Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona & Brooklyn NYC Reviews and Tickets
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See it if Enjoyable, entertaining. Good talent. Silly fun with enjoyable melodies
Don't see it if Good show for off Broadway but it's not Broadway quality material.
See it if You want to see a cute show. It’s a clever concept.
Don't see it if You want a musical with memorable songs. The music was not particularly great. The show feels long and it’s only 2 hours.
See it if You just want to have fun.
Don't see it if You want a serious drama!!
See it if I have seen this 3 times, once before the pandemic and twice this past week ! Describe is a cross between Romeo and Juliette and The God-
Don't see it if Absolutely NO reason to not see this show, unless you are determined to be miserable when you go to the theatre ! Read more
See it if you are looking for the perfect Summer entertainment -- delightful as well as clever.
Don't see it if you don't like musicals and are not willing to go along with a silly plot. Read more
See it if you can laugh while being entertained by some wonderful voices & fun lyrics, great costumes, fun riff on Romeo and Juliet, multiple roles*
Don't see it if don't like laughter, are a Romeo and Juliet purist, don't like gangsters being made fun of Read more
See it if Fresh look at R&J. I actually liked all the side stories as well. I thought every male was great. The mother lovely voice. A lot of fun.
Don't see it if I really dont have many qualms about this. I enjoyed it. Again, young women screaming rather than singing, but enjoyable nonetheless.
See it if you want to escape into a fun, original well done production.
Don't see it if you expect a Broadway quality, nuanced and deep experience.
Critic Reviews (11)
"Directed and choreographed by Justin Ross Cohen at Theater 555, and presented by Eric Krebs in association with Amas Musical Theater, this is a first-rate production of a show that could easily teeter on the edge of cheesy. It delights in cartoon mobsters and cares not a whit for hipness"
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Romeo & Bernadette, A Musical Tale of Verona & Brooklyn has returned Off Broadway with its original cast and proves to be as delightful and charming as ever. This spoof of Shakespeare’s tragedy now recast as mash up of a modern rom-com and a gangster story has a clever book by Mark Saltzman and his equally witty lyrics to classic Italian melodies, both melodic and famous adapted by Steve Orich. With the exception of the handsome Nikita Burshteyn as the titular lover, the cast impersonating Italian Americans from deepest Brooklyn play their roles to the hilt and are so convincing in caricaturish roles that they bring off this difficult feat.
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"You may not remember the songs or walk out humming a particular tune, but the cast makes it all work as each has a moment to shine. Best of all, this show has no agenda, it’s pure entertainment and receives an A+ from us."
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"Yo, Romeo, Where You At? He's in Brooklyn in 'Romeo & Bernadette': A modern-day musical spoof of Shakespeare's tragic love story is running at A.R.T./New York Theatres."
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"Romeo Captures the Heart of Brooklyn in Saltzman's 'ROMEO & BERNADETTE'"
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"'Romeo and Bernadette' is the rarest of birds -- a tuneful, good-for-laughs musical that, despite a premise that doesn't bear scrutiny, offers a showcase for some pretty sensational young people… [it] certainly has its rickety moments, but it aims to give audiences a good time, and it does."
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"'Romeo and Bernadette': A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn"
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"Take a bit of Shakespeare, toss in some classic Italian tunes, sneak in themes from The Godfather films and there you have the ingredients of the new musical 'Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona & Brooklyn' now effervescing on a stage at the A.R.T./New York Theatres."
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