VIEWPOINTS – Ballet Theatre premieres works by Ratmansky and Tharp, as well as an evening-length JANE EYRE

American Ballet Theatre’s spring seasons have typically been dominated by creaky productions of full length classical ballets (just how many productions of Don Quixote in consecutive years can one stand?). However, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sean Donovan’s CABIN offers up unfocused experimental theater

Last night, I caught Sean Donovan’s new play Cabinat the Bushwick Starr. The piece was previously seen in January as an offering at the Public Theater’s 2019 Under the Radar … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Dave Malloy’s soulful a cappella musical OCTET is odd but spellbinding

One of the most unique musicals to open so far this year is Dave Malloy’s Octet, which is currently running Off-Broadway at the Pershing Square Signature Center, courtesy of Signature … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Selina Fillinger’s confident new play SOMETHING CLEAN marks the arrival of an important new voice

Also last week, Selina Fillinger’s new play Something Clean opened Off-Broadway at the Black Box Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, courtesy of Roundabout Underground. Roundabout Underground … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Terrence McNally’s FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE is in good hands with Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon

Last week, the Broadway revival of Terrence McNally’s Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, led by Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon in the titular roles, opened at the Broadhurst Theatre. I … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tortoise in a Nutshell’s gorgeously detailed FERAL creatively combines puppetry and cinema

Over at 59E59 Theaters (as part of its Brits Off-Broadway series), you’ll be able to catch Scottish troupe Tortoise in a Nutshell’s production of Feral, a gorgeously detailed little show … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – With Sarah Einspanier’s good-natured LUNCH BUNCH, Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks gets off to a spirited start

Earlier this week, I caught Sarah Einspanier’s Lunch Bunch, the first of three offerings of this year’s Summerworks series, courtesy of the folks at Clubbed Thumb (the company is currently … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Adam Seidel’s promising ORIGINAL VOICE takes a glimpse of the music industry

I recently had a chance to take in Adam Seidel’s Original Sound at Off-Broadway’s Cherry Lane Theatre. Mr. Seidel’s promising new play refreshingly takes on a topic that isn’t regularly explored … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Bess Wohl’s tentative CONTINUITY asks big questions in a pedestrian setting

This week at New York City Center, Bess Wohl’s new play Continuity opened Off-Broadway via Manhattan Theatre Club. Ms. Wohl put herself confidently on the coveted list of playwrights to look … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Erica Schmidt’s gender-bending MAC BETH reframes and truncates the Scottish Play, and it’s fast and furious

Move over Gary and King Lear, you’re not the only Shakespeare-fueled bloodbath in town. That’s because New York is also currently playing host to Mac Beth, Erica Schmidt’s aggressively dark but … Continue Reading →