THE HANGOVER REPORT – Soho Rep’s vividly theatrical, dynamic staging of Hansol Jung’s explosive WOLF PLAY returns Off-Broadway courtesy of MCC Theater

Last night, Hansol Jung’s Wolf Play returned Off-Broadway courtesy of MCC Theater. The production previously played New York at Soho Rep (in a co-presentation by Ma-Yi Theater Company), that tiny … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Nora Burns’ THE VILLAGE channels disco, Charles Busch, and “Our Town” in its giddy resuscitation of late 1970s New York

Last night at Dixon Place in the Lower East Side, I attended the Off-Off-Broadway production of The Village, A Disco Daydream by stalwart downtown theater artist Nora Burns. Largely set … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Stellar performances and a crisp production bring out the best in LUCY, Erica Schmidt’s domestic tug-of-war play

This past weekend, I attended a performance of the new play Lucy by Erica Schmidt. Presented by Audible Theater (which has taken up residence Off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre), … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Anthony Rapp reminisces on love and loss in his heartfelt theatrical memoir WITHOUT YOU

This past week at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages, I had a chance to catch up with Anthony Rapp’s Without You. Adapted from his memoir of the same name, Rapp’s immensely … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Wakka Wakka’s production of THE IMMORTAL JELLYFISH GIRL is ingenious, inspired puppet theater through and through

This past week on the main stage of 59E59, I attended the wildly titled The Immortal Jellyfish Girl. The Off-Broadway production (which has been extended through February 19) comes to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Livian Yeh’s MEMORIAL is a fascinating if telegraphed chronicle of the Vietnam Memorial

Earlier this week at the Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres in Hell’s Kitchen, I caught up with Livian Yeh’s Memorial, the latest offering from Off-Broadway’s Pan Asian Repertory Theatre. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Lightning Rod Special’s audaciously improbable musical THE APPOINTMENT returns Off-Broadway

One of the most improbable theatrical creations of the past five years or so must surely be Lightning Rod Special’s The Appointment, a musical which contextualizes and contemplates what it … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINT – A million ways to tell a story: A recap of UNDER THE RADAR 2023

There are a million ways to tell a story – just ask the folks behind Under the Radar. Returning with a vengeance this January after two years on hiatus, the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players brings back its charming and infectiously-pitched production of H.M.S. PINAFORE

Earlier this month at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players wrapped up its holiday run of H.M.S. Pinafore. The frivolous piece takes place … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The charming, cozily-staged musical presentation of Dylan Thomas A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES returns to Irish Rep

For those of you who are worn out by the sheer commercialism of mechanical holiday spectacles like the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (which I opted out of this year exactly … Continue Reading →