THE HANGOVER REPORT – Rich in specificity, Danny Tejera’s Madrid-set TOROS unpacks post-collegiate toxic masculinity and existential crises

Also this past weekend, I attended the penultimate performance of Danny Tejera’s Toros, which was presented Off-Broadway at the intimate McGinn/Cazale Theater in the Upper West Side (the production concluded … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP continues to thrive at The Joyce with generous repertory programming

This past weekend, I attended Program B of Mark Morris Dance Group’s first-time residency at The Joyce Theater (you can read my rave review of Program A here). Over the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The end of an era: Bidding a very fond farewell to the longstanding MOSTLY MOZART FESTIVAL and beloved maestro Louis Langrée

This summer marks the final season of Lincoln Center’s longstanding Mostly Mozart Festival. Originally established in 1966 as “Midsummer Serenades: A Mozart Festival”, the indoor summer festival was rebranded in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Boasting a luminous bluegrass score, PREJUDICE & PRIDE cleverly updates Jane Austen’s beloved romantic comedy

Last night at Off-Broadway’s 59E59 Theaters, I attended the new bluegrass musical Prejudice and Pride. Adapted from Jane Austen’s classic romantic comedy, the production updates the beloved novel to present-day America, … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Women of a certain age undergoing existential crises: Rhea Perlman in LET’S CALL HER PATTY and Marie Mullen in THE SAVIOUR

Earlier this week, I attended a pair of tautly-scripted but uneven Off-Broadway plays that explore the late life existential crises of two women women of a certain age. As always, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP makes a triumphant debut at The Joyce with a grounded, intimate performance

Last night, Mark Morris Dance Group made a triumphant debut at the Joyce Theater. The last time I had seen the company was a little more than a year ago … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A summer roundup of theater in Chicago: PASSING STRANGE, ANOTHER MARRIAGE, TOMMY, and PERSONALITY

Over the past couple of days, I had a chance to catch up with some of Chicago’s summer theater offerings before they closed up shop for August. Here are my … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A decade onward, HERE LIES LOVE finally arrives on Broadway, thankfully with its immersive disco staging intact

I recently had a chance to catch up with the Broadway edition of Here Lies Love, which has finally arrived on the Great White Way a decade after ravishing audiences … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A recap of notable summer solo shows: Cooling off at JUST FOR US, TRIPLE THREAT, EISENHOWER, and ONE WOMAN SHOW

This summer, I was able to take in a number of notable solo shows, both on and off Broadway. Read on below for a recap of my thoughts on them. … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Heating up the summer nights with classic dramas: An incredibly intimate UNCLE VANYA & a heightened ORPHEUS DESCENDING

Over the past few weeks, a pair of Off-Broadway revivals of classic dramas have been heating up New York’s summer nights. As per usual, here are my thoughts on them. … Continue Reading →