THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sean Hayes disappears into Oscar Levant in Doug Wright’s workmanlike new play GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR

Last night, Doug Wright’s new play Good Night, Oscar opened on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre. The play ran previously at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre where it received encouraging critical notices. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – J2 Spotlight winningly commences its 2023 season with a rare revival of Kander & Ebb’s WOMAN OF THE YEAR

This past weekend, I caught one of the final performances of J2 Spotlight Musical Theatre Company’s revival of Woman of the Year. The production commences J2 Spotlight’s 2023 season, which … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – CCN BALLET DE LORRAINE returns to New York with a pair of intriguing, large scale North American premieres

Last night saw the return of CCN Ballet de Lorraine to New York. Performing at NYU Skirball for two shows only (tonight is the second and final performance), the acclaimed … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – New York City Ballet commences its spring season: Mearns returns and Nadon shines in an all-Balanchine bill

Last night at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, I attended my first performance of New York City Ballet’s five-week spring season, continuing this week’s immersion in the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM reaches for cross-over appeal in its opening program at City Center

Last night, I attended the opening night performance of Dance Theatre of Harlem’s spring performances at New York City Center. It was a bittersweet occasion, marking the storied company’s first … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – PETER PAN GOES WRONG expands upon Mischief Theatre’s extreme brand of theatrical shenanigans

Last night, Mischief Theatre’s production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. First staged across the pond in the U.K., the production comes to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY unveils a pair of world premieres in a well-balanced program at The Joyce

Last night at The Joyce Theater, the storied Martha Graham Dance Company settled into a two-week run at the Chelsea dance venue, kicking off a busy spring season of dance … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the cheekily titled THE SKIVVIES FIRST FAREWELL TOUR, the scantily-clad duo turns their attention to themselves

Last Monday — on my off night from the theater — I attended a performance by The Skivvies at the subterranean Chelsea Table + Stage. Cheekily entitled The Skivvies First … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Suzan-Lori Parks’s episodic, music-filled PLAYS FOR THE PLAGUE YEAR thoughtfully relives a fraught time

Last night, Suzan-Lori Parks’s Plays for the Plague Year opened Off-Broadway at the Public Theater. The aptly-named work – which originally premiered at the revered downtown theater last fall but … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Bartlett Sher’s tasteful revival of CAMELOT puts the human and political drama front and center

This past weekend, I caught up with the highly anticipated revival of Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot, which recently opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. The production is the latest in … Continue Reading →