VIEWPOINTS – Double Feature’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM & MACBETH: Exceedingly intimate, immersive revivals that create worlds within worlds

A night after attending Public Works’ large-scale musical adaptation of The Tempest at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, I ventured deep into Brooklyn ti a secret location (warning: brief spoilers here) … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In a farewell to the Delacorte as we know it, the luminous Renée Elise Goldsberry leads Public Works’ integrated adaptation of THE TEMPEST

Last night, I attended a performance of Public Works’ musical adaptation of The Tempest. Now in its second decade, these large-scale, city-embracing/promoting Public Works offerings have become an integral summer-capping tradition … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tawni O’Dell’s new drama PAY THE WRITER goes through the motions and misses the mark

Last night, Tawni O’Dell’s new drama Pay the Writer opened Off-Broadway. The play tells the fictitious story of a successful Black writer and his parallel relationships with his gay literary agent and … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Basketball Off-Broadway: Inua Ellams’ mythically-scaled THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL and Candrice Jones’s exceptional FLEX

This summer, a pair of plays with intrinsic ties to the sport of basketball graced the boards of two of New York’s premiere Off-Broadway stages. Luckily, I was able to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – CAT KID COMIC CLUB proves to be another inspired musical adaptation for kids by TheatreWorks USA

This past weekend at Off-Broadway’s classic Lucille Lortel Theatre in the West Village, I had the opportunity to catch up with Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical, TheatreWorks USA’s musical … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The immersive stage adaptation of THE GREAT GASTBY is handsome and accessible, but could use a bit more poetry

Anyone familiar with my taste when it comes to the performing arts knows that l’m a sucker for immersive theatrical experiences. Indeed, I have fond memories of attending endeavors like … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Rich in specificity, Danny Tejera’s Madrid-set TOROS unpacks post-collegiate toxic masculinity and existential crises

Also this past weekend, I attended the penultimate performance of Danny Tejera’s Toros, which was presented Off-Broadway at the intimate McGinn/Cazale Theater in the Upper West Side (the production concluded … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Boasting a luminous bluegrass score, PREJUDICE & PRIDE cleverly updates Jane Austen’s beloved romantic comedy

Last night at Off-Broadway’s 59E59 Theaters, I attended the new bluegrass musical Prejudice and Pride. Adapted from Jane Austen’s classic romantic comedy, the production updates the beloved novel to present-day America, … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Women of a certain age undergoing existential crises: Rhea Perlman in LET’S CALL HER PATTY and Marie Mullen in THE SAVIOUR

Earlier this week, I attended a pair of tautly-scripted but uneven Off-Broadway plays that explore the late life existential crises of two women women of a certain age. As always, … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A summer roundup of theater in Chicago: PASSING STRANGE, ANOTHER MARRIAGE, TOMMY, and PERSONALITY

Over the past couple of days, I had a chance to catch up with some of Chicago’s summer theater offerings before they closed up shop for August. Here are my … Continue Reading →