THE HANGOVER REPORT – An uneven revival of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF updates the ever-caustic Tennessee Williams play to the present

Over at the Theatre at St. Clement’s, you’ll find the Off-Broadway revival (the play’s first, believe it or not) of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. For those … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – ArtsDistrict Brooklyn uses technology to engage the senses and immerse visitors: LIMITLESS AI, SÉANCE, and FLIGHT

This summer, I had the opportunity of paying a visit to ArtsDistrict Brooklyn. Located in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood, the new venue was built to be a home for large-scale digital installations … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The deliriously silly TITANIQUE is a smart, giddy musical parody that hits all the right notes

Last weekend at Asylum NYC (located in the basement of a Gristedes in Chelsea), I had the opportunity to catch Titanique, a jukebox musical parodying James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster film … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The stage adaptation of THE KITE RUNNER is mired by dutiful, play-by-play storytelling

One of the first entries of the nascent 2022-2023 Broadway season is Matthew Spangler’s stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s seminal 2003 novel The Kite Runner, which I caught this past … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Theater as therapy session: Jade Anouka’s HEART and Aya Ogawa’s THE NOSEBLEED

This past week, I caught two new autobiographical plays that use theater as a sort of therapy session for their respective writer/performer. As per usual, here are my thoughts on … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The classics, adventurously reconsidered: Robert Icke’s ORESTEIA, Elevator Repair Service’s SEAGULL, and Classical Theatre of Harlem’s TWELFTH NIGHT

Upon my return to New York from my aforementioned London trip, I made it a point to attend three adventurously reconsidered classics of Western drama before they shuttered. Here are … Continue Reading →

VIEPOINTS – Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everybody: A London theater roundup

I recently returned from a whirlwind trip to London, during which I immersed myself in the capital’s world famous theater scene. Over the course of roughly a single week, I … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The bombastic international hit musical spectacle NOTRE DAME DE PARIS makes its long-awaited New York premiere

Last week the 1998 French musical Notre Dame de Paris made its long-awaited New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater (appropriately on Bastille Day). It’s not my first … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s uneven SNOW IN MIDSUMMER ambitiously straddles a number of genres

After two failed attempts to see Classic Stage Company’s Off-Broadway production of Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s new play Snow in Midsummer over the course of its run – due to repeated … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Neil D’Astolfo gives a vivacious, larger-than-life solo performance as MISTER MISS AMERICA

This week also saw the Off-Broadway opening of Mister Miss America by Neil D’Astolfo, who also stars in the piece. The amusing play arrives at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater by … Continue Reading →