THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jocelyn Bioh’s NOLLYWOOD DREAMS underwhelms despite some beaming performances

Last week, Jocelyn Bioh’s Nollywood Dreams opened Off-Broadway at MCC Theater. The new comedy – which tells the story of an aspiring actress who tries to make it big in … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Checking up on Chicago theater: A potent revival of BUG at the Steppenwolf and the formidable E. Faye Butler in FANNIE at the Goodman

This past weekend, I spent some time in Chicago, a city where – as an arts consumer – I spent some of the most formative years of my adult life. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Wooster Group deconstructs Brecht’s THE MOTHER with playful precision

Over the years, New York has been home to a long list of storied avant-garde theater companies. Arguably, The Wooster Group – with its distinctive multi-media aesthetic and proclivity towards … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The new high school-set musical TREVOR ultimately proves more than the sum of its parts

Last week, the musical Trevor opened at Stage 42. The new musical, which is based on an Oscar-winning short film and features music by Julianne Wick Davis and book and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Too soon for a play abound the pandemic?: KRISTINA WONG, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD doesn’t think so

Last weekend, I attended a performance of Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, which recently opened Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop. Ms. Wong’s solo show – the first to grace the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Simon Stephens’ MORNING SUN, starring a luminous Edie Falco, investigates the fabric of life itself

Last weekend at New York City Center, I attended Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Morning Sun by Simon Stephens, a playwright who’s perhaps best known for penning the hit stage … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The world premiere musical THE VISITOR possesses heart and worthwhile intentions but is still in search of its identity

Last night, the highly anticipated new musical The Visitor opened at the Public Theater. Based on the 2007 film of the the same name, the show, which has been in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Signature’s potent revisal of Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 remains mandatory viewing

Last night, Signature Theatre Company’s Off-Broadway revival – actually, more of a revisal – of Anna Deavere Smith’s Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 opened at the company’s Irene Diamond Stage. When … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – SETH’S BROADWAY BREAKDOWN obsessively and joyously dissects and celebrates the Broadway musical via its divas

During the darkest days of the pandemic, lovers of Broadway musicals had to do without without live performances, which was certainly a challenging predicament for many of us. Coming to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Kevin Barry’s stylized psychological thriller AUTUMN ROYAL sputters at Irish Rep

Irish Repertory Theatre in Chelsea returns to in-person performances with Kevin Barry’s two-hander Autumn Royal, which I caught this past weekend. The 2017 play tells the story of two siblings … Continue Reading →