VIEWPOINTS – Coping through art and science: Patrick Bringley’s ALL THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD and Shayok Misha Chowdhury‘s RHEOLOGY

This past weekend, I encountered a pair of theatrical works featuring their respective creators coping with life with the aid of, respectively, art and science (via theater, of course). As … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – “Classics” from her perspective: Whitney White’s MACBETH IN STRIDE and Kimberly Belflower’s JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN

Last week, I took in two new works that inverted canonical plays by presenting them from the perspective of the female characters. As per usual, you can read on below … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Brief but potent works by master playwrights: Caryl Churchill’s GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP. and Wole Soyinka’s SWAMP DWELLERS

Currently Off-Broadway, you’ll be able to catch a pair of productions of lesser known works by playwrights of great note that display their master craftsmanship. As per usual, read on … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – New Off-Broadway musicals worth your while: Adam Gwon’s ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE and Leegrid Stevens’ THE TROJANS

Also this past week, I had the opportunity to catch a pair of worthwhile new musicals Off-Broadway. As usual, read on for my thoughts on them. ALL THE WORLD’S A … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – francisca da silveira’s terrifically acted if uneven new play MINOR·ITY expounds on what it means to be a Black artist

Last night, francisca da silveira’s minor•ity opened Off-Broadway in a co-production between WP Theater and Colt Coeur. In short, the fascinating new play is told from the perspectives of three … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – DAVID GREENSPAN dazzles in Mona Pirnot’s meta-theatrical I’M ASSUMING YOU KNOW DAVID GREENSPAN

Over the years, theater genius David Greenspan has established himself as an uncompromising theater artist of the first order. His legendary single-handed bouts with unconventional theatrical material — among them … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The inspired stage adaptation of SMASH is an obsessive love letter to musical theater and the creative process

After what has seemed like a long and winding road, the stage version of Smash at long last opened on the Great White Way on Thursday night at the Imperial … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Benedict Andrews’ contemporary THE CHERRY ORCHARD injects compelling immediacy into the Chekhov warhorse

This week at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, I had the opportunity to take in the New York premiere of Benedict Andrews’ fresh new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, and company comprehensively celebrate the works of Sondheim in OLD FRIENDS

Last night, the latest in the growing number of high profile revues of the works of the great Stephen Sondheim arrived on Broadway in the form of Old Friends at … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jessica Hecht delivers a voracious performance in Neena Beber’s prismatic new play A MOTHER

Last night, Neena Beber’s new play A Mother opened at the Baryshnikov Arts Center as part of the performing arts institution’s 20th anniversary season. Conceived by Beber alongside beloved stage … Continue Reading →