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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

The Other Place Review: Laurie Metcalf, Leaving Roseanne Behind by Jonathan Mandell

Laurie Metcalf, still best-known as the sister in “Rosanne” but currently mesmerizing audiences every night in “The Other Place,” is the latest of a surprising number of faces famili…

SOURCE: The Faster Times at 07:28PM

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Marisa Tomei Turns Ugly: Marie and Bruce Review by Jonathan Mandell

He calls her darling and sweetheart. She calls him turd, an idiotic pig, and a horrible piece of meat. Today is the day Marie is going to tell Bruce that she is leaving him. There are severa…

SOURCE: The Faster Times at 08:30PM

Monday, April 4, 2011

Bengal Tiger. Intermission. Spider-Man! New York Theater Tweets 66 by Jonathan Mandell

It’s April, which means in the next three weeks, 13 shows will open on Broadway alone. In this week in New York theater, “Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo” opened, marking R…

SOURCE: The Faster Times at 07:35PM

Sunday, April 3, 2011

A Shot Away: Personal Accounts of Military Sexual Trauma by Jonathan Mandell

These true stories of sexual assault within the U.S. military, highlighting the institution's inadequate response, serve as effective advocacy but less successful drama.

SOURCE: Backstage at 02:24AM

Friday, March 25, 2011

Theatres of War by Jonathan Mandell

How four current productions are putting war on stage War is a reality in at least three dozen places around the world today, and that reality is echoed on many New York stages this season, …

SOURCE: TDF at 02:46PM

Friday, March 18, 2011

Arcadia Review. Sex, Metaphysics And The Single Girl. by Jonathan Mandell

So subtle are the individual filigrees that make up this work of art, it is important to get every word, which is why it makes sense to get hold of the script — and why it was a disappoint…

SOURCE: The Faster Times at 12:35PM

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Stage Injuries, New and Old by Jonathan Mandell

How Spider-Man’s mishaps reflect the long history of stage safety Even before Christopher Tierney plummeted some 30 feet off a platform to become the fourth cast member with serious in…

SOURCE: TDF at 11:40AM

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Is “Three Pianos” a Musical Or Music Theatre? by Jonathan Mandell

With wine and song, three performers push the genre envelope It would be wrong to call Three Pianos a jukebox musical, even though it is a stage show created around a series of old songs. Af…

SOURCE: TDF at 02:48PM

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Broadway’s Almost-True Stories, Part II by Jonathan Mandell

Artists discuss their responsibility to history By JONATHAN MANDELL Welcome to Part 2 of our two-part look at how Broadway is currently staging history. Today, we talk to Broadway artists ab…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:07PM

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