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Melissa Rose Bernardo

About Melissa Rose Bernardo

Melissa Rose Bernardo has been covering theater for more than 20 years, reviewing for Entertainment Weekly and contributing to such outlets as Broadway.com, Playbill, and the gone (but not forgotten) InTheater and TheaterWeek magazines. She is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan. Twitter: @mrbplus. Email: melissa@nystagereview.com.

August 2, 2026 8:00 pm

Disruption: A Play That’s Less Disruptive Than It Thinks

John David Washington and Conrad Ricamora in Disruption

★★★☆☆ Andrew Stein’s tech-propelled drama comes at a most opportune moment

July 28, 2026 10:31 pm

Les Misérables The Arena Concert Spectacular: Still Breaking Hearts and Triggering Tears  

Alfie Boe Les Mis Arena Concert

★★★★☆ The Cameron Mackintosh–produced show arrives at Radio City with 41 actors, 26 musicians, and a built-in fan base

July 27, 2026 9:01 pm

The Saviors: You Gotta Have Faith

Saviors

★★★★☆ Up-and-coming playwright Bubba Weiler revisits his Midwestern Catholic parish in a thoughtful new drama

July 13, 2026 10:00 pm

The Whoopi Monologues: Goldberg’s Characters Still Charm and Disarm

Fishback in Whoopi

★★★★☆ Whoopi Goldberg’s speeches get the multi-actor treatment in Whitney White’s sharp production

June 29, 2026 11:00 pm

Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

women of Birthright

★★★★☆ Politics underscore but don’t overpower the character-driven epic from Jonathan Spector

June 23, 2026 7:57 pm

The Loved Ones: Four Women Loosely Linked by Heartache and Happenstance

company of The Loved Ones

★★★★☆ Nicola Murphy Dubey directs a cast of four, led by the irreproachable Maryann Plunkett, in Erica Murray’s countryside drama

April 25, 2026 9:59 pm

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: In Search of the Shiny Man

Joshua Boone Ruben Santiago Hudson

★★★☆☆ Debbie Allen directs a decidedly earthbound revival of August Wilson’s most mystical play

April 21, 2026 9:30 pm

The Balusters: Love Thy Rule-Following, Historically Appropriate Neighbor

The Balusters cast

★★★★☆ Kenny Leon directs David Lindsay-Abaire’s new comedy about a neighborhood association gone wrong

April 19, 2026 8:00 pm

Fallen Angels: Here’s to Women Behaving Badly

Fallen Angels

★★★★☆ Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara are riotously funny in Noël Coward’s 101-year-old buddy comedy

April 7, 2026 9:00 pm

Cats: The Jellicle Ball: A Disco-Tastic Revival of Lloyd Webber’s Musical

Cats the Jellicle Ball ensemble

★★★★★ You’ll be feline good after this ultra-glam Broadway-meets-ballroom production

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The Winter’s Tale: Shakespeare’s Romance Right for Summer

By David Finkle

★★★★★ Daniel Sullivan directs with his standard skill, Raúl Esparza, Lily Rabe head superb cast

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein’s Play Shows Its Age

By Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Jean Lichty plays the title role in this unevenly acted revival also featuring Montego Glover and Robert Sean Leonard

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein Revival Falters

By David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ The swift-tongued playwright takes on a flawed powerful woman, Sarna Lapine directs

Casey Likes: Back to the Past, as a Young’un Remembers It

By Elysa Gardner

The rising Broadway star traces his young life and career through music, with nods to classic rock, Alan Menken, and the Jonas Brothers

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Just in Time: Jeremy Jordan Will Be Your Bobby Darin From Now On

★★★★☆ Replacing Jonathan Groff, the Broadway veteran delivers a stellar turn in the musical that merits a repeat viewing.

The Saviors: What Would Jesus Do?

★★★★☆ Writer Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio offer a tender drama of faith and friendship

Giulia The Poison Queen of Palermo: Pure Theatrical Alchemy

★★★★★ Death really does become her, as the writer, composer and star - Jennifer Nettles - serves up a killer new musical.

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Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

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Melanie Moore in Black Swan. Photo by Hawver and Hall

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★★★★☆ Classy musicalization of a psychosexual cinethriller uses human and technical legerdemain to spellbind

Death of a Salesman: More Relevant Than Ever

★★★★★ Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott star in Joe Mantello's emotionally searing revival.

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