Production PhotosA Look at Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn Off-BroadwayThe Amas Musical Theatre production of Mark Saltzman’s musical began performances at A.R.T./New York Theatres January 14.
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Marc J. Franklin
January 17, 2020
Anna Kostakis and Nikita Burshteyn in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and BrooklynRuss Rowland
The Off-Broadway premiere of Mark Saltzman’s Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn began performances January 14 ahead of an official opening January 23. Amas Musical Theatre’s production is scheduled to run through February 16 at the Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres.
The cast includes Nikita Burshteyn (Newsies), Anna Kostakis, Carlos Lopez (Man of La Mancha), Michael Marotta (Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical), Judy McLane (Mamma Mia!), Michael Notardonato, Ari Raskin, Troy Valjean Rucker (August Rush), Zach Schanne (Pippin), and Viet Vo (Viet Gone).
With a book and lyrics by Saltzman and music adapted from classic Italian melodies, the musical concerns the famed Romeo, who finds himself in 1960 Brooklyn, chasing a girl he believes is his beloved Juliet. But the girl is not Juliet, but Bernadette, rather, the beautiful, foul-mouthed daughter of a crime family in this spoof of Shakespeare’s timeless tale.
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Production Photos: Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn with Amas Musical Theatre
Production Photos: Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn with Amas Musical Theatre
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Nikita Burshsteyn and Michael Notardonato in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Anna Kostakis, Viet Vo, and Nikita Burshteyn in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Anna Kostakis and Judy McLane in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Russ Rowland
Nikita Burshsteyn and Michael Notardonato in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Michael Notardonato, Nikita Burshteyn, Michael Marotta, Carlos Lopez,Zach Schanne, and Viet Vo in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Anna Kostakis and Nikita Burshteyn in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Russ Rowland
Michael Notardonato, Michael Marotta, and Nikita Burshteyn in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Judy McLane, Troy Valjean Rucker, Carlos Lopez, Viet Vo in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Russ Rowland
Zach Schanne and Anna Kostakis in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Russ Rowland
Zach Schanne and Carlos Lopez in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Michael Notardonato and Nikita Burshteyn in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Judy McLane and Troy Valjean Rucker in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Ari Raskin and Anna Kostakis in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Troy Valjean Rucker, Zach Schanne, Viet Vo, Carlos Lopez, and Judy McLane in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Anna Kostakis and Niikita Burshteyn in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Judy McLane, Carlos Lopez, Michael Notardonato, Ari Raskin, Anna Kostakis, Nikita Burshteyn, Zach Schanne, and Viet Vo in Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Directed by Justin Ross Cohen, the production features scenic design by Walt Spangler, costume design by Fabio Toblini and Joseph Shrope, lighting design by Ken Billington, sound design by One Dream Sound, music direction by Aaron Gandy, musical supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations by Steve Orich, and associate choreography by Kathryn Ann Wright. Christine Viega is the production stage manager. Casting is by Carol Hanzel Casting.
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