THE HANGOVER REPORT – Lauren Yee’s ambitious, uneven CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND succeeds as a variation on Scheherazade’s tales

Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band opened Off-Broadway this week via the Signature Theatre Company at the Pershing Square Signature Center. Over the last year or so, the play has been making … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Lucas Hnath’s harrowing, mold-breaking DANA H., starring an extraordinary Deirdre O’Connell, unsettles and beguiles

Last night, Lucas Hnath’s Dana H. opened Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre. The psychological thriller comes to New York having previously played Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, where it was well-received. There’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The late Jerry Herman’s thrilling score sparkles in the Encores! revival of MACK & MABEL

This past weekend at New York City Center, I attended the final performance of the Encores! revival of Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart’s 1974 musical Mack & Mabel. The musical is notable … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Drew Droege depicts multitudes (again) in the slight but hilariously diverting HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG

Last night, I attended a late night performance of Drew Droege’s Happy Birthday Doug at the SoHo Playhouse. The venue is also where I previously caught Mr. Droege in his 2017 … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Pearl Cleage’s vibrant BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY receives a rock-solid production via Keen Company

Last night, Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky opened at Theatre Row, courtesy of Keen Company. The production marks the play’s long-awaited New York debut, after having premiered at … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – ANATOMY OF A SUICIDE, Alice Birch’s daring and unsparing experiment, pays off in spades

Last night, Atlantic Theater Company’s production of Anatomy of a Suicide by Alice Birch opened Off-Broadway at the Linda Gross Theater. Alice Birch is one of the more exciting and adventurous playwrights currently … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Two theatrically successful if erratic stage adaptations of DRACULA & FRANKENSTEIN haunt CSC

Currently haunting Classic Stage Company are new stage adaptations of two iconic horror novels, Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Overall, they prove to be theatrically successful, if a tad on the erratic side. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Donnetta Lavinia Grays’ performance in her own WHERE WE STAND casts a spell despite an occasionally vague and didactic script

This week, the new play Where We Stand opened Off-Broadway, courtesy of WP Theater (in a co-production with Baltimore Center Stage). The solo show – written and performed by Donnetta … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Zora Howard’s boisterous new play STEW stealthily inverts the kitchen sink drama for its own end

I recently had the opportunity to attend a performance of Stew, a new play by Zora Howard receiving its world premiere staging via Page 73 (a company that has nurtured and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Yaël Farber’s production of HAMLET, starring Ruth Negga, is a wrenching slow-burn

Last night at St. Ann’s Warehouse, I caught Yaël Farber’s much-anticipated staging of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Over the last decade or so, Ms. Farber has worked around the globe, making a name for … Continue Reading →