THE HANGOVER REPORT – The richly evocative, visually arresting Olivier-winning stage adaptation of LIFE OF PI arrives on Broadway

Last night, the New York transfer of the stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s Booker Prize-winning novel novel Life of Pi opened on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The production arrives on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s eagerly over-the-top BAD CINDERELLA leans in on the camp factor

Last week, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bad Cinderella officially opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre. The new musical arrives on the Great White Way after having premiered in London’s West … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Only in New York: Blockbuster evenings with the unstoppable MARILYN MAYE at Carnegie Hall and the glorious 25th anniversary concert of RAGTIME

Over the past few days, I was treated to a pair of blockbuster evenings, during which I caught the truly marvelous Marilyn Maye in her Carnegie Hall debut, as well … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The misjudged “revisal” of DANCIN’ muddles rather than enhances Bob Fosse’s distinct aesthetic

Last night, the revival of Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ opened on Broadway. I use the word “revival” loosely, as the production currently at the Music Box Theatre has been considerably revised … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Led by Ben Platt and the incandescent Micaela Diamond, the timely revival of PARADE triumphantly arrives on Broadway

Last night, the timely, urgently-staged revival of Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry’s 1998 musical Parade triumphantly opened on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Here was my review … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jessica Chastain takes on Nora in Jamie Lloyd’s stripped-down, clear-eyed Broadway revival of Ibsen’s A DOLL’S HOUSE

Tonight, the hotly anticipated revival of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House starring Academy Award-winning actress Jessica Chastain opened on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre. For those of you unfamiliar with … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sharr White’s stage adaptation of Larry Sultan’s PICTURES FROM HOME is only half convincing as drama

Last night, Sharr White’s stage adaptation of Larry Sultan’s 1992 photo memoir Pictures from Home  opened on Broadway at Studio 54. In essence, Sharr’s play is a family drama that excavates … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Stephen Adly Guirgis’s blistering dark comedy BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY arrives on Broadway

This past weekend at the Helen Hayes Theater, I caught up with the belated Broadway edition of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s Between Riverside and Crazy. A Pulitzer Prize winner in 2015, … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – 2022 IN REVIEW: Theater, Music, and Dance

2022 saw live performances continue to emerge from Covid’s comprehensive grasp. In no particular order, here are my thematically grouped picks for the most notable happenings in the performing arts … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jeremy Pope is utterly magnetic as Basquiat in Anthony McCarten’s otherwise clunky biodrama THE COLLABORATION

Last night, Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of The Collaboration by Anthony McCarten “opened” on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (last night’s opening night performance was actually cancelled at … Continue Reading →