THE HANGOVER REPORT – With Sarah Einspanier’s good-natured LUNCH BUNCH, Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks gets off to a spirited start

Earlier this week, I caught Sarah Einspanier’s Lunch Bunch, the first of three offerings of this year’s Summerworks series, courtesy of the folks at Clubbed Thumb (the company is currently … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Adam Seidel’s promising ORIGINAL VOICE takes a glimpse of the music industry

I recently had a chance to take in Adam Seidel’s Original Sound at Off-Broadway’s Cherry Lane Theatre. Mr. Seidel’s promising new play refreshingly takes on a topic that isn’t regularly explored … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Bess Wohl’s tentative CONTINUITY asks big questions in a pedestrian setting

This week at New York City Center, Bess Wohl’s new play Continuity opened Off-Broadway via Manhattan Theatre Club. Ms. Wohl put herself confidently on the coveted list of playwrights to look … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Erica Schmidt’s gender-bending MAC BETH reframes and truncates the Scottish Play, and it’s fast and furious

Move over Gary and King Lear, you’re not the only Shakespeare-fueled bloodbath in town. That’s because New York is also currently playing host to Mac Beth, Erica Schmidt’s aggressively dark but … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Taylor Mac’s lopsided but oddly moving GARY is more than salvaged by a trio of boldly comic performances

There’s little doubt in my mind that Taylor Mac will go down in history as one of the most important theater artists of judy’s (i.e., Taylor Mac’s chosen pronoun) generation. judy’s 24-hour concert chronicling … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The singular, ravishing HADESTOWN arrives on Broadway, and it’s the musical to beat this season

Something special is happening at the Walter Kerr Theatre, which is where Anaïs Mitchell’s singular Hadestown has set up camp. The new musical is a folk/jazz retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The magnificent Glenda Jackson leads an altogether enthralling KING LEAR

This week, I caught the current Broadway revival of King Lear at the Cort Theatre, starring the grand Glenda Jackson in the title role. Let’s get it out of the way upfront … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Two artists brought to unorthodox life onstage: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN & PAUL SWAN

If you’re an avid theatergoer like myself, you’ve likely seen numerous depictions of the lives of notable figures played out on the stage. Out of respect to the memory of these … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sam Shepard’s unfocused CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS receives a ferocious revival

Last night, Signature Theatre Company’s Off-Broadway revival of Sam Shepard’s rarely-performed three-act play Curse of the Starving Class opened at the Pershing Square Signature Center. This is the second major … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The New Victory Theater continues to be New York’s premiere performing arts presenter for young audiences

Time and time again, The New Victory Theater on 42ndStreet has proven itself to be New York’s premiere presenter of theater for children and young adults. I applaud the institution’s … Continue Reading →