All stories by Jonathan Mandell on BroadwayStars

Monday, April 9, 2018

This Flat Earth Review: Another School Shooting, and Two Teens Reel by Jonathan Mandell

In "This Flat Earth," 13-year-old Julie (Ella Kennedy Davis) doesn't understand why the newspaper article about the school shooting that killed nine of her classmates has the word "Another" …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:30PM[SHARE]

Hamilton Sweeps Olivier Awards. Theater Concussions. Week in New York Theater by Jonathan Mandell

Hamilton takes home seven Olivier Awards " not a record (matched by Matilda and beaten by Harry Potter), but not a bad showing. More on the Oliviers below.   The Week in New York Theate…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:52AM[SHARE]
Saturday, April 7, 2018

Feeding the Dragon Review: An Enchanted Childhood Living Inside a Library by Jonathan Mandell

In "Feeding the Dragon" — Sharon Washington's delightfully acted memoir about an enchanted childhood spent literally living in a branch of the New York Public Library — we learn …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:01PM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 5, 2018

Symphonie Fantastique: Basil Twist's innovative abstract puppet concert returns to HERE! by Jonathan Mandell

You can say that Harriet Smithson, a famous Shakespearean actress, is the star of the Symphonie Fantastique by composer Hector Berlioz; she is also in a way the star of the Symph…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:47AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Lucille Lortel Award Nominations 2018 Off-Broadway: KPOP, Bella, Mary Jane Lead by Jonathan Mandell

The nominations for 33rd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards are: Outstanding Play Cost of Living Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival Written by Mar…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:12PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

April is the Foolest Month! Superstar Soars. The Week in New York Theater by Jonathan Mandell

The theater community always takes April Fools Day seriously: “The Lion King Will Become First Musical to Play Seven Continents- Antarctic Production Will Open in 2019" BroadwayWorl…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:58AM[SHARE]
Monday, April 2, 2018

Watch Jesus Christ Superstar Live online in its entirety by Jonathan Mandell

Miss Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live” on NBC on Sunday, April 1st? Watch it below:

SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:41PM[SHARE]

April 2018 New York Theater Openings by Jonathan Mandell

The nine shows opening on Broadway in the month of April include four musicals and five plays " the old ones among the most beloved (Carousel, My Fair Lady) or respected (by Eugene O’N…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:20PM[SHARE]

Jesus Christ Superstar Tops Live TV Musical Critical Ranking by Jonathan Mandell

Jesus Christ Superstar Live, the Andrew Lloyd Webber, Andrew Rice musical that was broadcast live on NBC Sunday, April 1, 2018, has received ecstatic reviews — 100 percent on the tomat…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:09AM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 1, 2018

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert on NBC: Dress Rehearsal Pics by Jonathan Mandell

Below are a dozen images from the dress rehearsal of the NBC live broadcast tonight at 8 p.m. ET of “Jesus Christ Superstar” the rock opera about the final week in the life of Je…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:20AM[SHARE]
Saturday, March 31, 2018

Three Tall Women Review: Glenda Jackson and Albee on Broadway, Triumphant by Jonathan Mandell

"I was tall and I was strong,"  recalls the oldest woman in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women, and you believe it, because it is Glenda Jackson, who commands even as she winces in pain or c…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:21PM[SHARE]

Three Tall Women: Review and Pics by Jonathan Mandell

"I was tall and I was strong," recalls the oldest woman in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women, and you believe it, because it is Glenda Jackson, who commands even as she winces in pain or cries…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:53PM[SHARE]
Friday, March 30, 2018

New York Theater Quiz March 2018 by Jonathan Mandell

How well were you paying attention to New York theater in March? Answer these 14 questions to find out.

SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:05PM[SHARE]

Lobby Hero Review: Chris Evans, Michael Cera in Modest Comedy of Moral Quandaries by Jonathan Mandell

"Lobby Hero," which presents a quartet of characters (two security guards and two cops) in the lobby of a high rise apartment building in Manhattan, is more than just the modest comedy it in…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:24AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 29, 2018

Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber NBC tribute in its entirety by Jonathan Mandell

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar, NBC’s celebration of the the 70th birthday of the composer of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Jesus Christ Supe…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:10AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Rocktopia Review: Fusing Rock with Classical, Tuneful with Tacky by Jonathan Mandell

"Imagine Mozart and Beethoven talking, and suddenly Freddie Mercury arrives," singer Rob Evans said (in the only words anybody spoke all evening) about halfway through "Rocktopia." If imagin…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:19PM[SHARE]

Bedlam Theatre's Pygmalion: My Fair Lady, minus the music, plus commentary on class, gender and race by Jonathan Mandell

Has My Fair Lady turned its source material, Pygmalion, into an outdated curiosity? Bedlam dares you to compare, deliberately mounting its production of George Bernard Shaw's century-old pla…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:00PM[SHARE]

Bedlam's Pygmalion: Pics and Review by Jonathan Mandell

Has My Fair Lady turned its source material, Pygmalion, into an outdated curiosity? Bedlam dares you to compare, deliberately mounting its production of George Bernard Shaw's century-old pla…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:30PM[SHARE]

Today is World Theatre Day, 2018 by Jonathan Mandell

  Today is World Theatre Day. Created in 1961,it  is celebrated annually on March 27. How will you be celebrating? This year, five different artists from five continents are deliveri…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:27AM[SHARE]
Monday, March 26, 2018

Frozen Angels. Why I Pan. The Week in NY Theater. by Jonathan Mandell

This week, “Frozen” opened on Broadway the day after the latest blizzard, and  “Angels in America,” which includes scenes from Antarctica and co-stars Nathan Lane …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:42AM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 25, 2018

Angels in America on Broadway: Pics and Review by Jonathan Mandell

"The great work begins!" Prior Walter, a character with AIDS who stays defiantly alive, proclaimed at the end of “Angels in America” when it debuted 25 years ago on Broadway. By …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:33PM[SHARE]

Review: Angels in America. Broadway revival just as compelling, just as timely by Jonathan Mandell

"The great work begins!" Prior Walter, a character with AIDS who stays defiantly alive, proclaimed at the end of Angels in America when it debuted 25 years ago on Broadway. By the time Prior…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:30PM[SHARE]
Saturday, March 24, 2018

#Marchforourlives by Jonathan Mandell

13 dead at Columbine. 26 dead at Sandy Hook. 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. What those figures about the most infamous school shootings over the past two decades fail to capture, write…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:08AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 23, 2018

Angels in America Review " at Signature with Zachary Quinto, Christian Borle, Billy Porter in 2010 by Jonathan Mandell

  They’re touting the National Theatre production of Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes,” which will open at Broadway’s N…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:17AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 22, 2018

Review: Frozen on Broadway by Jonathan Mandell

What most engaged me about Frozen, if I'm honest, is Sven the reindeer. This said more than I initially realized about the Broadway musical adaptation of the highest-grossing animated film o…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:30PM[SHARE]

Frozen on Broadway, Pics, Videos and Review by Jonathan Mandell

What most engaged me about Frozen, if I'm honest, is Sven the reindeer. This said more than I initially realized about the Broadway musical adaptation of the highest-grossing animated film o…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:05PM[SHARE]

Happy Birthday Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber! by Jonathan Mandell

Today Stephen Sondheim turns 88 (the number of keys on the piano!) and Andrew Lloyd Webber turns 70.  Sondheim made his Broadway debut at the age of 26 in 1956 , Lloyd Webber at 23 in 197…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:28PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 21, 2018

#Snowday Updates New York Theater by Jonathan Mandell

With a winter storm that is expected to coat New York City with four to eight inches of snow, city schools have been shut down, but all Broadway shows (matinees and evenings) will play as sc…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:30AM[SHARE]
Monday, March 19, 2018

Cynthia Nixon Runs for Governor. Lin-Manuel and Ben Platt Duet for Gun Control. Week in NY Theater by Jonathan Mandell

Cynthia Nixon, two-time Tony winning actress best-known for portraying lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the “Sex and the City” TV series and movies, has officially entered the race for g…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:11PM[SHARE]
Friday, March 16, 2018

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Begins: Pics Inside The Lyric Theater by Jonathan Mandell

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” begins previews tonight at the Lyric Theatre, which has been newly co-designed by Christine Jones and Brett J. Banakis. Click on any photograp…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:04PM[SHARE]

Admissions Review: White people's privilege and ambivalence by Jonathan Mandell

In "Admissions," an aggressively provocative play by Joshua Harmon at Lincoln Center, a white admissions officer (Jessica Hecht), who is committed to increasing diversity at an elite prep sc…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:34PM[SHARE]

All that Chat