5,771 stories by "JONATHAN MANDELL"
Choose the show that you are most looking forward to, among the 13 that have firm opening dates on Broadway between now and April 27, 2023, when the 2022-2023 season ends. They are listed ch…
Will 2023 be a year of innovation or retrenchment for theater in New York, especially on Broadway? That's the first of several questions for the year ahead. 7 Major Questions for Theater in …
On January 1, 2020, I explored seven possible major theater trends  of the new decade, asking: What will the future of theater turn out to be? I entitled the post "Seeing 2020," …
Let us celebrate surviving to a new and hopefully better year, by honoring these dozen Broadway veterans in their nineties . Click on any photograph to see it enlarged and read the caption. …
How much do you remember of this unusual year in theater? Answer these 20 questions to find out. Loading…
An 88-year-old producer complaining about Broadway ticket prices was the most popular post by far on this blog in 2022 " and that in an odd way speaks to the enthusiasm of New York Theater r…
Below is a list of theater books to read in 2023, most of which were published in 2022.‡ Click on the titles to find more information and to purchase these books, grouped under five…
My annual New Year's Eve last-minute guide to events that are still available to do on New Year's Eve 2023 (when 2022 turns into 2023) in New York City: Times Square.Broadway show schedul…
"on hiatus"→closed. (e.g.) mask mandatory→mask optional. Brooks Atkinson→Lena Horne; Cort→James Earl Jones. Beanie→Julie→Lea. Sara Porkalob vs. 1776…
Below are some of the people from the theater community who died in 2022, listed alphabetically. Click on any photograph (and click the ⌽ button) to read the caption, most of which link…
It was the kind of year when the audience gave a standing ovation for a regular line in the script of a play one particular night, because of a Supreme Court decision announced during that d…
"A Strange Loop,' is the most acclaimed show among theater critics whose lists of top 10 New York theater for 2022 are featured below. Following close behind is "Oratorio for Living Thing…
"We're very different," Andy Warhol (Paul Bettany) says to Jean-Michel Basquiat (Jeremy Pope) when they first meet to collaborate on making a painting. "You're all spontaneous and wild, and …
It's hard not to fall instantly in love with Pops at the beginning of this must-see Broadway production of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize winning play by Stephen Adly Guirgis, the playwright laurea…
A first for the Tony Awards: United Palace, a grand old theater in Washington Heights, will be the site of the 76th annual awards ceremony, which is now scheduled to take place on June 11…
Below is the Broadway schedule for the last two weeks of 2022 " Monday, Dec. 19 up to New Year's Day 2023 " with links to my reviews of the shows (which contain links to their websites to ge…
Nathan Lane, Jessica Chastain, Josh Groban, Laura Linney and Phillipa Soo are all returning to Broadway in what promises to be the first normal Spring season in four years (or at least we're…
"Ain't No' Mo" playwright Jordan E. Cooper announced on stage last night that thanks to his campaign his play is not closing this Sunday as had been announced; it's been extended to next Fri…
'MJ' musical numbers from opening night, Neil Diamond himself singing opening night at "A Beautiful Noise," two different numbers from "Funny Girl," the debate over Jewish assimilation in "L…
Victoria Clark gave one of my favorite performances last year, for "Kimberly Akimbo" Off-Broadway, and she appears again in this latest of my annual lists of favorite theatrical performan…
Cara De Silva, journalist, author, scholar, lecturer and friend, died last week " which I just found out on Facebook. This is probably fitting, since she was an avid conversationalist on tha…
The holiday theater season hit some snags this week, with two Broadway shows set to close just weeks after opening, Stomp, an Off-Broadway staple closing after twenty-nine years, and comedy …
"Some Like It Hot" is glitzy, excessive, frenetic and funny,  with hyperactive choreography, a game, talented cast, and a jazzy score with multiple 11 o'clock numbers. Much of th…
Two recently opened Broadway shows abruptly announced their closing this week. Producers of "KPOP" announced on Tuesday that the musical composed by Helen Park would close this Sunday Decemb…
