5,771 stories by "JONATHAN MANDELL"
The opening of "Oh, Mary!" tonight at the Lyceum marks the Broadway debut of Cole Escola as both playwright and performer, but the Off-Broadway run earlier this year of this campy comedy abo…
The League of Independent Theater has announced the half dozen recipients of the 2024 New York independent Theater Awards, honoring "outstanding leadership, service, artistry and commitment …
Let's show our PresidentWe're glad he's the White House resident. Step on the gasAnd dance to a rhythm that's class-A,Hey, hey,This is the wayWe're keepin' cool with Coolidge. The song "Keep…
These ten titles are newly available to watch for free at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT), in the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, which since 1…
A friend writes about the final performance of Merrily We Roll Along on Sunday: "The Merrily performance was so moving. Worth every penny. The crowd was high energy  Saw some people with…
Laura Benanti's autobiographical show is far from the first live performance that Audible has produced at the Minetta Lane Theater in order to turn it into an audiobook; the company has been…
My latest patriotic poll: Rank these ten Broadway musicals that take actual American history as their subject, from most to least favorite. Two are currently on Broadway; one is schedule…
"Because our Constitution does not shield a former President from answering for criminal and treasonous acts, I dissent," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent of Trump v. United Stat…
Only "Merrily We Roll Along" is performing on the 4th of July itself; its acclaimed run ends on Sunday! But more than a dozen of the 27 currently running Broadway shows have added performanc…
Below is a calendar of New York theater opening* in July,, including two Broadway plays, "Oh,Mary" and "Job,"  both of which are transferring from sold-out runs Off Broadway; Â�…
The patriotic fireworks arguably started early this year, with the fallout from the Presidential debate, which arguably was the very definition of "political theater" " something that Hillar…
How well were you paying attention to theater news this past month? Answer these ten questions (plus a bonus question) to find out. Loading…
Fifty-five years to the day after the riot that launched the modern gay rights movement, a group called Pride Live celebrated the official opening of a visitor center in the room where it ha…
One debater vigorously delivered one lie after another, but the other spoke with a raspy voice and a tentative manner.  (debate transcript.) So Republicans gloat and Democrats pa…
Holland Taylor and Ana Villafañe are perfectly cast in this intelligent and illuminating comedy about the relationship between the  first woman Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, a…
When he first met Lucille Ball, his future mother-in-law, Laurence Luckinbill  accidentally set his apartment on fire.  He had been preparing a meal for her, and left the eggplan…
Broadway in Bryant Park has announced the lineup for this summer's four free Thursday lunchtime concerts, performed by the casts from current Broadway shows, which will begin on July 11. …
In "Relics and Their Humans," we learn that Josh Quillen's father Jerry was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease: "…you will eventually lose all muscle control and then you will die with…
Among the free cultural events happening across all five boroughs this summer, there are many over the next week celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride, leading to the NYC Pride March on June 30, marki…
At the beginning of "The Survival," as she's about to go on her third date with a man she met in a bar, Achan (Janet Kilonzo) tells her best friend that she thinks she's found the one she's …
To say that I found this clever, fun-filled queering of Andrew Lloyd Webber's idiosyncratic 1982 musical at times confusing and even annoying is only to say that it's still "Cats" " much-lov…
"Titanic" turns out to be the ideal musical for an Encores! concert, focused on the music. The original 1997 Broadway production about the most famous maritime disaster in history was an exp…
In his Tony acceptance speech this month, Jonathan Groff thanked his role as the gay character Melchior  Gabor sixteen years ago in "Spring Awakening" for inspiring him "to come out of…
"How wonderful to see you all glistening in the sun," Phylicia Rashad said in Times Square, accepting this year's Legacy Award from the Broadway League as part of the fourth annual Broadway …
Below is a guide to this year's Tony-winning plays and musicals that are still playing " although several are closing soon; one next week.  The listings include a video of the Tony per…
