5,771 stories by "JONATHAN MANDELL"
Election Day in New York is Tuesday, November 4, 2025, for mayor of New York and other city-wide and local offices, as well as six ballot proposals. Below is what you need to know in order t…
A French novel, several silent horror films, a Broadway musical, a site-specific work of immersive theater: It all has led to….Joshua William Gelb's closet. "Many people have asked why we …
Saul Rubinek long has wanted to play Shylock, a role that his father, a Yiddish actor and Holocaust survivor, never got a chance to play. But now that he has finally gotten to star in "The M…
 The best scene in "Dimension Zero" features icons of New York City: individual slices of pepperoni pizza who dance back into a whole pie, a Greek coffee cup, a yellow cab, a row of skysc…
"Moonstruck," John Patrick Shanley's movie comedy about a fiery Italian American romance, won him (and Cher) an Oscar in 1988, the same year that Shanley's play "Italian-American Reconciliat…
Jordan E. Cooper's face might not look so happy in "Oh Happy Day!" " or, clockwise, Hugh Panaro's in "Masquerade," Nichelle Lewis's in "Ragtime,"Â Â Ari'el Stacher's in "Other." But most…
After Ari'el Stachel won a Tony Award for his charming and hilarious Broadway debut in the role of a sexy Egyptian trumpet player in "The Band's Visit," he was made so anxious by all the con…
There will be more than 2,500 peaceful protests throughout the United States " including in each of the five boroughs of New York City " to say in one voice: "The president thinks his rule i…
Below is a video of the full two hours of the first of two televised general election debates between three candidates for New York City mayor: State Assemblyman and Democratic Party nominee…
The revival of "Ragtime" has taken on more of the epic feel to which it aspires, thanks to its move from an Encores series concert to a full Broadway production on the Vivian Beaumont's gran…
 "Oh Happy Day!" may sound like church: The plot retells the Biblical story of Noah's Ark;  a divinely-dressed trio called the Divines belt out original gospel songs; we hear theolo…
Midway through "Masquerade," the Phantom of the Opera himself suddenly grabbed hold of me, his touch light and electric, and pushed me aside. The masked musician and magician had crept up be…
How do you respond to a creeping authoritarian takeover? Resistance takes many forms. This coming Saturday, people will take to the streets throughout the country for "No Kings" protests. Th…
What's surprising about the fight over Christopher Columbus is not that this year's official White House proclamation about Columbus Day crudely attacks "left-wing arsonists" for tryin…
Election Day in New York is Tuesday, November 4, 2025, for mayor of New York and other city-wide and local offices, as well as six ballot proposals. Here is what you need to know in order to…
Diane Keaton, who died today at the age of 79, made her Broadway debut in the original company of "Hair" (above is a publicity photograph of her for the musical.) But the actress who went on…
What goes into the making of a musical theater production? The process, from audition to curtain call, is presented in verse and illustrations about the people involved, from director to …
After an alarming vacation in Germany, British writer Sally Carson wrote "Crooked Cross" about the rise of Nazism as told through its effect on one ordinary German family.  It was publ…
"Art" is not about art, and it's not really about friendship. If it's about anything at all, the Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza's 30-year-old play is about the celebrity of Bobby Cannavale…
Dylan Mulvaney has chosen an obviously ironic title for her extravagantly staged solo show about her viral life story as a targeted trans social media celebrity. But she also exudes an innat…
Last week, four new Broadway shows announced their dates and venues for Spring 2026:Â Dog Day Afternoon, opening March 30. Fallen Angels, April 19. Schmigadoon, April 20. The Rocky Horror …
In her hour-long solo show, Abby Wambaugh both spoofs and nails a wide variety of comedy styles, from standup to slapstick to Moth-style storytelling to musical comedy. At various times, she…
In its thrilling opening rap, "Mexodus" gives an overview of the little-known history of Mexico as a refuge for thousands of escaping American slaves before the Civil War. Rhythmic, uncommon…
Elizabeth Marvel has been summoned to an ominous-looking room by a uniformed official; she doesn't know why,  and the chatty official keeps her (and us) in suspense. She is the lawyer …
Below is a calendar of New York theater opening* in October, including three opening on Broadway. "Ragtime" originated at the Encores concert series, "Liberation" had a brief run Off-Broa…
