THE HANGOVER REPORT – Spencer Aste’s sobering theatrical memoir WAKE UP is a harrowing saga of addiction

The heady folks over at Bedlam have kicked off their season with a re-tooled version of Spencer Aste’s theatrical memoir Wake Up at the West End Theatre on the Upper … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone contrast vividly in Jen Silverman’s breezy yet stealthy new comedy THE ROOMMATE

On Broadway, the lost art of the comedy has been making somewhat of a comeback. On the heels of the smash summer hit Oh, Mary!, the Great White Way has … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A wonderfully game cast valiantly animates the cliché-ridden new musical THAT PARENTING MUSICAL

Last night, the new Off-Broadway musical That Parenting Musical opened at Theatre Row. Written by the husband-and-wife — or, more appropriately, the mom-and-dad — team of Graham and Kristina Fuller, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – S. Shakthidharan’s rich family epic COUNTING AND CRACKING takes a panoramic view of a nation’s troubled history

This week at NYU Skirball, I had the chance to experience Belvoir St Theatre and Kurinji’s co-production of Counting and Cracking by S. Shakthidharan. The acclaimed panoramic work arrives in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tony-winner Kara Young shines in TABLE 17, Douglas Lyons’ appealing new rom-com play

This weekend, Douglas Lyons’ new play Table 17 opened Off-Broadway courtesy of MCC Theater in Hell’s Kitchen. Headlined by the delectably charismatic Kara Young — a recent and deserved Tony-winner … Continue Reading →

Elizabeth Lail and Zane Phillips in Gage Tarlton's "Pretty Perfect Lives" at The Flea Theater (photo by Marc J. Franklin).

VIEWPOINTS – Cautionary tales for the here and now: PRETTY PERFECT LIVES and LIFELINE THE MUSICAL

This past week at the theater, I had the chance to catch a pair of cautionary tales, both tailor-made for the here and now. Read on for my thoughts on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Emursive’s latest immersive epic LIFE AND TRUST seductively takes on the Faust legend via the banking industry

This week, I had the opportunity to catch Life And Trust, another large scale immersive theatrical endeavor from Emursive, the folks that brought New York Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More at … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Cary Gitter and Neil Berg’s THE SABBATH GIRL is a gentle rom-com musical that goes down easily

Over at 59E59 Theaters, you’ll find Penguin Rep Theatre’s production of the sweet and heartfelt new musical The Sabbath Girl by Cary Gitter (book, lyrics) and Neil Berg (music, lyrics). Adapted from … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Chris Thile’s personable THE MANHATTAN VARIATIONS champions the city and a good cocktail

On an absolutely gorgeous summer night earlier this week, I had the opportunity of catching Chris Thile’s stab at a solo musical — The Manhattan Variations — at “The Amph” on Little … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Phillip Howze’s unruly SIX CHARACTERS explodes with ideas, harnessing Pirandello and Beckett for its own aims

Over at Lincoln Center Theater’s Claire Tow Theater, you’ll find LCT3’s production of Six Characters by Phillip Howze. A spin on Luigi Pirandello’s 1921 play Six Characters in Search of an … Continue Reading →