VIEWPOINTS – Engrossing political theater: Josh Fox’s THE EDGE OF NATURE and Panti Bliss’s IF THESE WIGS COULD TALK

Over the past week or so, I’ve been engrossed by a handful of works of political theater. On the heels of attending Dark Noon at St. Ann’s Warehouse on Friday … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – DARK NOON is at once a subversively satiric romp through America’s past and a sobering reckoning

For its summer offering, St. Ann’s Warehouse is presenting the New York premiere of Dark Noon. Created by Danish director Tue Biering and co-directed and choreographed by South African theater-maker Nhlanhla … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Little Island begins summer performances with Twyla Tharp’s gloriously unruly HOW LONG BLUES

This summer, Little Island is coming alive with robust live performance programming at its wonderfully-designed amphitheater. Starting things off this June was the premiere of the latest evening-length work by … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Brits Off-Broadway continues at 59E59 Theaters with a pair of solo shows: Emily Woof in BLIZZARD and Tim Marriott in WATSON

The past few weeks have seen the Brits Off Broadway festival in full swing at 59E59 Theaters. Here are my thoughts on two recent solo shows to grace the stages … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Paper Mill Playhouse serves up a crowd-pleasing revival of the popular BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL

I also recently had the opportunity to take a field trip out to Millburn, NJ to catch Paper Mill Playhouse’s revival of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. The popular jukebox … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Raja Feather Kelly’s THE FIRES pungently, poetically excavates the burden Black queerness and the devastation of love

This past week, I had the opportunity to catch up with Raja Feather Kelly’s The Fires by Raja Feather Kelly, courtesy of Off-Broadway’s small but mighty Soho Rep, which over … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the wobbly, forcefully-acted THE WELKIN, Lucy Kirkwood explores justice and power vis-à-vis housekeeping women

Last night, Atlantic Theater Company’s production of The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood — a British playwright perhaps best known for penning such well-received plays as Chimerica and The Children — opened Off-Broadway at the Linda Gross … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Maury Yeston’s stirring score rightfully takes center stage in the sublime Encores! revival of TITANIC

Wrapping up the fantastic 30th anniversary season of the Encores! series (which began buoyantly with an inspired production of Once Upon a Mattress starring beloved stage and screen star Sutton … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Summerworks continues with COACH COACH, Bailey Williams’ quirky investigation of female identity in a cut-throat society

Down at The Wild Project in the East Village, Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks series continues with the second of three offerings of its 2025 edition — Coach Coach by Bailey Williams … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – This summer, The Public’s Mobile Unit tours a rollicking bilingual musical adaptation of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

One of New York’s most cherished summer traditions has historically been to attend one of The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park productions in Central Park. This year, however, … Continue Reading →