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Melissa Rose Bernardo

October 10, 2023 7:57 am

Merrily We Roll Along: Feel the Flow, Hear What’s Happening

Merrily We Roll Along Old Friends

★★★★★ More than 40 years after its debut, the infamous Sondheim-Furth flop gets Broadway redemption

October 3, 2023 8:56 pm

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding: Tressed to Impress

Jaja Rachel and Zenzi

★★★★☆ Jocelyn Bioh makes her Broadway debut with a celebration of an unsung art and its exceptional artists

September 28, 2023 8:57 pm

Melissa Etheridge–My Window: This Is M.E.

Melissa Etheridge

★★★★☆ The award-winning singer-songwriter brings her confessional bio-musical to Broadway

September 18, 2023 8:55 pm

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors: He’s Out for Blood, and Laughs

Dracula

★★★☆☆ History’s most famous vampire is back from the undead in a kooky 90-minute comedy

September 17, 2023 8:56 pm

Swing State: A Slice-of-Midwestern-Life Drama

Swing State

★★★★☆ Outgoing Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls helms an affecting mid-pandemic drama

August 30, 2023 7:24 pm

The Tempest: Conjuring and Singing Under the Stars

The Tempest central park

★★★☆☆ For its last show until summer 2025 at the soon-to-be-renovated Delacorte, the Public returns to an old favorite

July 31, 2023 9:00 pm

Let’s Call Her Patty: A Choppy New Dramedy

Lets Call Her Patty

★★★☆☆ Rhea Perlman plays a Pilates-loving liberal Upper West Sider in this shallow new play

July 24, 2023 8:55 pm

The Cottage: A Midsummer Night’s Frolic

The Cottage Broadway

★★★★☆ Can you see some of the jokes coming a mile away with your eyes closed? Sure. But you’ll still laugh.

July 20, 2023 8:56 pm

Here Lies Love: It’s a Vibe

Here Lies Love

★★★★☆ An all-Filipino cast and a group of powerhouse Filipino producers bring the nightclub-set, karaoke-style musical to Broadway

July 7, 2023 5:43 pm

Screen Gems–Liz Callaway Sings the Movies: Film Fans, Rejoice!

Liz Callaway

★★★★☆ The actor, singer, and 54 Below regular returns with a musical salute to the silver screen

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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

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

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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

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