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Melissa Rose Bernardo

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

July 6, 2023 8:00 pm

Uncle Vanya: Misery Loves Company

Uncle Vanya

★★★★★ Nothing could be better than an extra-intimate evening with Chekhov’s temperamental, depressive characters

June 28, 2023 10:30 pm

Hamlet: To See Or Not To See?

Hamlet

★★★☆☆ Kenny Leon puts family front and center in this contemporary take on Shakespeare’s tragedy

June 22, 2023 4:24 pm

The Light in the Piazza: A Brief But Beautiful Trip to Italy

★★★★☆ Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas’ operatic musical soars with Ruthie Ann Miles and Anna Zavelson

June 21, 2023 7:00 pm

One Woman Show: Liz Kingsman Makes the Most of Her Meta Moment

One Woman Show Liz Kingsman

★★★★★ The convulsively funny confessional comes from the West End to NYC

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