THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tom Hiddleston leads a stylish, utterly enthralling revival of BETRAYAL by Harold Pinter

This week at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, I caught Jamie Lloyd’s utterly enthralling revival of Harold Pinter’s oft-performed 1978 play Betrayal, which comes to the Great White Way after an acclaimed, sold … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Public Works and Disney team up for the rousing, uplifting stage adaptation of HERCULES at the Delacorte

I recently had the good fortune of attending one of the very limited number of performances of Public Works’ free (via lottery) production of Hercules, which has emerged as the hottest … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Ma-Yi’s new musical FELIX STARRO fails to capitalize on its compelling premise

This week at Off-Broadway’s Theatre Row, I caught Ma-Yi Theater Company’s world premiere musical Felix Starro. The musical – which features music by Fabian Obispo and book and lyrics by Jessica Haggedorn – … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – PHANTOM & CHICAGO: Broadway’s two longest-running shows are currently in prime condition

This summer, I had the opportunity to revisit Broadway’s two longest-running shows, The Phantom of the Opera and Chicago. Both are currently in prime condition, living up to their storied … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The kid’s aren’t alright: Bess Wohl’s haunting, haunted MAKE BELIEVE fearlessly dramatizes childhood trauma

This week at Off-Broadway’s Tony Kiser Theater, I caught Make Believe, Bess Wohl’s latest – and perhaps finest – play to date, courtesy of Second Stage Theater. The play tells the story … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – 59E59 Theater’s SUMMER SHORTS 2019 series varies in quality but has some potent hits

Over the past week, I was able to take in Summer Shorts, 59E59 Theater’s annual mini-festival of six brief new plays, a couple of which have been penned by well-regarded, highly visible … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – #DATEME’s hybrid exploration of online dating is amiable and harmless

Last night, I caught up with #DateMe downstairs at the Westside Theatre. The Off-Broadway show is enticingly subtitled “An OkCupid Experiment”. This alludes to the show’s premise, which theatricalizes the true … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A Couple of Off-Broadway Closings: LOVE, NOËL & RINSE, REPEAT

Upon the completion of my satisfying trip to the Stratford Festival in Ontario, I jumped right back into play-going mode in New York, where I was able to catch a … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Stratford Festival, Day 5: BILLY ELLIOT

And just like that, my 2019 Stratford Festival immersion has come to an end. As with previous years, it’s been both enlightening and invigorating to see the festival’s repertory operation – a … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Stratford Festival, Day 4: PRIVATE LIVES & LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

If the previous day at the festival was a day of extremities, my fourth day of theatergoing at Stratford was notable for its levity, despite some unorthodox subject matters (i.e., … Continue Reading →