THE HANGOVER REPORT – Victor I. Cazares’s visually busy AMERICAN (TELE)VISIONS distills the American Dream through the deceiving lens of television, video games, and consumerism

Last night, New York Theatre Workshop commenced its fall season with the official opening of Victor I. Cazares’s american (tele)visions, which is being co-presented by Brooklyn-based Theater Mitu. Set during … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Alone onstage, David Greenspan once again astonishes in Gertrude Stein’s FOUR SAINTS IN THREE ACTS

For those who follow the New York theater scene closely, it’s no secret that David Greenspan is one of our more astonishing thespians. Over the years, he’s amassed a collection … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Asad Mecci and Colin Mochrie’s HYPROV hilariously and uniquely capitalizes on the improv ability residing in each of us

This past weekend, I caught a late night performance of Hyprov, an unlikely and unpredictable evening of entertainment at the Daryl Roth Theatre just off of Union Square. The piece … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Off-Off-Broadway continues its winning streak with the compelling, rigorous MARIE IT’S TIME and MUD/DROWNING …

This past weekend, I continued my Off-Off-Broadway winning streak with a pair of rigorous, compellingly theatrical experimental theater pieces that explore the underbelly of the human experience. Here are my … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The winning, family-friendly SESAME STREET: THE MUSICAL knows its target audience and delivers

For the sheer volume of theater playing in New York at any given moment, the city has surprisingly little to offer in terms of theatrical entertainment for young theatergoers (particularly … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Rita Kalnejais’s structurally daring THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE returns to New York at the Cherry Lane Theatre

Earlier this week, Rita Kalnejais’s structurally daring play This Beautiful Future returned to New York at the Cherry Lane Theatre for a limited six-week run. Jack Serio’s Off-Broadway production about … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – ASI WIND’S INNER CIRCLE takes an intimate, straightforward path to wonderment

Last Sunday, Israeli-American magician and mentalist Asi Wind’s latest show opened Off-Broadway. Even if you’ve seen similar shows in the past, there’s still much to commend about the polished, confident … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Ed Weinberger’s TWO JEWS, TALKING starring Hal Linden and Bernie Kopell amusingly delivers on its premise

This past weekend, I attended Ed Weinberger’s new Off-Broadway play Two Jews, Talking, which continues its run at the Theatre at St. Clement’s. The two-hander was created to be a … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Beguiled by the avant-garde: Off-Off-Broadway’s MY ONLINESS and THIS AND THAT

Speaking from experience, few things can be as deliciously unpredictable as attending Off-Off-Broadway performances. Here are my thoughts on a couple of current avant-garde offerings that had me tantalized by … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Virtuosic solo performances worth catching: David Strathairn in REMEMBER THIS and Jason Woods in THE NEAR DISASTER OF JASPER & CASPER

Few things in theater are as reliably immersive as a good old fashioned solo performance. Over the course of the week, I had the opportunity to indulge in the riches … Continue Reading →