THE HANGOVER REPORT – Cole Escola’s OH, MARY! arrives on Broadway with the tidal force of a bona fide blockbuster

Last week, Cole Escola’s runaway Off-Broadway hit comedy Oh, Mary! opened on Broadway for a limited summer engagement through September 15 at the historic Lyceum Theatre. Judging from all the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Into the woods with reid tang’s ISABEL, a surreal dive into the unsettling world gender fluidity

Last night, reid tang’s new play Isabel opened literally on the stage of the Playhouse of Abrons Arts Center in the Lower East Side. A co-presentation by National Asian American … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Back where they belong: Roundabout’s revival of HOME and Second Stage’s BREAKING THE STORY

This brand new theater season has seen the recent arrivals of a pair of plays that explore the notion of home and finding one’s place in life. Both feature central … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Led by Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, London’s hotly anticipated CABARET descends on Broadway, mis-judged

It’s fascinating to gauge how much of a delicate balance live theater can be. For example, take the current Broadway of revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s classic musical Cabaret (which … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Rachel McAdams is luminous in the Broadway edition of Amy Herzog’s quietly harrowing play MARY JANE

This week, I was able to catch up with the Broadway edition of Mary Jane by Amy Herzog. Presented by Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater, the deeply human … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Paula Vogel’s MOTHER PLAY encapsulates the many facets of familial relationships with elegant theatricality

This past week, I also had the chance to take in Second Stage’s production of Mother Play by Paula Vogel (a Pulitzer Prize winner in 1998 for her haunting play … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Simply put, the Huey Lewis jukebox musical THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL is one a helluva good time

This past week, I was also able to catch up with the new jukebox musical The Heart of Rock and Roll, which is currently playing at the beautifully refurbished James … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sufjan Stevens and Justin Peck’s emotionally resonant dance theater piece ILLINOISE transfers to Broadway

A late entry in the very busy spring Broadway calendar — just making it into the 2023-2024 season just by the skin of its teeth — is Illinoise, Sufjan Stevens … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Full-tilt vocals and a boldly sensual production save the new bio-musical LEMPICKA

Over the weekend, I caught the new Broadway musical Lempicka at the Longacre Theatre. The musical has had a winding road to the Great White Way, having been presented by … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The hugely entertaining HELL’S KITCHEN lands on Broadway, shinier, more focused, and more emotionally resonant than before

Last night at the flagship Shubert Theatre, I had the opportunity to catch the Main Stem transfer of Hell’s Kitchen, otherwise known as the Alicia Keys jukebox musical. Admittedly, I … Continue Reading →