THE HANGOVER REPORT – Danai Gurira scintillates as RICHARD III in Shakespeare in the Park’s tonally unstable production

Last week at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park, I attended Free Shakespeare in the Park’s latest offering Ricard III (the production officially opened earlier this week). The staging is … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The sublime Encores! revival of INTO THE WOODS shimmers even more eloquently on the Great White Way

Two months ago, I effused ever so passionately about the Encores! revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s beloved musical Into the Woods at New York City Center. Thankfully, the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sarah Silverman’s amusing stage adaptation of her coming-of-age memoir THE BEDWETTER continues to be a work in progress

I recently had a chance to take in Sarah Silverman’s highly anticipated stage adaptation of her 2010 memoir The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee. The resulting musical, now … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Alex Lawther is an authentically troubled HAMLET in Robert Icke’s surveillance-noir staging

This holiday weekend at the Park Avenue Armory, I attended a performance of Hamlet headlined by Alex Lawther as the troubled Danish prince. Directed by Robert Icke, the revival was … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Will Arbery’s deeply sensitive new play CORSICANA endeavors to dramatize the trauma of living

Last night at Playwrights Horizons, I attended the Off-Broadway play Corsicana by Will Arbery, who was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for his thought provoking Heroes of the Fourth … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In Martha Clarke’s GOD’S FOOL, St. Francis of Assisi comes to life in a surreal cauldron of song and dance

Last night at La Mama’s Ellen Stewart Theatre, I attended a performance of God’s Fool by Martha Clarke. As one of the city’s indisputable hubs of avant-garde theater, La Mama … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – From her perspective: Covering Off-Broadway’s QUEEN by Madhuri Shekar and DON’T LOOK BACK by Adam Kraar

This week, I continued my summer Off-Broadway theatergoing spree, catching a pair of thought-provoking one act plays that eloquently take the woman’s perspective in realms typically dominated by men (e.g., … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Notable Off-Broadway Openings: Lincoln Center Theater’s EPIPHANY, Mint’s CHAINS, and Summerworks’ BODIES THEY RITUAL

Don’t let the post-Tony Awards summer doldrums fool you. Theater is alive and well in the city, as evidenced by a number of notable recent Off-Broadway openings. Here are my … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Queer Dance Preview: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS DANCES at The Joyce puts a queer spin on classical ballet and QUEER BUTOH 2022 at The Brick

Theater isn’t the only performing arts genre going queer during Pride Month. This week, two dance programs are also putting a queer spin on two traditionalist forms of dance – … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Off-Broadway Roundup: Jaki McCarrick’s BELFAST GIRLS, Michael McKeever’s MR. PARKER, and Kees Roorda’s A KID LIKE RISHI

Over the past week or so, I caught a few Off-Broadway plays before they concluded their respective limited runs. Here are my thoughts on them. BELFAST GIRLSIrish Repertory TheatreClosed Last … Continue Reading →