All stories by Melissa Rose Bernardo on BroadwayStars

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Boys Will Be Girls — The Waxing, Wigs, Couture and Corsets of Shakespeare's Leading Ladies by Melissa Rose Bernardo

Mark Rylance, Samuel Barnett and Paul Chahidi share some of the secrets behind their performances in Twelfth Night and Richard III on Broadway. *

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, November 25, 2013

Regular Singing Review | News Reviews and News | Stage | EW.com by Melissa Rose Bernardo

Death is inescapable in Regular Singing, the much-anticipated fourth and final entry in Richard Nelson's Apple Family: Scenes From Life in the Country series, now receiving its world premier…

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 05:50PM
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The Last Five Years Review | News Reviews and News | Stage | EW.com by Melissa Rose Bernardo

In the 11 years since The Last Five Years premiered at Off Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre, the two-character time-bending musical has developed an almost cultlike following among theater st…

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 11:06PM
Saturday, November 17, 2012

She's Gonna Like It Here: Meet Broadway's Annie, Lilla Crawford by Melissa Rose Bernardo

Lilla Crawford is realizing the dream of a million little girls: She's playing Annie on Broadway. She explains how she got to NYC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Once Upon a Tune: A Beloved Film Score Is Reinvented for Broadway by Melissa Rose Bernardo

Sit down, have a pint, and hear the tale of a Girl and a Guy — Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová — who made beautiful music together, won an Oscar and moved to Broad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

STAGE TO SCREENS: Former "Gilmore Girl" Alexis Bledel Arrives Off-Broadway in Regrets by Melissa Rose Bernardo

If you notice more than the usual number of teen-to-twentysomething girls milling around Manhattan Theatre Club's Off-Broadway home at City Center Stage I these days, they're probabl…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

The Women of Other Desert Cities by Melissa Rose Bernardo

Stockard Channing, Rachel Griffiths and Judith Light, playing blood relations in Broadway's Other Desert Cities, discuss the mercurial characters of Jon Robin Baitz's play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, October 20, 2011

Stage Review: FREUD'S LAST SESSION by Melissa Rose Bernardo

"Freud's Last Session" — which recently moved to Off Broadway's New World Stages — is spirited, witty, and eminently engaging.

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 02:32PM
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Tonys: 10 Lessons From '11 Noms by Melissa Rose Bernardo

Harry Potter can't conjure up a nom; drag is a plus; and eight more thoughts on prelude to Broadway's big night

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 11:20AM
Saturday, April 9, 2011

Bl**ping Broadway by Melissa Rose Bernardo

Chris Rock and Bobby Cannvale sit down for a very candid (and sometimes off-topic) chat about their new show with the bleeping awesome name.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM