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Amelia Merrill

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Amelia Merrill’s Biography

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New York-based journalist, critic, editor, playwright, and communications professional. Critic at New York Theatre Guide and elsewhere. Experience in email newsletter marketing, social media management and analytics, media and press relations, fact-checking, proofreading, and more! M.S. Newhouse School '22. Reach me at amelia7merrill@gmail.com. Read more theatre reviews and learn about my playwriting at lastcurtain.site

Amelia Merrill’s Journalist Portfolio

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'Romeo & Juliet' Off-Broadway review - a star-crossed love story on the border

'Romeo & Juliet' Off-Broadway review - a star-crossed love story on the border

Read our review of the Free Shakespeare in the Park production of "Romeo & Juliet" off Broadway, presented by…

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'And Then the Rodeo Burned Down' review - cowboy clown show isn't Xhloe and Natasha's first rodeo

'And Then the Rodeo Burned Down' review - cowboy clown show isn't Xhloe and Natasha's first rodeo

Read our review of *And Then the Rodeo Burned Down*, the Off-Broadway-debut show by Drama Desk Award-winning …

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'New Born' Off-Broadway review - a podcast-like series of stories

'New Born' Off-Broadway review - a podcast-like series of stories

Read our review of *New Born* off Broadway, a trio of monologues written by Ella Hickson and performed by Hug…

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'Indian Princesses' Off-Broadway review - a new spin on the girlhood play

'Indian Princesses' Off-Broadway review - a new spin on the girlhood play

Read our review of *Indian Princesses* off Broadway, a new play by Eliana Theologides Rodriguez co-produced b…

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Nichelle Lewis on being nominated for her first Tony Award

Nichelle Lewis on being nominated for her first Tony Award

The "Ragtime" actress is nominated alongside four other nominated cast members, along with multiple members o…

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Richard Thomas says "pride doesn't enter into" his second Tony Award nomination

Richard Thomas says "pride doesn't enter into" his second Tony Award nomination

The Best Featured Actor in a Play nominee gives all the credit to "The Balusters" playwright David Lindsay-Ab…

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Articles

What is Edinburgh Fringe? Festival guide and Fringe shows to see in NYC

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By Amelia Merrill Verified
| New York Theatre Guide
Six The long-running Broadway show about the six wives of King Henry VIII premiered at Edinburgh Fringe in 2017, taking the musical theatre world by storm. After selling out Fringe and embarking on a British tour, the concert-style musical opened in the West End in 2019 and came to Broadway in 2020, winning two Tony Awards the next year for its pop score and costume design. Get Six tickets now.
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'Hungry Women' Off-Broadway review — what would happen in a world without men?

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By Amelia Merrill Verified
| New York Theatre Guide
A world without men: It's a ripe setting of science fiction. A dream or a nightmare, depending who you ask. A logistical problem waiting to be solved by women eager to build a new society. Melissa Maney’s play Hungry Women, now running at SoHo Playhouse, explores a trio of scenarios across generations, from the initial male disappearance to a woman-designed system of subjugation. Though the piece is still finding its footing, Hungry Women’s potential is as unlimited as the playwright’s imagination.
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'Romeo & Juliet' Off-Broadway review — a star-crossed love story on the border

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| New York Theatre Guide
Can two houses be politically polarized in today's United States and be both alike in dignity? What if one house is made up, in part, of Latino immigration agents (who make up about half of Customs and Border Protection, according to ) and one of immigrants? If one house contains law-and-order sycophants who hang neo-fascist flags, and the other anarchist protestors who tear those flags down, how can these houses be deemed equal?
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

My dad rescued an old typewriter from a garage sale once, and I used to play on it when I was a kid!

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Not quite a journalist, but my favorite fictional writer is Jamie from Read It and Weep

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

WordPress, Meta Business Suite, Hootsuite, Constant Contact, Canva, MS Office, G Suite, Asana, Slack

Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Journalism Innovation

2022 - Academic

Newhouse School at Syracuse University, M.S. Communications and Journalism Innovation, 2022