THE HANGOVER REPORT – A game Susan Sarandon leads HAPPY TALK, Jessie Eisenberg’s observant, empathetic new play

This afternoon, I attended a performance of The New Group’s Off-Broadway production of Happy Talk, Jessie Eisenberg’s new play, at the Pershing Square Signature Center. The play tells the story of Lorraine, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Heiner Goebbels’ EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED AND WOULD HAPPEN philosophically takes on human history on a huge scale

Yesterday evening, for the second night in a row (after having attended Triptych at the Brooklyn Academy of Music), I paid witness to a fascinating, large-scale theatrical fusion. That’s because I attended … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – TRIPTYCH sets Robert Mapplethorpe’s provocative photography to radiant music and poetry

Over at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House, just in time for Pride Month, comes Triptych (Eyes of One on Another). The hybrid performance piece explores the provocative photography … 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 – 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 →