5,809 stories by "Jonathan Mandell"
As one by one the stars of Broadway paired up with pets in need of homes and climbed onto the makeshift stage of Shubert Alley to make a pitch, more than one of the performers in effect expl…
Erik Altemus, who normally plays Lewis and is an understudy for Pippin in the Broadway production of the Stephen Schwartz musical, sang “Corner of the Sky” from Pippin at the Bro…
Chuck Cooper began his professional acting career 30 years ago, debuting on Broadway in 1983, winning a Tony for his portrayal of the character Memphis in "The Life." He will soon re…
The cast of the Off-Broadway musical, “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812″ sang three at the Broadway in Bryant Park lunchtime concert: Prologue, Charming, and Sonya Alo…
Ann Harada currently performs as Charlotte, one of Cinderella’s not-so-evil stepsisters in the Broadway debut of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical. This is her sixth role on Broa…
Visually ravishing, conceptually inventive, and infused with great talent, "Monkey: Journey To The West, " the theater piece that opens this year's Lincoln Center Festival, Â is an intrigu…
Whose life story would you like to see on Broadway? I asked this question for a ticket giveaway contest. Below are the answers the contestants supplied. So now, a poll: Which of these would …
What is the best Hamlet you ever saw? What is the worst Hamlet you ever saw? Answer either of these questions, or both, to enter into a ticket giveaway for a new Off-Broadway production of S…
"Well, well, well, well, well, well, will wonders never cease?" Santino Fontana was singing "She Loves Me," the title song of a musical that changed my life. For the first time in its 68-yea…
“A life in the theater is. a way of life….a passion…a spiritual choice. It's not a rational choice .” –  Sarah Benson ‪of Soho Rep Yes, New York theate…
Ten patriotic songs by some of America’s great composers, from Irving Berlin to John Philip Sousa to Woody Guthrie, performed by Leonard Bernstein, James Cagney, Ray Charles,�…
Anthony Rapp, best-known as the performer who originated the role of Mark in "Rent," is starring in a new musical that will give only three performances, for a ticket price no higher than $2…
Ticket Giveaway:Â Win two tickets to see "Soul Doctor,"Â Â a musical that tells the story of Shlomo Carlebach, the “Rock Star Rabbi” of the 1960′s. Â After his esca…
Jerry Mitchell, now a Tony-winning choreographer (most recently for “Kinky Boots”), remembers dancing naked on a drum in “The Indian of the Dawn” number in “Wil…
June was the month of the Tony Awards, but it also marked something of a 1960′s revival on Broadway, and was in general a very weird month for the theater. See how well you were paying…
The week in New York theater seemed full of news about the 1960's. With a musical officially scheduled for Broadway about Janis Joplin and another by Woody Allen, and the cast announced for …
Next week’s cover of the New Yorker Magazine Tagged: Bert and Ernie, gay marriage, gay rights, Muppets, New Yorker, Supreme Court
There's something that seems innately decent about actor David Morse — Â best-known to TV viewers for his roles on St. Elsewhere and Treme, and for portraying George Washington in th…
Number one play of the past 100 years is Arthur Miller’s 1949 play “Death of A Salesman,” according to Entertainment Weekly’s issue of July 5/12, 2013. Â Number 50 …
Ticket Giveaway:Â Win two tickets to see "Forever Tango,"Â Â a compilation of Argentinian music and dance on its third go-round on Broadway — the first show of the 2013-2014 Broa…
Didn't Broadway just end? Yet here it is again. Yes, Ann and I’ll Eat You Last are both closing this week, with Lucky Guy and The Assembled Parties soon to follow. But the first show o…
From Tennessee Williams and Shakespeare to the Beatles and the “Rock Star Rabbi”; revivals of works by Pinter and Beckett; the return to Broadway of Billy Crystal, Idina Menzel, …
It is easy to claim Savion Glover as the best tap-dancer of his generation. Who else is there? He was a child prodigy and an exciting Broadway performer, debuting on Broadway at age 10 in "T…
The drinks are flying in "The Explorers Club," and I don't mean at intermission. The bartender slides them so forcefully off the dark wood bar on stage and in such rapid succession that it a…
James Gandolfini, best known for his role as an angst-ridden mob boss on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” has died at age 51 while on vacation in Italy, reportedly due to a possible h…
