John Nathan

A Chorus Line review: ‘makes the case for show’s revival’

It turns a chorus line into individuals which is exactly the point of Marvin Hamlish’s first musical

Harold and the Purple Crayon review: ‘a witless thing’

The day I had my own battle of Cable Street

As my assailant hit me, the thought occurred that this was not the first Jewish face to be punched at this location

Why our appetite for Fiddler on the Roof never wanes

As the latest production of the world’s most successful musical opens this week in London, we look back on 60 years of Tevyes

Deadpool & Wolverine, review: There’s hope for Marvel yet

Your Lie In April, review: Manga on the stage in this tale of high school violinists

Edinburgh festival: The Jewish back story to its most controversial play

Meet the writer behind a work of satire about the trans-culture wars

She’s not Babs, but Imelda Staunton is a fab matchmaker

Film review: Twisters, ‘A spectacle but as memorable as a breeze’

After George Clooney’s Perfect Storm and 1996’s Twister, here is yet another tornado movie

Theatre review: Slave Play, ‘An evening primed to cause tension and offence’

Viewing this play through a Jewish lens you can see the disconnect that can form between two loving people with different histories, says John Nathan

Stephen Schwartz: ‘My shows either flopped or were hits like Wicked’

The composer of Wicked, Stephen Schwartz has a new production opening in London – can The Baker’s Wife finally put its troubled past behind it, 50 years on? John Nathan meets the greatest living composer in contemporary musical theatre

Moon trek where one (better) film has gone before...