THE HANGOVER REPORT – Generous, accessible storytelling (and considerable star power) propel Simon Rich’s ALL IN: COMEDY ABOUT LOVE

Earlier this week, I finally caught up with All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway (the show is now in the final two … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Irish Rep’s pristine production of BECKETT BRIEFS expertly navigates the playwright’s intentions and specifications

For its current main stage offering, Off-Broadway’s reliable Irish Repertory Theatre has mounted Beckett Briefs, a beautifully-calibrated collection of three short plays by Samuel Beckett. Appropriate fare for these dreary, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – MasterVoices’ well-judged presentation of BLIND INJUSTICE powerfully makes its point

Earlier this week at the Rose Theater at Jazz Lincoln Center, I attended the first of only two performances of composer Scott Davenport Richards and librettist David Cote’s opera Blind … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The cheerful jukebox musical adaptation of MYSTIC PIZZA is fueled by nostalgia for the 80s & 90s

This past snowy Sunday, I took a field trip out to Millburn, NJ to attend the opening of the stage version of the 1988 flick Mystic Pizza at Paper Mill … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Cabaret roundup: Basking in the vocal stylings of LISA FISCHER at Birdland and the rock solid belt of KERRY ELLIS at 54 Below

This past week, I found myself taking in fantastic shows from a pair of highly established talents at two of New York’s most renowned cabaret and jazz venues. Read on … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Musings on the state of the arts, then and now: The Civilians’ RADIO DOWNTOWN and Louise Orwin’s FAMEHUNGRY

This past weekend, I encountered a pair of Off-Broadway shows that investigate the state of the arts — both now and in the past — in fascinatingly distinct manners. As … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Khawla Ibraheem’s solo show A KNOCK ON THE ROOF is a fever dream spurred by the horrors of war

This past weekend, I ventured down to the East Village to catch New York Theatre Workshop and Under the Radar’s co-production of A Knock on the Roof, a fever dream … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize-winning ENGLISH translates beautifully to the Great White Way

Earlier this week at the Todd Haimes Theatre, I was able to catch Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway transfer of Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize-winning English (the play originally ran Off-Broadway in 2022 in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Hervé Koubi’s gravity-defying WHAT THE DAY OWES TO THE NIGHT meditates on the choreographer’s Algerian roots

This week, the virtuosic Compagnie Hervé KOUBI has returned to The Joyce with What The Day Owes To The Night, one of the company’s signature pieces. Inspired by Algerian author Yasmina … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Taking cues from the classics: Gregg Ostrin’s KOWALSKI and Matthew Gasda’s staging of VANYA ON HURON STREET

Over the last few days, I came across a pair of works that have clearly taken their cues from classics of Western drama. As always, read on below for my … Continue Reading →