THE HANGOVER REPORT – David Anzuelo’s unseasoned and ill-considered coming-of-age play DÍA Y NOCHE bites off more than it can chew

Last night, I attended LAByrinth Theater’s world premiere production of David Anzuelo’s Día y Noche at Off-Broadway’s 59E59 Theaters. The new play is the centerpiece of the storied theater company’s … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Thought-provoking plays from Latinx American voices: Liliana Padilla’s HOW TO TO DEFEND YOURSELF and Mariana Carreño King’s TRUCKERS

It’s always a thrill being exposed to new theatrical voices, which was the case this past weekend when I was introduced to a pair of fascinating Latinx American voices via … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Funny woman Judy Gold chronicles her development in YES, I CAN SAY THAT!, in the process articulating the necessity for comedy

Last night, funny woman Judy Gold’s Yes, I Can Say That! opened Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters courtesy of the venue’s resident theater company Primary Stages. Based on Gold’s 2020 book of the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Riffing off of classics of Western drama: Thomas Bradshaw’s THE SEAGULL/WOODSTOCK, NY and Talene Monahon’s THE GOOD JOHN PROCTOR

Over the course of the past few days, I caught two new Off-Broadway plays that riff off of classics of Western drama. Read on for my thoughts. THE SEAGULL/WOODSTOCK, NYThe … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Red Bull’s giddy romp ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM leans in on the noirish and gratuitously violent aspects of the tale

Last night, I caught up with Red Bull Theater’s Off-Broadway staging of the rarely performed “domestic tragedy” Arden of Faversham. An anonymously-written play penned somewhere around 1588 — Shakespeare is … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A pair of Off-Broadway plays pierce the soul with uncompromising artistry: Yasushi Inoue’s THE HUNTING GUN and Zora Howard’s HANG TIME

I’m still thinking about a pair of Off-Broadway plays I attended this past weekend, both of which pierced my soul with their uncompromising theatrical artistry and vision. Here are my … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Donna Murphy is delectable in the first rate Encores! revival of Jerry Herman’s quirky DEAR WORLD

Last night, I found myself at New York City Center taking in the first entry of Encores! 2023 season, a rare revival of Jerry Herman’s bizarre 1969 musical Dear World. Based … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Keith Bunin’s THE COAST STARLIGHT barrages playgoers with what-ifs, stitching together an invigorating tapestry of possibilities

Earlier this week, Lincoln Center Theater’s production of The Coast Starlight by Keith Bunin opened Off-Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Set primarily in a single car of commuter … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The musical adaptation of THE HARDER THEY COME sounds fantastic but suffers from muddled storytelling

Last night, Suzan-Lori Parks and Jimmy Cliff’s musical adaptation of The Harder They Come opened at the Newman at the Public Theater. Based on the 1972 Jamaican crime film of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Agnes Borinsky’s beguiling if confounding THE TREES brings together Samuel Beckett and Sesame Street

Last night, I had the opportunity to catch up with Agnes Borinsky’s new play The Trees at Playwrights Horizons’ mainstage. A co-production with Page 73 — another theater company with a strong … Continue Reading →