THE HANGOVER REPORT – Anthony Rapp reminisces on love and loss in his heartfelt theatrical memoir WITHOUT YOU

This past week at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages, I had a chance to catch up with Anthony Rapp’s Without You. Adapted from his memoir of the same name, Rapp’s immensely … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sharr White’s stage adaptation of Larry Sultan’s PICTURES FROM HOME is only half convincing as drama

Last night, Sharr White’s stage adaptation of Larry Sultan’s 1992 photo memoir Pictures from Home  opened on Broadway at Studio 54. In essence, Sharr’s play is a family drama that excavates … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Wakka Wakka’s production of THE IMMORTAL JELLYFISH GIRL is ingenious, inspired puppet theater through and through

This past week on the main stage of 59E59, I attended the wildly titled The Immortal Jellyfish Girl. The Off-Broadway production (which has been extended through February 19) comes to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Livian Yeh’s MEMORIAL is a fascinating if telegraphed chronicle of the Vietnam Memorial

Earlier this week at the Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres in Hell’s Kitchen, I caught up with Livian Yeh’s Memorial, the latest offering from Off-Broadway’s Pan Asian Repertory Theatre. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Stephen Adly Guirgis’s blistering dark comedy BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY arrives on Broadway

This past weekend at the Helen Hayes Theater, I caught up with the belated Broadway edition of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s Between Riverside and Crazy. A Pulitzer Prize winner in 2015, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Lightning Rod Special’s audaciously improbable musical THE APPOINTMENT returns Off-Broadway

One of the most improbable theatrical creations of the past five years or so must surely be Lightning Rod Special’s The Appointment, a musical which contextualizes and contemplates what it … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINT – A million ways to tell a story: A recap of UNDER THE RADAR 2023

There are a million ways to tell a story – just ask the folks behind Under the Radar. Returning with a vengeance this January after two years on hiatus, the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINT – PROTOTYPE 2023 continues to be a fertile incubator for the development of important new works of music theater

Last week, I immersed myself in the 2023 edition of Prototype, a weeklong festival of new operas (in the most forward-looking instances of the genre) presented by Beth Morrison Projects … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players brings back its charming and infectiously-pitched production of H.M.S. PINAFORE

Earlier this month at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players wrapped up its holiday run of H.M.S. Pinafore. The frivolous piece takes place … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – LONDON THEATER RECAP: An overview of new family fare, high dramas, some requisite Shakespeare, and twists on ballet classics

VIEWPOINTS – LONDON THEATER RECAP: An overview of new family fare, high dramas, some requisite Shakespeare, and twists on ballet classics Over the holiday season, I got the opportunity to … Continue Reading →