THE HANGOVER REPORT – Anchuli Felicia King’s admirably ambitious GOLDEN SHIELD bites off a bit more than it can chew

This past weekend at New York City Center, Anchuli Felicia King’s play Golden Shield concluded its Off-Broadway run. The production – courtesy of Manhattan Theatre Club – tells the story … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Summerworks continues with Gab Reisman’s SPINDLE SHUTTLE NEEDLE, a topsy-turvy parable that seems inspired by the pandemic

This past week at The Wild Project, I caught Gab Reisman’s Spindle Shuttle Needle, the second offering of Clubbed Thumb’s 25th edition of its invaluable Summerworks series (the mini-festival of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Karen Hartman’s speculative drama NEW GOLDEN AGE unfolds like a disorienting “Dark Mirror” episode

I recently caught Karen Hartman’s New Golden Age at 59E59 Theaters. The production marks the return to in-person performance for Primary Stages, which over the years has had a successful … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Steppenwolf unveils its new Ensemble Theater with SEAGULL, Yasen Peyankov’s subtly updated adaptation of Chekhov’s play

I closed out my Chicago theater-going binge by attending a performance of Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s highly anticipated production of Seagull at the company’s new Ensemble Theater. Although the recently-completed in-the-round … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Court Theatre’s perfectly-acted revival of August Wilson’s TWO TRAINS RUNNING is theater at its most life-giving

My theater-going winning streak in Chicago continued with the sensational revival of August Wilson’s Two Trains Running by the Court Theatre. Located on the South Side of the city on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – LOOKINGGLASS ALICE remains an intoxicating hybrid of stylish storytelling and high-flying physical feats

This week, I flew to Chicago to re-acquaint myself with the city’s rich performing arts scene. Having spent not an insignificant portion of my adult life in the Windy City, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Somi Kakoma astonishes as South African singer and activist Miram Makeba in the new bio-musical DREAMING ZENZILE

Last night, the new musical Dreaming Zenzile opened Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop. The work is essentially a jukebox bio-musical, along the same vein as Jersey Boys and Beautiful, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In Dave Harris’s EXCEPTION TO THE RULE, naturalistic high school drama uncomfortably meets Beckettian existentialism

Last night at Roundabout Theatre Company’s intimate Black Box Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, I attended a performance of Dave Harris’s Exception to the Rule. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Target Margin Theater’s ONE NIGHT is a nine-hour act of heroic theatrical storytelling and wonderment

Over the years, I’ve participated in a number of durational theatrical experiences. Having experienced Taylor Mac’s A 24-Decade History of Popular Music at St. Ann’s Warehouse (24 hours), Nat Randall and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In WHO KILLED MY FATHER, Édouard Louis’ further excavates societal homophobia, only to uncover unexpected empathy

I recently had a chance to take in the solo stage adaptation of Édouard Louis’ Who Killed My Father at St. Ann’s Warehouse. The production – which comes by way … Continue Reading →