THE HANGOVER REPORT – The decidedly avant-garde but deeply haunting DANA H. and IS THIS A ROOM unsettle and disorient at the Lyceum

This past weekend, I parked myself at the Lyceum Theatre to indulge in a fascinating Broadway doubleheader comprised of Lucas Hnath’s Dana H. and Tina Satter’s Is This a Room (for … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The vividly acted and magnificently staged THE LEHMAN TRILOGY finally arrives on Broadway, triumphantly

Last week, the much anticipated Main Stem edition of The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini (as adapted by Ben Power) opened at the Nederlander Theatre. After garnering considerable acclaim across … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tiago Rodrigues’s captivating BY HEART stealthily illustrates how the act of memorization is also one of deep humanism

Last night, I trekked out to the Brooklyn Academy of Music to attend a performance of Tiago Rodrigues’s By Heart, which is currently in the midst of a short run … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Wallace Shawn’s THE FEVER, starring Lili Taylor, wavers between reckoning and self-flagellation

This fall, Audible Theater, in a co-production with The New Group, returns to in-person performances at the Minetta Lane Theatre with a limited two-week run of Wallace Shawn’s solo show … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – On Broadway, Keenan Scott II’s THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN struggles to attain the catharsis hoped for

Last night, Thoughts of a Colored Man by newcomer Kennan Scott II arrived on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre (opening night was actually originally supposed to be on October … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – With Rajiv Joseph’s lovely LETTERS OF SURESH, Second Stage gently resumes in-person performances

Last night, Second Stage Theater’s production of Letters of Suresh by Rajiv Joseph opened Off-Broadway at the Tony Kiser Theater (the play’s opening night was pushed back due to one … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Douglas Lyons’s winning if overly familiar CHICKEN & BISCUITS is the theatrical equivalent of hearty comfort food

Last night, Douglas Lyons’s Chicken & Biscuits – part of the parade of straight plays penned by Black playwrights scheduled to premiere on the Great White Way this season – opened … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Off-Broadway impressions: Bedlam’s stage adaptation of PERSUASION and Lynn Clay Byrnes’ BETWEEN THE BARS

It’s been thoroughly gratifying to see so many in-person shows sprouting across the city in recent weeks. Indeed, in just the past few days, I was able to attend a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The exuberant SIX finally opens on Broadway, and it’s exactly what New York needs at the moment

Last night, the highly anticipated new musical Six finally arrived on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. I say finally because the London import was supposed to have opened on … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Experimenting with and transcending form(s): ASUNA’S 100 KEYBOADS at BAM and HOLDTIGHT’s WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING? at the cell

This past week, I attended two performances that experimented with and transcended form(s). Here are my thoughts on these interesting outings. 100 KEYBOARDSASUNA / Brooklyn Academy of MusicThrough October 2 … Continue Reading →