THE HANGOVER REPORT – Emma Horwitz and Bailey Williams delight in their smart and very funny vaudevillian romp TWO SISTERS FIND A BOX …

Last night at HERE, I had the opportunity to catch up with Two Sisters Find a Box of Lesbian Erotica in the Woods by Bailey Williams and Emma Horwitz, who … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Coping through art and science: Patrick Bringley’s ALL THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD and Shayok Misha Chowdhury‘s RHEOLOGY

This past weekend, I encountered a pair of theatrical works featuring their respective creators coping with life with the aid of, respectively, art and science (via theater, of course). As … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – “Classics” from her perspective: Whitney White’s MACBETH IN STRIDE and Kimberly Belflower’s JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN

Last week, I took in two new works that inverted canonical plays by presenting them from the perspective of the female characters. As per usual, you can read on below … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Brief but potent works by master playwrights: Caryl Churchill’s GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP. and Wole Soyinka’s SWAMP DWELLERS

Currently Off-Broadway, you’ll be able to catch a pair of productions of lesser known works by playwrights of great note that display their master craftsmanship. As per usual, read on … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – New Off-Broadway musicals worth your while: Adam Gwon’s ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE and Leegrid Stevens’ THE TROJANS

Also this past week, I had the opportunity to catch a pair of worthwhile new musicals Off-Broadway. As usual, read on for my thoughts on them. ALL THE WORLD’S A … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – francisca da silveira’s terrifically acted if uneven new play MINOR·ITY expounds on what it means to be a Black artist

Last night, francisca da silveira’s minor•ity opened Off-Broadway in a co-production between WP Theater and Colt Coeur. In short, the fascinating new play is told from the perspectives of three … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – DAVID GREENSPAN dazzles in Mona Pirnot’s meta-theatrical I’M ASSUMING YOU KNOW DAVID GREENSPAN

Over the years, theater genius David Greenspan has established himself as an uncompromising theater artist of the first order. His legendary single-handed bouts with unconventional theatrical material — among them … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Benedict Andrews’ contemporary THE CHERRY ORCHARD injects compelling immediacy into the Chekhov warhorse

This week at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, I had the opportunity to take in the New York premiere of Benedict Andrews’ fresh new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jessica Hecht delivers a voracious performance in Neena Beber’s prismatic new play A MOTHER

Last night, Neena Beber’s new play A Mother opened at the Baryshnikov Arts Center as part of the performing arts institution’s 20th anniversary season. Conceived by Beber alongside beloved stage … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Barrie Kosky’s heightened staging of THE THREEPENNY OPERA brings danger and seduction to the classic

This past weekend, I had the great opportunity to catch the storied Berliner Ensemble’s acclaimed revival of The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Co-presented by the Brooklyn … Continue Reading →