THE HANGOVER REPORT – Doing what Encores! does best: Dusting off all-but-forgotten musical relics like Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner’s LOVE LIFE

This past weekend, I was also able to catch the final performance of the limited run of the Encores! revival of Love Life at New York City Center. Originally set … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Mental wellness and parenting: Joshua Harmon’s WE HAD A WORLD and Max Mondi’s MAYBE TOMORROW

In recent days, I had the chance to take in a pair of dramatic works that deal with mental wellness as it relates to parenting, particularly motherhood. As always, read … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Nathalie Stutzmann leads the great PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA in playing Mazzoli, Schumann, and Shostakovich

This past weekend, I ventured down to Philadelphia for a few days, during which time I had the great pleasure of attending a concert by the great Philadelphia Orchestra at … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A multimedia triumph: Sarah Snook lives up to the hype in the stage adaptation of THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

Last night, the highly anticipated theatrical adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s notorious novel The Picture of Dorian Gray opened on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre headlined by Sarah Snook (who is perhaps … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – On Broadway, ecstatic and revolutionary music-making lies at the heart of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

Last night at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, I was able to catch up with the new Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club, which has arrived on the Great White Way … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Continuing its evolution, HUBBARD STREET DANCE returns to The Joyce in fine form with a trio of premieres

This week, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago has returned in fine form to what is effectively their New York home, The Joyce Theater in Chelsea. This week’s bill is notable for … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The Old Guard shows us how it’s done: Basking in new cabaret acts from CHARLES BUSCH and KAREN MASON

In recent days, I had the great pleasure of catching a pair of performers with long histories in New York’s storied live entertainment scene — “Old Guards” of the industry, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Further re-evaluating the Alice Childress canon: CSC’s powerfully-acted revival of WINE IN THE WILDERNESS

Last night, Classic Stage Company’s beautifully-acted revival of Alice Childress’s Wine in the Wilderness opened Off-Broadway, continuing the much-needed re-evaluation of the pioneering playwright’s long career and extensive body of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – MALAISE DANS LA CIVILISATION loosely conjures human nature via whimsical, physical meta-theatrical clowning

This past weekend at the Perelman Performing Arts Center, I had the opportunity to catch one of the final performances of Alix Dufrense and Étienne Lepage’s Malaise Dans La Civilisation. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Positive vibes and seasoned musicality distinguish CYRILLE AIMÉE & THE GUITAR HEROES at Birdland

This past week, I put away my cares away and enjoyed a vibrant concert by distinctive French jazz vocalist Cyrille Aimée, who just wrapped up a residency at Birdland Jazz … Continue Reading →