VIEWPOINTS – A pair of fascinating Off-Off-Broadway shows experiment with theatrical forms: HERE’s THE STORY BOX & Theater Mitu’s UTOPIAN HOTLINE.

This past weekend, I encountered a pair of Off-Off-Broadway shows whose experimentation with theatrical forms fascinated me. Here are my thoughts, as per usual. THE STORY BOXHERE Arts Center (various … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Neal Brennan’s UNACCEPTABLE delivers mostly pedestrian comedy but has surprisingly larger fish to fry

Last night, Neal Brennan’s latest show Unacceptable opened Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre. The stand-up comedian is no stranger to playing in front of theater-oriented audiences, having scored a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Third Rail Projects’ live-streamed RETURN THE MOON is a soulful little show that basks in the potency of collective storytelling

It was a real shame when we lost Third Rail Projects’ long-running Then She Fell – in my opinion, one of the most satisfyingly realized attempts at immersive theater I … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Richard Nelson quietly and gracefully concludes his landmark Rhinebeck Panorama with WHAT HAPPENED?: THE MICHAELS ABROAD

Over the course of the last decade, Richard Nelson has delicately documented life in America, or at least one perspective of it, through the eyes of three Rhinebeck-residing families – … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In an act of supreme empathy, the sensational Arturo Luís Soria channels mommy dearest in NI MI MADRE

Last weekend, I attended Arturo Luís Soria’s solo show Ni Mi Madre, which welcomes back in-person performances at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, one of the edgier of the Off-Broadway theater … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Although set in the future, Amy Berryman’s anxiety-ridden WALDEN asks tough existential questions for the moment

I recently had the opportunity to stream TheaterWorks Hartford’s environmental staging of Amy Berryman’s Walden, which recently wrapped up performances. Luckily, the outdoor production was captured on film and has … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Liza Birkenmeier and Katie Brook stylishly dissect white masculinity in ISLANDER, which ushers back in-person performance at HERE

HERE Arts Center is ushering back in-person performance at its Soho home with the Televiolet production of Islander, written by Liza Birkenmeier and directed by Katie Brook. For their latest … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – THEATRE FOR ONE returns to 1:1 in-person performances to address post-lockdown trauma, and it should be mandatory viewing for all

During lockdown, some of the most memorable “theater” experiences I had were courtesy of Christine Jones’s Theatre for One, a fascinating theatrical endeavor whose aim is to bring potent micro-plays … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A pair of new, fully-staged plays grace Off-Broadway stages: TRIAL ON THE POTOMAC & ALMA BAYA

I recently had the chance to take in a pair of new, fully-staged Off-Broadway plays in Hell’s Kitchen – encouraging signs that Off-Broadway is clawing itself back out of the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Bridge Production Group’s spirited revival of [TITLE OF SHOW] does the cult favorite musical proud

If there was ever a poster child for the little musical that could, it would have to be Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell’s uber-metatheatrical [title of show]. The show started … Continue Reading →