THE HANGOVER REPORT – The ambitious but murky musical adaptation of THE BUTCHER BOY dives headlong into the psyche of a disturbed youth

This past weekend at the Irish Repertory Theatre in Chelsea, I attended the premiere of the Off-Broadway musical adaptation of Patrick McCabe’s dark 1992 novel The Butcher Boy. The new … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Summer dance roundup at Lincoln Center: BAAND Together Dance Festival returns and Kyle Abraham’s REQUIEM shimmers

This past week, I took in a number of wonderfully accessible dance performances courtesy of Lincoln Center’s expansive Summer for the City programming. Here are my thoughts, as per usual. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – An uneven revival of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF updates the ever-caustic Tennessee Williams play to the present

Over at the Theatre at St. Clement’s, you’ll find the Off-Broadway revival (the play’s first, believe it or not) of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. For those … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – ArtsDistrict Brooklyn uses technology to engage the senses and immerse visitors: LIMITLESS AI, SÉANCE, and FLIGHT

This summer, I had the opportunity of paying a visit to ArtsDistrict Brooklyn. Located in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood, the new venue was built to be a home for large-scale digital installations … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – RENNIE HARRIS’s LIFTED puts theatrical storytelling to the forefront but only intermittently comes to life

Last night at The Joyce Theater in Chelsea, I attended the opening night performance of Lifted: A Gospel House Musical, Rennie Harris’s latest evening length work of dance. I use … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The deliriously silly TITANIQUE is a smart, giddy musical parody that hits all the right notes

Last weekend at Asylum NYC (located in the basement of a Gristedes in Chelsea), I had the opportunity to catch Titanique, a jukebox musical parodying James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster film … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The stage adaptation of THE KITE RUNNER is mired by dutiful, play-by-play storytelling

One of the first entries of the nascent 2022-2023 Broadway season is Matthew Spangler’s stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s seminal 2003 novel The Kite Runner, which I caught this past … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Broadway stars working the cabaret circuit: ANDY KARL & ORFEH at Chelsea Table & Stage and MELISSA ERRICO at 54 Below

This past week, I caught a couple of Broadway stars working New York’s cabaret circuit. As always, here are my thoughts. MELISSA ERRICO WITH BILLY STRITCH: SWING LESSONS54 Below On … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – CANNABIS! A VIPER VAUDEVILLE, an energized one-sided spectacle, equates the legalization of of marijuana with revolution

Last weekend, I was thankfully able to catch the final performance of Cannabis! A Viper Vaudeville, a HERE production performed at La Mama’s Ellen Stewart Theatre. The brainchild of hip … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Theater as therapy session: Jade Anouka’s HEART and Aya Ogawa’s THE NOSEBLEED

This past week, I caught two new autobiographical plays that use theater as a sort of therapy session for their respective writer/performer. As per usual, here are my thoughts on … Continue Reading →