THE HANGOVER REPORT – Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu adds a whole new dimension to PASS OVER for its Main Stem outing

Last night, aptly at the August Wilson Theatre, I got the chance to reassess Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s Pass Over, the first new production to grace a Broadway stage since pre-pandemic … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Neal Brennan’s UNACCEPTABLE delivers mostly pedestrian comedy but has surprisingly larger fish to fry

Last night, Neal Brennan’s latest show Unacceptable opened Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre. The stand-up comedian is no stranger to playing in front of theater-oriented audiences, having scored a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Third Rail Projects’ live-streamed RETURN THE MOON is a soulful little show that basks in the potency of collective storytelling

It was a real shame when we lost Third Rail Projects’ long-running Then She Fell – in my opinion, one of the most satisfyingly realized attempts at immersive theater I … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Richard Nelson quietly and gracefully concludes his landmark Rhinebeck Panorama with WHAT HAPPENED?: THE MICHAELS ABROAD

Over the course of the last decade, Richard Nelson has delicately documented life in America, or at least one perspective of it, through the eyes of three Rhinebeck-residing families – … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Broadway’s first two musicals re-emerge from lockdown: HADESTOWN & WAITRESS

Last week on September 2, Broadway’s first two musicals re-emerged from lockdown – the reigning Tony Award-winning Best Musical Hadestown and the audience favorite Waitress. Here are my thoughts on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In an act of supreme empathy, the sensational Arturo Luís Soria channels mommy dearest in NI MI MADRE

Last weekend, I attended Arturo Luís Soria’s solo show Ni Mi Madre, which welcomes back in-person performances at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, one of the edgier of the Off-Broadway theater … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Although set in the future, Amy Berryman’s anxiety-ridden WALDEN asks tough existential questions for the moment

I recently had the opportunity to stream TheaterWorks Hartford’s environmental staging of Amy Berryman’s Walden, which recently wrapped up performances. Luckily, the outdoor production was captured on film and has … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Boss once again reveals his soul in SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY, intimately and poetically

Last night at the St. James Theatre, I attended a performance of Springsteen on Broadway, which has returned to the Great White Way after having played a celebrated sold-out run … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Liza Birkenmeier and Katie Brook stylishly dissect white masculinity in ISLANDER, which ushers back in-person performance at HERE

HERE Arts Center is ushering back in-person performance at its Soho home with the Televiolet production of Islander, written by Liza Birkenmeier and directed by Katie Brook. For their latest … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – THEATRE FOR ONE returns to 1:1 in-person performances to address post-lockdown trauma, and it should be mandatory viewing for all

During lockdown, some of the most memorable “theater” experiences I had were courtesy of Christine Jones’s Theatre for One, a fascinating theatrical endeavor whose aim is to bring potent micro-plays … Continue Reading →