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Melissa Rose Bernardo

July 30, 2024 9:27 pm

Job: An Unfiltered Drama for the Social Media Age

Sydney Lemmon and Peter Friedman in Job

★★★☆☆ An unintentional viral video star confronts a work-ordered therapist in this 80-minute two-hander  

July 12, 2024 9:29 am

Empire: A Tired ‘Newsies Meets New York, New York’ Mashup

Empire

★★☆☆☆ NYC’s art deco architectural masterpiece inspires an uninspired musical

July 1, 2024 7:00 pm

From Here: Florida Strong, Displayed in Song

★★★☆☆ An Orlando-born musical aims to capture the city’s resilience after the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting

June 28, 2024 3:01 pm

A Little Night Music: 53 Musicians? The Glamorous Life Indeed!  

A Little Night Music

★★★☆☆ Marc Bruni directs a sonically lush but somewhat disappointing concert version of Sondheim and Wheeler’s 19th century-set romantic romp

June 20, 2024 9:00 pm

Cats—The Jellicle Ball: ALW in the House

Cats

★★★★☆ The category is…reinvention. The 1982 Andrew Lloyd Webber–T.S. Eliot musical is moving to a fresh new beat.

June 18, 2024 7:55 pm

Pre-Existing Condition: Confessional, Challenging, and Curative

Pre Existing Condition

★★★★☆ Actor-turned-playwright Marin Ireland, director Maria Dizzia, and creative consultant Anne Kauffman team up for a confessional drama

May 20, 2024 7:00 pm

The Lonely Few: A Promising and Predictable Rock Musical  

The Lonely Few

★★★☆☆ Directed by Trip Cullman and Ellenore Scott, the show puts two female singers, and their love story, in the spotlight

May 14, 2024 7:25 pm

All of Me: A Rom-Com Powered by Text-to-Speech Technology

All of Me

★★★★☆ Disabled actors Madison Ferris and Danny J. Gomez make beautiful music in Laura Winters’ delightful play

April 24, 2024 8:55 pm

Uncle Vanya: Disoriented Scenes From a Country Life

Harper and Rose in Uncle Vanya

★★☆☆☆ Chekhov’s oft-produced tragicomedy gets a misfire of a revival at Lincoln Center

April 21, 2024 9:25 pm

Cabaret: Immersive, Ambitious, All Too Timely

Gayle Rankin in Cabaret

★★★★☆ The August Wilson Theatre has been transformed into the Kit Kat Club. Would you like to buy a girl a drink?

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