THE HANGOVER REPORT – The arid revival of HIGH BUTTON SHOES concludes a curiously uneven Encores! season

Last night at New York City Center, I caught the opening night performance of the Encores! revival of the 1947 musical High Button Shoes. Ever since obsessing over the original cast … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – On Broadway, the battle of the two film-to-stage adaptations: TOOTSIE vs. BEETLEJUICE

This spring, two highly anticipated musical adaptations of beloved films, Tootsie and Beetlejuice, opened on Broadway to mostly positive critical and commercial acclaim. Both were also recently deservedly nominated for … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The eclectic, arousing QUEEN OF HEARTS is quintessential Company XIV

Going to Company XIV shows is very much akin to the Cirque du Soleil experience – you’ll never forget the first time. And if Queen of Hearts happens to be … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Maddie Corman’s solo show ACCIDENTALLY BRAVE, theater as therapy for all concerned

Last night, I attended Maddie Corman’s Off-Broadway one-woman show Accidentally Brave at DR2 Theatre. The show is the epitome of theater as self-help therapy. You see, in the show, Ms. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Christopher Chen’s compelling, gorgeously articulated PASSAGE intimately examines the dynamics of colonialism

Last night, Soho Rep’s gorgeous production of Passage by Christopher Chen opened Off-Broadway. The play uses E.M. Forster’s “A Passage to India” as a springboard to intimately examine the dynamics of colonialism in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Torben Betts’ farce CAROLINE’S KITCHEN is a glorious hot mess

Last night, my adventures at Brits Off-Broadway continued at 59E59 Theaters with Caroline’s Kitchen, the first of the mainstage offerings of the wonderfully eclectic festival. The farcical comedy of manners is the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Shakespeare Off-Broadway, solidly-done: TFANA’s JULIUS CAESAR & Mobile Unit’s THE TEMPEST

Broadway isn’t the only place theater fans have been recently able to get their Shakespeare fix (King Lear is currently playing on the Great White Way at the Cort Theatre starring the … Continue Reading →

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 →