5,786 stories by "JONATHAN MANDELL"
Maxim de Winter brings his new wife home to his estate, Manderley. There she learns of the mystery of his first wife, now dead… Rebecca. Based on the classic novel by Daphne du Maurier …
Some 1,200 young men auditioned to be the newsboys of Newsies, the members of the ensemble who dance, act and sing. For Playbill, I profile two of the extraordinary performers who made it &#…
"Shakespeare and Sondheim in the Park," it says on the new logo used in posters and programs and t-shirts for the Delacorte Theater's 50th season, and it is a slogan one can happily embrace …
The story behind "Bullet for Adolf," an aimless comedy co-written and directed by Woody Harrelson that has now opened at New World Stages, surely helps explain why the actor decided in his 5…
For its 16th year, the New York Fringe Festival will be presenting 187 shows from August 10 to August 26th in 20 theaters in Lower Manhattan. It seems a daunting taks to pick what shows to s…
How some fancy footwork (and many stairs) made stars of the Newsies newsboys, including Ryan Steele and Ephraim Sykes
Marvin Hamlisch, best-known as composer of “A Chorus Line” and “The Way We Were,” has died at age 68. A child prodigy, he was the youngest student ever admitted to th…
August is a time for Broadway closings –Â Fela (Aug 4), Memphis and Harvey (Sun Aug 5) Ghost (Aug 18), Sister Act (Aug 26th) — but this week, two shows actually opened on Broad…
Two months ago, I got the scoop from “Slings and Arrows” co-creator Bob Martin, who Tweeted during his Twitter conversation with me: “Slings may live again.” They …
As predicted, nobody could resist making puns about “knockouts” and “heavyweights” in reviewing Mike Tyson’s one-man show, “Undisputed Truth,” which…
Twenty-seven cast members of Mamma Mia sang four ABBA songs from the hit musical. Below are four of them. And then I spend about 27 seconds interviewing one of the long-time cast members, Al…
Three of the main cast members of “Chaplin The Musical,” a new Broadway show about the life of Charlie Chaplin, which is opening at the Ethel Barrymore on September 10, sang thre…
An excerpt of my review of Bring It On is below. (The full review) Meanwhile, here are some pictures I couldn’t include in the review he first surprise of "Bring It On The Musical," wh…
"FDR was a cheerleader….Madonna was a cheerleader…Michael Jordan," sing the cast of "Bring It On," a musical based on a movie about two competing high school cheerleading squads, adapted…
Test how much you were paying attention this month to New York theater news — questions about Katie Holmes,Celeste Holm, Ernest Borgnine,….Claire Tow, Gilligan’s Island,…
New York Musical Theatre Festival has completed its ninth year, with “A Letter to Harvey Milk” and “Baby Case” (based on the Lindbergh baby abduction) dominating the …
"Tin Bucket Drum," the Imbewu Trust's South African fable of a girl born with rhythm who challenges a police state, is told lyrically by Mpume Mthombeni.
Two shows are opening on Broadway this coming week, the middle of the summer: "Bring It On: The Musical" on Wednesday and "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" on Thursday. This past week in New Yo…
Today is National Dance Day, and the United States Postal Service today issues four new stamps pays tribute by issue stamps of four “Innovative Choreographers” — Â Isador…
Bob Fosse is shown on the set of Sweet Charity (1969) on this United States Postal Service stamp, issued today, which is National Dance Day, as part of their Innovative Choreographers ser…
Four members of the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys sang three songs from the musical, which opened Nov 6, 2005 and tells the story of Franki Valli an the Four Seasons, a 60's group whose songs…
The cast of The Fantasticks sang four songs at Broadway in Bryant Park, including child pop star Aaron Carter, and new cast member John Davidson gave a short funny speech. Davidson says in t…
The first preview of Into the Woods at the Delacorte Theater got a mixed response, none more controversial than a tweet by actress and singer Morgana James (Godspell, Wonderland, The Addams …
Here are the nominees for the New York Innovative Theatre Awards. Winners will be announced in a ceremony on September 24th. Outstanding Ensemble The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions …
"He was young, abstract, and therefore cruel," Dostoevsky writes of a character in Crime and Punishment. "Some things are not forgivable: Deliberate cruelty is not forgivable," Blanche says …
