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Carissa Chesanek has worked as a journalist for many years, writing for publications that include BroadwayWorld, Show-Score, All About Solo, The Rumpus, Miami Herald, and Forbes Travel Guide. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School and is the co-host for the reading series Sunday Salon. She's dabbled in improv and acting and is currently on the hunt to place the first play she wrote.

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First Show: Wicked
Favorite Show: The Phantom of the Opera

Favorite Stories

BWW Review: SCHTICK A POLE IN IT at Drom - This was such a wild and unique show that made me super excited to write about it afterward! Plus, the founders and co-hosts are wonderful and truly enjoy what they do which you can see each time they are on the stage (and off).
BWW Review: Kafka's THE TRIAL Hits Cherry Lane Theatre -
BWW Review: MIKE & MINDY'S WILD WEEKEND JAM Hits The Players Theatre -
BWW Review: KENNY ROGERS' FINAL TOUR at Mohegan Sun -
BWW Review: BRILLIANT Debuts on Theatre Row -

Latest Articles

BWW Review: The World Premiere of Byzantine Choral Project s ICONS/IDOLS: IN THE PURPLE ROOM Hits New York

May 10, 2021

The current pandemic has put live shows on hold in New York City for the past year, but in-person events are easing their way back.

BWW Interview with Molière in the Park's Lucie Tiberghien

October 26, 2020

Molière in the Park’s Director Talks About New Play and More

BWW Interview: Alex Hare Discusses His Upcoming Musical: A BURNING CHURCH

August 10, 2020

We sat down with Alex Hare, the co-director & co-book writer of A Burning Church that runs from August 13 -15, to chat about the show, rehearsing during a pandemic, and how todaya??s social movements can relate to the church.

BWW Interview: Sim Yan Ying 'YY' Chats About WHO'S THERE? Debuting at This Year's Ice Factory Festival in NYC

August 3, 2020

Who's There? is a new play co-directed by Sim Yan Ying a?oeYYa?? (I Love White Men and Without Reason) and hitting the virtual stage during New Ohio Theatre's Ice Factory Festival this year.

BWW Interview: Nancy Hower Talks the Virtual Premiere of Standing On My Head

June 9, 2020

Nancy Hower is jack of all trades: actress, screenwriter, producer, and director.

A Sign of the Times Hits Theater 511

March 10, 2020

Internalized grief is explored in the new production by Stephen Lloyd Helper, A Sign of the Times.

BWW Review: SIDEWAYS THE EXPERIENCE at NYC's Theatre at St. Clement's

March 3, 2020

Remember the movie that shamed you for liking merlot? Well, Sideways is back but now you can get shamed from the stage.

BWW Review: CHASING THE RIVER Opens at Chain Theatre

February 14, 2020

The off-broadway play Chasing The River recently opened at the Chain Theatre in New York City, bringing with it a robust mix of emotions.

The Color Purple at Fox Theater

February 7, 2020

The Color Purple kicked off Foxwood's Broadway Series last night, which ended with a standing ovation.

17 MINUTES Premieres at TBG Mainstage Theatre

January 20, 2020

Seventeen minutes may not seem like a lot of time, but in the play by Scott Organ it's a lifetime sentence.

BWW Review: CHARLES DICKENS A CHRISTMAS CAROL A PLAY WITH MUSIC Delights at the Al Hirschfeld Mansion/Museum

December 22, 2019

Over the weekend (and just in time for Christmas), the two-man production featuring actor Jeffries Thaiss and musician Eric Scott Anthony conducted an engaging and unique Dickens experience to get the crowd in the holiday spirit.

BWW Review: MONSOON SEASON Hits Rattlestick Playwrights Theater

November 19, 2019

Monsoon Season recently opened at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in New York City, making the audience laugh-out-loud during this wild romantic thriller.

THE WAKE OF DICK JOHNSON Comes To The East Village

November 1, 2019

If you're craving a disturbing play this Halloween season (because who isn't?), The Wake of Dick Johnson will surely do.

BWW Review: WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU Debuts at The Sheen Center

October 17, 2019

The Off-Broadway play When It Happens to You recently debuted at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture in New York City, and was awarded with a standing ovation for good reason.

BWW Review: BYOB Act & Sip In New York City

September 30, 2019

If you've ever wanted to try acting but have been too shy, the Russell Acting Studio's Act & Sip class is the way to do it.

BWW Review: Jermaine Dupri & Queen Latifah at Mohegan Sun

July 17, 2019

Over the weekend, Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, brought in two talented artists, Jermaine Dupri and Queen Latifah, in its multifaceted casino and resort.

BWW Review: BURIED at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre

July 12, 2019

BURIED, written by Cordelia O'Driscoll and Tom Williams, is a dark comedy musical about two serials who find love while on a potentially lethal blind date.

BWW Review: MIDNIGHT STREET at Theatre Row

June 21, 2019

Midnight Street debuted at Theatre Row this month, bringing the audience into the seedy underbelly of New York City.

BWW Review: The Crucible at Hunger Theatre

May 20, 2019

Arthur Miller's 1953 play, The Crucible is resurrected in New York City's Hunger Theatre, portraying the historical Salem witch trials dating back to the 1600s.

BWW Review: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE at Astoria Performing Arts Center

May 20, 2019

Caroline, or Change recently opened at the Astoria Performing Arts Center in New York, touching on issues of race and status while charming the crowd with its talented musical cast.

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