5,772 stories by "JONATHAN MANDELL"
“Hamilton” made the top or near the top of every critics' top 10 theater list so far for shows that opened in New York in 2015, with the exception of Charles Isherwood, who delib…
Lazarus, the hottest ticket right now in New York, is a startling new musical, featuring 18 songs written by David Bowie (four of them new), a production directed by auteur-du-jour Ivo van H…
Lazarus, the hottest ticket right now in New York, is a startling new musical, featuring 18 songs written by David Bowie (four of them new), a production directed by auteur-du-jour Ivo van H…
Jennifer Hudson, Cynthia Erivo  and Danielle Brooks (from Orange is the New Black) make their Broadway debuts in the first Broadway revival of The Color Purple, based on the Pulitzer-winn…
Near the end of La MaMa's graphic production of "Pylade," the barely-clad princess Electra was grappling with the naked prince Pylade, who minutes earlier had been on the floor doing to a sm…
My list of ten favorite shows on New York stages in 2015 tilt towards Broadway musicals " five out of “ten”  " which is in great contrast to my top ten lists last year and …
“Talk less. Smile more.” #Force4Ham pic.twitter.com/Uh6RlqDVJu " Jonathan Mandell (@NewYorkTheater) December 1, 2015 What do you do on your spare time if you have a big Broadway …
In his first original musical on Broadway in a decade, Andrew Lloyd Webber has chosen to adapt a movie with a plot that could hardly be sillier, and supplies a new score that could hardly be…
In his first original musical on Broadway in a decade, Andrew Lloyd Webber has chosen to adapt a movie with a plot that could hardly be sillier, and supplies a new score that could hardly be…
David Mamet's China Doll involves two dramas. There's the one on stage starring Al Pacino as an old billionaire in something of a cynical primer on wealth and political ambition. Then there'…
David Mamet's China Doll involves two dramas. There's the one on stage starring Al Pacino as an old billionaire who gets snared in a vague conspiracy of power and political corruption. Then …
The Wiz Live eased on down the road Thursday, the best-attended Broadway try-out in history. Next year, director Kenny Leon is planning a Main Stem transfer of the production, although it's …
The Wiz Live! eased on down the road Thursday, the best-attended Broadway try-out in history. Next year, director Kenny Leon is planning a Main Stem transfer of the production, although it's…
Why do people find fat funny? That is one of the questions provoked by "Gigantic," a musical originally entitled "Fat Camp," about a summer camp for overweight teenagers. To be fair, the sho…
Invisible Thread superficially recalls The Book of Mormon, both musicals telling the story of a couple of Americans in Uganda trying to do good works. But the new musical does not mock the e…
Below is the tracklist for The Wiz live broadcast on NBC today December 3, 2015, 8 to 11 p.m. The song titles (accompanied in parentheses by who is singing) are linked to lyrics as performed…
Four shows are opening on Broadway in December: Â “School of Rock” is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s first new musical on Broadway since 2005. Â Jennifer Hudson makes her Broadw…
Holiday Gifts for Theater Lovers: My recommendations for shows, theater subscriptions, theater books, cast recordings posters, and show-related doo-dads to get as gifts for the theater lover…
How well were you paying attention to the theater news and reviews in November? Answer these 13 questions and see. Tagged: Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Break A Leg, Broken Legs exhibition on…
How shows and performers and theater people gave thanks on Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving from #WaitressMusical and Jessie Mueller! pic.twitter.com/PLEq0oY9KB " Waitress Musical (@Waitress…
The 89th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has 41 big balloons (17 of them really big), 27 floats, 1,100 cheerleaders & dancers; more than 1,000 clowns; 12 marching bands ̵…
Theater is "ephemeral," says Maggie Smith " "every performance is like a ghost; it's there and then it's gone" " but a theater lover is for life. This helps explain my fourth annual Broadway…
What would make a woman leave her husband and three small children? The reason that Nora gives in "A Doll's House" shocked audiences when Ibsen wrote his play in 1879, and the final scene st…
During Thanksgiving week, there is plenty to do besides travel and talk to your relatives. Performing Thanksgiving Day on Broadway: Chicago, Dames at Sea, Finding Neverland, On Your Feet, an…
"Night is a Room" is the last of Naomi Wallace's plays in the Signature season devoted to her work, and it is the most gratifying" but only for the first half. In place of her other plays' g…
