THE HANGOVER REPORT – The musically accomplished oratorio NUMBER OUR DAYS implores audiences to live life in the present moment

This past weekend, the Perelman Performing Arts Center — more succinctly known simply as PAC NYC — continued to prove its versatility both in terms of programming and as a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The musical iteration of THE NOTEBOOK is perfectly pleasant, heart-tugging fare

This past week, I had the opportunity to catch up with the heart-tugging new musical The Notebook at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway. For those of you unfamiliar with … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Irish Rep continues its Friel Project season with a pitch-perfect revival of PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME!

For its ambitious Friel Project season, Irish Repertory Theatre has to date presented superb productions of Brian Friel’s Translations and Aristocrats. Continuing that successful trend is the Off-Broadway theater company’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Now under the Robert Garland, DANCE THEATER OF HARLEM seems set for continued greatness

Now under the artistic directorship of Robert Garland, Dance Theatre of Harlem looks to be destined for continued for greatness, as evidenced by the opening of their spring season this … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The sensitively staged musical adaptation of THE OUTSIDERS sounds gorgeous but could dig deeper

There’s much to admire about the new musical adaptation of The Outsiders, which opened on Broadway yesterday at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Based on S.E. Hinton’s widely-read young adult … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Two new agenda-driven plays, urgently acted: Nelson Diaz-Marcano’s LAS BORINQUEÑAS and Kia Corthron’s FISH

Over the course of the past week, I had the chance to catch two ambitious, agenda-driven plays that deal with issues primarily born from racial and socio-economic inequalities. Both world … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Who’s TOMMY returns to the Great White Way in a sleek, punchy production, and it’s electrifying

This spring, the Broadway revival of the stage version of The Who’s Tommy — arguably one of the landmark musical productions of the 1990s — arrived at the Nederlander Theatre. The current … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – John Patrick Shanley’s efficiently plotted rom-com BROOKLYN LAUNDRY completes the playwright’s unlikely retrospective season

This past weekend at New York City Center, I finally had the chance to catch up with Manhattan Theater Club’s Off-Broadway production of Brooklyn Laundry by John Patrick Shanley. Shanley’s latest play … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Terence Blanchard’s powerful contemporary opera FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES returns to The Met

This week, the Metropolitan Opera’s acclaimed production of Fire Shut Up in My Bones — a powerful contemporary opera by award-winning jazz musician Terence Blanchard (music) and Kasi Lemmons (libretto) — returned … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Magic and mentalism return to New York in its latest guise with Peter Brynolf and Jonas Ljung’s STALKER

Magic, illusions, and mentalism are absolutely no strangers to the fabric of New York’s live entertainment industry. For years new, acts from the likes of The Illusionists collective, Penn and … Continue Reading →