THE HANGOVER REPORT – Matthew Freeman’s debate-driven new play THE ASK is an insightful look into the slippery world of fundraising

One of the chief pleasures of casting a wide net when theater-going is getting the opportunity to catch important new theatrical voices on their ascent to public conscience. That was … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Belarus Free Theatre returns with KS6: SMALL FORWARD, Katya Snytsina’s clear-eyed personal and political memoir

Last night, La MaMa’s fall season officially commenced with the opening of Belarus Free Theatre’s production of KS6: Small Forward. For those unfamiliar with Belarus Free Theatre, the company is … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Forbidden Broadway giddily strikes back with MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG, skewering the latest crop of musicals

Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway series has a tendency to strike back every few years or so to skewer the latest crop of Broadway musicals. I’m happy to report that the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – FALL FOR DANCE kicks off with accomplished works by Alexei Ratmansky, Tiler Peck, and Andrea Miller

Last night, the 2024 edition of Fall for Dance — a festival of dance made popular, in part, by its $30 price point and crowd-pleasing programming — kicked off with … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A rare and timely revival of SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE puts an illuminating Asian spin on the cult musical

Last night, Out of the Box Theatrics’ rare revival of Michael John LaChuisa’s See What I Wanna See opened at the adventurous Off-Broadway theater company’s new permanent home in the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A rebooted LONDON CITY BALLET arrives at The Joyce with a program focused on British choreography

This week, the New York dance season kicked into high gear with a number of high-profile openings (e.g., both New York City Ballet’s fall season and City Center’s Fall for … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Nurturing artists past, present, and future: Reflecting upon the enduring legacy and ongoing impact of HERE

Over the course of the past week or so, I attended a number of performances that had me reflecting upon the enduring legacy and ongoing artistic impact of HERE, that … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Spencer Aste’s sobering theatrical memoir WAKE UP is a harrowing saga of addiction

The heady folks over at Bedlam have kicked off their season with a re-tooled version of Spencer Aste’s theatrical memoir Wake Up at the West End Theatre on the Upper … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone contrast vividly in Jen Silverman’s breezy yet stealthy new comedy THE ROOMMATE

On Broadway, the lost art of the comedy has been making somewhat of a comeback. On the heels of the smash summer hit Oh, Mary!, the Great White Way has … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Michael Tilson Thomas leads the NY PHILHARMONIC in a pronounced, nuanced rendition of Mahler’s mighty Fifth

This week, the New York Philharmonic launched headlong into its New York fall season at David Geffen Hall with a sturdy, terrifically contrasting program comprised of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. … Continue Reading →