THE HANGOVER REPORT – SPEAKEASY MAGICK at the McKittrick Hotel is an atmospheric evening of intimate sleight-of-hand

Past my bedtime late this past Saturday night in the Club Car of Chelsea’s McKittrick Hotel (home of the long-running immersive theater hit Sleep No More), I caught Speakeasy Magick, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A game Susan Sarandon leads HAPPY TALK, Jessie Eisenberg’s observant, empathetic new play

This afternoon, I attended a performance of The New Group’s Off-Broadway production of Happy Talk, Jessie Eisenberg’s new play, at the Pershing Square Signature Center. The play tells the story of Lorraine, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Heiner Goebbels’ EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED AND WOULD HAPPEN philosophically takes on human history on a huge scale

Yesterday evening, for the second night in a row (after having attended Triptych at the Brooklyn Academy of Music), I paid witness to a fascinating, large-scale theatrical fusion. That’s because I attended … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – TRIPTYCH sets Robert Mapplethorpe’s provocative photography to radiant music and poetry

Over at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House, just in time for Pride Month, comes Triptych (Eyes of One on Another). The hybrid performance piece explores the provocative photography … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Ballet Theatre premieres works by Ratmansky and Tharp, as well as an evening-length JANE EYRE

American Ballet Theatre’s spring seasons have typically been dominated by creaky productions of full length classical ballets (just how many productions of Don Quixote in consecutive years can one stand?). However, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sean Donovan’s CABIN offers up unfocused experimental theater

Last night, I caught Sean Donovan’s new play Cabinat the Bushwick Starr. The piece was previously seen in January as an offering at the Public Theater’s 2019 Under the Radar … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Dave Malloy’s soulful a cappella musical OCTET is odd but spellbinding

One of the most unique musicals to open so far this year is Dave Malloy’s Octet, which is currently running Off-Broadway at the Pershing Square Signature Center, courtesy of Signature … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Selina Fillinger’s confident new play SOMETHING CLEAN marks the arrival of an important new voice

Also last week, Selina Fillinger’s new play Something Clean opened Off-Broadway at the Black Box Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, courtesy of Roundabout Underground. Roundabout Underground … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Terrence McNally’s FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE is in good hands with Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon

Last week, the Broadway revival of Terrence McNally’s Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, led by Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon in the titular roles, opened at the Broadhurst Theatre. I … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tortoise in a Nutshell’s gorgeously detailed FERAL creatively combines puppetry and cinema

Over at 59E59 Theaters (as part of its Brits Off-Broadway series), you’ll be able to catch Scottish troupe Tortoise in a Nutshell’s production of Feral, a gorgeously detailed little show … Continue Reading →