THE HANGOVER REPORT – Amy Staats’ skin-deep EDDIE AND DAVE is playful but ultimately tiresome

Last night, Amy Staats’ Eddie and Dave opened Off-Broadway at Atlantic Stage 2 courtesy of Atlantic Theater Company. I was a big fan of Ms. Staats’ satire Miles for Mary – I saw both of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Colin Quinn’s patch work solo show RED STATE BLUE STATE is a pessimistic state of the union address

Last night, Colin Quinn’s solo show Red State Blue State opened Off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre. Like our federation of fifty states, Mr. Quinn’s latest monologue-cum-standup comedy routine is a patch work … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Calvin Trillin’s small-boned ABOUT ALICE is a tender, urbane love letter to his wife and muse

This week in Brooklyn, About Alice, the stage adaptation of humorist Calvin Trillin’s best-selling 2006 memoir/tribute to his wife and muse of the same name, opened at Theatre for a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Debussy’s singular PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE is done proud by Met maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Tonight, I caught a rare performance of Pelléas et Mélisande at the Metropolitan Opera. In my book, any chance to to see and hear Debussy’s sole opera live in the opera house … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – EST’s well-judged production of BEHIND THE SHEET by Charly Evon Simpson examines the unexplored intersection of medicine, slavery, and gender

This weekend, I was able to catch Charly Evon Simpson’s Behind the Sheet at Off-Broadway’s Ensemble Studio Theatre. Set in Alabama during the 1840s, Ms. Simpson’s new play tells the semi-fictitious … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – PROTOTPYE 2019 continues to aggressively push the boundaries of opera and music theater

As a lover of opera, theater, and unexpected modes of performative expression, it’s no surprise that I find Prototype to be an essential annual experience. Touted as a festival for … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tarell Alvin McCraney’s CHOIR BOY makes a joyful noise, tinged with sorrow

In Choir Boy, Tarell Alvin McCraney has written hands-down his most joyful play. That’s not to say that Mr. McCraney (perhaps best known for co-penning the Oscar-winning film Moonlight) has written a … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – UNDER THE RADAR 2019: Review Roundup 2

Last weekend, the Public Theater’s Under the Radar came to a close. Overall, after a pretty strong first half, my impression of the 2019 edition of this indispensable festival of cutting … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – NDT2 ravishes at City Center with their iconic technique and aesthetic

No matter how hard other dance companies attempt to emulate Nederlands Dans Theater, no one quite moves like the renowned contemporary dance company. I first saw them perform way back in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – London’s immersive production of THE JUNGLE is transplanted to St. Ann’s, and it’s devastating, triumphant theater

Last night, I caught the Young Vic and the National Theatre’s co-production of Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson’s The Jungle at St. Ann’s Warehouse. The production completes this fall/winter season’s high profile trifecta … Continue Reading →