Sunday, June 7, 2015

2015 Tony Awards - a few predictions by Mondschein

A few predictions... Yes, ok, I know I had virtually vanished for an extended period. It happens - - like life. So for today, I'm back with a couple of prognostications.  It's not a full…

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Monday, November 18, 2013

The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence by Mondschein

The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence, at Playwrights Horizons, November 16, 2013 Madeleine George's gimmicky new play, a riff on sidekicks named Watson and their roles in history (…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 10:24PM
Saturday, November 16, 2013

Playwrights Horizons Discount - The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence by Mondschein

"The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence" at Playwrights Horizons DISCOUNT TICKETS TO THE (CURIOUS CASE OF THE) WATSON INTELLIGENCE for YOUR READERS:Regular run:  Nov 15-De…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 02:01PM

All That Fall by Mondschein

"All That Fall" at 59E59 Theatre, November 10, 2013 (Photo by Carol Rosegg) All was gray - the afternoon, the audience, and for the most part, the somewhat starry cast, featurin…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 01:47PM
Saturday, November 2, 2013

The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters by Mondschein

"The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters" at Playwrights Horizons, October 26, 2013 PH continues to develop new work for the stage, with this new play running in their Peter Jay Sharp Th…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 10:25AM
Thursday, October 24, 2013

The Snow Geese by Mondschein

"The Snow Geese" presented by Manhattan Theatre Club, October 20, 2013 An approaching winter of discontent is stirring as the lights come up on The Snow Geese, Sharr White's new p…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 10:30PM
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

The Old Friends by Mondschein

"The Old Friends" at The Pershing Square Signature Center, October 17, 2013 (Photo by Joan Marcus) Horton Foote was a prolific playwright.  The Old Friends is actually a sequel …

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 09:10PM
Sunday, October 20, 2013

A Time to Kill by Mondschein

"A Time to Kill"  at John Golden Theatre,October 10, 2103 (photo: Carol Rosegg) The prodigious author John Grisham has entered a third medium to recycle his work with Rupert Hol…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 11:29PM

Playwrights Horizons discount - "The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters" by Mondschein

"The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters" at Playwrights Horizons Discount tickets to The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters for my readers (both of your): Regular run:  Oct 18-Dec 1Tues 7, …

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 05:12PM
Sunday, July 28, 2013

Cirque du Soleil - "Quidam" by Mondschein

"Quidam" presented by Cirque du Soleil at Barclay's Center, July 25, 2013 In a tentless production, Cirque returns to NY with the long-running Quidam for a short stint at the Barc…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 12:09AM
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The Comedy of Errors by Mondschein

"The Comedy of Error" presented by The Public Theater at Delacorte Theater, June 2, 2013 (photo by Joan Marcus) The first of the Public Theater's presentations of Shakespeare in …

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 10:30PM
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

The Silver Cord by Mondschein

"The Silver Cord" presented by  Peccadillo Theater Company at the Theatre at St. Clement's, June 8, 2013 (Photo by Carol Rosegg) A tradition of restorative productions is a som…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 08:49PM
Sunday, June 9, 2013

2013 Tony Awards - my predictions by Mondschein

Just under the wire, here are my predictions: Best Play * Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Best Musical * Matilda The Musical Best Revival …

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 08:03PM
Monday, May 20, 2013

Macbeth by Mondschein

The National Theater of Scotland's production of "Macbeth" at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, May 20, 2013 Alan Cumming returns to the Great White Way, reprising his one-man production o…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 11:47PM
Friday, December 21, 2012

WORKING by Mondschein

"WORKING" presented by Prospect Theater Company at 59E59 Theatre, December 12, 2012 (photo: Richard Termine) Prospect Theater Company presents a new re-working of the 1978 musica…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 07:57PM

Jackie Hoffman's A Chanukah Charol by Mondschein

"Jackie Hoffman's A Chanukah Charol" at New World Stages, December 8, 2012 Jackie Hoffman's kvetching continues with her new show at New World Stages.  "A Chanukah Charol&qu…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 06:42PM
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Falling by Mondschein

"Falling" at Minetta Lane Theatre, October 14, 2012 (photo: Carol Rosegg) There's an intense situation happening at Minetta Lane Theatre, courtesy of Deanna Jent's new play makin…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 06:08PM
Monday, October 15, 2012

Heresy by Mondschein

"Heresy" at The Flea, October 13, 2012 (photo: Hunter Canning) In a new world premiere, the prolific A. R. Gurney returns to The Flea with an overwrought story set in the near fu…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 10:05PM
Saturday, October 13, 2012

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Mondschein

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" at the Booth Theatre, October 11, 2012 Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre returns to Broadway with the revival of Edward Albee's play about the battle…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 11:39PM
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Ten Chimneys by Mondschein

"Ten Chimneys" presented by The Peccadillo Theater Company at the Theatre at St. Clement's , September 29, 2012 (photo: Carol Rosegg) I was excited to see this play billed as a p…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 11:07PM
Thursday, June 28, 2012

Triass Parq, The Musical by Mondschein

"Triassic Park, The Musical"at Soho Playhouse, June 23, 2012 (Looking back, I found this post never got published.) If you're looking for a bit of cool summer froth, head downtow…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 10:00PM
Monday, June 25, 2012

Playwrights Horizons want you to like them by Mondschein

Playwrights Horizons campaign Playwrights Horizons is one of the country’s most important incubators of new plays and musicals. Won’t you “LIKE” them on Facebook by June 30, and hel…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 11:04PM
Saturday, June 23, 2012

My Blog-iversary! by Mondschein

Look, Ma.  I'm 6! It was six years ago today that I made my first blog post with a review of Pig Farm at the Roundabout's off-Broadway house, the Laura Pels Theatre. Since then I've poste…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 05:28PM
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Tony Award Winners, 2012 by Mondschein

2012 Tony Award Winners presented June 10, 2012 Well, let's see how I did, shall we?  My votes are bolded.  The actual winners are underlined. Best Play Clybourne Park       …

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 07:50PM
Friday, June 8, 2012

2012 Tony Nominations by Mondschein

2012 Tony Award Nominations As the annual awards ceremony approaches, here's my take on what should happen on Sunday, though that may not be the case.  My choices are in bold italics.  …

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 09:42PM
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Rapture, Blister, Burn by Mondschein

"Rapture, Blister, Burn" at Playwrights Horizons, May 26, 2012 Pulitzer prize nominee Gina Gionfriddo returns Off-Broadway with a sharp look at feminism, presented in a semi-schol…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 11:52PM
Monday, May 21, 2012

Playwrights Horizons Discount offer by Mondschein

DISCOUNT TICKETS TO RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN for BLOG READERS: Regular run: May 18-June 24, Tues 7, Wed-Fri at 8, Sat at 2:30 & 8pm, Sun at 2:30 & 7:30pm Additional Monday evening per…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 05:15PM
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

A Letter From The Bishop by Mondschein

  Shameless Self-Promotion I will be playing the role of Father John in the New York reading of A Letter From The Bishop by Tony Adams. The reading will be held at St. Clement's Theater…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 01:52PM
Monday, April 23, 2012

Ghost, the Musical by Mondschein

"Ghost, the Musical" at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, April 20, 2012 Yes, another Whoopi Goldberg film has made its way onto the stage, landing at the Lunt-Fontanne laden with scads of s…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 11:30PM

Macbeth by Mondschein

"Macbeth" presented by Aquila Theatre at Gym at Judson, April 21, 2012 I first encountered Aquila when the company was in residence at the University of South Carolina.  Their ap…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 09:55PM
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Once by Mondschein

"Once" at Jacobs Theatre, March 8, 14 and 28, 2012 (Photos: Joan Marcus) It's been a couple of years since I've seen a show multiple times.  The last was Lincoln Center's sweepi…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 11:00PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards