THE HANGOVER REPORT – David Adjmi’s gorgeously nuanced new play STEREOPHONIC bristles with music, authenticity

Last night, I caught David Adjmi’s new play Stereophonic at Playwrights Horizons. Set in California recording studios during the mid 1970s, the play depicts the painful creation of a rock … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Displaying their gift of the gab: Fellow Irishmen ED BYRNE and MIKEL MURFI bewitch in their respective solo shows

Over the past few days, I encountered a pair of solo shows by hugely talented Irishmen who bewitched me with their immense charisma and undeniable gift of the gab. Read … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The variety afforded by Off-Broadway theater: The stage adaptation of Philip Roth’s SABBATH’S THEATER and Brittany K. Allen’s REDWOOD

This past weekend, I was struck by how different approaches to playwriting can yield to drastically vascillating experiences. To me, this illustrated both theater’s chameleonic ability to shape-shift from production … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Rare revivals to relish: City Center’s heavily revised PAL JOEY by Rodgers & Hart and MasterVoices’ top notch THE FROGS by Sondheim

Despite their extremely limited runs, I had the great opportunity this weekend to relish a pair of rarely staged musicals. Read on below for my thoughts on these uncommonly well-produced … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the compellingly eccentric HOW TO BE A DANCER IN 72,000 EASY LESSONS, Michael Keegan-Dolan meditates on a life in dance

Last night, I attended Teac Damsa and Gate Theatre’s production of Michael Keegan-Dolan’s compellingly eccentric How to Be a Dancer in 72,000 Easy Lessons, which is currently playing for a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Nathan Alan Davis’s THE REFUGE PLAYS: A turbulent family saga kept afloat by love and ghosts

Last night at the Laura Pels Theatre, I attended Roundabout Theatre Company’s Off-Broadway production of The Refuge Plays by Nathan Alan Davis. Set in the backwaters of Southern Illinois, the sprawling work … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Hansol Jung channels all but the kitchen sink in MERRY ME, a raucous wartime sex comedy for the 21st century

Last night, Hansol Jung’s Merry Me opened Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop. Jung has been enjoying well deserved success as of late, with her breakout play Wolf Play and its follow-up — a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – CSC presents a smashing, timely revival of I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE led by a sensational Santino Fontana

Last night, Classic Stage Company’s production of I Can Get It for You Wholesale open Off-Broadway, and boy is it a knockout. Set during the Great Depression, the musical — which features … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – NO. 9 delivers soulful, nourishing experiences in which reality and artifice are blurred through conversation

Last night, I trekked out to Williamsburg to take in No. 9, a new immersive experience from the folks at Roll the Bones. Immersive theater has long asked participants to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The new musical adaptation of THE GREAT GATSBY streamlines and reframes Fitzgerald’s novel, for better and for worse

Last night, I took a field trip out to Millburn, NJ to check out the musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby at the Paper Mill Playhouse. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s popular … Continue Reading →