THE HANGOVER REPORT – The immersive new musical PLAYING HOT scores big for its music making but is otherwise deficient

Last night, the new musical Playing Hot opened Off-Broadway at Theater 511 (or, Ars Nova’s former home base), courtesy of Pipeline Theatre Company. Pipeline has made a name for itself over the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Stephen Unwin’s ALL OUR CHILDREN is a well-made play that’s worth your time

Last night, I caught Stephen Unwin’s All Our Children, which is currently in the midst an Off-Broadway run at the Sheen Center. The play was recently staged in London (in a different … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Cillian Murphy pulls out a stunning hat trick of a performance in GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS, adapted by Enda Walsh

Last night, I caught Enda Walsh’s stage adaptation of Grief is the Thing with Feathers, which is based on Max Porter’s book of the same name. The production – a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jordan E. Cooper’s smashing satire AIN’T NO MO’ is yet another play about race in America that shouldn’t be missed

Last weekend, I finally had the opportunity to catch Jordan E. Cooper’s new play Ain’t No Mo’ at the Public Theater. Mr. Cooper’s outrageous satire joins a plentiful recent crop of notable and stylistically adventurous new … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The bizarre new musical THE APPOINTMENT treats its sticky subject matter with ambiguity

This past week, I had an encounter with one of the most bizarre shows I think I’ve ever come across. That would be Lightning Rod Special’s production of The Appointment, one … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Brits Off Broadway 2019 kicks off at 59E59 Theaters: INSTRUCTIONS FOR AMERICAN SERVICEMEN IN BRITAIN & KILLING TIME

One of the things I look forward to most each spring is the opportunity to partake in 59E59 Theaters’ Brits Off-Broadway festival. The acclaimed series, a fantastic chance to see the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Gerogina Escobar’s dystopian THEN THEY FORGOT ABOUT THE REST makes for muddled drama

I’m a sucker for both speculative fiction and theater. Therefore, it’s unsurprising that plays like Caryl Churchill’s Far Away and A Number, as well as this season’s sensational (and recently much Drama Desk-nominated) … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Nick Lehane’s exquisitely-realized CHIMPANZEE continues HERE’s trend for mounting memorable puppet theater

For quite a number of years now, HERE Arts Center has been responsible for some of the most memorable puppet theater I’ve encountered in New York – starting with the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Roundabout revives a searing ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller

This week, Roundabout Theatre Company’s timely revival of Arthur Miller’s 1947 post-war family tragedy All My Sons opened at the American Airlines Theatre. The last time the play was seen on Broadway was a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Slick staging and strong acting save THE PAIN OF MY BELLIGERENCE by Halley Feiffer

This week, Halley Feiffer’s new play The Pain of My Belligerence opened Off-Broadway in a production courtesy of Playwrights Horizons at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre. The play is comprised … Continue Reading →