THE HANGOVER REPORT – James Monroe Iglehart shines as Satchmo in the by-the-books jukebox bio-musical A WONDERFUL WORLD

Last night, the new musical A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical opened on Broadway at Studio 54, a fitting venue for a show centered largely around music and the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Strong women at the helm: Amy Berryman’s WALDEN and Jenny Lyn Bader’s MRS. STERN WANDERS THE PRUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY

This week, I encountered a pair of Off-Broadway plays by women playwrights that feature strong women characters at the helm. Read on for my thoughts. WALDENSecond Stage TheaterThrough November 24 … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Assessing two deep cuts: Mint’s rare revival of SUMP’N LIKE WINGS and Gingold Theatrical Group’s revamp of THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE

Over the years, two Off-Broadway theater companies — Mint Theater Company and Gingold Theatrical Group — have made it their mission to dust off plays on the brink of falling … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A triumphant return: City Center’s gala revival of RAGTIME lives up to its reputation as one of the great musicals of the modern era

Based on E.L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel Ragtime, the seminal and beloved 1996 musical adaptation of the same name — featuring music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The immersive new gay-themed musical LITTLE HOUSE ON THE FERRY delivers breezy entertainment

Last night, Robert Gould’s new gay-themed musical Little House on the Ferry officially re-opened The Duplex’s upstairs cabaret space — now rebranded as “Ferry’s Landing” — which has been shuttered … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The future looks grim in Sarah Mantell’s poetically wrought new play IN THE AMAZON WAREHOUSE PARKING LOT

Opening earlier this week was Sarah Mantell’s disarming if enigmatic new play In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot, Playwrights Horizons’ main stage offering this fall. The winner of last year’s … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Hallucinatory visions of the end of the world: Ars Nova’s THE BEASTIARY and Malaprop’s HOTHOUSE

Over the past few days, I came across a pair of shows with grim matters on their minds — namely, the end of the world as we know it, and … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Life lessons go down easily in Delia Ephron’s LEFT ON TENTH starring Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to catch up with the stage adaptation of Delia Ephron’s memoir Left on Tenth, which is currently running on Broadway at the James … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Two timely political thrillers at New York City Center: Stephen Sachs’ FATHERLAND and Erika Sheffer’s VLADIMIR

On consecutive nights at each of the subterranean performance spaces at New York City Center, I was able to attend two works of highly charged political theater that tap into … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – All their tragic: Youthful ensemble storytelling drives Broadway’s starry, laid back ROMEO AND JULIET

Last night, the starry new production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet opened on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Not to be confused with Jamie Lloyd’s unfortunate … Continue Reading →