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Melissa Rose Bernardo

October 20, 2021 1:47 pm

Autumn Royal: An Earthbound Play About Homebound Siblings

John Keating Maeve Higgins in AUTUMN ROYAL

★★★☆☆ Irish siblings bicker and banter in an amusing but unremarkable black comedy

October 17, 2021 8:00 pm

Dana H.: Deirdre O’Connell Triumphs in a Survivor Story

Deirdre OConnell in DANA H

★★★★☆ Lucas Hnath’s 75-minute docudrama uses his mother’s experience—and her voice—to tell her terrifying story

October 12, 2021 9:51 pm

Letters of Suresh: An Ode to an All-But-Forgotten Art Form

Ramiz Monsef Letters of Suresh

★★★☆☆ Rajiv Joseph’s new play explores the confessional power of the pen and paper

October 11, 2021 8:50 pm

Is This A Room: Reality Winner Speaks Her Truth

Becca Blackwell Will Cobbs Pete Simpson Emily Davis in Is This A Room

★★★★☆ The FBI interrogation of an unlikely whistleblower yields a powerful docudrama

October 3, 2021 9:45 pm

Six: Long Live the Queens

Six on Broadway

★★★★★ Henry VIII’s wives get the royal treatment in this 80-minute musical celebration of girl power

September 27, 2021 8:31 pm

A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet: Looking for “One Hit Song”

Parham and Fankhauser in Regina Comet

★★★☆☆ Bryonha Marie Parham shines as a pop star searching for a comeback in this showbiz-centered musical

August 9, 2021 9:50 pm

Merry Wives: A Giddy Modern-Day Take on a Lesser Shakespeare

Merry Wives hair salon

★★★★☆ Jocelyn Bioh’s smart Harlem-set spin on Shakespeare is the joyous kick we all need right now

June 29, 2021 10:21 pm

Seven Deadly Sins: There’s No Harm In Watching

Wild Pride

★★★★☆ That former den of iniquity, the Meatpacking District, plays host to a sin-inspired evening

April 16, 2021 8:58 pm

SOCIAL!: It’s Time to Dance

SOCIAL the social distance dance club

★★★☆☆ Is it theater? Is it disco? Either way, it’s a safety-conscious, socially distant 55-minute experience.  

December 15, 2020 10:58 am

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: A Perfect August in December

Ma Rainey and Girls

★★★★★ Wilson’s Chicago-set 1920s play gets a magnificent, melodic Netflix transfer

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