VIEWPOINTS – CHEEK TO CHEEK & MORNINGS AT SEVEN: Hopelessly old-fashioned shows that charm as museum pieces

This past weekend, I attended a pair of hopelessly old-fashioned but charming Off-Broadway shows that conjure (and yearn?) for a world that’s long gone. Although some may disagree, I’d like … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mark Shanahan’s A SHERLOCK CAROL cleverly intersects two familiar literary universes

Earlier this week, Mark Shanahan’s A Sherlock Carol opened Off-Broadway at New World Stages. There’s usually no lack in options for live holiday entertainment this time of year for New … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mansa Ra’s neatly hopeful IN THE SOUTHERN BREEZE explores the history of violence against Black men

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in the West Village was one of the first Off-Broadway theater companies to return to in-person performance when it unveiled its terrific production of Arturo Luís Soria’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Soho Rep’s insidious, convention-busting production of WHILE YOU WERE PARTYING unnerves and unsettles

Yet another Off-Broadway theater to return to in-person performance is the small but mighty Soho Repertory Theater, which over the years has amassed a body of work that is surely … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Disney’s gently pitched stage adaptation of WINNIE THE POOH soothes and utterly charms

Since the stage adaptation of the Oscar-nominated animated film Beauty and the Beast opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre back in 1994, Disney has become a trusted brand in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Red Bull’s adaptation of THE ALCHEMIST is the kind of unapologetically bawdy and giddy fun we need at the moment

Many of New York’s Off-Broadway theater companies – particularly those that were formed to fulfill specific missions – fill discrete niches in the fabric of the city’s theater scene. One … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – TFANA’s production of GNIT, Will Eno’s absurdist take on Ibsen’s “Peer Gynt”, takes a hard look at life for what it is

Last week at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn, I attended Theatre for a New Audience’s production of Gnit, playwright Will Eno’s attempt at loosely adapting Ibsen’s epic and – … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s CULLUD WATTAH is well-intentioned but heavy-handed

Last night, Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s Cullud Wattah opened Off-Broadway, marking only the second fully-staged production to grace one of the stages of the Public Theater since the pandemic emphatically shuttered all … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Don’t let appearances fool you, Eric John Meyer’s THE ANTELOPE PARTY is a timely, menacing allegory

Currently at The Wild Project in the East Village, you’ll be able to catch Dutch Kills Theater Company’s production The Antelope Party by Eric John Meyer. The dark comedy arrives … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jocelyn Bioh’s NOLLYWOOD DREAMS underwhelms despite some beaming performances

Last week, Jocelyn Bioh’s Nollywood Dreams opened Off-Broadway at MCC Theater. The new comedy – which tells the story of an aspiring actress who tries to make it big in … Continue Reading →