THE HANGOVER REPORT – Martyna Majok’s riveting SANCTUARY CITY continues the playwright’s exploration of underexposed lives on society’s fringes

Last night, Maryna Majok’s riveting new play Sanctuary City opened at the Lucille Lortel Theatre courtesy of New York Theatre Workshop (the show was actually in previews when Covid shut … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Broadway is back: A freshly-coated CHICAGO razzle-dazzles with a stellar reopening cast

Last night, Broadway welcomed back a quartet of its signature, crowd-pleasing musical productions – Hamilton, Chicago, The Lion King, and Wicked – which join the already running Waitress, Hadestown, and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Ngozi Anyanwu’s THE LAST OF THE LOVE LETTERS manages to be both exactly and not at all what it seems

Last night, Ngozi Anyanwu’s The Last of the Love Letters premiered at Atlantic Theater Company in Chelsea. In my book, the event is a significant one, marking among the first … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Pre-gaming the fall theater season with two Off-Broadway shows: THE BOOK OF MORON & MY MOTHER’S SEVERED HEAD

Before the true onslaught of Broadway’s (re-)openings and the surge in heavy-hitting Off-Broadway shows that’s expected this fall, I had a chance to catch a pair of late summer Off-Broadway … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A pair of fascinating Off-Off-Broadway shows experiment with theatrical forms: HERE’s THE STORY BOX & Theater Mitu’s UTOPIAN HOTLINE.

This past weekend, I encountered a pair of Off-Off-Broadway shows whose experimentation with theatrical forms fascinated me. Here are my thoughts, as per usual. THE STORY BOXHERE Arts Center (various … Continue Reading →

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 →