THE HANGOVER REPORT – Derrick Baskin establishes a deep connection between life and music in his profoundly soulful concert at Feinsteins/54 Below

Fresh off the train from my much-needed weeklong trip to Provincetown, I headed straight to Feinstein’s/54 Below to attend the final performance of Derrick Baskin’s short run at the beloved … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Perusing Provincetown entertainment: Comedy queens, crooning piano men, and musical theater divas

I spent last week in one of my favorite places in the world – that magical destination seemingly at the very tip of the world (i.e., Cape Cod) known as … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Pride Performances, Roundup 3: Taylor Mac provides the definitive Pride entertainment, and Aja reinvents herself

The latter half of this week – the lead-up to Pride weekend, the culmination of Pride Month – saw the opportunity to attend even more LGBTQ+ performances. As always, here … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – BRITTON & THE STING empowers and amps up the crowd, throwing an ecstatic party at Feinstein’s/54 Below

Last night – just in time to kick off Pride festivities – Britton & The Sting concluded a two-night stint at Feinstein’s/54 Below with a joyful new show entitled Summer … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Pride Performances, Roundup 2: Fabulous queer cabaret at La MaMa, Feinstein’s/54 Below, and the Guggenheim

It’s Pride Week, which means that LGBTQ-focused performances are in full swing. In recent days, I had the particular opportunity to sample some fabulous queer cabaret performances, namely at La … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Channeling Judy Garland, Seth Sikes kicks off Pride Month with a rollicking 1920s inspired show

Just in time to kick off Pride Month was Seth Sikes’ recent show at the Green Room 42. Appropriately titled Runnin’ Wild, the amiable crooner’s cabaret act is a rollicking … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The show must go on!: Molière in the Park and Alice Ripley brilliantly rally through adverse conditions

For me, one of the exciting things about live performance is its famous insistence that the show must go on. Over the last week or so, I attended a pair … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Farah Alvin & Eden Espinosa: A pair of big Broadway belters thrill in a GR42 doubleheader

Last night, I did something I hadn’t done since the pre-pandemic days – that is, to indulge in a cabaret doubleheader. The venue was the Green Room 42, one of … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Potent weekend excursions: Alice Ripley freewheels at GR42 and Bill T. Jones’s AFTERWARDSNESS chronicles the pandemic and BLM through dance

This weekend, I got to two in-person performances – one an intimate cabaret, the other a large-scale dance piece – both of which I found to be downright beguiling. As … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Basking in an eclectic array of joyous outdoor performances via DOWNTOWN LIVE & RESTART STAGES

Coinciding with some spectacular spring weather this May are a pair of outdoor performing arts festivals, each of which have programmed an eclectic array of acts – all free of … Continue Reading →