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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Preserve Historic Hammerstein Highland Farm by Sandi Durell

The nonprofit Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center (OHMTEC) is raising funds to purchase, restore, and preserve Highland Farm in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Oscar Hammerstein …

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ASA Honors Stephen Schwartz by Sandi Durell

Get your tickets today www.AmericanSongbookAssociation.orgBe there to see Stephen Schwartz receive the 2022 ASA Lifetime Achievement Award and James Brent White receive the inauguralBill Sen…

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David Dean Bottrell Makes Love: A One-Man Show by Sandi Durell

By Melissa Griegel . . . Veteran Actor/Comedian/Storyteller David Dean Bottrell (Modern Family, Boston Legal) is doing a residency at The Triad Theater on 72nd, with Wednesday night performa…

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Steve Ross: Spring Collection by Sandi Durell

By Alix Cohen . . . In his return to BIrdland, Steve Ross is welcomed by a sold-out club room. Much table hopping ensues as fans and friends reconnected. Familiar anticipation pervades. An a…

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Hopeful Rockettes Audition at Radio City Music Hall by Sandi Durell

On April 18, 2022 new hopeful Rockettes auditioned at Radio City Music Hall. Approximately 800 dancers auditioned in the hopes of receiving either a coveted spot on the Rockettes line for th…

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Meet Lesley Nicol (Mrs. Patmore) at the McKittrick Hotel by Sandi Durell

Theater Pizzazz was on the scene at the McKittrick Hotel to meet and speak with Lesley Nicol (Mrs. Patmore the cook in the hit TV series (and coming film) Downton Abbey and enjoy a spot of h…

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Jaime Lozano: Songs by an Immigrant by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . Lincoln Center’s long-running American Songbook series has dedicated this Spring season to “the significance of globalization in today’s music and the incredibl…

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The Three Tomatoes 5th Renewal Summit by Sandi Durell

Anne Akers and Cheryl Benton welcome you to the beautiful Scandinavia House in midtown Manhattan for an exciting and inspiring all day event of outstanding panels, speakers, exhibitors, and …

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Monday, April 18, 2022

Marilyn Maye Heads Up York Theatre Co Benefit by Sandi Durell

The York Theatre Company Spring Benefit will take place on Monday, May 16th at 7:30 pm featuring the Queen of Cabarets Marilyn Maye! A light supper buffet will follow. Reservations now at ww…

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Valjean, Cosette and a String Quartet by Sandi Durell

by Matt Smith . . . “I don’t know why I’m frightened / I know my way around here…. / A world to rediscover…. / Yes, everything’s as if we never said goodbye.” After a lengthy, …

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Saturday, April 16, 2022

Cabaret Shows to See – CDs to Buy by Sandi Durell

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Friday, April 15, 2022

Mrs. Doubtfire Reopens on Broadway by Sandi Durell

Mrs. Doubtfire, the new musical comedy, returned to Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 W 43rd St). Making their Broadway debuts last night April 14 were Tyler Wladis (Christo…

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Birthday Candles by Sandi Durell

By Sandi Durell . . . The effervescence of life . . .  we repeat rituals, saying the same little dogmas and platitudes to family and friends as if laid down in stone hoping to influence as …

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Celebrating The Bard by Sandi Durell

David Staller, Artistic Director of Gingold Theatrical Group has announced that Brenda Braxton, Alison Frasier, Harriet Harris, David Lee Huynh, Judith Ivey, Jefferson Mays, Charlotte Moo…

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The 36th MAC Awards:  The Envelope Please! by Sandi Durell

By Andrew Poretz . . . The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (“MAC”) had their annual awards show on April 12, 2022 at Symphony Space.  Here was a chance for the “communit…

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Marta Sanders: Whatever Happened to that Nice Quaker Girl by Sandi Durell

By Alix Cohen . . . On the heels of receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs, Marta Sanders blew the roof off Laurie Beechman Theater last ni…

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George C. White Honored at the 21st Monte Cristo Award Gala by Sandi Durell

By Melissa Griegel . . . Honoree George C. White was honored on April 11th, by the Eugene C. O’Neill Theater Center at the 21st Annual Monte Cristo Award Gala. This year’s gala was held …

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Chita Rivera Awards by Sandi Durell

The 4th annual Chita Rivera Awards (www.ChitaRiveraAwards.com) will take place on Monday, June 20 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place off of Washing…

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

To My Girls by Sandi Durell

Review by Sandi Durell . . . A weekend in Palm Springs . . . a pool, hot tub . . . friends old and new. You’d think it would be a dream getaway. And it appears to be going in that directio…

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MONDAY NIGHT MAGIC by Sandi Durell

By Alix Cohen . . . “When you start to wonder, you start to think, and there isn’t enough thinking going on.” (Todd Robbins) At 25, Monday Night Magic is the city’s longest running O…

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

The Rehearsal Club – May Events by Sandi Durell

TRC Plaque Dedication Courtesy of Award-winning Actress Blythe Danner at NYPL Rising Star Event at Symphony Space The Rehearsal Club (TRC), the legendary rooming house for aspiring actresses…

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Joel Grey Celebrates 90th Birthday in Times Square by Sandi Durell

ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY with BEBE NEUWIRTH, DONNA MURPHY, BERNADETTE PETERS And had this to say: “If you are a young person who dreams of being a part of Broadway, come to Ne…

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Ari Axelrod: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway by Sandi Durell

By Andrew Poretz . . . If you look up the word “heart” in the dictionary, there ought to be a photo of performer Ari Axelrod.   This talented fellow is a beautiful, sensitive soul with…

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Monday, April 11, 2022

Standard Time with Michael Feinstein   by Sandi Durell

A Century of Romance: 100 Years of Love Songs By Marilyn Lester . . . This edition of Standard Time, the long-running series at Zankel Hall with Michael Feinstein, was anything but standard.…

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More Theater Updates by Sandi Durell

André De Shields, who has enraptured audiences with his award-winning portrayal of Hermes in Hadestown, Broadway’s Tony Award®-winning Best New Musical, will play his final performance …

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Sunday, April 10, 2022

MARILYN MAYE – 94, Of Course There’s More! by Sandi Durell

By Sandi Durell . . . Younger than Springtime is she . . . is there anything that Marvelous Marilyn Maye can’t do? The answer is obviously – NO!  She puts us all to task trying to keep …

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Saturday, April 9, 2022

Gold Standard Arts Festival Upper West Side by Sandi Durell

Gold Standard Arts Festival Celebrates Emerging & Established Artists 50+ The multi-disciplinary week-long arts festival runs April 24 – May 1 on the Upper West Side Opening with a Jaz…

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Music – Cabaret Updates by Sandi Durell

Music-Cabaret Updates Renowned English model and singer-songwriter Karen Elson debuts at the Café Carlyle, June 7 – 11. For her very first residency at Café Carlyle, Elson will host a…

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12 Hour Theatre Community Expression on Ukraine Tragedy by Sandi Durell

The New York Theater Community will come together for 12 hours on Saturday, April 16, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM for 24 online readings and conversations on www.HowlRound.com.  We wil…

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TAKE ME OUT by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . There’s a lot of merit and hidden treasure to be discovered in this revival of Richard Greenberg’s 2002 Tony-winning Best Play, Take Me Out. It’s a beautifully …

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Friday, April 8, 2022

Fifty Key Stage Musicals by Sandi Durell

Robert W. Schneider and Shannon Agnew’s new book, Fifty Key Stage Musicals, has been released by Routledge Press; an exploration of fifty musicals whose creation impacted the trajectory of…

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