THE HANGOVER REPORT – Off-Broadway’s HANGMEN is a ferocious, and welcome, return to form by Martin McDonagh

Last night, Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen opened Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theater Company. I’m happy to report that the play marks a ferocious, and deeply welcome, return to form by the hugely talented … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Enda Walsh then and now: Galvanizing productions of DISCO PIGS and BALLYTURK light up New York

Over the last two decades, Enda Walsh has emerged as one of the most distinctive and uncompromising voices in contemporary theater, joining the ranks of Conor McPherson and Martin McDonagh … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Greg Pierce’s CARDINAL at Second Stage is daffy satire until it isn’t

Tonight, Greg Pierce’s new play Cardinal opened at Off-Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre. The piece is, on the surface, most identifiable as a satire on the death of traditional American values … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The stimulating, often trailblazing COIL, in its 13th iteration, closes shop

2018 marks the 13th and, sadly, final iteration of the Coil Festival. Over the years, Coil has provided stimulating, often trailblazing, performances across theater, dance, performance art, everything in between, and sometimes … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Ngozi Anyanwu’s uneven THE HOMECOMING QUEEN treats tough issues with inventiveness and understanding

This weekend, I caught Ngozi Anyanwu’s new play The Homecoming Queen courtesy of Atlantic Theater Company. The play tells the story of Kelechi, a best-selling novelist who goes back to Nigeria after living 15 years in America to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – BALLS at 59E59 bounces vigorously, but perhaps a little aimlessly

Tonight, I caught One Year Lease Theater Company and Stages Repertory Theatre’s production of Balls at Off-Broadway’s 59E59 Theater. The play, written by Kevin Armento and Bryony Lavery, is very much an … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter’s RED ROSES, GREEN GOLD is both exuberant and grating

Last night, I caught Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter’s Red Roses, Green Gold – or as I like telling people, the Grateful Dead jukebox musical – at Off-Broadway’s classic Minetta Lane Theatre. I find reviewing this … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Dael Orlandersmith’s affecting docudrama UNTIL THE FLOOD asks us to empathize, firstly

This past weekend, I caught Dael Orlandersmith’s one-woman Off-Broadway play Until the Flood at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. Commissioned by St. Louis Repertory, Ms. Orlandersmith’s docudrama depicts a series of interviewed St. Louis residents – black … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Lucy Kirkwood’s brilliant THE CHILDREN is quietly harrowing; don’t miss it

This weekend, I finally had a chance to catch Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway, courtesy of Manhattan Theatre Club. The play, set in the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Robert O’Hara’s disappointing MANKIND is ambitious but poorly realized

This afternoon, I caught up with Robert O’Hara’s Mankind at Playwrights Horizons. I really wanted to like this new play. I had though Mr. O’Hara’s ferocious breakthrough play Bootycandy was bold, hilarious, and theatrically … Continue Reading →