THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Mint Theater Company thoughtfully revives THE RAT TRAP, Noël Coward’s rarely performed early career play

Earlier this week at New York City Center, I attended a rare revival of Noël Coward’s The Rat Trap. The production is being presented by the Mint Theater Company, who … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the smart and sensationally energizing & JULIET, Broadway has found a worthy successor to MAMMA MIA!

Earlier this fall, the new musical & Juliet opened on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Having proved a solid hit across the pond in London’s West End, the jukebox … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the intermittently thrilling ONLY GOLD, Parisian love is animated through dance and song

On its closing weekend, I had the opportunity to catch up with Only Gold, Kate Nash, Andy Blankenbuehler, and Tedd Malawer’s highly anticipated dance-heavy musical at MCC Theater in Hell’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – On Broadway, KPOP exchanges its immersive edge and raw backstage drama for pop concert exuberance

Last night, KPOP opened at Circle in the Square, making the leap to the Great White Way after making a splash Off-Broadway five years ago in an audaciously immersive production … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At Second Stage, Bess Wohl’s bittersweet romance CAMP SIEGFRIED is both heavy-handed and frustratingly opaque

A few days ago, I attended a performance of Bess Wohl’s Camp Siegfried at Off-Broadway’s Tony Kiser Theater, courtesy of Second Stage Theater. Set in Long Island in 1938, the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In DOWNSTATE, Bruce Norris’s unflinching stunner of a play, audiences are confronted with uncomfortable questions

This past weekend, I attended Downstate, Bruce Norris’s latest play which is currently running Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons. The production was previously seen in 2018 at Chicago’s revered Steppenwolf Theatre … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – On Broadway, a pair of impressive solo performances that grapple with mortality: Mike Birbiglia in THE OLD MAN AND THE POOL and Jefferson Mays in A CHRISTMAS CAROL

This fall on Broadway, theater fans have the opportunity to take in a pair of solo performances that grapple with mortality. I’m happy to report that both absolutely sing. Here … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Using first hand accounts to frame reactions against psychotherapy and organized religion: THE PATIENT GLORIA and THE UNBELIEVING

This past weekend, I took in a pair of investigatory works of theater that use first hand accounts to frame contemporary reactions against psychotherapy and organized religion. Here are my … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – David Cale’s SANDRA is a standard thriller with flashes of genuine insight into the human psyche

Last night just off of Union Square, David Cale’s new one-woman thriller Sandra opened Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre. The production reunites Mr. Cale and director Leigh Silverman, who scored a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The bittersweet musical adaptation of KIMBERLY AKIMBO arrives on Broadway led by the astonishing Victoria Clark

This week, I was able to catch up with the Broadway edition of Kimberly Akimbo, the diminutive but mighty musical adaptation of David Lindsay-Abaire’s play of the same name. The … Continue Reading →