THE HANGOVER REPORT – Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj’s LITTLE ROCK is well-intentioned but diffused

Earlier this week, I had a chance to catch up with Off-Broadway’s Little Rock by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj, which is currently playing at the beautiful Loreto Theater at the Sheen Center for Thought … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Shaina Taub’s joyous musical adaptation of TWELFTH NIGHT makes a welcome return to the Delacorte

Last night, Shaina Taub’s joyous, smartly-truncated musical version of Twelfth Night opened at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, courtesy of the Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park. Ms. … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The highs and lows of NYMF 2018

As this summer’s New York Musical Festival enters its fourth and final week, I thought it would be a good time to take stock of this year’s offerings. I didn’t get … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – DC-favorite Edward Gero is undeniably magnificent as THE ORIGINALIST, the polarizing Justice Scalia

One of the biggest hits Arena Stage – a powerhouse regional theater located in Washington, DC – has had in recent years was its premiere production of The Originalist, John Strand’s well-balanced portrayal of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Stephen Rea absolutely horrifies in David Ireland’s deeply unsettling CYPRUS AVENUE, a love child of Albee and McDonagh

This weekend, I managed to sneak in a viewing of David Ireland’s deeply unsettling Cyprus Avenue, which closed this afternoon at the Public Theater. The production, which enjoyed runs at the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Liza Jessie Peterson’s urgent THE PECULIAR PATRIOT grapples with mass incarceration with grit, humor, and heart

Last night, I made the trek uptown to Harlem to catch one of the final performances of the return engagement of Liza Jessie Peterson’s The Peculiar Patriot at the National Black Theatre, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – PTP/NYC’s summer season (its 32nd!) is in full swing with an eclectic collection of works

This year, Potomac Theatre Project is celebrating its 32nd impressive year performing in New York City. The company fills an interesting niche in the city’s Off-Broadway landscape. PTP/NYC’s focus on presenting difficult European … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – HEAD OVER HEELS is a really smart, mostly irresistible jukebox musical featuring songs by The Go-Go’s

One of the dark horses of the brand new 2018-2019 Broadway season is Head Over Heels, a jukebox musical set to the songs of the 1980s all girl band The Go-Go’s, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Encores! Off-Center revival of DON’T BOTHER ME, I CAN’T COPE, energetically directed and choreographed by Savion Glover, is breezy summer fare

Last night marked the opening of the five-performance run of the revival of Micki Grant’s 1972 revue Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope at New York City Center. The production … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – THE DAMNED: Ivo van Hove’s shattering, unfiltered depiction of the rise of the Nazi regime

Last night, I was shocked and awed by in-demand Belgian auteur director Ivo van Hove’s stage adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s 1969 film The Damned. Set in Germany, the piece depicts … Continue Reading →