THE HANGOVER REPORT – Will Arbery’s deeply sensitive new play CORSICANA endeavors to dramatize the trauma of living

Last night at Playwrights Horizons, I attended the Off-Broadway play Corsicana by Will Arbery, who was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for his thought provoking Heroes of the Fourth … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In Martha Clarke’s GOD’S FOOL, St. Francis of Assisi comes to life in a surreal cauldron of song and dance

Last night at La Mama’s Ellen Stewart Theatre, I attended a performance of God’s Fool by Martha Clarke. As one of the city’s indisputable hubs of avant-garde theater, La Mama … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – From her perspective: Covering Off-Broadway’s QUEEN by Madhuri Shekar and DON’T LOOK BACK by Adam Kraar

This week, I continued my summer Off-Broadway theatergoing spree, catching a pair of thought-provoking one act plays that eloquently take the woman’s perspective in realms typically dominated by men (e.g., … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Notable Off-Broadway Openings: Lincoln Center Theater’s EPIPHANY, Mint’s CHAINS, and Summerworks’ BODIES THEY RITUAL

Don’t let the post-Tony Awards summer doldrums fool you. Theater is alive and well in the city, as evidenced by a number of notable recent Off-Broadway openings. Here are my … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Off-Broadway Roundup: Jaki McCarrick’s BELFAST GIRLS, Michael McKeever’s MR. PARKER, and Kees Roorda’s A KID LIKE RISHI

Over the past week or so, I caught a few Off-Broadway plays before they concluded their respective limited runs. Here are my thoughts on them. BELFAST GIRLSIrish Repertory TheatreClosed Last … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Pride Plays Aplenty: There’s no shortage of queer-themed plays to choose from this Pride Month

This Pride Month in New York, there’s no shortage of queer-themed plays to choose from. Last week alone, I attended two new plays with heavy LGBTQ+ messaging, MCC Theater’s production … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Bushwick Starr’s immersive but underdeveloped QUINCE christens the company’s new playing space

This past week, I ventured out to Brooklyn to take in The Bushwick Starr’s production of Quince by Camilo Quiroz-Vázquez and Ellpetha Tsivicos (Ms. Tsivicos serves as the show’s director, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Igor Golyak’s dreamlike THE ORCHARD is an intriguingly high-tech but fleeting imprint of Chekhov’s play

Last week, The Orchard – Igor Golyak’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard – opened Off-Broadway at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. The staging comes by way of Mr. Golyak’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Donja R. Love’s tough yet tender SOFT depicts love and conflict in a dead end youth correctional facility and beyond

I spent my Sunday afternoon (just before the Tony Awards) taking in Donja R. Love’s play Soft, which is enjoying a world premiere run courtesy of Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater. As … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The earnest, issue-driven new musical ¡AMERICANO! possesses both heart and melody to spare

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to attend a performance of the new Off-Broadway musical ¡Americano! at New World Stages. The New York production – which concludes its limited … Continue Reading →