7 thoughts on “Mandy Patinkin Concert: Controversial for Some; Entertaining for Others”

  1. Patinkin’s voice was compromised and I was not fond of his song choices. I wasn’t sure if he lost his way or if it was a part of his schtick, but it felt awkward. Latecomers are a real issue in San Diego. The theater should have delayed the start time or done late seating, as it was disruptive. I also liked that he commented about the people who were sneezing and coughing (without masks). A disappointing show and I would not recommend it to anyone.

  2. Mandy is a huge disappointment! As a human being, as a Jew he should stand against violence. against jihadist ideology, with his large social media platforms he should speak up the trues about the Israel Hamas war and be on the right side of the history: condemning terror against Israelis, condemning antisemitism that spreads around our college campuses. Speaking up about thousands of misplaced Israelis that can’t return to their homes in the Soumya and in the north of Israel. He stands for the wrong cause. Not going to see a penny from me!

  3. Gabrielle Hazan

    I didn’t attend the show nor do I have any desire to. I question why we are spending so much money and bringing him to our community though? Mandy Patinkin is being embraced by our community, making $$$$ from our community- we are paying him a ton when we could use for our community. Go look at his instagram- he’s a huge self hating Jew. Someone explain to me why we are doing this? He posts such vile anti semitism. San Diego let’s do better! His most recent posts say all eyes on Rafah. Well what about our hostages? Go see for yourself. How about bringing Michael Rapaport or Matisyahu here instead? Those are the real outspoken loud and proud Zionists that deserve our respect and can Unite us which is what we need rather than division.

    1. Absolutely correct! It is time to purge the anti-Jewish Jews who try to appease and fit into the woke cult by disparaging Israel and providing (often mimicking) stupid, ignorant and divisive propaganda. Our community dollars should be going to intelligent and thoughtful artists and performers that either are supportive, apolitical or have an informed view. No Jihad apologists!

  4. I heard from several friends that it was a terrible show. I wonder if he mentioned my dear friend, his sister Marcia, who died some years back.

  5. I attended with my 12-year-old daughter. The ticket office told me there was no age restriction but wondered if his language would be loose with being a storyteller. He did have a few F-bombs and we both looked at each other and giggled. We both enjoyed his stories and learning about him. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” in Yiddish (I think?) made me tear up. I didn’t know who he was until a few months ago and have never seen “Princess Bride”, lol. But we both had a good time and enjoyed the show.

  6. Donald H. Harrison

    I receive some comments in my email (editor@sdjewishworld.com) although simply posting your comment below the story in question is a more expeditious route.

    From Sandy Scheller: The only good thing about the Mandy Patinkin performance was that it started on time. In my 50 years of being involved in theater and working at Cirque Du Soleil, I can honestly say this was horrible show and a waste of time. Mr. Patinkin went low by dropping the f bomb 3 times! One in particular was when a woman shouted out “I love you, Mandy” he told her to shut the f..k up! Mind you children were in the audience. There was a crowd of latecomers because of parking and tight security. Rather than be grateful that he had an audience he belittled them making the rest of the audience feel uncomfortable. The best word to describe this performance was disappointing. Little by little more and more people left after his storytelling that took over 35 minutes, asking his pianist to remind him where he left off. On one hand he talks and sings about respect and honoring his father yet his lack of consideration toward his audience of all ages made him a hypocrite. He told a story of his mother being told that he was circumcised before his bris. At one time he joked about wanting to “show the problem” but thankfully kept his pants on. He did say that at 90 he would “show us then.” Heaven help us!

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