THE HANGOVER REPORT – The new high school-set musical TREVOR ultimately proves more than the sum of its parts

Last week, the musical Trevor opened at Stage 42. The new musical, which is based on an Oscar-winning short film and features music by Julianne Wick Davis and book and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Too soon for a play abound the pandemic?: KRISTINA WONG, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD doesn’t think so

Last weekend, I attended a performance of Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, which recently opened Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop. Ms. Wong’s solo show – the first to grace the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Simon Stephens’ MORNING SUN, starring a luminous Edie Falco, investigates the fabric of life itself

Last weekend at New York City Center, I attended Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Morning Sun by Simon Stephens, a playwright who’s perhaps best known for penning the hit stage … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Met’s musically outstanding revival of DIE MEISTERSINGER proves that there’s some appetite for durational indoor performances

I recently had a chance to catch the Metropolitan Opera’s revival of Richard Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Being Wagner’s rare foray into comedy, the opera – which is essentially … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The world premiere musical THE VISITOR possesses heart and worthwhile intentions but is still in search of its identity

Last night, the highly anticipated new musical The Visitor opened at the Public Theater. Based on the 2007 film of the the same name, the show, which has been in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The freshly-minted GIBNEY COMPANY debuts in an ambitious, richly pertinent bill, with an emphasis on dance theater

This week, the freshly-minted Gibney Company is making a big splash right out of the gate. The brainchild of Gina Gibney, whose multi-faceted Gibney Dance has been a pronounced presence … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Signature’s potent revisal of Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 remains mandatory viewing

Last night, Signature Theatre Company’s Off-Broadway revival – actually, more of a revisal – of Anna Deavere Smith’s Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 opened at the company’s Irene Diamond Stage. When … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – SETH’S BROADWAY BREAKDOWN obsessively and joyously dissects and celebrates the Broadway musical via its divas

During the darkest days of the pandemic, lovers of Broadway musicals had to do without without live performances, which was certainly a challenging predicament for many of us. Coming to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Kevin Barry’s stylized psychological thriller AUTUMN ROYAL sputters at Irish Rep

Irish Repertory Theatre in Chelsea returns to in-person performances with Kevin Barry’s two-hander Autumn Royal, which I caught this past weekend. The 2017 play tells the story of two siblings … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s LACKAWANNA BLUES is a loving theatrical memoir and a living monument to an extraordinary woman

This weekend, I got the chance to catch up with Lackawanna Blues, Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s theatrical memoir and living monument to Rachel Crosby (lovingly known simply as “Nanny”), the extraordinary woman … Continue Reading →