THE HANGOVER REPORT – ROLLING THUNDER: Chronicling the Vietnam War through the urgent rock songs of the time

This summer over at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages, you’ll find the new jukebox musical Rolling Thunder: A Rock Journey. Using a catalog of twenty classic rock songs from the 60s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At the fabulously rebooted Laurie Beechman Theater, RACHEL POTTER returns to her musical theater roots

Last night at the fabulously rebooted Laurie Beechman Theater, I had the privilege of catching Rachel Potter in her first New York solo show in approximately a decade. Having just … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Over at Sag Harbor, Bay Street Theater mounts a solid summer revival of Frank Wildhorn’s BONNIE & CLYDE

This past weekend, I found myself in the Hamptons and had the opportunity to attend Bay Street Theater’s solid revival of Bonnie and Clyde in Sag Harbor. If you haven’t … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Bubba Weiler’s WELL, I’LL LET YOU GO is an exquisitely nuanced portrait of grief and doubt, by way of “Our Town”

One of the finest plays to emerge from these summer months is Bubba Weiler’s new work Well, I’ll Let You Go, which is currently playing an extended run at The … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Cynthia Erivo is transcendent in Hollywood Bowl’s amped up presentation of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

Last weekend in Los Angeles, I had the great opportunity of attending the starry production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s iconic rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, which played … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The new Off-Broadway parody GINGER TWINSIES campily, hilariously sends up “The Parent Trap”

This week at the Orpheum Theatre in the East Village, I was able to catch up with Ginger Twinsies, Kevin Zak’s Off-Broadway spoof of the 1998 cinematic reboot of The … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At 54 Below, the irrepressible BETH LEAVEL puts over the Sondheim songbook with her trademark sardonic wit

This past weekend at 54 Below, I was able to catch Beth Leavel’s final performance — at least for now — of her latest show Beth Leavel Sings Sondheim. As … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Bel canto summer: Teatro Nuovo mounts a charming LA SONNAMBULA and THE VERSAILLES ROYAL OPERA ORCHESTRA debuts

This summer, bel canto seems to be the genre of choice for classical music ensembles, particularly as exemplified by Teatro Nuovo’s 2025 season and the New York premiere performances of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Irish Rep once again locates the vital human pulse of Conor McPherson’s masterpiece THE WEIR

This summer, Off-Broadway’s Irish Repertory Theatre has brought back its rock solid production of Conor McPherson’s The Weir (the current run is the third time the Chelsea-based theater company has mounted the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In TA-DA!, Josh Sharp existentially expounds on coming out and a near death experienc via Power Point slides

This week, Josh Sharp’s ta-da! opened Off-Broadway at the Greenwich House Theater. In essence, Sharp’s new show is a playful yet rigorous solo turn along the lines of Carl Holder’s Out of Order, … Continue Reading →