THE HANGOVER REPORT – THE BRUTAL JOURNEY TO THE HEART: Sharon Eyal’s L-E-V unpacks love via kitsch, biology, and a whole lot of slinking

Last night at The Joyce Theater, I attended the opening night performance of Chapter 3: The Brutal Journey of the Heart by Israeli dance company L-E-V, which was founded in … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dusting off the cobwebs: J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company’s A CLASS ACT and Mint Theater Company’s THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

New York City Center’s Encores! series isn’t the only endeavor in town seeking to excavate past theatrical works that have gotten lost in the shuffle of time. Theater companies like … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sanaz Toossi’s ENGLISH subtly intersects the notions of language, identity, and self-worth

Last night, Atlantic Theater Company and Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Sanaz Toossi’s play English opened at the Linda Gross Theater. Set in a claustrophobic classroom in Iran, the new … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – New York City Ballet’s winter season continues with a pair of symmetrically structured “Swan Lake” programs

Over the last week or so, New York City Ballet continued its winter season, which is currently in full swing at the company’s home base at the David H. Koch … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Despite its storytelling flaws, BLACK NO MORE intoxicates with its out-of-the-box audacity and exciting performances

Also last week, the anticipated new musical Black No More opened at the Pershing Square Signature Center courtesy of The New Group. The work is primarily the brainchild of Tariq … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The wildly hyped, skin deep revival of THE MUSIC MAN pops and crackles like a vividly animated cartoon

This past week, I was in the audience of the wildly hyped Broadway revival of Meredith Wilson’s classic musical The Music Man at the Winter Garden Theatre (back in September … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Flea re-emerges with ARDEN, a shamanistic cleansing ritual for a troubled theater company

This past weekend, I ventured down to The Flea to catch Arden: But Not Without You. The production marks the return to in-person performance for the adventurous Off-Broadway theater company, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Hansol Jung’s WOLF PLAY continues Soho Rep’s winning streak of presenting provocative, cutting-edge theater

Despite its pocket-sized performance space (i.e., the intimate and flexible Walkerspace), I’ve maintained for a while now that Soho Rep is one of the most important theater companies in the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The scrappy and quirky new musical SPACE DOGS takes a bit too many detours to make its point

Last weekend, Van Hughes and Nick Blaemire’s Space Dogs opened Off-Broadway courtesy of MCC Theater. Set mostly in the Soviet Union during the Cold War (with a few interludes that … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – LOVE TO ME: The great Judy Kuhn serenades an adoring Valentine’s Day audience at The Green Room 42

Yesterday evening for one-night-only at The Green Room 42, the great Judy Kuhn serenaded an adoring Valentine’s Day audience. If you’re a musical theater fan, you’re likely to be familiar … Continue Reading →