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Saturday, April 26, 2025

Just in Time: Hello, Bobby! Darin Gets a Splashy Broadway Tribute by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Jonathan Groff gives a once-in-a-lifetime performance as the Grammy-winning "Beyond the Sea" singer The post Just in Time: Hello, Bobby! Darin Gets a Spla…

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Hold Me in the Water: An Intimate Boy-Meets-Boy Story by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Ryan J. Haddad shares a tale of summer love in his autobiographical 70-minute one-man show The post Hold Me in the Water: An Intimate Boy-Meets-Boy Story …

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Monday, April 14, 2025

John Proctor Is the Villain: A Fearless Gen Z Look at 'The Crucible' by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Director Danya Taymor and a dynamite cast bring Kimberly Belflower's marvelous new play to Broadway The post John Proctor Is the Villain: A Fearless Gen Z…

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Vanya: One Man, Nine Characters, Considerable Tragicomedy by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Andrew Scott takes on every role in Simon Stephens' freewheeling adaptation of Chekhov's much-produced play The post Vanya: One Man, Nine Characters, Cons…

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

A Streetcar Named Desire: A Healthy Shot of Southern Discomfort by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ You want realism? You want magic? Rebecca Frecknall's production, starring Paul Mescal, has both. The post A Streetcar Named Desire: A Healthy Shot of Sou…

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

Deep Blue Sound: A Whale of a Tale by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Clubbed Thumb's production of the poignant Abe Koogler play returns for a much-deserved encore run at the Public Theater The post Deep Blue Sound: A Whale…

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Thursday, February 27, 2025

Dakar 2000: International Intrigue, Y2K Style by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ We're already eagerly awaiting the sequel to Rajiv Joseph's world premiere play The post Dakar 2000: International Intrigue, Y2K Style appeared first on N…

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

Liberation: We've Come So Far…Or Have We? by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Whitney White directs a sensational group of women in Bess Wohl's time-traveling memory play The post Liberation: We've Come So Far…Or Have We? appeared…

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Thursday, February 13, 2025

Redwood: She Talks to the Trees! (No, Really)  by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★☆☆☆ IMAX meets Broadway in a technologically impressive but dramatically wooden new musical The post Redwood: She Talks to the Trees! (No, Really)  appeare…

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Thursday, February 6, 2025

My First Ex-Husband: Divorce Comedian Style by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★☆☆☆ Joy Behar, Susie Essman, Tovah Feldshuh, and Adrienne C. Moore break down broken-down marriages in 90 lackluster minutes The post My First Ex-Husband: Div…

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Sunday, February 2, 2025

Pecking Order: Fowl Play Indeed by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★☆☆☆☆ Two infamous New York"dwelling red-tailed hawks serve as the ostensible inspiration for a flighty new comedy The post Pecking Order: Fowl Play Indeed appe…

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Blind Runner: Race for Your Life by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Iranian playwright Amir Reza Koohestani goes behind prison walls with his evocative two-hander The post Blind Runner: Race for Your Life appeared first on…

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Thursday, December 19, 2024

Gypsy: Hold Your Hats and Hallelujah by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Stephen Sondheim said "there's not a moment" in this quintessential American musical "that isn't entertaining." We have to agree. The post Gypsy: Hold You…

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Friday, December 13, 2024

Janine Harouni's Man'oushe: Straight Talk From the N.Y.-Born, U.K.-Dwelling Comedian by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The performer brings her relatable stories and quick wit from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to Soho Playhouse The post Janine Harouni's Man'oushe: Straigh…

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Thursday, December 12, 2024

Cult of Love: Leslye Headland Takes On, and Takes Down, Family and Religion by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Nothing says Christmas like squabbling siblings, screaming matches, and folk songs with four-part harmonies. The post Cult of Love: Leslye Headland Takes …

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Monday, November 18, 2024

Shit. Meet. Fan.: Satire and Secrets on the Rocks by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Seven disagreeable friends offend and overshare in Robert O'Hara's New York"set satire The post Shit. Meet. Fan.: Satire and Secrets on the Rocks appeared…

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Thursday, November 14, 2024

King Lear: Kenneth Branagh Cuts the Tragic Tale to a Slim Two Hours by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The Shakespeare veteran directs and stars alongside RADA grads in a no-frills production The post King Lear: Kenneth Branagh Cuts the Tragic Tale to a Sli…

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Maybe Happy Ending: A Futuristic Love Story With Old-Fashioned Heart by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ This sweet but never saccharine robot romcom is the musical boost we all need The post Maybe Happy Ending: A Futuristic Love Story With Old-Fashioned Hear…

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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Walden: Zoë Winters and Emmy Rossum Navigate American Dystopia by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Amy Berryman's post-apocalyptic drama centers on twin sisters and their space-travel dreams The post Walden: Zoë Winters and Emmy Rossum Navigate Ameri…

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Sunday, November 3, 2024

The Devil's Disciple: An All-Female Cast Takes On Shaw's American Revolution Story by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Gingold Theatrical Group offers clever production of early Shavian comedy The post The Devil's Disciple: An All-Female Cast Takes On Shaw's American Revol…

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Friday, November 1, 2024

Ragtime: Simple and Somehow Sublime by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ For her farewell as Encores! artistic director, future Lincoln Center AD Lear deBessonet goes out on a high note The post Ragtime: Simple and Somehow Subl…

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Monday, October 28, 2024

Bad Kreyòl: Haitian American Dominique Morisseau's Very Personal Drama by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The playwright returns to her roots and honors her family in a dynamic new work The post Bad Kreyòl: Haitian American Dominique Morisseau's Very Person…

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

Romeo + Juliet: Shakespeare for the TikTok Generation by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Sam Gold gives the tragedy a Gen Z makeover, complete with a pop music, plushies, and two popular young stars The post Romeo + Juliet: Shakespeare for the…

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Left On Tenth: Delia Ephron's Memoir Gets Lost in Translation by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher headline this true story of second chances The post Left On Tenth: Delia Ephron's Memoir Gets Lost in Translation a…

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Yellow Face: Laugh, Reflect, Repeat by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Playwright David Henry Hwang gives main-character energy in a self-deprecating stage mockumentary The post Yellow Face: Laugh, Reflect, Repeat appeared fi…

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Good Bones: James Ijames' Urban Renewal Project by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Saheem Ali directs a one-acter that only scratches the surface of the gentrification debate The post Good Bones: James Ijames' Urban Renewal Project appea…

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Sunday, September 29, 2024

The Hills of California: Le Jez Hot! by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Laura Donnelly stars in a time-hopping play about a musical family that hits all the right notes The post The Hills of California: Le Jez Hot! appeared fi…

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Thursday, September 12, 2024

The Roommate: Bronx Bad Girl, Meet Midwestern Nervous Nellie by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow play roommates"turned-unlikely friends in the Jack O'Brien"directed two-hander The post The Roommate: Bronx Bad Girl, Meet Mid…

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Job: An Unfiltered Drama for the Social Media Age by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ An unintentional viral video star confronts a work-ordered therapist in this 80-minute two-hander   The post Job: An Unfiltered Drama for the Social Me…

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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 …

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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 Son…

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All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off