| Reviews |
"Feisty and well-spoken... Helena (and Sternberg) triumph."
~The Village Voice regarding All's Well That Ends Well
"Karen Sternberg deserves standout recognition. Her saucy and sarcastic character enters and
exits the stage with the right measure of bite and comic relief when needed. Sternberg plays
this part without missing a beat. I couldn’t help but be reminded of Annette Bening’s masterful
performance of Carolyn Burnham in “American Beauty” when I saw her on stage. Sternberg’s
role of Isabella in no means was a copy of this “American Beauty” performance, but was
instead a stunning and inadvertent tribute to a classic character. Sternberg was completely
consumed in Isabella and gracefully managed the difficult task of standing out in a talented
ensemble of four.
~ Broadwayworld.com regarding The Years
"Karen Sternberg as Sarah gives more than [the playwright] offers as a high-strung social
worker."
~The New York Times regarding Crazy for the Dog
"Karen Sternberg, a seductive Mistress Overdone, embodies everything Angelo wants out of
Vienna, and her performance spices up the show."
~ Offoffonline.com regarding Measure for Measure
"Karen Sternberg does a delicious turn as trashy 'working girl' Mistress Overdone watching her
livelihood flash before her eyes. Sternberg later plays poor knocked-up Juliet, another
undeserving victim of Angelo’s 'moral purge.'"
~ Nytheatre.com regarding Measure for Measure
“Karen Sternberg is absolutely wonderful as the forgotten flower of a daughter that is Martirio.
I hope to see her in many productions in the future, as I found her talent to be exceptional.”
~ Nytheatre.com regarding The House of Bernarda Alba
“The acting is outstanding, especially Karen Sternberg as the Fool.”
~ Oobr.com regarding King Lear
“Karen Sternberg, especially, is able to turn in a well-crafted character, being both humorous
and moving.”
~ Talkinbroadway.com regarding Love’s Labour’s Lost
“Karen Sternberg’s Berowne was a fast-talking comic tour-de-force, effortlessly stealing every
scene she was in.”
~ Oobr.com regarding Love’s Labour’s Lost
“Karen Sternberg plays an urbanologist like a frothing loon, taking skin samples from the
audience and recording every detail of bar life in her notebooks. If Sternberg appears to be
acting in a different play, well, she is: this wonderful comic actress comments not-so-subtly on
the bestial emptiness of the other characters' lives.”
~ "Time Out New York" regarding Mono
~The Village Voice regarding All's Well That Ends Well
"Karen Sternberg deserves standout recognition. Her saucy and sarcastic character enters and
exits the stage with the right measure of bite and comic relief when needed. Sternberg plays
this part without missing a beat. I couldn’t help but be reminded of Annette Bening’s masterful
performance of Carolyn Burnham in “American Beauty” when I saw her on stage. Sternberg’s
role of Isabella in no means was a copy of this “American Beauty” performance, but was
instead a stunning and inadvertent tribute to a classic character. Sternberg was completely
consumed in Isabella and gracefully managed the difficult task of standing out in a talented
ensemble of four.
~ Broadwayworld.com regarding The Years
"Karen Sternberg as Sarah gives more than [the playwright] offers as a high-strung social
worker."
~The New York Times regarding Crazy for the Dog
"Karen Sternberg, a seductive Mistress Overdone, embodies everything Angelo wants out of
Vienna, and her performance spices up the show."
~ Offoffonline.com regarding Measure for Measure
"Karen Sternberg does a delicious turn as trashy 'working girl' Mistress Overdone watching her
livelihood flash before her eyes. Sternberg later plays poor knocked-up Juliet, another
undeserving victim of Angelo’s 'moral purge.'"
~ Nytheatre.com regarding Measure for Measure
“Karen Sternberg is absolutely wonderful as the forgotten flower of a daughter that is Martirio.
I hope to see her in many productions in the future, as I found her talent to be exceptional.”
~ Nytheatre.com regarding The House of Bernarda Alba
“The acting is outstanding, especially Karen Sternberg as the Fool.”
~ Oobr.com regarding King Lear
“Karen Sternberg, especially, is able to turn in a well-crafted character, being both humorous
and moving.”
~ Talkinbroadway.com regarding Love’s Labour’s Lost
“Karen Sternberg’s Berowne was a fast-talking comic tour-de-force, effortlessly stealing every
scene she was in.”
~ Oobr.com regarding Love’s Labour’s Lost
“Karen Sternberg plays an urbanologist like a frothing loon, taking skin samples from the
audience and recording every detail of bar life in her notebooks. If Sternberg appears to be
acting in a different play, well, she is: this wonderful comic actress comments not-so-subtly on
the bestial emptiness of the other characters' lives.”
~ "Time Out New York" regarding Mono
