THE HANGOVER REPORT – TACT’s Runyon-esque THREE WISE GUYS, a jovial if inconsequential romp

I had a perfectly pleasant time at Three Wise Guys, which opened this past weekend at Off-Broadway’s ever-busy Theatre Row complex. Sadly, the production is touted to be the final production … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – John Kelly’s TIME NO LINE weaves together a living memoir, creating art in the process

Last night, I caught one of the final performances of veteran performance artist John Kelly’s theatrical memoir Time No Line at, fittingly, La Mama’s Ellen Stewart Theatre. Sufficiently doing justice to his long, storied … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – David Rabe’s disappointing GOOD FOR OTTO gets sentimental, after-school-special style

Last week, I caught the Off-Broadway production David Rabe’s Good for Otto at The Pershing Square Signature Center. The staging is courtesy of The New Group, which currently has a big hit on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Bruce Norris’s sprawling THE LOW ROAD is spirited and unabashedly critical

Last night, Bruce Norris’s eagerly-awaited new play The Low Road opened at The Public Theater. His latest work spins a sprawling 18th (and 21st) century rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches, only-in-America yarn worthy of Dickens. It tells … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Martyna Majok’s QUEENS is ambitious, if somewhat unfocused

Tonight, Martyna Majok’s anticipated new play queens opened Off-Broadway at the Claire Tow Theater, courtesy of Lincoln Center Theater. I was deeply impressed by Ms. Majok’s breakthrough play Ironbound when I first encountered it as … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Signature’s production of AT HOME AT THE ZOO: An incisive reminder of Albee’s singular voice

This weekend, I caught Signature Theatre Company’s sharp Off-Broadway revival of Edward Albee’s double bill, At Home at the Zoo: Homelife & The Zoo Story. If anything, the pairing – first staged … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Lindsey Ferrentino’s amusing, empowering AMY AND THE ORPHANS has heart to spare

Last night, Lindsey Ferrentino’s rich, amusing family comedy-drama Amy and the Orphans opened Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre, courtesy of Roundabout Theatre Company. Lindsey Ferrentino is playwright with plenty of Feelings – … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – BLACK LIGHT & THE BROBOT JOHNSON EXPERIENCE: Two solo musicals that excavate the past (and then some) to seek the truth

I recently attended a performance of Daniel Alexander Jones’s Black Light (RECOMMENDED) at the Public Theater. In this soulful, beguilingly fluttery solo musical, Mr. Jones takes on the persona of the regal Jomama … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jordan Harrison’s THE AMATEURS at the Vineyard is bizarre, wondrous

Last night, Jordan Harrison’s bizarre and absolutely wonderful new play The Amateurs opened at the Vineyard Theatre. I’ve been a fan of Mr. Harrison’s  works in the past; Marjorie Prime at Playwrights Horizons … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – James Inverne’s A WALK WITH HEIFETZ is a serious play about music, history

James Inverne’s A Walk with Heifetz is a play about music, history, and politics. Taking place before and after World War II in pre-Israel Palestine, the play tells the story of how the … Continue Reading →