VIEWPOINTS – In the 2026 edition of The Joyce’s BALLET FESTIVAL, Misty Copeland curates bills that transcend racial and stylistic barriers

Currently down in Chelsea, you’ll find the 2026 edition The Joyce Theater’s annual Ballet Festival. This summer’s two week iteration has been curated by former American Ballet Theatre principal and … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Women under fire over the years: Assessing the current revivals of THE GIN GAME, AN AMERICAN DAUGHTER, and THE WINTER’S TALE

On the boards of Off-Broadway theaters this August, you’ll find a trio of revivals that depict, over the years and in various circumstances, women under fire by societal forces. Here … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dashing leading men at 54 Below: EPHRAIM SYKES and CASEY LIKES revel in their musical inspirations

This past week at 54 Below, the indispensable Theater District cabaret club played host to a pair of dashing Broadway leading men, both of whom reveled in their musical inspirations. … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Bespoke, unconventionally staged revivals that immerse audiences: Adult Film’s WOYZECK and GoodBadGroup’s THIS LIME TREE BOWER

This summer, I’ve come across a number of fascinating revivals that highlight a recent trend in New York theater — that is, to stage plays in intimate and unconventional spaces … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Stand-up comedy, musical theater, and cabaret collide in PEPPER SLIT LIVE IN HER LIVING ROOM and BROAD STROKES

This summer seems ripe for a certain type of musical entertainment. More specifically, a number of writers/performers have been thinking outside the box, creating immersive and intimate musical entertainments that … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The heartache of love: The New York transfer of Benedict Lombe’s SHIFTERS, the world premiere of Bubba Weiler’s THE SAVIORS

This past week Off-Broadway, I encountered a pair of carefully crafted new dramas — one a stylized depiction of a cosmic love across time and space; the other a fiercely … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Challenging notions of feminism and camp, respectively, in Eric Marlin’s WHAT A WORLD! WHAT A WORLD! and Melissa Maney’s HUNGRY WOMEN

Currently Off-Broadway, you’ll find a pair of scrappy plays that endeavor to challenge pre-existing notions, namely of, respectively, camp and feminism. These would be Eric Marlin’s What a World! What … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dance roundup: HUGO MARCHAND shimmers as an Artist at the Center, MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP celebrates its 45th at The Joyce

Over the past few weeks, New York dance fans have had plenty to get excited about, namely getting a chance to see Paris Opera Ballet étoile Hugo Marchand take his … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – An embarrassment of riches: Assessing the recent slew of new musicals on the boards of Off-Broadway’s stages

Last season, only six new musicals opened on the Great White Way. Contrast that to the five eclectic musicals that opened Off-Broadway in just the past few weeks alone. And … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The bold and the bizarre (and the very funny): A look back at the 2026 edition of Clubbed Thumb’s indispensable SUMMERWORKS series

With a few weeks to digest, I thought now would be a good time to take a look back and assess the 2026 offerings of Summerworks, Clubbed Thumb’s indispensable incubator … Continue Reading →