THE HANGOVER REPORT – Transport Group’s unlikely and uneven new musical RENASCENCE sounds exultant

You can always count on Transport Group for unexpected, out-of-the-box theatrical experiences (those of you who saw the theater company’s six-hour, one-man version of Eugene O’Neill’s monster of a play … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mia Chung’s world premiere play CATCH AS CATCH CAN captures the fragility of family dynamics in a stylish, polished production

Earlier this week at the New Ohio Theatre in the West Village, I had the chance to take in the world premiere production of Mia Chung’s new play Catch as … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl ignite Harvey Fierstein’s trailblazing TORCH SONG for a new generation of Broadway theatergoers

In terms of dramatizing the fringes of human sexuality, it’s fascinating to see how far the dialogue has come since Harvey Fierstein’s Tony-winning Torch Song (formerly known as Torch Song Trilogy), the triumphantly … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Miranda Rose Hall’s very current PLOT POINTS IN OUR SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT is disarmingly honest, and is must-see theater

I recently had a chance to catch Miranda Rose Hall’s new play Plot Points in Our Sexual Development in a production by Lincoln Center Theater at the Claire Tow Theater. I … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Orlando Pabotoy’s lovingly recounted semi-autobiographical solo show SESAR is authentic, dreamy

I recently had the opportunity to catch Orlando Pabotoy’s moving one-man show Sesar, presented by Ma-Yi Theater Company at Theatre Row. The sentimental yet clear-eyed play, written and starring Mr. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Adam Gwon’s tender ORDINARY DAYS is the ideal love letter to New York and its eclectic denizens

Currently at Off-Broadway’s Theatre Row, Keen Company is presenting the first New York revival of Adam Gwon’s 2008 musical Ordinary Days. The musical tells the intersecting story of four New Yorkers as they … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – INDIA PALE ALE & THE NICETIES: MTC unveils a pair of timely and polished, if labored, new plays

Over the last week, Manhattan Theatre Club unveiled a pair of polished, if labored, new Off-Broadway plays at New York City Center. On paper, both promised to be timely stories from … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mark Sonnenblick’s sensational MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET is just about perfect musical theater

I recently had a chance to catch Midnight at the Never Get, an absolutely smashing new musical by Mark Sonnenblick, courtesy of the York Theatre Company. Mr. Sonnenblick, who penned the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Lonergan’s compassionate yet clear-eyed THE WAVERLY GALLERY breaks the heart, slowly but surely

Last night, the Main Stem revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s 1999 play The Waverly Gallery opened at the John Golden Theatre. Mr. Lonergan’s play about one woman’s descent into senility – and its very immediate … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – SAMSON ET DALILA & MARNIE: A look at this fall’s new productions at the Metropolitan Opera

This fall, the mighty Metropolitan Opera unveiled two new productions. The first was its 2018-2019 season opener, Darko Tresnjak’s new staging of Camille Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila; the second was Nico Muhly’s … Continue Reading →