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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 first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:30PM
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 Slim Two Hours appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM
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 Heart appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:58PM
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 American Dystopia appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:28PM
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 Revolution Story appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:00PM
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 Sublime appeared first o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:09PM
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 Personal Drama appeared fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM
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 TikTok Generation a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:57PM
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 appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:28PM
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 first on New York Stag…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:28PM

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 appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:15PM
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 first on New York Stag…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:55PM
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 Midwestern Nervou…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM
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 Media Age appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:27PM
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

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime