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 →

VIEWPOINTS – A pair of new, fully-staged plays grace Off-Broadway stages: TRIAL ON THE POTOMAC & ALMA BAYA

I recently had the chance to take in a pair of new, fully-staged Off-Broadway plays in Hell’s Kitchen – encouraging signs that Off-Broadway is clawing itself back out of the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Bridge Production Group’s spirited revival of [TITLE OF SHOW] does the cult favorite musical proud

If there was ever a poster child for the little musical that could, it would have to be Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell’s uber-metatheatrical [title of show]. The show started … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Whitney White’s provocative SEMBLANCE showcases an impressive up-and-coming auteur at work

It seems like the impressively multi-talented theater-maker Whitney White is everywhere I look these days. In addition to remounting her searing staging of Aleshea Harris’s What to Send Up When … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – STRANGER SINGS! THE PARODY MUSIAL is an inspired send-up of the popular Netflix series

Last night, yet another musical parody opened Off-Broadway – Jonathan Hogue’s comedically inspired Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical, which is playing at the Players Theatre in Greenwich Village for a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The joyously adapted and performed MERRY WIVES marks the triumphant return of Shakespeare in the Park

Last night, the Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Merry Wives opened at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park (it was recently announced that the production will … Continue Reading →