THE HANGOVER REPORT – The ecstatic FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME effortlessly makes the leap to Broadway, its free-flowing exuberance and unalloyed goodwill intact

Last night, Freestyle Love Supreme – which is also the name of the outfit (co-founded by Lin-Manuel Miranda) that performs the show – opened at the Booth Theatre, making the leap from Off-Broadway … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Robert Schenkkan’s underwhelming THE GREAT SOCIETY opens on the Great White Way, continuing the LBJ saga

Last night, Robert Schenkkan’s The Great Society opened on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. The play is the sequel to Mr. Schenkkan’s Tony-winning play All the Way from a … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Two young playwrights go to extremes: Anna Moench’s MOTHERS and Alexis Scheer’s DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD

Over the last week, I had the opportunity to be exposed to two new voices – playwrights Anna Moench and Alexis Scheer – who in their respective Off-Broadway plays aren’t … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – WHY?: Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne return to Brooklyn to gently question why we do theater

The centerpiece of a city-wide celebration of Peter Brook’s monumental contribution to contemporary theater is the mounting of his latest play Why? at Theatre for a New Audience in Brooklyn (the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Florian Zeller’s THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM, led by Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins, magnifies the angst of old age

French playwright Florian Zeller – thanks in no insignificant part to his frequent collaboration with English translator Christopher Hampton – has become well known in theater circles on both sides of the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – 59E59 plays host to theater companies from out of town: FERN HILL & ONLY YESTERDAY

It’s always an adventure frequenting theaters like 59E59 Theaters (one of the few theaters within close proximity of the upper east side), whose programming is comprised of an eclectic mix of shows … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Gingold Theatrical Group’s effervescent revival of Shaw’s CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA sparkles

This week, Gingold Theatrical Group’s Off-Broadway revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra opened at Theatre Row. Set in Egypt, the rarely-performed play tells the story of the fictitious meeting … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Two anticipated new plays fall far short of expectations: SUNDAY, RUNBOYRUN & IN OLD AGE

This week, two anticipated productions of new plays opened Off-Broadway – Jack Thorne’s Sunday courtesy of Atlantic Theater Company and Mfoniso Udofia’s pair of new plays runboyrun and In Old Age at New … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Daniel Fish embodies existential angst in his “freely” adapted stage version of Dan DeLillo’s WHITE NOISE

I was recently able to catch White Noise, Daniel Fish’s (self-professed) “freely” adapted stage version of Dan DeLillo’s seminal 1985 novel of the same name, which played NYU Skirball for … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Cusi Cam’s immersive, interdisciplinary NOVENAS FOR A LOST HOSPITAL is a heartfelt ode to old St. Vincent’s Hospital

This week, I caught Rattlestick Playwrights Theater’s season opener Novenas for a Lost Hospital, Cusi Cam’s ode to the defunct St. Vincent’s Hospital, which closed its doors in 2010. Founded by … Continue Reading →