THE HANGOVER REPORT – Although set in the future, Amy Berryman’s anxiety-ridden WALDEN asks tough existential questions for the moment

I recently had the opportunity to stream TheaterWorks Hartford’s environmental staging of Amy Berryman’s Walden, which recently wrapped up performances. Luckily, the outdoor production was captured on film and has … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Michael Feinstein triumphantly returns to his namesake club with a beautifully balanced act showcasing the Great American Songbook

Like Dolly Levi descending the steps of the Harmonia Gardens, Michael Feinstein has triumphantly returned to his indispensable namesake supper club. Like many performers over the course of the last … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Boss once again reveals his soul in SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY, intimately and poetically

Last night at the St. James Theatre, I attended a performance of Springsteen on Broadway, which has returned to the Great White Way after having played a celebrated sold-out run … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Charged evenings of dance: New York’s iconic companies share the stage at the BAAND Together Dance Festival

Last week at Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center, five of New York’s most iconic dance institutions – Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Liza Birkenmeier and Katie Brook stylishly dissect white masculinity in ISLANDER, which ushers back in-person performance at HERE

HERE Arts Center is ushering back in-person performance at its Soho home with the Televiolet production of Islander, written by Liza Birkenmeier and directed by Katie Brook. For their latest … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – THEATRE FOR ONE returns to 1:1 in-person performances to address post-lockdown trauma, and it should be mandatory viewing for all

During lockdown, some of the most memorable “theater” experiences I had were courtesy of Christine Jones’s Theatre for One, a fascinating theatrical endeavor whose aim is to bring potent micro-plays … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A pair of new, fully-staged plays grace Off-Broadway stages: TRIAL ON THE POTOMAC & ALMA BAYA

I recently had the chance to take in a pair of new, fully-staged Off-Broadway plays in Hell’s Kitchen – encouraging signs that Off-Broadway is clawing itself back out of the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Bridge Production Group’s spirited revival of [TITLE OF SHOW] does the cult favorite musical proud

If there was ever a poster child for the little musical that could, it would have to be Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell’s uber-metatheatrical [title of show]. The show started … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – André De Shields and Amber Iman conjure uncompromising Black magic at Feinstein’s/54 Below

So far in August, I found two cabaret acts – both at Feinstein’s/54 Below – to have been particularly potent in conjuring uncompromising Black magic. Here are my thoughts on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Whitney White’s provocative SEMBLANCE showcases an impressive up-and-coming auteur at work

It seems like the impressively multi-talented theater-maker Whitney White is everywhere I look these days. In addition to remounting her searing staging of Aleshea Harris’s What to Send Up When … Continue Reading →