THE HANGOVER REPORT – AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE continues its fall season showing off its versatility in a slew of signature works

Over the past week or so at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, I had the chance to further immerse myself in American Ballet Theatre’s fall season, which … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Life lessons go down easily in Delia Ephron’s LEFT ON TENTH starring Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to catch up with the stage adaptation of Delia Ephron’s memoir Left on Tenth, which is currently running on Broadway at the James … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Two timely political thrillers at New York City Center: Stephen Sachs’ FATHERLAND and Erika Sheffer’s VLADIMIR

On consecutive nights at each of the subterranean performance spaces at New York City Center, I was able to attend two works of highly charged political theater that tap into … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – All their tragic: Youthful ensemble storytelling drives Broadway’s starry, laid back ROMEO AND JULIET

Last night, the starry new production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet opened on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Not to be confused with Jamie Lloyd’s unfortunate … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Osvaldo Golijov’s fiery opera AINADAMAR makes its Met debut in an evocative, dreamy production

The major mounting of any contemporary opera is cause for attention — especially during this challenging period for that most extravagant of art forms — which is the reason why … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Julia May Jonas’s beguiling A WOMAN AMONG WOMEN engages in a fascinating dialogue with an Arthur Miller warhorse

This week, I ventured out to East Williamsburg to catch the Bushwick Starr’s production of A Woman Among Women by Julia May Jonas. The mounting — a co-presentation with New … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – All About My Father: Fatherhood woes feature prominently in Lloyd Suh’s FRANKLINLAND and Mathilde Dratwa’s DIRTY LAUNDRY

In my recent theater-going adventures, I came across a pair of new Off-Broadway plays that respectively dramatize — in theatrically imaginative fashion — two cases of fatherhood woes. As always, … Continue Reading →

Alaska Thunderfuck, Jujubee, Jan Sport, and Nick Laughlin in "Drag: The Musical" at New World Stages (photo by Matthew Murphy).

THE HANGOVER REPORT – DRAG: THE MUSICAL follows a familiar formula but makes for a mighty entertaining evening

It’s hard not to have a good time at Drag: The Musical, the crowd-pleasing new Off-Broadway musical that opened last night at New World Stages. Fabricated from a familiar concoction … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – THE FORD/HILL PROJECT powerfully splices the trailblazing testimonies of Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford

This past weekend at the Public Theater, I caught the final performance of Waterwell’s production of The Ford/Hill Project (the piece is co-presented by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Radical deconstructions: The hyped Broadway revival of SUNSET BLVD. and the confounding SHOWGIRL at NYU Skirball

I recently had the opportunity to take in a pair of provocative productions by adventurous theater-makers that radically deconstruct recognizable works of pop culture, challenging audiences to look at them … Continue Reading →