THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sparks fly when inter-generational political perspectives clash in Mario Correa’s N/A

This week, Mario Correa’s N/A opened Off-Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center. The two-hander stars veteran stage and screen actress Holland Taylor (most theater-goers may remember her memorable … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – FIND ME HERE, Crystal Finn’s quirky family dramedy of manners, concludes Summerworks 2024

Earlier this week, I found myself back at The Wild Project in the East Village to take in Crystal Finn’s Find Me Here, the closer of another successful iteration of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – YY Dance Company debuts Yue Yin’s physically and emotionally charged SOMEWHERE

This past weekend saw the world premiere of YY Dance Company’s new full length dance piece SOMEWHERE at New York Live Arts in Chelsea. Created by artistic director Yue Yin, … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Engrossing political theater: Josh Fox’s THE EDGE OF NATURE and Panti Bliss’s IF THESE WIGS COULD TALK

Over the past week or so, I’ve been engrossed by a handful of works of political theater. On the heels of attending Dark Noon at St. Ann’s Warehouse on Friday … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – DARK NOON is at once a subversively satiric romp through America’s past and a sobering reckoning

For its summer offering, St. Ann’s Warehouse is presenting the New York premiere of Dark Noon. Created by Danish director Tue Biering and co-directed and choreographed by South African theater-maker Nhlanhla … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Little Island begins summer performances with Twyla Tharp’s gloriously unruly HOW LONG BLUES

This summer, Little Island is coming alive with robust live performance programming at its wonderfully-designed amphitheater. Starting things off this June was the premiere of the latest evening-length work by … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Into the woods with reid tang’s ISABEL, a surreal dive into the unsettling world gender fluidity

Last night, reid tang’s new play Isabel opened literally on the stage of the Playhouse of Abrons Arts Center in the Lower East Side. A co-presentation by National Asian American … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – ABT launches its summer season with the welcome return of John Cranko’s reliably dramatic ONEGIN

This week, American Ballet Theatre launched its month-long summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center with the welcome return of John Cranko’s Onegin. First staged in 1965 for … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Brits Off-Broadway continues at 59E59 Theaters with a pair of solo shows: Emily Woof in BLIZZARD and Tim Marriott in WATSON

The past few weeks have seen the Brits Off Broadway festival in full swing at 59E59 Theaters. Here are my thoughts on two recent solo shows to grace the stages … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Paper Mill Playhouse serves up a crowd-pleasing revival of the popular BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL

I also recently had the opportunity to take a field trip out to Millburn, NJ to catch Paper Mill Playhouse’s revival of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. The popular jukebox … Continue Reading →