUNI and JOSH GLANC, idiosyncratically take the SoHo Playhouse stage

This past weekend, I ventured downtown to catch a pair of London-based comics — both of whom had hits at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe — take on the SoHo Playhouse … Continue Reading →