5,806 stories by "Jonathan Mandell"
The eerie true story of National Geographic photographer Loren McIntyre's encounter with the elusive Mayoruna tribe while lost in the Amazon rainforest is made stranger still in Simon McB…
As the host of Saturday Night Live, Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared in some half-dozen sketches (see photo collage below with links to the videos.) None were more satisfying than his  …
Get out of my face, the cop in riot gear screams in my face. He then pummels me to the ground. Actually, it's my avatar that gets hits. I get a message: Because I was angry, I …
It is possible to enjoy Holiday Inn, subtitled "The New Irving Berlin Musical," although there is little new about it. The Broadway adaptation of the 1942 Crosby/Astaire movie features a har…
It is possible to enjoy Holiday Inn, subtitled "The New Irving Berlin Musical," although there is little new about it. The Broadway adaptation of the 1942 Crosby/Astaire movie features a har…
I've only sat through nine hours of A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, Taylor Mac's outrageous, outlandish, offensive, embarrassing, raunchy, insightful, inspired, clever, sometimes hilar…
Theater has been represented for thousands of years by the tragedy and comedy masks — and this week, by Grumpy the cat’s one-night gig in Cats and the opening of Judith LightR…
October is stuffed — to use the title of one of the many shows opening this month. There are seven shows opening on Broadway alone (eight if you count a concert with a week-long run.) …
How well were you paying attention to the New York theater news and reviews in September? Answer these 11 questions to find out.
President George W. Bush was convicted of war crimes at the International Criminal Court in the Hague, on the night I attended The Trial of an American President, an earnest, informative and…
President George W. Bush was convicted of war crimes at the International Criminal Court in the Hague, on the night I attended The Trial of an American President, an earnest, informative and…
Those of us who have followed her splendid career since Judith Light returned to the New York stage in 2010 welcomed the news that she would be appearing in a new solo play written by Neil L…
Those of us who have followed her splendid career since Judith Light returned to the New York stage in 2010 welcomed the news that she would be appearing in a new solo play written by Neil L…
There are two ways to take "5 Guys Chillin'," Peter Darney's play in the Fringe Encore series that takes place among five half-naked gay characters at a drug-fueled sex party. One is as a se…
Denzel Washington’s movie adaptation of “Fences,” August Wilson’s 1987 play, will be in movie theaters nationwide on December 25, 2016. Below is a first movie trailer…
“The Golfer” and “Broken Bone Bathtub” (pictured) were among the big winners of the 2016 New York Innovative Theatre Awards, which honor excellence Off-Off Broadwa…
Nat Turner in Jerusalem, a new play by Nathan Alan Davis at New York Theatre Workshop, is yet another retelling of Nat Turner's 1831 slave insurrection, a story that has been told and retold…
Nat Turner in Jerusalem, a new play by Nathan Alan Davis at New York Theatre Workshop, is yet another retelling of Nat Turner's 1831 slave insurrection, a story that has been told and retold…
The National Museum of African-American Culture and History officially opened this past weekend in Washington D.C. Among the almost 37,000 objects in its permanent collection are photo…
Political theater gets new meanings — and new attention — just six weeks before the Presidential election….and less than three weeks before the cut-off for voter registrati…
Below is a map showing the location of some 40 tables at today’s 30th Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Click on it (several time…
The National Museum of African-American Culture and History officially opens today in Washington D.C. Among the almost 37,000 objects in its permanent collection are photographs, programs…
A play starring a demonic hand puppet tops American Theatre Magazine’s annual survey of the most popular plays that will be produced by non-profit theaters throughout the country in th…
Sister Act ran on Broadway between March 4, 2011 and August 26, 2012. Patina Miller went on to a Tony-winning performance in Pippin. Below is my review the night it opened, April 20, 2011: P…
Win two tickets to see “Miss Saigon: The 25th Anniversary Performance” in a movie theater near you on September 22. “Miss Saigon” returns to the Broadway stage …
