THE HANGOVER REPORT – Aziza Barnes’ riotous BLKS is a play of intoxicating contradictions and one of the funniest shows in town

This past weekend, I caught Aziza Barnes’ new play BLKS Off-Broadway. The work was previously seen at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, where it was well received. Ms. Barnes’ play makes its New York debut … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Laurie Metcalf towers in HILLARY AND CLINTON, Lucas Hnath’s sneaky little play

Yesterday at the John Golden Theatre on Broadway, I took in Lucas Hnath’s enticingly-titled new play Hillary and Clinton. The work is an odd little piece of theater, and it joins Taylor Mac’s Gary: … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – PEPPERLAND is Mark Morris danced through a colorful nostalgic lens

Last night, I attended a performance of Mark Morris Dance Group’s Pepperland, which concludes its brief run at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House tonight. Over the years I’ve become a … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Robert Lepage’s controversial Ring Cycle at the Met concludes with a brilliantly performed SIEGFRIED & GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG

Tonight marks the closing of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2018-2019 season, which concludes with the final performance of Götterdämmerung, the cataclysmic final opera of Richard Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle. Over the last … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The arid revival of HIGH BUTTON SHOES concludes a curiously uneven Encores! season

Last night at New York City Center, I caught the opening night performance of the Encores! revival of the 1947 musical High Button Shoes. Ever since obsessing over the original cast … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – On Broadway, the battle of the two film-to-stage adaptations: TOOTSIE vs. BEETLEJUICE

This spring, two highly anticipated musical adaptations of beloved films, Tootsie and Beetlejuice, opened on Broadway to mostly positive critical and commercial acclaim. Both were also recently deservedly nominated for … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The eclectic, arousing QUEEN OF HEARTS is quintessential Company XIV

Going to Company XIV shows is very much akin to the Cirque du Soleil experience – you’ll never forget the first time. And if Queen of Hearts happens to be … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Maddie Corman’s solo show ACCIDENTALLY BRAVE, theater as therapy for all concerned

Last night, I attended Maddie Corman’s Off-Broadway one-woman show Accidentally Brave at DR2 Theatre. The show is the epitome of theater as self-help therapy. You see, in the show, Ms. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Christopher Chen’s compelling, gorgeously articulated PASSAGE intimately examines the dynamics of colonialism

Last night, Soho Rep’s gorgeous production of Passage by Christopher Chen opened Off-Broadway. The play uses E.M. Forster’s “A Passage to India” as a springboard to intimately examine the dynamics of colonialism in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Torben Betts’ farce CAROLINE’S KITCHEN is a glorious hot mess

Last night, my adventures at Brits Off-Broadway continued at 59E59 Theaters with Caroline’s Kitchen, the first of the mainstage offerings of the wonderfully eclectic festival. The farcical comedy of manners is the … Continue Reading →