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Friday, July 12, 2024

Empire: A Tired ‘Newsies Meets New York, New York’ Mashup by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★☆☆☆ NYC’s art deco architectural masterpiece inspires an uninspired musical The post Empire: A Tired ‘Newsies Meets New York, New York’ Mashup appeared first on New York St…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:29AM
Monday, July 1, 2024

From Here: Florida Strong, Displayed in Song by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ An Orlando-born musical aims to capture the city’s resilience after the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting The post From Here: Florida Strong, Displayed in Song appeared first o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Friday, June 28, 2024

A Little Night Music: 53 Musicians? The Glamorous Life Indeed!   by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Marc Bruni directs a sonically lush but somewhat disappointing concert version of Sondheim and Wheeler’s 19th century-set romantic romp The post A Little Night Music: 53 Mu…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:01PM
Thursday, June 20, 2024

Cats—The Jellicle Ball: ALW in the House by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The category is…reinvention. The 1982 Andrew Lloyd Webber–T.S. Eliot musical is moving to a fresh new beat. The post Cats—The Jellicle Ball: ALW in the House appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Pre-Existing Condition: Confessional, Challenging, and Curative by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Actor-turned-playwright Marin Ireland, director Maria Dizzia, and creative consultant Anne Kauffman team up for a confessional drama The post Pre-Existing Condition: Confessi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:55PM
Monday, May 20, 2024

The Lonely Few: A Promising and Predictable Rock Musical   by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Directed by Trip Cullman and Ellenore Scott, the show puts two female singers, and their love story, in the spotlight The post The Lonely Few: A Promising and Predictable Roc…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Tuesday, May 14, 2024

All of Me: A Rom-Com Powered by Text-to-Speech Technology by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Disabled actors Madison Ferris and Danny J. Gomez make beautiful music in Laura Winters’ delightful play The post All of Me: A Rom-Com Powered by Text-to-Speech Technology …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:25PM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Uncle Vanya: Disoriented Scenes From a Country Life by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★☆☆☆ Chekhov’s oft-produced tragicomedy gets a misfire of a revival at Lincoln Center The post Uncle Vanya: Disoriented Scenes From a Country Life appeared first on New York Sta…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM
Sunday, April 21, 2024

Cabaret: Immersive, Ambitious, All Too Timely by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The August Wilson Theatre has been transformed into the Kit Kat Club. Would you like to buy a girl a drink? The post Cabaret: Immersive, Ambitious, All Too Timely appeared fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:25PM
Saturday, April 20, 2024

Hell’s Kitchen: Welcome to Alicia Keys’ New York by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The 16-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter brings her music and her vision to Broadway The post Hell’s Kitchen: Welcome to Alicia Keys’ New York appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:55PM
Friday, April 19, 2024

Stereophonic: We’re With the Band by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ David Adjmi and Will Butler’s studio-set play moves to Broadway with a cast in perfect harmony and every note intact The post Stereophonic: We’re With the Band appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:55PM
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Grief Hotel: Misery Loves Company by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Liza Birkenmeier’s Obie Award–winning play paints a gorgeously impressionistic picture of a group of acquaintances in loneliness, contemplation, and despair The post Grie…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:30PM
Monday, March 18, 2024

An Enemy of the People: Ibsen’s Cautionary Tale As Timely As Ever, 142 Years On by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli square off in a battle of right vs. wrong, science vs. politics, and brother vs. brother The post An Enemy of the People: Ibsen’s Cautio…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM
Thursday, March 7, 2024

Doubt: The Debate Rages On by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Two decades later, John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play inspires as much conversation as ever The post Doubt: The Debate Rages On appeared first on New York…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM
Monday, February 26, 2024

The Seven Year Disappear: A Tour-de-Force for Cynthia Nixon by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The TV star and theater veteran shines as an enigmatic artist in a time-bending two-hander The post The Seven Year Disappear: A Tour-de-Force for Cynthia Nixon appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:31PM
Monday, December 18, 2023

Appropriate: Southern Discomfort and Sibling Rivalry at Its Juiciest by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Lila Neugebauer directs an epic, emotionally draining Broadway debut drama by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins The post Appropriate: Southern Discomfort and Sibling Rivalry at Its Juic…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:52PM
Sunday, November 19, 2023

Hell’s Kitchen: Alicia Keys Tries Her Hand at Theater by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Michael Greif directs this don’t-call-it-a-jukebox-musical valentine to New York City The post Hell’s Kitchen: Alicia Keys Tries Her Hand at Theater appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:25PM
Thursday, November 16, 2023

Spamalot: Lightheaded, Lighthearted Fun by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Grab your shrubbery! The Monty Python movie-turned-musical returns to Broadway. The post Spamalot: Lightheaded, Lighthearted Fun appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:56PM
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea: Stale Pretzels, Cheap Beer, and Dive-Bar Dreams by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Fueled by stale pretzels and cheap beer, volatile strangers form a tenuous connection in John Patrick Shanley’s two-hander The post Danny and the Deep Blue Sea: Stale Pretz…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:02AM
Thursday, November 2, 2023

I Need That: Danny DeVito’s Got the Goods by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Theresa Rebeck’s new play delves into the concept of trash, treasure, and throwing it all away The post I Need That: Danny DeVito’s Got the Goods appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM
Sunday, October 29, 2023

Translations: Finding the Meaning Behind the Words by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Irish Rep kicks off its Friel Project with a revival of the playwright's 1980 language-focused, culture-clash drama The post Translations: Finding the Meaning Behind the Word…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Friday, October 27, 2023

Redwood: A Complex and Comedic Family History Lesson by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Brittany K. Allen writes and stars in an incisive piece about a Black family in Baltimore exploring their roots The post Redwood: A Complex and Comedic Family History Lesson …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:19PM
Thursday, October 19, 2023

Partnership: The Perils of Mixing Business and Pleasure by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The Mint Theater continues its salute to British playwright Elizabeth Baker with a 1917 marriage-minded comedy The post Partnership: The Perils of Mixing Business and Pleasur…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Monday, October 16, 2023

All the Devils Are Here: The Very Best of the Bard’s Worst by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Patrick Page was born to be bad in this one-man salute to Shakespeare’s evildoers The post All the Devils Are Here: The Very Best of the Bard’s Worst appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:30PM
Thursday, October 12, 2023

The Refuge Plays: A Next-Generational Epic by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The sweeping Roundabout Theatre/New York Theatre Workshop co-production covers 70 years, three plays, and three ghosts The post The Refuge Plays: A Next-Generational Epic app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:26PM
Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Merrily We Roll Along: Feel the Flow, Hear What’s Happening by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ More than 40 years after its debut, the infamous Sondheim-Furth flop gets Broadway redemption The post Merrily We Roll Along: Feel the Flow, Hear What’s Happening appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:57AM
Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding: Tressed to Impress by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Jocelyn Bioh makes her Broadway debut with a celebration of an unsung art and its exceptional artists The post Jaja’s African Hair Braiding: Tressed to Impress appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM
Thursday, September 28, 2023

Melissa Etheridge–My Window: This Is M.E. by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The award-winning singer-songwriter brings her confessional bio-musical to Broadway The post Melissa Etheridge–My Window: This Is M.E. appeared first on New York Stage Revi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:57PM
Monday, September 18, 2023

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors: He’s Out for Blood, and Laughs by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ History’s most famous vampire is back from the undead in a kooky 90-minute comedy The post Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors: He’s Out for Blood, and Laughs appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Swing State: A Slice-of-Midwestern-Life Drama by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Outgoing Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls helms an affecting mid-pandemic drama The post Swing State: A Slice-of-Midwestern-Life Drama appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

The Tempest: Conjuring and Singing Under the Stars by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ For its last show until summer 2025 at the soon-to-be-renovated Delacorte, the Public returns to an old favorite The post The Tempest: Conjuring and Singing Under the Stars a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:24PM

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