THE HANGOVER REPORT – Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s CULLUD WATTAH is well-intentioned but heavy-handed

Last night, Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s Cullud Wattah opened Off-Broadway, marking only the second fully-staged production to grace one of the stages of the Public Theater since the pandemic emphatically shuttered all … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Don’t let appearances fool you, Eric John Meyer’s THE ANTELOPE PARTY is a timely, menacing allegory

Currently at The Wild Project in the East Village, you’ll be able to catch Dutch Kills Theater Company’s production The Antelope Party by Eric John Meyer. The dark comedy arrives … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jocelyn Bioh’s NOLLYWOOD DREAMS underwhelms despite some beaming performances

Last week, Jocelyn Bioh’s Nollywood Dreams opened Off-Broadway at MCC Theater. The new comedy – which tells the story of an aspiring actress who tries to make it big in … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Checking up on Chicago theater: A potent revival of BUG at the Steppenwolf and the formidable E. Faye Butler in FANNIE at the Goodman

This past weekend, I spent some time in Chicago, a city where – as an arts consumer – I spent some of the most formative years of my adult life. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Wooster Group deconstructs Brecht’s THE MOTHER with playful precision

Over the years, New York has been home to a long list of storied avant-garde theater companies. Arguably, The Wooster Group – with its distinctive multi-media aesthetic and proclivity towards … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – JESSICA VOSK’s eager Carnegie Hall debut was a delirious love-fest

Last Monday, Broadway musical singer/actress Jessica Vosk made her highly anticipated Carnegie Hall debut to an enthusiastic sold out house. Ms. Vosk has taken a circuitous route to stardom, have … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The new high school-set musical TREVOR ultimately proves more than the sum of its parts

Last week, the musical Trevor opened at Stage 42. The new musical, which is based on an Oscar-winning short film and features music by Julianne Wick Davis and book and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Too soon for a play abound the pandemic?: KRISTINA WONG, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD doesn’t think so

Last weekend, I attended a performance of Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, which recently opened Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop. Ms. Wong’s solo show – the first to grace the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Simon Stephens’ MORNING SUN, starring a luminous Edie Falco, investigates the fabric of life itself

Last weekend at New York City Center, I attended Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Morning Sun by Simon Stephens, a playwright who’s perhaps best known for penning the hit stage … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Met’s musically outstanding revival of DIE MEISTERSINGER proves that there’s some appetite for durational indoor performances

I recently had a chance to catch the Metropolitan Opera’s revival of Richard Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Being Wagner’s rare foray into comedy, the opera – which is essentially … Continue Reading →