THE HANGOVER REPORT – In a downsizing corporate environment, Mike Bartlett’s gladiatorial BULL still packs a visceral punch

Currently at the cozy “storefront” theater venue JACK in Brooklyn, you’ll be able to find an intimate and in-your-face revival of Bull by Mike Bartlett, a playwright perhaps best known … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jonathan Spector’s THIS MUCH I KNOW teases the brain in order to touch base with the soul

Last season, playwright Jonathan Spector struck a chord with Broadway audiences with his vaccination debate play Eureka Day, which won him the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Preston Max Allen’s piercing new play CAROLINE sheds a humanizing light on the trans experience

Tonight, Preston Max Allen’s exceptional new play Caroline opened Off-Broadway at MCC Theater’s more intimate Susan & Ronald Frankel Theater space. The play tells the story of Maddie, a lower … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Natalie Palamides wreaks havoc in WEER, the inaugural show at the rebooted Cherry Lane Theatre

This fall, commercial Off-Broadway theater’s impressive resurgence continues with the re-opening of the rebooted Cherry Lane Theater, which has been bought and thoughtfully renovated by the indie film company A24 … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In ALL RIGHT. GOOD NIGHT., Rimini Protokoll artfully articulates the process of gradual disappearance through music and text

Last night at NYU Skirball, I had the opportunity to catch the North American premiere of Rimini Protokoll’s All right. Good night. in a co-presentation by L’Alliance New York as a part … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Hansol Jung’s LAST CALL, A PLAY WITH COCKTAILS is intimate and immersive in the most unique ways

Also last night, Hansol Jung’s new play Last Call, a play with cocktails officially opened, way Off-Broadway. Only accommodating 20 to 40 guests at a time in personal homes across … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In THE OTHER AMERICANS, John Leguizamo puts a distinctively Latin twist on the classic kitchen sink drama

Last night, John Leguizamo’s new play The Other Americans opened Off-Broadway at The Public Theater’s Anspacher Theater (the show is a co-presentation with Washington, DC’s Arena Stage). Those of you … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Julia McDermott spirals down an existential rabbit hole in Brian Watkins’ WEATHER GIRL

This past weekend, Brian Watkins’ new dark comedy Weather Girl opened at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn’s fashionable DUMBO neighborhood. The solo show stars Julia McDermott as Stacey, a California … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – With WHEN THE HURLYBURLY’S DONE, Richard Nelson once again quietly rivets, this time in Ukrainian

This past weekend, The Public Theater concluded hosting the New York run of Theater on Podil’s production of When the Hurlyburly’s Done by Richard Nelson. The Public is no stranger … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Illuminating stories that ought to be told: The anticipated Sia musical SATURDAY CHURCH and Audible’s production of MEXODUS

This week saw the opening of two new Off-Broadway musicals musicals that boldly shed light on stories that are typically kept out of sight and light to be told. As … Continue Reading →