In his new off-Broadway one-man show, Tony-winning actor Ari’el Stachel tells the story of his multipronged identity that has messed with his head – and made him a kindred spirit of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
NEW YORK – After 9/11, some of Ari’el Stachel’s classmates started calling him Osama bin Laden. For a 10-year-old trying to fit in, this was painful proof that his appearance and ethnic background were seen as foreign and threatening.