VIEWPOINTS – Views of the American immigrant experience: Deepa Purohit’s ELYRIA and Ronán Noone’s THE SMUGGLER

Currently on the boards are a pair of Off-Broadway plays that together constitute an interesting examination of the American immigrant experience. Read on for my thoughts. ELYRIAAtlantic Theater Company at … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At CSC, Marcus Gardley’s ambitious, spiritual BLACK ODYSSEY mines the past as a means of journeying forward

Last night, Classic Stage Company’s production of black odyssey by Marcus Gardley opened Off-Broadway. If you haven’t already surmised, the ambitious play — which was originally developed and produced by … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At the Rattlestick, a.k. payne’s empowering new play AMANI brings “sci-fi realism” to a cathartic coming-of-age story

Earlier this week at the Rattlestick Theatre in Greenwich Village, I caught Amani by a.k. payne. The world premiere play — which is co-produced by National Black Theatre and has … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Crises of faith and family: Samuel D. Hunter’s A BRIGHT NEW BOISE and Anna Ziegler’s THE WANDERERS

Currently Off-Broadway, you can find a pair of plays that examine cases of simultaneous crises of faith and family. Here are my thoughts, per usual. A BRIGHT NEW BOISESignature Theatre … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A mini British invasion at Greenwich House: Eddie Izzard in GREAT EXPECTATIONS and Leo Reich in LITERALLY WHO CARES?!

Recently at the Greenwich House Theater, I encountered a pair of British comedians with a penchant for the alternative. Here are my thoughts on this mini British invasion at the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson give masterful performances in Irish Rep’s top-notch revival of ENDGAME

This past holiday weekend, I was able to catch up with Irish Repertory Theatre’s Off-Broadway production of Endgame by Samuel Beckett. Although Beckett’s 1957 play is considered an undisputed classic, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At SoHo Playhouse, Gabe Mollica’s SOLO dissects male friendship with sneaky rigor and unassuming charm

Last night, I attended Gabe Mollica’s Off-Broadway one-man show Solo, which is currently enjoying an extended run at the charmingly vintage SoHo Playhouse. In essence, the show — which has … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Simon Stephens and Mark Eitzel’s dreary new musical CORNELIA STREET is tonally off, despite a few genuinely affecting moments

Last night, the anticipated new musical Cornelia Street opened Off-Broadway at Atlantic Stage 2, Atlantic Stage Company’s snug subterranean space on 16th Street. With a book by acclaimed playwright Simon … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Soho Rep’s vividly theatrical, dynamic staging of Hansol Jung’s explosive WOLF PLAY returns Off-Broadway courtesy of MCC Theater

Last night, Hansol Jung’s Wolf Play returned Off-Broadway courtesy of MCC Theater. The production previously played New York at Soho Rep (in a co-presentation by Ma-Yi Theater Company), that tiny … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Nora Burns’ THE VILLAGE channels disco, Charles Busch, and “Our Town” in its giddy resuscitation of late 1970s New York

Last night at Dixon Place in the Lower East Side, I attended the Off-Off-Broadway production of The Village, A Disco Daydream by stalwart downtown theater artist Nora Burns. Largely set … Continue Reading →