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5,771 stories by "JONATHAN MANDELL"

Elf Broadway Review by Jonathan Mandell

The last time "Elf: The Musical" was on Broadway, during the holiday season a dozen years ago, I saw an autism-friendly performance of it. This turned out to be a great way to view this stag…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 8:31pm on November 17, 2024

The World of Allee Willis by Jonathan Mandell

Allee Willis, a Tony-nominated songwriter for "The Color Purple," had trouble getting the gig.  "You've never written for the theater before, and you're not Black,"  Broadway pro…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:42am on November 16, 2024

Walden Review. The climate crisis and the new debate. by Jonathan Mandell

A few years in the future,  the debate will no longer be whether or not climate change is a "hoax," as the president-elect in 2024 claims, but whether there is any possibility of survi…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 6:41pm on November 15, 2024

Tammy Faye Broadway Review by Jonathan Mandell

The Palace Theater, the venue for this disappointing British import about the rise and fall of American televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, feels like a metaphor for the musical, but in reverse…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:53pm on November 14, 2024

Maybe Happy Ending Review by Jonathan Mandell

In forty years, there will still be fireflies, and there will still be love. But fireflies will only still exist on Jeju Island near Seoul, Korea, and when Oliver and Claire (Darren Criss an…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 9:55pm on November 13, 2024

A Wonderful World The Louis Armstrong Musical Review by Jonathan Mandell

When he's told that the State Department wants him to tour the world representing the United States of America, Louis Armstrong and his fourth wife Lucille both laugh in disbelief. "Louis cu…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:06pm on November 11, 2024

Shock 2.0. Trump's Track Record on the Arts. Stageworthy News by Jonathan Mandell

The news zipper at One Times Square proclaimed "Trump's Win Brings New Era of Uncertainty,"  and Saturday Night Live cast member Kate McKinnon solemnly performed the song "Hallelujah,"…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 8:32am on November 11, 2024

Give Me Carmelita Tropicana Review. East Village theater replicated in its comic, "excruciating" glory. by Jonathan Mandell

Long before he became a Tony-winning playwright, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins enrolled at NYU in hopes of becoming a downtown performance artist, and took a course taught by Carmelita Tropicana, w…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:47pm on November 10, 2024

Ragtime in light of the election by Jonathan Mandell

So much in "Ragtime" played out differently for me because I saw it a week into its twelve-day run at New York City Center " after, rather than before, the results of the 2024 Presidential e…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 6:02pm on November 8, 2024

The 6 Best Musical Theater Album Grammy Award Nominations 2025: Listen by Jonathan Mandell

Six albums have been nominated for the best musical theater album Grammy Award, all of them of current or recent Broadway shows (the third consecutive year that only Broadway cast recordings…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 1:16pm on November 8, 2024

La MaMa Puppet Festival: The Scarecrow, Kindred Widows, Secrets History Remembers by Jonathan Mandell

"I will do my best to serve ALL citizens of Oz," His Majesty the Scarecrow tells his subjects, having been appointed by the Wizard of Oz and Glinda the Good Witch to rule over Emerald City, …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 6:10pm on November 7, 2024

"Only when it's dark enough can you see the stars" Kamala Harris concession speech video and transcript by Jonathan Mandell

"A fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results. ," Kamala Harris said at Howard University this afternoon, conceding the presidential …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 8:42pm on November 6, 2024

Election Day! Watch Stars at the Polls Vote-A-Thon by Jonathan Mandell

Today is Election Day. You can vote until 9 pm.  (Find Your Pollsite and View Your Sample Ballot) And until 6 p.m. you can watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, Martin Short, Judy Kuhn, Rosie Perez a…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 1:22pm on November 5, 2024

Election Drama and Anxiety. Maggie Smith, Gavin Creel Light-Dimming Dates at last. Stageworthy News of the Week by Jonathan Mandell

More than a million New Yorkers voted during the nine days of early voting, which ended Sunday afternoon after a campaign season filled with more drama than any in memory. How will future dr…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:50am on November 4, 2024

Strike Up The Band. The Gershwins on Tariffs and Cheesy Politicians by Jonathan Mandell

George and Ira Gershwin wrote the songs for a trio of political satires in the 1930s,  the last of which, "Let 'Em Eat Cake," was about a president who loses his bid for re-election an…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 3:03am on November 4, 2024

Election Week Broadway Schedule by Jonathan Mandell

See the Broadway performance schedule for the week of November 4 below. All but a half dozen Broadway shows are canceling their performances on Tuesday, November 5 " Election Day " whi…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 1:13pm on November 2, 2024

November 2024 New York Theater Openings by Jonathan Mandell

Below is a selection of theater opening* in New York in November, including six shows on Broadway, all of them musicals " two of them about the well-known real-life Americans Tammy Faye B…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 5:32pm on November 1, 2024

Theater Quiz for October 2024 by Jonathan Mandell

How well were you paying attention to the theater news and reviews during last full month before Election 2024? Answer these ten quiz questions and find out. Loading…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:37pm on October 31, 2024

Kamala Harris Ellipse Speech: Video and Transcript by Jonathan Mandell

"Nearly 250 years ago, America was born when we wrested freedom from a petty tyrant. Across the generations, Americans have preserved that freedom, expanded it, and in so doing, proved to th…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 7:21am on October 30, 2024

In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot Review by Jonathan Mandell

In Sarah Mantell's play, a group of itinerant Amazon warehouse workers spend their days moving packages from conveyor belts to utility carts, and their nights in what could be called a marri…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 5:10pm on October 29, 2024

Bad Kreyòl Review. An American in a Haiti you don't know by Jonathan Mandell

Every item handmade by a Haitian has to tell a story of hardship, a businessman named Thomas tells Gigi, who is hoping he will connect his international customers to the luxury goods she …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:08pm on October 28, 2024

Stageworthy News of the Week: Left on Romeo. Sunset on Democracy? by Jonathan Mandell

The uncertainty of the presidential election next week, far scarier than Halloween, has colored many events this week  " certainly the  "appalling" decision by two major newsp…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:25am on October 28, 2024

We Live in Cairo Review. by Jonathan Mandell

The Arab Spring, a wave of demonstrations by citizens demanding democracy in some dozen countries in the Middle East and North Africa, now seems like distant history. But the uprisings were …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:04pm on October 27, 2024

Sunset Blvd. Broadway Review by Jonathan Mandell

All eyes in "Sunset Blvd" have been focused on the fierce, full-throated and humongously-photographed performance by Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond, the once-reigning silent movie queen…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:23pm on October 26, 2024

Romeo + Juliet Broadway Review by Jonathan Mandell

  This is a Romeo and Juliet aimed unapologetically at Gen Z: Its two stars, fan-magnets Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, are both under 25. They lead a young cast, all but two of whom ar…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:48pm on October 24, 2024
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