THE HANGOVER REPORT – The stylish, uneven AMERICAN PSYCHO is a brash journey into the modern psyche, via the 1980s

Last night, I caught a performance of American Psycho, a new Broadway musical currently playing at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The musical, adapted from the cult novel by Bret Easton … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – For this critic, a return visit to HAMILTON confirms its place in theater lore

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Hamilton woke up this morning to the sweet record-breaking sound of 16 Tony Award nominations. Yes, believe the hype. I’ve seen the game-changing musical four times now … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – ROMEO & JULIET vs. KIKI & HERB: Only at the ever-vital Public

Last night, I indulged in a double-header at the Public Theater, where I was yet again reminded of why the famed institution is one of the most vital arts centers … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Red Bull’s THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL is juicy, well-acted fun

Yesterday, I caught a juicy, highly entertaining production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The School for Scandal at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. This timely revival of Sheridan’s play about moral corruption … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – MasterVoices’ DIDO & AENEAS, starring Kelli O’Hara and Vicki Clark, is mesmerizing

Last night, I attended an inspired gala performance of Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas at New York City Center, courtesy of Ted Sperling’s MasterVoices series. This brief run reunites, yet … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The overstuffed SHUFFLE ALONG brings the Broadway season to a rousing close

Last night, the ambitious, highly anticipated Shuffle Along, or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed opened at the Music Box, closing the 2015/2016 Broadway … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Roundabout’s haunted LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT gets into your skull all over again

Watch out, the Tyrones are back in town and they’re determined to burrow into your skull, once again. Last nnight, Jonathan Kent’s breathtakingly-acted Broadway revival of Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Parody on Broadway: Isn’t it time for something new?

Last night, I attended a performance of the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged) (RECOMMENDED) at the Folger Theatre in Washington, DC. This gifted comic trio … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A glorious mini-ballet fails to lift the otherwise generic TUCK EVERLASTING

Tonight marks the Broadway opening of Tuck Everlasting, a new musical based on the young adult novel by Natalie Babbitt about a girl’s encounter with a never-aging family. The musical, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Nassim Soleimanpour leads both actor and audiences down the rabbit hole in his trippy WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT

Every Monday night at the Westside Theatre, you’ll see a different actor taking on Nassim Soleimanpour’s singular White Rabbit Red Rabbit. The central gimmick of this trippy, uber-meta play is … Continue Reading →