THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sean Hayes disappears into Oscar Levant in Doug Wright’s workmanlike new play GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR

Last night, Doug Wright’s new play Good Night, Oscar opened on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre. The play ran previously at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre where it received encouraging critical notices. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – PETER PAN GOES WRONG expands upon Mischief Theatre’s extreme brand of theatrical shenanigans

Last night, Mischief Theatre’s production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. First staged across the pond in the U.K., the production comes to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Bartlett Sher’s tasteful revival of CAMELOT puts the human and political drama front and center

This past weekend, I caught up with the highly anticipated revival of Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot, which recently opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. The production is the latest in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – James Ijames’s boisterous Pulitzer Prize-winning FAT HAM feels at home on the Great White Way

This past week also saw the opening of James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Fat Ham on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre (note that the production is not an offering of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece SWEENEY TODD is superlatively revived on Broadway in its full gory glory

It’s been an uncommonly strong year for musical revivals this Broadway season. On the heels of the remarkable productions of Into the Woods and Parade comes another superlative Sondheim revival … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The pun-heavy, sketch-like new musical SHUCKED arrives on Broadway with a whole lot of corn

Last night, an unlikely but undeniably crowd-pleasing new musical landed on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre. That would be Shucked, which arrives on the Great White Way by way of … Continue Reading →

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 →