VIEWPOINTS – THE BEST OF 2023: Theater, Music, and Dance

With 2023 officially behind us, I’ve taken some time to look back at the year to take stock and assess the performances that have stood out and risen to the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – York Theatre Company’s production of THE JERUSALEM SYNDROME is an amusing diversion

Just before concluding its limited run on New Year’s Eve, I was able to catch York Theatre Company’s Off-Broadway production of The Jerusalem Syndrome at the Theatre at St. Jean’s … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Processing life and the universe through song: Gavin Creel’s WALK ON THROUGH and Patrick Olson’s EMERGENCE

I recently had the chance to catch up with two theatrical song cycles that aimed to process life and the world through song – to various degrees of success. Read … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Aubrey Plaza and Christoper Abbott hurl themselves at DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, to mixed results

One of the hottest tickets in town this fall/winter season is the Off-Broadway revival of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea by John Patrick Shanley at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Transporting solo shows: Guy Masterson in A CHRISTMAS CAROL and Wade McCollum in MAKE ME GORGEOUS

This holiday season, I had a chance to take in two vividly acted solo shows that transported me into their respective worlds. Here are my thoughts on them. A CHRISTMAS … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Bedlam’s astute revival of Tom Stoppard’s ARCADIA showcases the play’s dazzling brilliance

This past weekend at the West End Theatre in the Upper West Side, I finally caught up with Bedlam’s Off-Broadway revival of Tom Stoppard’s 1993 play Arcadia. Taking place in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Exquisite puppetry vibrantly animates the devastating stage adaptation of LIFE & TIMES OF MICHAEL K

Earlier this week at St. Ann’s Warehouse, I had a chance to attend one of the final performances of the stage adaptation of J.M. Coetzee’s Booker Prize-winning Life & Times … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Drag infiltrates downtown theater: Sasha Velour’s THE BIG REVEAL and ONEOFUS’s SLEEPING BEAUTY

This holiday season, you’ll be able to find drag performances — with all their joy and defiance — infiltrating legitimate theater spaces, particularly those catering to downtown audiences. Read on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – La Femme Theatre gives Tennessee Williams’ flawed but fascinating THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA a starry, pungent revival

Last night, La Femme Theatre Productions’ starry Off-Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana opened at the Pershing Square Signature Theater. Written in 1961, the play is … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jen Silverman’s slippery new play SPAIN investigates the power of art via propaganda and war

I recently had the chance to catch a performance of Second Stage Theater’s Off-Broadway production of Spain by Jen Silverman on its closing weekend at the Tony Kiser Theater. Set … Continue Reading →