THE HANGOVER REPORT – At The Shed, auteur director Jamie Lloyd puts his indelible stamp on THE EFFECT by Lucy Prebble

How apropos that one of my first visits to the theater in New York after my trip across the pond would be the National Theatre’s production of The Effect at … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A company in continued evolution: HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO returns to The Joyce performing with game versatility

Last night, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago commenced its two-week run at The Joyce Theater, showcasing the diverse highlights from its 46th anniversary season in two separate programs. Overall, the opening … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – John Patrick Shanley’s elegantly succinct DOUBT returns to Broadway, it’s prismatic mysteries still tightly held

Last night, the Broadway revival of John Patrick Shanley Doubt: A Parable opened at the newly-christened Todd Haimes Theatre — formerly the generically named American Airlines Theatre — courtesy of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Led by Franz Welser-Möst, the venerated VIENNA PHILHARMONIC plays a triumphant rendition of Mahler’s Ninth

This past weekend, the mighty Vienna Philharmonic capped off three performances at Carnegie Hall with a performance of Mahler’s mammoth Ninth Symphony (the composer’s final completed symphony). Led by maestro … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At the cell, THE TIGER’S BRIDE takes a feminist, immersive spin on “Bluebeard’s Castle”

It’s been a while since I’ve last indulged myself in an immersive theatrical experience. That drought ended last night when I attended Theatre Uzume’s production of The Tiger’s Bride at … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dance recap: Hope Boykin adapts THE OTHER SIDE for dance and Jean Butler deconstructs the Irish jig in WHAT WE HOLD

This past week, I had the opportunity to catch up with a couple of dance performances that used choreography to fascinating ends. Read on below for my thoughts. JEAN BUTLER: … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The timely Trump musical parody FIVE takes its cue from “Six” but fails to scale the same heights

Musical parodies are a tricky beast to get right despite their continued prevalence in commercial theater. A case in point is Five: The Parody Musical — with a score by … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Unlikely bedfellows: Cynthia Nixon and Taylor Trensch in THE SEVEN YEAR DISAPPEAR and Ellen Maddow and Paul Zimet in EXISTENTIALISM

Human relationships come in all shapes and sizes — a fact illustrated by a pair of rigorous if not totally successful Off-Broadway two-handers. As always, read on for my thoughts … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – He said, she said: The Almeida’s stylishly-staged THE HUNT throws its two cents into the conversation

It’s a been a busy few weeks of “he said, she said” in New York theater. Indeed, plays about allegations of sexual abuse and their resulting incriminations are in the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Branden Jacobs-Jenkins spiky family drama APPROPRIATE ferociously takes Broadway by storm

Last night, I finally had the opportunity to catch up with the Second Stage production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ sensational 2014 play Appropriate, which is currently playing on Broadway at the Hayes … Continue Reading →