THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the bittersweet HOLD ME IN THE WATER, Ryan J. Haddad candidly shares an episode of love and romance in his life

Over at Playwrights Horizons, you’ll be able to find Ryan J. Haddad’s bittersweet Hold Me in the Water, the latest in the the playwright/actor’s growing collection of autobiographical solo shows … Continue Reading →

Jeremy Jordan in Lincoln Center Theater's revival of "Floyd Collins" at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (photo by Joan Marcus).

VIEWPOINTS – Chasing the American Dream and the Great American Musical: DEAD OUTLAW and FLOYD COLLINS open on Broadway 

Over the past few days, I was able to catch — in quick succession — two musicals on Broadway that share more than a merely passing trait or two, namely … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT –  Łukasz Twarkowski’s sprawling multimedia vision of THE EMPLOYEES artfully interrogates what it means to be human

This past weekend for three performances only, Polish theater director Łukasz Twarkowski’s slow-burning stage adaptation of The Employees came and went at NYU Skirball. Blink and you’re likely to have … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT –  Children will listen: Emil Weinstein’s stage adaptation of BECOMING EVE is timely and bursts with conviction

Last night at the Abrons Arts Center deep in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, I was able to catch up with the stage adaptation of Abby Chava Stein’s memoir Becoming … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Eliya Smith’s layered, baffling new play GRIEF CAMP basks in the lingering quality of loss and sadness

Earlier this week, Eliya Smith’s Grief Camp opened at the Linda Gross Theater courtesy of Atlantic Theater Company. Better late than never, the production arrives Off-Broadway a few months after … Continue Reading →

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 →