THE HANGOVER REPORT – The sensational Adrienne Warren dazzles in the otherwise merely mediocre TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL

Last night at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, the latest in the seemingly endless parade of jukebox bio-musicals opened on Broadway. That would be Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, the British import that’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – David Byrne’s AMERICAN UTOPIA on Broadway is the jolt of euphoric optimism we all need

What’s the unlikeliest musical theater success story so far of this relatively young Broadway season? My pick would be David Byrne’s American Utopia, which is currently playing at the Hudson Theatre. Mr. Byrne … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – On Broadway, Rob Rokicki and Joe Tracz’s THE LIGHTNING THIEF remains the scrappy cartoon it’s always been

Last night, I caught Rob Rokicki and Joe Tracz’s The Lightning Thief, which finds itself on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre after having played Off-Broadway five years ago and subsequently … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Adam Rapp’s slippery THE SOUND INSIDE stuns on Broadway, starring an equally stunning Mary-Louse Parker

Last week, Adam Rapp’s two-hander The Sound Inside opened at Studio 54. The production marks the tour-de-force return to Broadway of the wonderful, seemingly ageless Mary-Louise Parker, one of the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – An unhinged, tempestuous Marisa Tomei leads a maximalist revival of Tennessee Williams’ THE ROSE TATTOO on Broadway

Last night, Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ lesser known The Rose Tattoo opened at the American Airlines Theatre. Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei reprises her performance (from a few … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tracy Letts’ LINDA VISTA arrives on Broadway, Steppenwolf realness intact

Amidst an unusually crowded Broadway season of high profile new plays is Steppenwolf Theater Company’s production of Tracy Letts’ latest work Linda Vista, which opened last week on Broadway at the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jeremy O. Harris’s uncompromising, guttural SLAVE PLAY ferociously opens on Broadway

Surely destined to be one of the most provocative offerings in many a season is Jeremy O. Harris’s Slave Play, which ferociously opened last night on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The ecstatic FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME effortlessly makes the leap to Broadway, its free-flowing exuberance and unalloyed goodwill intact

Last night, Freestyle Love Supreme – which is also the name of the outfit (co-founded by Lin-Manuel Miranda) that performs the show – opened at the Booth Theatre, making the leap from Off-Broadway … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Robert Schenkkan’s underwhelming THE GREAT SOCIETY opens on the Great White Way, continuing the LBJ saga

Last night, Robert Schenkkan’s The Great Society opened on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. The play is the sequel to Mr. Schenkkan’s Tony-winning play All the Way from a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Florian Zeller’s THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM, led by Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins, magnifies the angst of old age

French playwright Florian Zeller – thanks in no insignificant part to his frequent collaboration with English translator Christopher Hampton – has become well known in theater circles on both sides of the … Continue Reading →