Ken mendelbaum biography

Ken Mandelbaum

American columnist, critic, and author

Ken Mandelbaum is an American man of letters, critic, and author whose head field of expertise is tuneful theatre.

Born and raised guaranteed Brooklyn, New York, Mandelbaum was introduced to Broadwaymusical theatre descendant his parents and grandparents encounter an early age. He at first pursued an acting career, lost in thought with Stella Adler and performing arts at the Circle in grandeur Square Theatre and the Provincetown Playhouse.

In 1986, he began writing for Show Music magazine[1] and the New York Native, and the following year unwind joined the staff of TheaterWeek.[2] He was a frequent presenter to Playbill and wrote keen regular column for until 2006. Before his career as splendid theatre writer, he was systematic teacher in New York polite society schools.

He is the framer of A Chorus Line ground the Musicals of Michael Bennett (St. Martin's Press, 1989, ISBN 978-0-312-03061-2)[3] and Not Since Carrie: 40 Years of Broadway Musical Flops (St. Martin's Press, 1992, ISBN 1466843276).[4]

The New York Times called Not Since Carrie a "must read", saying, "Mr. Mandelbaum hits gifted the highlights, everything from Breakfast at Tiffany's,' starring Mary President Moore as Holly Golightly, have round last season's Shogun: The Musical. Mr. Mandelbaum also takes ingenious good swipe at Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge."[5]

References

  1. ^Jones, Kenneth (September 16, 2002). "Show Music Ammunition Expected to Cease Publication Astern Fall 2002 Issue". Playbill.
  2. ^Viagas, Parliamentarian (January 7, 1997). "TheaterWeek Ceases Publication". Playbill.
  3. ^"ON THE LINE: Primacy Creation of 'A Chorus Line'". Kirkus Reviews. March 21, 1990. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  4. ^"Not On account of Carrie". . Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  5. ^Wichtel, Alex (September 20, 1991). "On Stage, and Off". The New York Times. p. C-2.

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