THE HANGOVER REPORT – The past looms large in Jez Butterworth’s haunted new drama THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA

Last night, the Broadway transfer of Jez Butterworth’s haunted new drama The Hills of California opened at the Broadhurst Theatre (the play premiered earlier this year in London’s West End). … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Return engagements Off-Broadway: OUR CLASS at Classic Stage Company and TWELFTH NIGHT at Axis Theatre

Currently Off-Broadway, theatergoers have the opportunity to catch a pair of productions that they may have missed during their respective limited engagements earlier this year. OUR CLASSClassic Stage CompanyThrough December … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Matthew Freeman’s debate-driven new play THE ASK is an insightful look into the slippery world of fundraising

One of the chief pleasures of casting a wide net when theater-going is getting the opportunity to catch important new theatrical voices on their ascent to public conscience. That was … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Belarus Free Theatre returns with KS6: SMALL FORWARD, Katya Snytsina’s clear-eyed personal and political memoir

Last night, La MaMa’s fall season officially commenced with the opening of Belarus Free Theatre’s production of KS6: Small Forward. For those unfamiliar with Belarus Free Theatre, the company is … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Forbidden Broadway giddily strikes back with MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG, skewering the latest crop of musicals

Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway series has a tendency to strike back every few years or so to skewer the latest crop of Broadway musicals. I’m happy to report that the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A rare and timely revival of SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE puts an illuminating Asian spin on the cult musical

Last night, Out of the Box Theatrics’ rare revival of Michael John LaChuisa’s See What I Wanna See opened at the adventurous Off-Broadway theater company’s new permanent home in the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Nurturing artists past, present, and future: Reflecting upon the enduring legacy and ongoing impact of HERE

Over the course of the past week or so, I attended a number of performances that had me reflecting upon the enduring legacy and ongoing artistic impact of HERE, that … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Spencer Aste’s sobering theatrical memoir WAKE UP is a harrowing saga of addiction

The heady folks over at Bedlam have kicked off their season with a re-tooled version of Spencer Aste’s theatrical memoir Wake Up at the West End Theatre on the Upper … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone contrast vividly in Jen Silverman’s breezy yet stealthy new comedy THE ROOMMATE

On Broadway, the lost art of the comedy has been making somewhat of a comeback. On the heels of the smash summer hit Oh, Mary!, the Great White Way has … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A wonderfully game cast valiantly animates the cliché-ridden new musical THAT PARENTING MUSICAL

Last night, the new Off-Broadway musical That Parenting Musical opened at Theatre Row. Written by the husband-and-wife — or, more appropriately, the mom-and-dad — team of Graham and Kristina Fuller, … Continue Reading →