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Thursday, September 11, 2014

This Is Our Youth Broadway Reviews and Photos by Jonathan Mandell

All three stars – Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and the 18-year-old fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson –   are making their Broadway debuts, as is playwright Kenneth Lonergan, in the r…

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Bootycandy Review: Growing Up Black and Gay and Rated R by Jonathan Mandell

In the first of Robert O’Hara’s ten scenes about growing up black and gay, a young child named Sutter asks his mother some uncomfortable questions, including why she and his grandmother …

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Juarez Theater Review: From Birthplace of The Burrito To ‘Murder Capital of the World’ by Jonathan Mandell

How did Juarez, a Mexican border town said to be the birthplace of the burrito and the margarita, become labeled the Murder Capital of the World, specializing in violence against young women…

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

See Theater For An Entire Year: Play-By-Play Membership Giveaway Contest by Jonathan Mandell

Win the chance to see theater in New York for an entire year, by entering this first-ever giveaway contest for a membership to Play-By-Play. As they explain on their website, Play-By-Play is…

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Monday, September 8, 2014

New Broadway Marquees. Michael C Hall as Hedwig. Broadway Baby Joan Rivers. Rosie Perez! The Week in NY Theater by Jonathan Mandell

What’s fun about Broadway in September — the marquees go up for the Fall season, even if the shows won’t be opening for months.   The Week in New York Theater, Sept …

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Broadway vet James Corden To Be Host of “Late, Late Show” on CBS by Jonathan Mandell

CBS announced today that James Corden will be the new host of The Late Late Show starting in 2015.   New York theatergoers know him mostly for his roles in two shows on Broadway —…

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The Winter’s Tale Review and Photos: A Party in Central Park by Jonathan Mandell

There was a party on stage at the Delacorte this weekend — Big Bird, shirtless capoeira acrobats, horn-players on stilts, a loud four-piece rock band , ballerinas dressed in white, Ind…

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Sunday, September 7, 2014

Smoke Review: A Play At The Flea About SM by Jonathan Mandell

John and Julie meet in the kitchen of what we eventually learn is a private sm sex party; he turns out to be an intern for her Dad, who’s a famous artist. He’s 31, she’s 20. She discov…

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

My Manana Comes Review: NYC’s Restaurant Exploitation Dramatized by Jonathan Mandell

The four busboys who work in the kitchen of a tony Upper East Side restaurant in the well-acted, superbly directed new play by Elizabeth Irwin, “My Manana Comes,” bring home a cruel iron…

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The Wayside Motor Inn Theater Review: Gurney’s Five Tales Told Simultaneously by Jonathan Mandell

A.R. Gurney was surprised at the Signature Theater’s choice for the opening play in his playwright-in-residence season with them. “The Wayside Motor Inn was dismissed by the critics when…

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Sunday, August 31, 2014

Fall 2014 Theater Excitement. The Week in New York Theater by Jonathan Mandell

  A look at the Broadway Fall 2014 Season Preview Guide and especially the Off-Broadway Fall 2014 Season Preview Guide show promise of a rich and varied season. Starting tomorrow R…

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August 2014 New York Theater Quiz by Jonathan Mandell

How well were you paying attention to the theater news in August, some of which was quite silly, some quite sad. Answer these 11 questions and see.

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Saturday, August 30, 2014

Off Broadway Fall 2014 Preview Guide by Jonathan Mandell

Lin-Manuel Miranda, eating a banana, posed in front of a succinct summary of the 2014-2015 season at the Public Theater – including (fifth from the top) “Hamilton,” an orig…

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Friday, August 29, 2014

Summer Theater NYC 2014 – Looking Back by Jonathan Mandell

Here’s what you missed if you went away all summer

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Monday, August 25, 2014

And I And Silence Review: An Interracial Friendship in the 1950s, Poetically by Jonathan Mandell

  In “And I And Silence,” a challenging play by Naomi Wallace, two women, Dee and Jamie, one white, the other black, meet in prison when they are teenagers, and after they are relea…

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2014 Fringe Excellence Award Winners by Jonathan Mandell

Winners of the Fringe Excellence Awards, 2014: Overall Play: Absolutely Filthy The Three Faces of Dr. Crippen This is Where We Live Overall Musical: Jump Man: A Mario Musical King of Kong Ur…

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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Broadway Under Ice. Fall Picks. Lear Alot. Week in New York Theater by Jonathan Mandell

These are supposed to be the dog days of August, but too much is going on — maybe because so many theater people are pouring ice water on their heads, or because we’re looking at…

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Newsies Ends on Broadway Today by Jonathan Mandell

It wasn’t supposed to be on Broadway at all. Then it was only going to run for five months. But “Newsies” lasted more than 1,000 performances over two and a half years. And…

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Saturday, August 23, 2014

2014 Fringe NYC Encore Series, for New York Fringe Shows You Missed by Jonathan Mandell

Sixteen of the most popular shows from the 2014 New York International Fringe Festival will be presented at the 10th annual Fringe Encore series,September 4 to October 5, which (like last…

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Friday, August 22, 2014

Broadway Fall 2014 Preview Guide by Jonathan Mandell

Listed below, chronologically by opening dates, are the shows officially scheduled so far on Broadway in the 2014-2015 season, with basic information and my two cents for the Fall shows. Bot…

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Broadway Poll Fall 2014: What Show Most Excites You? by Jonathan Mandell

There are 16 shows scheduled to open on Broadway between September and December, 2014 (as of this writing). Take this poll: Which one are you most looking forward to? The shows are organized…

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Broadway ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Videos: Newsies (Half Naked) Lion King, Book of Mormon, etc by Jonathan Mandell

Newsies (half-naked) The Lion King The Book of Mormon Once Tagged: Newsies, Once, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King

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Kunstler Fringe Review: Reliving The Radical Lawyer’s Famous Cases by Jonathan Mandell

In “Kunstler,” a fascinating play at the New York Fringe Festival about radical lawyer William Kunstler’s most significant cases, playwright Jeffrey Sweet strives to present a balanced…

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Andrew Rannells Begins As Hedwig by Jonathan Mandell

Andrew Rannells replaces Neil Patrick Harris in the lead role of Hedwig and the Angry Inch tonight (August 20th) through October 12th. Harris won a Tony for his portrait of the “girlyb…

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Abortion by Eugene O’Neill, Turned Into A Play About Race by Jonathan Mandell

Eugene O’Neill wrote “Abortion” exactly a century ago, shortly after he had decided to become a playwright. Director Heather Lanza and producer Taryn A Wisky have chosen to “adapt”…

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Monday, August 18, 2014

RIP Robin Williams, Lauren Bacall. Fringe Fun: Taylor Swift and The Marx Brothers. Week in New York Theater by Jonathan Mandell

Death was an unfortunate theme this week, with the passing of two performers , Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall, as comfortable on stage as on screen. We are midway through the 18th annual …

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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Poor Behavior Review: Theresa Rebeck on the Decline of Muffins and Morality by Jonathan Mandell

“Poor Behavior,” Theresa Rebeck’s comedy at Primary Stages, revolves around a basic question: “What is goodness?” The play begins in the middle of a debate on the subject by two ch…

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I’ll Say She Is Review: A Marx Brothers Musical 90 Years Later by Jonathan Mandell

In the first-ever revival of “I’ll Say She Is,” the Marx Brothers’ first-ever Broadway musical, Harpo honks once again; Chico puns, Zeppo courts; and Groucho, cigar in hand, says thi…

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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Sex With Strangers Review: Love Is Breaking Bad by Jonathan Mandell

“Sex With Strangers,” a comedy about a coupling with complications, stars two performers – Anna Gunn, Bryan Cranston’s wife Skyler in “Breaking Bad,” and Billy Magnussen, the boy…

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Friday, August 15, 2014

Mamma Mia in Bryant Park: Watch Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Etc. by Jonathan Mandell

Mamma Mia opened on Broadway in 2001, just a few months after the first Broadway in Bryant Park, a weekly summer series of free lunch-time concerts featuring current Broadway casts. Cast mem…

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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