THE HANGOVER REPORT – Melissa Etheridge’s amiable theatrical memoir MY WINDOW generously chronicles the rocker’s life and career

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to catch My Window: A Journey Through Life, Melissa Etheridge’s new Off-Broadway mostly-solo show at New World Stages. Set in the mold of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Ivo van Hove’s focused, emotionally naked stage adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s devastating A LITTLE LIFE cuts deeply

Last night at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, I settled in for a long night at the theater to take in the much talked about stage adaptation of Hanya … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Emma Rice’s maximalist stage adaptation of WUTHERING HEIGHTS ecstatically channels the heightened emotions of Emily Brontë’s novel

Last night over at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood, I attended Wise Children’s theatrical rendition of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights (the staging is a a co-production with the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Douglas McGrath’s sweet, unapologetically old fashioned theatrical memoir EVERYTHING’S FINE wistfully conjures childhood memories

Last night, Douglas McGrath’s new play Everything’s Fine opened Off-Broadway at the DR2 Theatre just off of Union Square. Mr. McGrath is perhaps best known for penning the book for … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Kareem Fahmy’s new play dissects a marriage under duress by drawing paranormal parallels to DODI & DIANA

This past weekend, I ventured down to Soho to catch a performance of Kareem Fahmy’s Dodi and Diana. The Colt Coeur world premiere is being hosted by HERE courtesy of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Constanza Macras and DorkyPark’s dance theater hybrid OPEN FOR EVERYTHING is an unruly explosion of Romani community and life

Last night at the Harvey Theater at BAM Strong, I attended the opening night of DorkyPark’s Open for Everything, the chaotic second offering of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 2022 … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Gracie Gardner’s devastating I’M REVOLTING sheds exposing light on human frailty as it relates to health and beauty

Last night, Atlantic Theater Company launched into its fall season with the Off-Broadway opening of Gracie Gardner’s I’m Revolting at the Linda Gross Theater in Chelsea. And what a way … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In KATE, comedienne Kate Berlant savagely pokes at (and deflates) the notions of performance, identity, and theater

This past weekend, I finally had a chance to catch up with Kate Berlant’s latest rabbit hole of a show Kate at the cozy Connolly Theater in the East Village … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – With Elevator Repair Service’s BALDWIN & BUCKLEY AT CAMBRIDGE, the eloquent arguments of James Baldwin continue to spout from New York stages

Last night, The Public Theater commenced its busy fall theater season with the opening of Elevator Repair Service’s production of Baldwin & Buckley at Cambridge at the Anspacher Theater. Conceived … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Putting a contemporary spin on age old lore: FC Bergman’s 300 EL X 50 EL X 30 EL at BAM and The Kilbanes’ WEIGHTLESS at WP Theater

This past weekend, I attended two fascinating theatrical productions that draw on and put contemporary spins on age old lore. As per usual, here are my thoughts on them. 300 … Continue Reading →