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Friday, April 2, 2021

Theater Blog Roundup: Recovering. by Jonathan Mandell

"…you must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on," Samuel Beckett wrote in 1953; Terry Teachout quotes that line in his blog About Last Night, right before his entry on the same day that he …

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Thursday, April 1, 2021

Theater Openings April 2021: Bolder Than Broadway by Jonathan Mandell

Below is the day-to-day listing of theater that is opening in the month of April* " which includes digital theater, and in-person shows (three on April 2! Another on April 9) in addition to …

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Theater Quiz for March 2021: Awards, Anniversary by Jonathan Mandell

How well were you paying attention to the theater news and reviews in March? Answer these dozen questions " about the anniversary of the lockdown and awards and vaccines and in-person and…

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Drama League Award 2021 Nominations: Honoring DIGITAL Theater! by Jonathan Mandell

Below are the nominations for the 87th Annual Drama League Awards, the first major theater award to honor the theater that has been created this year " which is to say digital theater.…

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Monday, March 29, 2021

Vaccinated=Reopening.#Stageworthy News of the Week. by Jonathan Mandell

As the first New York theaters reopen at reduced capacity this coming Friday, the hope for a wider reopening rests on a stepping up of vaccinations. To that end, there was good news on the f…

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Stamina and Stardom: Newsies Dancers Work as One to Seize the Day by Jonathan Mandell

How some fancy footwork (and many stairs) made stars of the Newsies newsboys, including Ryan Steele and Ephraim Sykes.

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Sunday, March 28, 2021

Tina Turner: HBO Documentary vs Broadway Musical and Hollywood Movie by Jonathan Mandell

The new documentary about the performer Tina Turner includes scene about both the Broadway musical "Tina, the Tina Turner Musical" and the 1993 Hollywood movie,  "What's Love Got To Do…

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Saturday, March 27, 2021

The Arts and Reopening. Dr. Anthony Fauci transcript and video, plus full NEA Webinar by Jonathan Mandell

"Art in all its forms is vital to the health and well-being of us as individuals and as communities," Dr. Anthony Fauci concludes his remarks in the March 23rd National Endowment for the Art…

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Happy #WorldTheatreDay 2021! Celebrate With Helen Mirren and the World's Most Beautiful Theaters by Jonathan Mandell

Today is the 60th annual World Theatre Day. As we await the reopening of physical theaters throughout the world, British actress Helen Mirren delivers the annual International World Theat…

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Friday, March 26, 2021

Trauma in [hieroglyph] and 5 other new plays from On Women Festival and Arts Incubator Short Play Fest by Jonathan Mandell

"[hieroglyph]," a play by Erika Dickerson-Despenza, begins with a mystery:  Why is a teenager named Davis placing strange symbols on her drawings for art class? They are disturbing eno…

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

Theater Workers To Get Their Own Vaccination Sites, Mayor de Blasio announces by Jonathan Mandell

"We will move heaven and earth to bring Broadway back," Mayor Bill de Blasio declared in announcing dedicated Covid-19 vaccination sites on Broadway for the theater industry, with a mobile v…

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Book Review: Drama. David Rockwell's Theatrical and Architectural Designs by Jonathan Mandell

David Rockwell " who has designed the sets for more than 60 theatrical productions, including 27 on Broadway, and has helped create offices, restaurants, nightclubs, playgrounds, and theater…

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Fully Committed Review: Maulik Pancholy as 40 characters in a trendy restaurant by Jonathan Mandell

This new production of "Fully Committed," starring Maulik Pancholy as a beleaguered restaurant reservations clerk and some 40 comically difficult characters with whom he interacts, is at lea…

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Asian-American Theater Artists Speak Out by Jonathan Mandell

In response to the killing last week of six Asian-American women in Atlanta and a rise in anti-Asian violence, AAPAC, the advocacy group for Asian-American performers, released a statement t…

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Monday, March 22, 2021

#Stageworthy Week of Theatrical Frustration, Fights, and Dreams by Jonathan Mandell

"Afterwardsness" by Bill T. Jones was slated to begin at the Park Avenue Armory this week, the first of the productions in some half dozen New York theaters permitted to reopen at reduced ca…

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Sunday, March 21, 2021

Theater Openings March 22-31 by Jonathan Mandell

Below is a day-to-day list of theater that is opening between March 22 to March 31, a starry ten days that includes World Theatre Day! Monday, March 22 BKLYNStream Theatre3:30 p.m. ET availa…

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Saturday, March 20, 2021

The Aran Islands Review: Irish Rep's Irish storytelling at its most riveting by Jonathan Mandell

The Irish Rep's award-winning season continues with its tenth online production since the shutdown, "The Aran Islands,"  which demonstrates the glory and the beauty of Irish storytelli…

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Friday, March 19, 2021

"This is Jim Crow in new clothes." Senator Raphael Warnock's Maiden Floor Speech on the need for new voting rights laws. Video and Transcript by Jonathan Mandell

"We are witnessing right now a massive and unabashed assault on voting rights unlike anything we've ever seen since the Jim Crow era. This is Jim Crow in new clothes. Since the January elect…

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Reopening, Recalibrating, Responding to Our Current Crises. Q and A with The Shed's Alex Poots by Jonathan Mandell

There is no "return to normal," says Alex Poohs, artistic director of The Shed in the interview below. But there is a return.Of all the theaters that the pandemic forced to shut down in New …

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Dream: Royal Shakespeare Company's Avatar version of Midsummer Nights Dreams by Jonathan Mandell

I had a mixed reaction to the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "Dream," a 30-minute online experiment inspired by the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which is being presented l…

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Nomadland and Passing Through: Discovering America by van and by foot, on stage and on screen. by Jonathan Mandell

In both the film "Nomadland," nominated for six Academy Awards, and the play "Passing Through," the first musical that Goodspeed is presenting virtually,  a  lone character trave…

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Be An #ArtsHero's Cartoon Campaign by Jonathan Mandell

These arts-related cartoons are part of the Cartoon Campaign created by a partnership between the artist activist group Be An #ArtsHero and Counterpoint, a group of editorial cartoonists …

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Monday, March 15, 2021

Year 2: The Reopening. An Optimistic Ides. #Stageworthy News of the Week. by Jonathan Mandell

Beware the Ides of March, indeed.  A year ago today, the mayor shut down all remaining New York City theaters (the governor had shut Broadway three days earlier).   "I think we a…

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March 2021 Theater Openings Week 3: Stars in the House AND Viral Monologues Anniversaries. The Last Five Years. Dorian Gray Updated. by Jonathan Mandell

Below are the day-by-day listings of online theater that is opening between March 15 and March 21. This includes the return of Viral Monologues on its first anniversary, a celebration of …

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Oscar Nominations 2021: Mank Leads by Jonathan Mandell

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations in 23 categories for the 93rd annual Oscars,which will air on ABC on April 25 (delayed because of the pandemic.) "Ma…

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Sunday, March 14, 2021

The Year of Magical Thinking and Middletown: Baby Boomer Theater? by Jonathan Mandell

"I was in denial, I knew it was all a mistake, Kathleen would be calling any minute," Sandy Duncan as Peg says about her daughter, killed during 9/11 in "Middletown," a play by Dan Cla…

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Jagged Little Pill Wins Grammy For Best Musical Album by Jonathan Mandell

Jagged Little Pill wins best musical album at the 63rn annual Grammy Awards. Alanis Morissette's original album was the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1996. The new musical (my review) crea…

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Saturday, March 13, 2021

Watch "We Will Be Back" Pop-Up Concert in Times Square by Jonathan Mandell

"I see unbelievable passion, dedication and drive from artists," Chita Rivera, masked, says in the video below, one of the Broadway stars who that joined dancers and a small crowd in face ma…

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Friday, March 12, 2021

Women's Day on Broadway 2021 in Tweeted Highlights by Jonathan Mandell

It was a fitting way to spend the afternoon of a grim anniversary, Women's Day on Broadway, a two-hour virtual conference that felt at times more like a support group, full of candor about i…

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

Three Days of Rain Review. Not Julia Roberts, but better. by Jonathan Mandell

No the virtual reunion reading of Three Days of Rain doesn't star Julia Roberts or Bradley Cooper " but that is a good thing.  The two made their Broadway debuts in a 2006 productio…

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The ACTA Winners: Online Theater Awards for Pandemic Year One by Jonathan Mandell

Below are the winners of the ACTAs " American Connected Theater Awards* " for theatrical storytelling created and presented online during the year between March 2020 and March 2021. These ar…

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All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off