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 →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Eddie Izzard feels her way through a solo HAMLET, resulting in a strangely muted rendition of the play

Last night, Eddie Izzard’s ambitious and highly anticipated solo rendition of Shakespeare’s Hamlet opened Off-Broadway at the Greenwich House Theater. The show arrives in New York on the heels of her … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sean Daniels’ candidly autobiographical THE WHITE CHIP returns to New York for an encore run

This weekend at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space in Hell’s Kitchen, I had the opportunity to catch up with Sean Daniels’ candidly autobiographical The White Chip, which returns … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Irish Rep’s carefully calibrated staging of Brian Friel’s ARISTOCRATS illuminates the Chekhov-inspired play

Last night, I ventured down to Chelsea to catch Irish Repertory Theatre’s Off-Broadway revival of Brian Friel’s 1979 play Aristocrats. The production marks the second installment of The Friel Project, … Continue Reading →