THE HANGOVER REPORT – Red Bull’s giddy romp ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM leans in on the noirish and gratuitously violent aspects of the tale

Last night, I caught up with Red Bull Theater’s Off-Broadway staging of the rarely performed “domestic tragedy” Arden of Faversham. An anonymously-written play penned somewhere around 1588 — Shakespeare is … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A pair of Off-Broadway plays pierce the soul with uncompromising artistry: Yasushi Inoue’s THE HUNTING GUN and Zora Howard’s HANG TIME

I’m still thinking about a pair of Off-Broadway plays I attended this past weekend, both of which pierced my soul with their uncompromising theatrical artistry and vision. Here are my … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The misjudged “revisal” of DANCIN’ muddles rather than enhances Bob Fosse’s distinct aesthetic

Last night, the revival of Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ opened on Broadway. I use the word “revival” loosely, as the production currently at the Music Box Theatre has been considerably revised … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Led by Ben Platt and the incandescent Micaela Diamond, the timely revival of PARADE triumphantly arrives on Broadway

Last night, the timely, urgently-staged revival of Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry’s 1998 musical Parade triumphantly opened on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Here was my review … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Donna Murphy is delectable in the first rate Encores! revival of Jerry Herman’s quirky DEAR WORLD

Last night, I found myself at New York City Center taking in the first entry of Encores! 2023 season, a rare revival of Jerry Herman’s bizarre 1969 musical Dear World. Based … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Keith Bunin’s THE COAST STARLIGHT barrages playgoers with what-ifs, stitching together an invigorating tapestry of possibilities

Earlier this week, Lincoln Center Theater’s production of The Coast Starlight by Keith Bunin opened Off-Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Set primarily in a single car of commuter … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The musical adaptation of THE HARDER THEY COME sounds fantastic but suffers from muddled storytelling

Last night, Suzan-Lori Parks and Jimmy Cliff’s musical adaptation of The Harder They Come opened at the Newman at the Public Theater. Based on the 1972 Jamaican crime film of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Agnes Borinsky’s beguiling if confounding THE TREES brings together Samuel Beckett and Sesame Street

Last night, I had the opportunity to catch up with Agnes Borinsky’s new play The Trees at Playwrights Horizons’ mainstage. A co-production with Page 73 — another theater company with a strong … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The goofball charms of the confidently crafted DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL shines through

Earlier this week, TheaterWorksUSA’s production of Dog Man: The Musical opened Off-Broadway at New World Stages. For the uninitiated, the Dog Man franchise originated as a series of 10 graphic … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART returns to the McKittrick, where it once again casts an intoxicating spell

Last night, the National Theatre of Scotland’s immersive production of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart triumphantly returned to New York for a limited engagement at the McKittrick Hotel’s Club … Continue Reading →