THE HANGOVER REPORT – For us or against us?: THE AЯTS on the NEA

I recently attended a performance of Sponsored by Nobody’s THE AЯTS at La MaMa in the East Village. The quirky docudrama tracks the evolution of the National Endowment for the Arts, from … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Richard Nelson’s take on UNCLE VANYA is intimate and emotionally rewarding

Often times, watching the plays of Anton Chekhov performed can be as languorous and static an experience one can have in the theater. To shake things up, some more adventurous directors … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jaki McCarrick’s world premiere play THE NATURALISTS is tender, meandering

At the Walkerspace Theater in Soho, the Pond Theatre Company is hosting the world premiere production of Jaki McCarrick’s play The Naturalists. Set in County Monaghan in Ireland, the play tells … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Rob Roth’s technically astounding hybrid performance piece SOUNDSTAGE mesmerizes at HERE

Last night, the technically astounding multi-media fantasia Soundstage opened Off-Broadway at HERE Arts Center. Conceived, directed, and starring Rob Roth, the immersive fever dream of a production contemplates the drug and alcohol fueled … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Shape-shifters: Mikel Murfi, Kathryn Hunter, and Hershey Felder captivate in their solo shows

Essentially, theater really is just storytelling from different points of view (even if just a single one). At its most distilled, all you need is a bare stage, a performer, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A delicious cast sparkles in a timely revival of Shaw’s HEARTBREAK HOUSE

This week, I caught the Gingold Theatrical Group’s spunky, high concept Off-Broadway revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Heartbreak House at the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row, featuring an enticing cast with some … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jen Silverman’s COLLECTIVE RAGE is smart, playful, and oh-so-queer

Last night, MCC Theater’s production of Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties by Jen Silverman opened Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. I hadn’t been familiar with Ms. Silverman’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The amiable VITALY squarely delivers wonders

Last night, I continued my foray into the world of New York’s magic shows with Vitaly: An Evening of Wonders. Certainly, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child continues to wow Broadway audiences not … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Forced Entertainment’s AND ON THE THOUSANDTH NIGHT… is six hours (!) worth forced tedium

This weekend at NYU Skirball, I had the unfortunate task of sitting through six hours of tedium. This came in the form of British theater company Forced Entertainment’s And on the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Public’s boisterous revival of THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS at the Delacorte is loosely, profoundly cathartic

Last night at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, I caught the Public Theater’s unapologetically boisterous revival of the The Gospel at Colonus (the musical premiere at BAM’s 1983 Next Wave Festival and was … Continue Reading →