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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
Monday, July 31, 2023

Let’s Call Her Patty: A Choppy New Dramedy by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Rhea Perlman plays a Pilates-loving liberal Upper West Sider in this shallow new play The post Let’s Call Her Patty: A Choppy New Dramedy appeared first on New York Stage R…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Monday, July 24, 2023

The Cottage: A Midsummer Night’s Frolic by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Can you see some of the jokes coming a mile away with your eyes closed? Sure. But you’ll still laugh. The post The Cottage: A Midsummer Night’s Frolic appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM
Thursday, July 20, 2023

Here Lies Love: It’s a Vibe by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ An all-Filipino cast and a group of powerhouse Filipino producers bring the nightclub-set, karaoke-style musical to Broadway The post Here Lies Love: It’s a Vibe appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM
Friday, July 7, 2023

Screen Gems–Liz Callaway Sings the Movies: Film Fans, Rejoice! by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The actor, singer, and 54 Below regular returns with a musical salute to the silver screen The post Screen Gems–Liz Callaway Sings the Movies: Film Fans, Rejoice! appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:43PM
Thursday, July 6, 2023

Uncle Vanya: Misery Loves Company by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Nothing could be better than an extra-intimate evening with Chekhov’s temperamental, depressive characters The post Uncle Vanya: Misery Loves Company appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Hamlet: To See Or Not To See? by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Kenny Leon puts family front and center in this contemporary take on Shakespeare's tragedy The post Hamlet: To See Or Not To See? appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:30PM
Thursday, June 22, 2023

The Light in the Piazza: A Brief But Beautiful Trip to Italy by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas’ operatic musical soars with Ruthie Ann Miles and Anna Zavelson The post The Light in the Piazza: A Brief But Beautiful Trip to Italy appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:24PM
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

One Woman Show: Liz Kingsman Makes the Most of Her Meta Moment by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ The convulsively funny confessional comes from the West End to NYC The post One Woman Show: Liz Kingsman Makes the Most of Her Meta Moment appeared first on New York Stage Re…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Good Vibrations: Belfast Calling by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Plunge into the 1970s Irish punk scene with this indie movie turned amiable musical The post Good Vibrations: Belfast Calling appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM
Thursday, May 25, 2023

Primary Trust: Cheers to New Beginnings by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Grab a mai tai and settle in for Eboni Booth’s delicate world-premiere drama The post Primary Trust: Cheers to New Beginnings appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM
Monday, May 22, 2023

Monsoon Wedding: An Exceptional Movie Becomes An Unremarkable Musical by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Mira Nair’s beloved 22-year-old movie takes the long road to the stage The post Monsoon Wedding: An Exceptional Movie Becomes An Unremarkable Musical appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

King James: A Winning Basketball Bromance by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Rajiv Joseph shoots and scores with his new two-character LeBron James–inspired dramedy The post King James: A Winning Basketball Bromance appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Fat Ham: James Ijames’ Play Is the Thing by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Revenge is a dish best served smoked in this backyard barbecue Bard-inspired Pulitzer winner The post Fat Ham: James Ijames’ Play Is the Thing appeared first on New York St…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:53PM

All that Chat

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