VIEWPOINTS – SEUSSICAL & HEATHERS: Cult favorite musicals find their voice in their condensed cabaret incarnations

Last week at two of New York’s premiere cabaret venues catering to musical theater buffs, I was struck by the level of enthusiasm that was met by a pair of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The tone deaf DIANA, THE MUSICAL has the potential to amass a cult following

True to its subject matter, the new musical Diana, the Musical has garnered considerable intrigue. Following a much buzzed about out of town tryout at La Jolla Playhouse, the musical … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mark Shanahan’s A SHERLOCK CAROL cleverly intersects two familiar literary universes

Earlier this week, Mark Shanahan’s A Sherlock Carol opened Off-Broadway at New World Stages. There’s usually no lack in options for live holiday entertainment this time of year for New … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mansa Ra’s neatly hopeful IN THE SOUTHERN BREEZE explores the history of violence against Black men

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in the West Village was one of the first Off-Broadway theater companies to return to in-person performance when it unveiled its terrific production of Arturo Luís Soria’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Soho Rep’s insidious, convention-busting production of WHILE YOU WERE PARTYING unnerves and unsettles

Yet another Off-Broadway theater to return to in-person performance is the small but mighty Soho Repertory Theater, which over the years has amassed a body of work that is surely … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Disney’s gently pitched stage adaptation of WINNIE THE POOH soothes and utterly charms

Since the stage adaptation of the Oscar-nominated animated film Beauty and the Beast opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre back in 1994, Disney has become a trusted brand in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Red Bull’s adaptation of THE ALCHEMIST is the kind of unapologetically bawdy and giddy fun we need at the moment

Many of New York’s Off-Broadway theater companies – particularly those that were formed to fulfill specific missions – fill discrete niches in the fabric of the city’s theater scene. One … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Alice Childress’s still relevant TROUBLE IN MIND finally opens on Broadway featuring a career redefining performance by LaChanze

Last week, Alice Childress’s Trouble in Mind opened at the American Airlines Theatre. Written in 1955, the play – a backstage drama about Wiletta Mayer, a Black actress who comes … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – TFANA’s production of GNIT, Will Eno’s absurdist take on Ibsen’s “Peer Gynt”, takes a hard look at life for what it is

Last week at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn, I attended Theatre for a New Audience’s production of Gnit, playwright Will Eno’s attempt at loosely adapting Ibsen’s epic and – … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – TWYLA NOW is a starry and cleverly constructed program celebrating one of modern dance’s iconic choreographers

To celebrate her 80th birthday, iconic modern dance choreographer Twyla Tharp has assembled an evening of dance entitled Twyla Now at New York City Center. Over the course of her … Continue Reading →