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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Is There Still Sex in the City?: Candace Bushnell Tells All by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The OG Carrie Bradshaw dishes on her life, career, and the real Mr. Big The post Is There Still Sex in the City?: Candace Bushnell Tells All appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Clyde’s: Lynn Nottage Cooks Up A Sharp Kitchen-Set Comedy by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The fast-paced, intermission-free new play from Lynn Nottage fires off one-liners in a Midwest sandwich shop The post Clyde’s: Lynn Nottage Cooks Up A Sharp Kitchen-Set Com…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:50PM
Monday, November 22, 2021

Approval Junkie: Faith Salie Tells All by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The journalist, comedian, and serial comma supporter seeks validation in an autobiographical one-woman show The post Approval Junkie: Faith Salie Tells All appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:44PM
Sunday, November 14, 2021

Baby: Nearly 40 Years Later, the Story Goes On by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The 1983 musical gets a 2021 makeover courtesy of Out of the Box Theatrics The post Baby: Nearly 40 Years Later, the Story Goes On appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:51PM

Assassins: Taking Aim but Missing the Mark by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ John Doyle’s revival of the Sondheim-Weidman musical is well performed but brutally heavy-handed The post Assassins: Taking Aim but Missing the Mark appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:34PM
Thursday, November 4, 2021

The Visitor: A Screen-to-Stage Show That Never Rises Above Mediocre by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The musical version of Tom McCarthy’s 2007 film expands its view but loses its heart The post The Visitor: A Screen-to-Stage Show That Never Rises Above Mediocre appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM
Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Morning Sun: Simon Stephens Salutes Three Generations of Strong New York Women   by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Blair Brown, Edie Falco, and Marin Ireland play mother, daughter, granddaughter, and many more in an affecting new drama The post Morning Sun: Simon Stephens Salutes Three Ge…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM
Sunday, October 24, 2021

Fairycakes: Undercooked Shakespeare-Meets-Disney Concoction by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★☆☆☆ The new play from fairytale-loving Douglas Carter Beane lacks the magic touch The post Fairycakes: Undercooked Shakespeare-Meets-Disney Concoction appeared first on New York …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:28PM
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Autumn Royal: An Earthbound Play About Homebound Siblings by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Irish siblings bicker and banter in an amusing but unremarkable black comedy The post Autumn Royal: An Earthbound Play About Homebound Siblings appeared first on New York Sta…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:47PM
Sunday, October 17, 2021

Dana H.: Deirdre O’Connell Triumphs in a Survivor Story by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Lucas Hnath’s 75-minute docudrama uses his mother’s experience—and her voice—to tell her terrifying story The post Dana H.: Deirdre O’Connell Triumphs in a Survivor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Letters of Suresh: An Ode to an All-But-Forgotten Art Form by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Rajiv Joseph’s new play explores the confessional power of the pen and paper The post Letters of Suresh: An Ode to an All-But-Forgotten Art Form appeared first on New York …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:51PM
Monday, October 11, 2021

Is This A Room: Reality Winner Speaks Her Truth by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The FBI interrogation of an unlikely whistleblower yields a powerful docudrama The post Is This A Room: Reality Winner Speaks Her Truth appeared first on New York Stage Revie…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:50PM
Sunday, October 3, 2021

Six: Long Live the Queens by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Henry VIII’s wives get the royal treatment in this 80-minute musical celebration of girl power The post Six: Long Live the Queens appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:45PM
Monday, September 27, 2021

A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet: Looking for “One Hit Song” by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Bryonha Marie Parham shines as a pop star searching for a comeback in this showbiz-centered musical The post A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet: Looking for “One Hit Song…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:31PM
Monday, August 9, 2021

Merry Wives: A Giddy Modern-Day Take on a Lesser Shakespeare by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Jocelyn Bioh’s smart Harlem-set spin on Shakespeare is the joyous kick we all need right now The post Merry Wives: A Giddy Modern-Day Take on a Lesser Shakespeare appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:50PM
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Seven Deadly Sins: There’s No Harm In Watching by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ That former den of iniquity, the Meatpacking District, plays host to a sin-inspired evening The post Seven Deadly Sins: There’s No Harm In Watching appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:21PM
Friday, April 16, 2021

SOCIAL!: It’s Time to Dance by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Is it theater? Is it disco? Either way, it’s a safety-conscious, socially distant 55-minute experience.   The post SOCIAL!: It’s Time to Dance appeared first on New York…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: A Perfect August in December by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Wilson’s Chicago-set 1920s play gets a magnificent, melodic Netflix transfer The post Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: A Perfect August in December appeared first on New York St…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:58AM
Wednesday, December 2, 2020

The Prom: The Big-Hearted Broadway Musical Gets a Lavish, Loving Film by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★✩ As the song says: “Go big or you’ve blown it!” Director Ryan Murphy takes the lyric to heart in this sparkle-, shimmer-, and sequin-heavy adaptation. The post The Prom:…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:01PM
Thursday, October 22, 2020

Death of a Salesman: Brian Dennehy Sells It With a Smile and a Shoeshine by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Don’t miss this chance to see a revelatory revival of Arthur Miller’s iconic American tragedy The post Death of a Salesman: Brian Dennehy Sells It With a Smile and a Shoe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:02PM
Sunday, September 13, 2020

Coastal Elites: Paul Rudnick Rages Against the Right-Wing Machine by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Bette Midler and Sarah Paulson star in a motley collection of made-for-liberal monologues The post Coastal Elites: Paul Rudnick Rages Against the Right-Wing Machine appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00AM
Friday, July 3, 2020

Hamilton: $7 Gets You Front-Row Access to $10 Founding Father by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ The smash-hit Broadway musical and pop-culture phenomenon gets a wide release The post Hamilton: $7 Gets You Front-Row Access to $10 Founding Father appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:26PM
Monday, April 27, 2020

Intermission Talk: Sondheim’s Starry Online 90th Birthday Concert by Melissa Rose Bernardo

After a few technical difficulties, ‘Take Me to the World’ was the Sondheim celebration that theater-starved Broadway babies were waiting for The post Intermission Talk: Sondheim’s Sta…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:27PM
Monday, March 9, 2020

Unknown Soldier: Unraveling a Century-Spanning Family Drama by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ A new musical by Daniel Goldstein and the late Michael Friedman gets a handsome production at Playwrights Horizons The post Unknown Soldier: Unraveling a Century-Spanning Fam…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:30PM
Sunday, March 1, 2020

The Hot Wing King: Katori Hall Serves Up Love and Laughs by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ The author of ‘Hurt Village’ and ‘The Mountaintop’ spreads her wings with a serious relationship- and family-focused drama The post The Hot Wing King: Katori Hall Serves…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

We’re Gonna Die: But First Let’s Sing by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ Young Jean Lee’s show about death will send you off with a smile on your face The post We’re Gonna Die: But First Let’s Sing appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:50PM
Monday, February 24, 2020

Cambodian Rock Band: Discovering Melody and Meaning in Tragedy by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ Lauren Yee’s play finally gets its New York premiere and a rockin’ production at the Signature Theatre The post Cambodian Rock Band: Discovering Melody and Meaning in Traged…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:50PM
Thursday, February 20, 2020

Mack & Mabel: This One’s for Jerry by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ Brushed off and spiffed up, the cult favorite 1974 musical finally gets the Encores! treatment The post Mack & Mabel: This One’s for Jerry appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:20PM
Sunday, February 16, 2020

The Sabbath Girl: A Cute but Clichéd Cross-Cultural Rom-Com by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★ Cary Gitter’s comedy centers on an Italian-American woman and an Orthodox Jewish knish maker in New York City The post The Sabbath Girl: A Cute but Clichéd Cross-Cultural Rom-Co…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Monday, February 10, 2020

Hamlet: The Star’s the Thing by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★ Oscar nominee Ruth Negga makes a stellar New York stage debut in a somewhat tedious staging of Shakespeare’s soliloquy-heavy tragedy The post Hamlet: The Star’s the Thing appea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:01PM
Friday, January 31, 2020

Next to Normal: It’s Gonna Be Good by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Director Michael Greif brings the musical to D.C. for a brief but intensely emotional run starring Rachel Bay Jones The post Next to Normal: It’s Gonna Be Good appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:24PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards