VIEWPOINTS – Downtown solo shows that obliterate the fourth wall: Ivo Dimchev’s METCH and Nina Conti’s THE DATING SHOW

This past week, I had the chance to catch up with two downtown solo shows that thoroughly obliterated the fourth wall. Read on for my thoughts. IVO DIMCHEV: METCHLa MaMa … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Corinne Jaber’s haunting MUNICH MEDEA: HAPPY FAMILY prismatically examines sexual abuse

This week, I was able to catch up with WP Theater and PlayCo’s co-production of Corinne Jaber’s Munich Medea: Happy Family, which concludes its limited run at WP Theater on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The autobiographical THE LIFE AND SLIMES OF MARC SUMMERS springs to life when it nostalgically reverts to “Double Dare” mode

Those of you who grew up during the 1980s and 1990s will likely have fond memories of Double Dare — the long-running gameshow on the kids cable channel Nickelodeon — and its … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Chilina Kennedy injects considerable heart into the busy and predictable A SIGN OF THE TIMES, yet another 1960s jukebox musical

Last night at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages in Midtown, New York theatergoers were graced with the opening of yet another 1960s-set jukebox musical — this time around, it was the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The fine Signature Theatre revival of SUNSET BABY broadens the scope of Dominique Morisseau’s intimate play

This week also saw the opening of Signature Theatre Company’s Off-Broadway revival of Sunset Baby by Dominique Morisseau at the Pershing Square Signature Center. Having penned such nuanced dramas as … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Encores! presents a seductive, potent revival of JELLY’S LAST JAM at New York City Center

Last night, the Encores! revival of Jelly’s Last Jam blazed open at New York City Center. The 1991 musical chronicles the life and times of jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – THE ORDER OF THE GOLDEN SCRIBE ingeniously intersects immersive theater, escape room, and high tea

This past weekend, I had the chance to take in the Order of the Golden Scribe: Initiation Tea, the brainchild of the folks over at Patchwork Adventures. The immersive theatrical … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jason Robert Brown’s unlikely, thought-provoking new musical THE CONNECTOR charts the rise of fake news

I recently had the chance to catch up with The Connector, the highly anticipated new musical by Jason Robert Brown and Jonathan Marc Sherman currently playing Off-Broadway at MCC Theater. Set … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Kate Douglas’s speculative new play THE APIARY is a thoughtful look into human ethics and mortality

Last night, Kate Douglas’s new play The Apiary opened Off-Broadway at the Tony Kiser Theater courtesy of Second Stage’s Next Stage Festival. Set in the not too distant future in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The 1491s’ inter-generational Native American saga BETWEEN TWO KNEES wears down its audience into submission

Last night, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Yale Repertory Theatre’s co-production of Between Two Knees (in association with McCarter Theater and Seattle Rep) opened Off-Broadway at the Perelman Performing Arts Center. … Continue Reading →