THE HANGOVER REPORT – A long day’s journey into night of absurdity: Denis Johnson’s DES MOINES parties at the end of the world without inhibition

Before leaving town for the holidays, I had the opportunity to attended Des Moines by Denis Johnson. Presented by Theatre for a New Audience (lovingly referred to simply as “TFANA”) … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At BAM, Andrew Schneider’s immersive and introspective N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars) serenely evokes the cosmos

This past weekend at BAM Fisher, I had the opportunity to experience Andrew Schneider’s N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars), … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Maria Friedman and company miraculously unlock MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG through the lens of regret and self-examination

It’s certainly no secret that Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Merrily We Roll Along has had a storied but problematic history. Since its infamous Broadway premiere in 1981, the musical … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Julian Rosefeldt’s immersive, genre-straddling film installation EUPHORIA hypnotically investigates the history and merits of capitalism

Last week at the Park Avenue Armory, I had the opportunity to catch Julian Rosefeldt’s Euphoria. The immersive film installation is a follow up to Manifesto (which was also seen … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Lincoln Center Theater’s fall offerings: Sarah Ruhl’s BECKY NURSE OF SALEM and Julia May Jonas’s YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXEGESIS

This past weekend, I attended both of Lincoln Center Theater’s fall Off-Broadway offerings. Fascinatingly, both imagine personal traumas through the lens of organized religion and history, respectively. As always, here … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The York Theater Company’s new production of HOAGY CARMICHAEL’S STARDUST ROAD conjures Nostalgia with a capital “N”

Last weekend at the Theatre at St. Jean’s Church, I ventured to the Upper East Side to take in York Theatre Company’s Off-Broadway production of Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road. The … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the artful THE FAR COUNTRY, Lloyd Suh continues to excavate the painful history of Chinese immigration

Earlier this week, Atlantic Theater Company’s production of The Far Country by Lloyd Suh opened at the Linda Gross Theater. Mr. Suh’s new play follows on the heels of the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Failed relationships that just won’t loosen their grip: Lisa Vaynberg’s THE GETT and Harrison David Rivers’ THE BANDAGED PLACE

This past week, I attended a pair of flawed but nonetheless fascinating Off-Broadway plays that featured failed relationships that just won’t loosen their grip, keeping the plays’ protagonists from moving … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Third venue, same vibrant production: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF IN YIDDISH returns, newly relevant

This fall, The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s vibrant production of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish has returned once again for a limited time for its third discrete New York … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Despite its noble intentions, Yilong Liu’s GOOD ENEMY struggles to come alive in theatrical form

Last weekend, I had the chance to take in the Off-Broadway production of Good Enemy by Yilong Liu. The now-shuttered play was a presentation of Audible Theater, which has taken … Continue Reading →