"‘Blackbird’ is the only one I’ve ever wanted to redo. It just haunted me, this play. There was a sense of unfinished business because at the time we did it at Manhattan Theatre Club, there was real momentum to move it to Broadway."
- Joe MantelloThe world of stage performances has benefited greatly from the work of renowned American theater director and actor Joe Mantello. One of his well-known quotations emphasizes his strong affinity for the play "Blackbird," which he felt compelled to reread because of a profound sense of unfinished busi…