Melissa has been covering theatre for BroadwayWorld since 2011 has loved every second of it. She is consistently inspired by the talent of the artists of her beloved Long Island and truly looks forward to each show.
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First Show
The original Ragtime in 1998
Favorite Show
Too many to name! Rent, Sound Of Music,, Hair.... the list goes on and on and on.
In the Pulitzer Prize winning play 'Proof' by David Auburn, college bound Catherine struggles with having the same brilliant knack for numbers as her mathematician father and the dreadful possibility she has inherited his dementia.
Arena Players Repertory Theater Company's presentation of 'Toyer' by Gardner McKay is a haunting story that shows the determination and great strength of the mind.
Laura Benanti's concert in Long Island this weekend focused on family, intertwined with antidotes about her career on the stage, in TV (or lack there of, she joked), and in movies.
Set in the 1950's, the Pajama Game shows the frustration between management and labor unions, intertwined with a love story of people on opposite sides of the picket line (Babe and Sid with Babe the leader of the strike and Sid one of the heads of management).