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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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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Lucille Lortel Nominations by Sandi Durell

Most Nominations to: Kimberly Akimbo & Oratorio for Living Things – 6; Black No More & On Sugarland – 5 Nominations for the 37th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Ach…

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Kenny Leon Honored at Theatre Forward’s 2022 Gala by Sandi Durell

By Melissa Griegel . . . The 2022 Theatre Forward Gala took place on April 4th at the Edison Ballroom. The celebration honored Tony and Obie Award winning director, producer, and actor Ken…

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Benefactor Gala Honors Steve Tyrell – Palm Beach by Sandi Durell

The Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook is hosting its 2022 Benefactor Gala on Friday, April 29, at 6pm.  This year’s event will be held at an estate in Palm Bea…

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MORE THEATER UPDATES by Sandi Durell

Happening On and Off Broadway: – Mrs. Doubtfire Original Cast Recording & reopening April 14; Science at TFTNC; Chekhov + Turgenev at Sheen Center; SAY 20th Annual Benefit Gala-Mariska…

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

More Stars Join 39th NY Pops Birthday Gala . . . by Sandi Durell

Samantha Barks (currently appearing as Elsa in Disney’s Frozen the Musical in London’s West End), Josh Gad (voice of Olaf in Disney’s Frozen; Tony Award nominee for originating t…

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OFF BROADWAY UPDATES by Sandi Durell

OFF BROADWAY UPDATES That Golden Girls Show! – a brand-new show that parodies classic Golden Girls moments – with puppets!  4/29 thru 5/29/22 Theater Row – Theater 3. Get set for an e…

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Garden of Dreams Talent Show by Sandi Durell

14th Garden of Dreams Talent Show at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 7:00pm! For the first time since 2019, the Talent Show makes its celebrated return to the Great …

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Life After You (the film) and Opioid/Fentanyl Overdose by Sandi Durell

Review by Alix Cohen . . . Times change. Years ago few people knew anyone divorced. Leaving a marriage elicited blame. With men and women in the closet, those who had gay friends and associa…

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

GR42 Sings Into the Woods by Sandi Durell

By Andrew Poretz . . . One upon a time, there was a rather whimsical Broadway musical that intertwined the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, with characters taken from “Little R…

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Coming Up in Cabaret by Sandi Durell

Nathan R. Matthews is producing and performing in a concert for The Riverside Opera Ensemble at Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Music Center on May 16th @ 7:30 PM. Tony nominee Christiane Noll (R…

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Epiphany A New Play Will Open at Mitzi Newhouse Theater by Sandi Durell

Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of André Bishop) is pleased to announce its upcoming production of Epiphany, a new play by Brian Watkins, directed by Tyne Rafaeli.  Epiphany�…

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Hamlet and Oresteia in Repertory at Park Avenue Armory by Sandi Durell

From June through August, Park Avenue Armory will present the North American premieres of Robert Icke’s award-winning modern adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Aeschylus…

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Monday, April 4, 2022

The Wanderer at Paper Mill Playhouse by Sandi Durell

by Adam F. Cohen . . . Biographical jukebox musicals follow an established path – heroic artist is especially talented; challenged by demons (bad relationships or addiction); defy barriers…

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Drama League Award Noms and Honorees by Sandi Durell

On April 25 at 11 a.m., at the New York Public Library for Performing Arts, the Drama League will announce their Award Nominees, hosted by Tony Award Winners Denne Benton and Andre De Shield…

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PLAZA SUITE by Sandi Durell

                                                                  Review By Carole Di Tosti . . . Judging by the applause as t…

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Saturday, April 2, 2022

Theater and More Updates by Sandi Durell

Listings Here: Aunt Susan and Her Tennessee Waltz (Theater for the New City) – The United Nations: The Border & the Coast (Third Wing at The Wild Project) – for Colored girls who hav…

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Friday, April 1, 2022

KAREN MASON by Sandi Durell

Kander & Ebb & All That Jazz By Andrew Poretz . . . It was an electrifying Monday night at Karen Mason’s sold-out Birdland concert, an homage to her mentors, John Kander and Fred E…

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The War Service of Major General Stanley Benjamin Butler, Esq. by Sandi Durell

As Observed by Myra Chanin. . . BocaStage has done it again, unearthed an intriguing, amusing play that’s a blend of comedy, history and biography and presented it with unforgettable artis…

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

Mrs. Doubtfire Returns to Broadway by Sandi Durell

Mrs. Doubtfire, the new musical produced by multi-Tony Award winner Kevin McCollum (Avenue Q, Rent, In The Heights, Something Rotten!), is pleased to welcome new cast members to the company…

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Marvelous Marilyn Maye: 94 Of Course There’s More! by Sandi Durell

TICKETS HERE The post Marvelous Marilyn Maye: 94 Of Course There’s More! appeared first on Theater Pizzazz.

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JAIME LOZANO WRITES THE SONGS by Sandi Durell

By Brian Scott Lipton . . . When you’ve been called “the next big thing” by Lin-Manuel Miranda, had your music featured in the same month at Mauricio Martinez’s acclaimed 54 Below sh…

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

KPOP to Broadway with Luna this Fall by Sandi Durell

KPOP, the new musical about the global K-pop phenomenon, will begin performances on Broadway with previews starting on Thursday, October 13, 2022, in advance of an opening night on Sunday, N…

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Dianna Agron at the Café Carlyle by Sandi Durell

By Brian Scott Lipton . . . Those of you who remember the musical TV series Glee will recall that many of its episodes centered around one word written on a classroom blackboard. I have no i…

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The Chinese Lady by Sandi Durell

                                                            By Carole Di Tosti . . . Based on a true story The Chinese Lady current…

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The Piano Lesson Returns to Broadway by Sandi Durell

Producers Brian Anthony Moreland, Sonia Friedman and Tom Kirdahy announced that August Wilson’s seminal, Pulitzer Prize®-winning drama The Piano Lesson will return to Broadway next …

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On The Red Carpet at Plaza Suite Starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker by Sandi Durell

By Melissa Griegel . . . Set to open just prior to the Broadway shutdown, Plaza Suite got put on hold until it’s official opening March 28th at the Hudson Theatre on 44th Street. A star-st…

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

The Little Match Girl Benefit for UNICEF & Ukraine by Sandi Durell

Led by a Broadway cast, the iconic tale of The Little Match Girl returns to New York City on Friday, April 8, 2022. This special one-night concert will be presented as a benefit for UNICEF U…

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Let’s Party with Atlantic Theater Company by Sandi Durell

The Atlantic Theater Company will present their 2022 Gala, Let’s Party!, on Monday, May 9, 2022 at Loeb Boathouse at Central Park (Park Drive North, East 72nd Street). This year, Atlantic…

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Renee Katz: Winter Awakenings CD Release Concert by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . To celebrate the release of her magnificent undertaking, the new album, Winter Awakenings, Renee Katz, brought the music to Pangea with the kind of magic that can onl…

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Fly More Than You Fall: A New Musical by Sandi Durell

By Melissa Griegel . . . Fly More Than You Fall, a new musical hoping to find a home on Broadway, previewed many of the songs from the show at a sold-out performance at Feinstein’s/54 Belo…

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