VIEWPOINTS – A pair of British plays address pressing socio-economic matters: Alexander Zeldin’s LOVE and Arinze Kene’s MISTY

Over the course the last few days, I attended a pair of London-born plays that seek to address pressing socio-economic matters. Although these works were written as reactions to specific … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Working through grief: Mark O’Halloran’s CONVERSATIONS AFTER SEX and Sam Morrison’s SUGAR DADDY

Over the past weekend, I took in a pair of shows that dealt with the process of working through grief. Here are my thoughts. CONVERSATIONS AFTER SEXIrish Arts CenterClosed First … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The great Donna McKechnie charts her career via Sondheim in TAKE ME TO THE WORLD at 54 Below

Last night at 54 Below, I had the great privilege of catching the great Donna McKechnie’s latest cabaret act. Entitled Take Me to the World — The Songs of Stephen … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Soho Rep’s production of PUBLIC OBSCENITIES by Shayok Misha Chowdhury gorgeously marches to it’s own drum

Last night, I attended Soho Rep’s Off-Broadway production of Public Obscenities by Shayok Misha Chowdhury. Chowdhury’s new play — which is co-presented by the National Asian American Theater — tells the story … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Ryan J. Haddad’s DARK DISABLED STORIES sheds exposing light on the realities of the disabled

Also tonight, Ryan J. Haddad’s new play Dark Disabled Stories opened Off-Broadway at the Public Theater. Essentially, the play is a collection of autobiographical vignettes about living life with a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jessica Chastain takes on Nora in Jamie Lloyd’s stripped-down, clear-eyed Broadway revival of Ibsen’s A DOLL’S HOUSE

Tonight, the hotly anticipated revival of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House starring Academy Award-winning actress Jessica Chastain opened on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre. For those of you unfamiliar with … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Target Margin Theater leans in on the storytelling in its scrappy yet playful retelling of PERICLES

Tonight at the Doxsee, Target Margin Theater’s production of Pericles opened way Off-Broadway in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood. Written mostly by William Shakespeare (scholars attribute about half the text to the Bard, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In Tanztheater Wuppertal’s ÁGUA, Pina Bausch’s evocation of humanity unfiltered goes on holiday

It’s an exciting time in New York for fans of global contemporary dance. Over at The Joyce, you’ll find Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company in the midst of a two-week stint … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Keen Company solidly revives Lynn Nottage’s CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY, an early work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright

Tonight, the Off-Broadway revival of Lynn Nottage’s Crumbs from the Table of Joy opened at Theatre Row courtesy of Keen Company. The 1995 work — essentially a memory play about … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the breezily absurd FALL RIVER FISHING, Bedlam strays a bit too far away from the classics

Jessica Chastain isn’t the only Nora Helmer in town. Down at the Connelly Theater – far from the bright lights of Broadway – the folks at Bedlam have also, at … Continue Reading →