THE HANGOVER REPORT – Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman’s HARMONY finally arrives on Broadway, formulaic but with high voltage timeliness

Last night, the new musical Harmony by Barry Manilow (music) and Bruce Sussman (book and lyrics) opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The show finally arrives on the Great White … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Scoping out the Fringes: Gems at LA MAMA PUPPET FESTIVAL and Heartbeat Opera’s lively drag riff on THE GOLDEN COCK(erel)

This past weekend – in the midst of some high profile fall theater openings – I had the urge to scope out the fringes of New York’s vibrant performing arts … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Geoff Sobelle’s immersive FOOD is an absurdist, hallucinatory meditation on why we eat how we eat

This weekend at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s flexible BAM Fisher space, I caught the final installment of Geoff Sobelle’s astonishing trilogy of works exploring seemingly mainstay notions in our … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Pam Tanowitz’s mesmerizing SONG OF SONGS draws inspiration from Biblical text and Jewish heritage but stands exquisitely on its own

Last night marked the New York premiere of Song of Songs, Pam Tanowitz’s latest evening length dance piece. After premiering last year at the Fisher Center at Bard College and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Qui Nguyen’s POOR YELLA REDNECKS buoyantly translates the immigrant experience via graphic novels and “Hamilton”

This week at New York City Center’s subterranean Stage I, I was also able to take in Manhattan Theatre Club’s Off-Broadway production of Poor Yella Rednecks by Qui Nguyen. A companion piece … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Danny DeVito leads I NEED THAT, the prolific Theresa Rebeck’s perfectly pleasant Main Stem comedy for Roundabout

Theresa Rebeck continues to be one of the most prolific working playwrights in theater business. This fall alone, she’s unveiled two new plays – the fantastic Dig for Primary Stages … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – David Adjmi’s gorgeously nuanced new play STEREOPHONIC bristles with music, authenticity

Last night, I caught David Adjmi’s new play Stereophonic at Playwrights Horizons. Set in California recording studios during the mid 1970s, the play depicts the painful creation of a rock … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Displaying their gift of the gab: Fellow Irishmen ED BYRNE and MIKEL MURFI bewitch in their respective solo shows

Over the past few days, I encountered a pair of solo shows by hugely talented Irishmen who bewitched me with their immense charisma and undeniable gift of the gab. Read … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The variety afforded by Off-Broadway theater: The stage adaptation of Philip Roth’s SABBATH’S THEATER and Brittany K. Allen’s REDWOOD

This past weekend, I was struck by how different approaches to playwriting can yield to drastically vascillating experiences. To me, this illustrated both theater’s chameleonic ability to shape-shift from production … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY unveils Lauren Lovette’s “Echo” in an uncommonly cohesive boys verses girls program

Last night at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, I attended a performance by Paul Taylor Dance Company, which is currently in the midst of its two-week New … Continue Reading →