VIEWPOINTS – Fiercely feminist plays with a focus on reclaiming women’s bodies: Anna Ziegler’s take on ANTIGONE and Aya Ogawa’s MEAT SUIT

In recents weeks of my Off-Broadway theater going, I encountered a pair of fiercely feminist plays that centered on the reclamation of women’s bodies from a world that seems determined … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Classical music roundup: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the NY PHILHARMONIC, the PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA conjures a mighty Mahler “Resurrection”

Over the past week or so, I took in a pair of notable concerts performed by the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra at, respectively, David Geffen Hall at … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Nightlife roundup: JOHN PIZZARELLI pays homage to Tony Bennett, PAULO SZOT dazzles with his baritone and charisma

In recent days, I found myself drawn to the nightclub performances of a pair of utter professionals — both in possession of innate leading men vibes — at two of … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dance Reflections continues seductively with Millepied’s ROMEO & JULIET SUITE and De Keersmaeker’s EXIT ABOVE

The 2026 edition of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef and Arpels continued seductively with two large scale, full length global dance presentations by renowned choreographers at NYU Skirball and the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Retro-escapism: Silliness and nostalgia fuel BIGFOOT! THE MUSICAL and THE MALL THE MALL THE MALL

During these fraught times, sometimes all you need to keep you moving forward is a healthy dose of some goofy escapism, and nothing more substantial than that. Currently on the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Mining the possibilities of puppet theater: PARCHED and THE MAGNIFICENT MS. PHAM at HERE, and FOOTNOTES at La MaMa

Over the last week or so, I had the chance to take in a number of puppet theater pieces both at HERE and at La MaMa, two notable cultivators of … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Songs of resilience in the face of health crises: The Lazours’ NIGHT SIDE SONGS and Jesse Malin’s SILVER MANHATTAN

Currently Off-Broadway, there are a pair of brave and unconventional new musicals that have taken it upon themselves to tell stories of the resilience of the human spirit in the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dance roundup: Dance Reflections continues with TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY, CITY BALLET’s winter season concludes

In the world of dance, this past week saw the continuation of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival with a performance commemorating the historic collaboration between Trisha … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Sublimely symphonic: CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and VIENNA PHILHARMONIC play Carnegie Hall

Last week, Carnegie Hall was alive with sublime symphonic music-making courtesy of two of the world’s most renowned orchestras, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic. As always, read … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Depicting fraught homecomings in the return of Clare Barron’s YOU GOT OLDER and the premiere of Jake Brasch’s THE RESERVOIR

Now running Off-Broadway, you’ll also find two plays that depict fraught homecomings of bruised characters who make the difficult decision to return to their childhood home to reset there lives. … Continue Reading →