THE HANGOVER REPORT – This summer, The Public’s Mobile Unit tours a rollicking bilingual musical adaptation of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

One of New York’s most cherished summer traditions has historically been to attend one of The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park productions in Central Park. This year, however, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Joey Merlo’s MIDNIGHT COLESLAW’S TALES FROM BEYOND THE CLOSET!!! campily intersects queerness and the macabre

Over this past weekend at The Tank, I had the opportunity of catching up with Midnight Coleslaw’s Tales from Beyond the Closet!!! The evening of one-acts has been masterminded by Joey Merlo, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Irish Rep concludes its successful Friel-focused season with a solid revival of MOLLY SWEENEY

Irish Repertory Theatre is closing out its season — which is dedicated to the works of the great Brian Friel (the curated season has been officially marketed as “The Friel … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Karlheinz Stockhausen’s slow-burning INSIDE LIGHT immerses audiences in organic electronic soundscapes

Currently at the Park Avenue Armory, you’ll find the American premiere of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Inside Light, a two-part presentation that assembles selections from Licht, the pioneering composer’s rarely-performed cycle of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Hilarious Tony nominee LESLIE RODRIGUEZ KRITZER gives her Lady of the Lake an inspired spinoff

One of the most gifted comic actresses currently working in musical theater, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer is beloved by many theater fans for her kooky yet lovable stage portrayals. It’s no … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Back where they belong: Roundabout’s revival of HOME and Second Stage’s BREAKING THE STORY

This brand new theater season has seen the recent arrivals of a pair of plays that explore the notion of home and finding one’s place in life. Both feature central … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Rosalind Chao and BD Wong navigate the immigrant experience in WHAT BECAME OF US, Shayan Lofti’s eloquent new play

This week, Atlantic Theater Company’s production of What Became of Us by Shayan Lofti (in his Off-Broadway playwriting debut) opened at Atlantic Stage 2. In short, the new two-hander tells … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Met revives Mark Morris’s inspired hybrid staging of Gluck’s ORFEO ED EURIDICE starring Anthony Roth Costanzo

For my final production of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2023/2024 season, I chose to show up for Gluck’s masterpiece Orfeo ed Euridice, the composer’s take on the ubiquitous ancient Greek tale … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – José Rivera’s new play THE HOURS ARE FEMININE articulates the painful process of assimilation

Undoubtedly one of the prominent Puerto Rican playwrights of his generation, José Rivera has had a long and illustrious career in the theater (I still remember first seeing his wild … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Over at Birdland, the legendary KAREN AKERS gives a master class in the art of cabaret

Earlier this week on Memorial Day proper, I had the great pleasure of catching the great Karen Akers perform her cabaret act Water Under the Bridge at Birdland Jazz Club. To say … Continue Reading →