VIEWPOINTS – A pair of British plays address pressing socio-economic matters: Alexander Zeldin’s LOVE and Arinze Kene’s MISTY

Over the course the last few days, I attended a pair of London-born plays that seek to address pressing socio-economic matters. Although these works were written as reactions to specific … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Working through grief: Mark O’Halloran’s CONVERSATIONS AFTER SEX and Sam Morrison’s SUGAR DADDY

Over the past weekend, I took in a pair of shows that dealt with the process of working through grief. Here are my thoughts. CONVERSATIONS AFTER SEXIrish Arts CenterClosed First … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Soho Rep’s production of PUBLIC OBSCENITIES by Shayok Misha Chowdhury gorgeously marches to it’s own drum

Last night, I attended Soho Rep’s Off-Broadway production of Public Obscenities by Shayok Misha Chowdhury. Chowdhury’s new play — which is co-presented by the National Asian American Theater — tells the story … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Ryan J. Haddad’s DARK DISABLED STORIES sheds exposing light on the realities of the disabled

Also tonight, Ryan J. Haddad’s new play Dark Disabled Stories opened Off-Broadway at the Public Theater. Essentially, the play is a collection of autobiographical vignettes about living life with a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jessica Chastain takes on Nora in Jamie Lloyd’s stripped-down, clear-eyed Broadway revival of Ibsen’s A DOLL’S HOUSE

Tonight, the hotly anticipated revival of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House starring Academy Award-winning actress Jessica Chastain opened on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre. For those of you unfamiliar with … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Target Margin Theater leans in on the storytelling in its scrappy yet playful retelling of PERICLES

Tonight at the Doxsee, Target Margin Theater’s production of Pericles opened way Off-Broadway in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood. Written mostly by William Shakespeare (scholars attribute about half the text to the Bard, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Keen Company solidly revives Lynn Nottage’s CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY, an early work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright

Tonight, the Off-Broadway revival of Lynn Nottage’s Crumbs from the Table of Joy opened at Theatre Row courtesy of Keen Company. The 1995 work — essentially a memory play about … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the breezily absurd FALL RIVER FISHING, Bedlam strays a bit too far away from the classics

Jessica Chastain isn’t the only Nora Helmer in town. Down at the Connelly Theater – far from the bright lights of Broadway – the folks at Bedlam have also, at … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – TITANIQUE sets sail on a larger ship, polished and more hilariously camp than ever

I recently had the opportunity to revisit Titanique, which has transferred from Asylum NYC (essentially the basement of a Gristedes in Chelsea) to the larger, much fancier digs of the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Lear deBessonet’s underpowered production of DISNEY’S HERCULES at Paper Mill Playhouse struggles to pinpoint its identity

This past week also saw the highly anticipated opening of Disney’s Hercules at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ. Of all the film to stage adaptations in currently in development … Continue Reading →