5,772 stories by "JONATHAN MANDELL"
"Inanimate," a new play by Nick Robideau about a young woman who falls in love with a Dairy Queen sign, is most noteworthy for being the first play to be presented in the new building…
The nation’s second-largest theater district, a 17-block area in the heart of downtown Houston, is among the casualties of Tropical Storm Harvey, the flooding from its torrential rain …
In his new memoir Sense of Occasion, Hal Prince explains that Prince of Broadway, the new Broadway revue celebrating and sampling Prince's extraordinary 70-year career in the theater, "was e…
In his new memoir Sense of Occasion, Hal Prince explains that Prince of Broadway, the new Broadway revue celebrating and sampling Prince's extraordinary 70-year career in the theater, "was e…
Harold Prince's new memoir, “Sense of Occasion” (Applause Books, $29.99) — a conversational chronicle and candid analysis of his many hits, seminal musicals and occasional …
What is your favorite show on Broadway that explores serious issues in an entertaining way? Below are some answers to this question, which I asked in a recent contest for tickets to a show, …
My Broadway 2017-2018 Preview Guide has been updated, thanks to a flurry of new shows announced, a couple this past week: Denzel Washington will lead the 20-member cast for the fifth Broadwa…
What was the most underrated show you've ever seen on a New York stage? Below are the answers to that question, which I asked in a now-ended contest to win tickets to a show I feel fi…
Aaron and Wes have broken up, but Aaron can't seem to let go, in "Last Ditch Playlist," Brad Baron's semi-autobiographical play about his first love and his first breakup, which is running t…
All 17 members of The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities resigned today to protest President Trump’s comments on the events last weekend in Charlottesville, as The Wa…
Choose the show that you are most looking forward to. The list below is for shows that have opening dates on Broadway from September 2017 to January 2018 as of this writing, and they are lis…
Below are the six most popular videos I shot of the performances during the six weekly concerts this 17th summer of Broadway in Bryant Park. Tagged: Andy Karl, Barrett Doss, Betsy Wolfe, Bro…
This has been the week from Hell both in the larger world and in the world of New York theater, but for theater fans also a little bit of Heaven, with the announcements of new shows, …
The vain, reckless son of a rich man is suddenly thrust into power by a venal group of citizens marked by their "ugliness, stupidity, greed, cowardice, corruption and sheer unpleas…
Win two tickets to see Bandstand for free. Â I liked this show, about a 1940’s swing band made up of World War II veterans, for its thrilling choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, who…
"The only hope until we kick him out of office is to discombobulate him," Michael Moore says near the beginning of his playful, pointed and partisan one-man show, as he stands in front of an…
In format, Michael Moore's live show has little in common with his funny but focused documentaries about specific issues,…It’s more like a scattershot variety show…But the …
 “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812” will close September 3, 2017 on Broadway, having played 32 previews and 336 regular performances — a journey that began a…
Barbara Cook, the self-proclaimed poor, naive Southern Belle who became the reigning soprano in the Golden Age of Broadway and then a cabaret and concert hall star of the first magnitude, ha…
Errol and Fidel, Generation Me, and Georama were among the big winners of the 2017 New York Musical Festival Awards for Excellence. Freedom Riders won for both outstanding music and ̶…
Indecent ends today on Broadway, but Paula Vogel’s play was recorded Thursday for BroadwayHD streaming in January. Hamilton opened on Broadway two years ago today July Quiz August open…
Michael Moore and Harold Prince have the month all to themselves, more or less, Â at the center of the two Broadway shows opening this month. It’s unusual to have any shows open on B…
I ran into Congressman John Lewis, one of the heroes of the Civil Rights Movement, on my way to see "Freedom Riders," the inspiring gospel and soul-flavored musical about the courageous effo…
A musical written by Maurice Sendak, with a score by Carole King?! Why isn't it better known? That question would seem to make "Really Rosie," which is on stage at New York City Center throu…
How well were you paying attention to theater news and reviews in July, a month full of controversies? Answer these 10 questions and see.
