THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sufjan Stevens and Justin Peck’s emotionally resonant dance theater piece ILLINOISE transfers to Broadway

A late entry in the very busy spring Broadway calendar — just making it into the 2023-2024 season just by the skin of its teeth — is Illinoise, Sufjan Stevens … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Full-tilt vocals and a boldly sensual production save the new bio-musical LEMPICKA

Over the weekend, I caught the new Broadway musical Lempicka at the Longacre Theatre. The musical has had a winding road to the Great White Way, having been presented by … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The hugely entertaining HELL’S KITCHEN lands on Broadway, shinier, more focused, and more emotionally resonant than before

Last night at the flagship Shubert Theatre, I had the opportunity to catch the Main Stem transfer of Hell’s Kitchen, otherwise known as the Alicia Keys jukebox musical. Admittedly, I … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The musical adaptation of THE GREAT GATSBY delivers on the glitz but falls short on poetry

Last night, the stage adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby opened on the Great White Way at the Broadway Theatre. The new musical arrives in the midst … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Giving agency to Lady M in MACBETH (AN UNDOING), Zinnie Harris’s feminist spin on “The Scottish Play”

Over at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood, you’ll find Theatre for a New Audience’s presentation of the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh production of Macbeth (An Undoing) … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Steve Carell is ideally cast in the title role of Heidi Schreck’s emotionally accessible modern dress UNCLE VANYA

Last night, a new take on Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya officially opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Presented by Lincoln Center Theater, the perennially-staged classic is the latest version to breathe new … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the historically-based PATRIOTS, Peter Morgan caustically pits Boris Berezovsky against Vladimir Putin for the soul of Russia

Earlier this week, the Almeida Theatre production of Peter Morgan’s new play Patriots opened on the Main Stem at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. I had seen the play two years … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In robust voice, Tony-winner ALICE RIPLEY puts her unique visceral spin on the Broadway songbook

Last night, I had the pleasure of catching Alice Ripley — a musical theater actress who deservedly won a Tony Award for her searing turn as Diane in Next to Normal — … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – David Adjmi’s dramatically and sonically glorious STEREOPHONIC triumphantly transfers to the Great White Way

Last week, Playwrights Horizons’ production of Stereophonic triumphantly transferred to the Great White Way at the John Golden Theatre. Here’s the link to my “Highly Recommended” review of David Adjmi’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Suzan-Lori Parks’ conflicted new play SALLY & TOM doubles as historical and backstage drama

The opportunity to take in a new Suzan-Lori Parks play is always an occasion to savor. Over the years, the playwright’s fertile imagination has invariably led to thought-provoking nights at … Continue Reading →