THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge bring SEA WALL / A LIFE to breathtaking and heartbreaking life, again

I had some misgivings when it was announced that Sea Wall / A Life was transferring from Off-Broadway’s Public Theater to the Great White Way. Commercially, the move makes sense. The involvement of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The exhilarating MOULIN ROUGE triumphantly makes the leap from screen to stage

This week, the highly anticipated film-to-stage adaptation of Moulin Rouge opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, after a hugely successful out-of-town tryout in Boston. The iconic 2001 film took the jukebox musical … 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 – Taylor Mac’s lopsided but oddly moving GARY is more than salvaged by a trio of boldly comic performances

There’s little doubt in my mind that Taylor Mac will go down in history as one of the most important theater artists of judy’s (i.e., Taylor Mac’s chosen pronoun) generation. judy’s 24-hour concert chronicling … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The singular, ravishing HADESTOWN arrives on Broadway, and it’s the musical to beat this season

Something special is happening at the Walter Kerr Theatre, which is where Anaïs Mitchell’s singular Hadestown has set up camp. The new musical is a folk/jazz retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The magnificent Glenda Jackson leads an altogether enthralling KING LEAR

This week, I caught the current Broadway revival of King Lear at the Cort Theatre, starring the grand Glenda Jackson in the title role. Let’s get it out of the way upfront … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Laurie Metcalf towers in HILLARY AND CLINTON, Lucas Hnath’s sneaky little play

Yesterday at the John Golden Theatre on Broadway, I took in Lucas Hnath’s enticingly-titled new play Hillary and Clinton. The work is an odd little piece of theater, and it joins Taylor Mac’s Gary: … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – On Broadway, the battle of the two film-to-stage adaptations: TOOTSIE vs. BEETLEJUICE

This spring, two highly anticipated musical adaptations of beloved films, Tootsie and Beetlejuice, opened on Broadway to mostly positive critical and commercial acclaim. Both were also recently deservedly nominated for … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Roundabout revives a searing ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller

This week, Roundabout Theatre Company’s timely revival of Arthur Miller’s 1947 post-war family tragedy All My Sons opened at the American Airlines Theatre. The last time the play was seen on Broadway was a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Bertie Carvel and Jonny Lee Miller are sensational in James Graham’s flashy INK

Last night, James Graham’s Ink opened on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre via Manhattan Theatre Club. Set in London in 1969, Ink tells the story of how young Rupert Murdoch and a scrappy … Continue Reading →