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Monday, May 22, 2023

Hooray for Hollywood Benefit by Sandi Durell

BIRDLAND THEATER will present the New York debut of the musical revue “Hooray for Hollywood!” on Thursday, June 15 at 8:30 PM. This enthralling tribute stars Billy Stritch, Carol…

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Friday, May 19, 2023

MORE THEATER NEWS by Sandi Durell

Repertorio Espanol/Razdojka; Love+Science/NYC Center Stage; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Reading;Lena Hall/Roy Orbison Jukebox Musical; Roger Rees Awards The Broadway Education Alliance…

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

CABARET NEWS by Sandi Durell

Marieann Meringolo-Extends Residency; Broadway Sings Lady Gaga; Patti-Bottino Bravo; Quinn Lemley Returns to Residency; Jeff Harnar and Alex Rybeck – 40th Anniversary Jeff Harnar with Alex…

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Kimberly Akimbo Gives Back to the Community by Sandi Durell

Recipient of eight Tony Award nominations including BEST MUSICAL, the critically-acclaimed new musical KIMBERLY AKIMBO will launch the Great Adventure Grants, a unique initiative that w…

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2023 OBA Awards Nominees-Honorees Announced by Sandi Durell

The 2023 Off Broadway Alliance Awards, as well as this year’s Legends of Off Broadway, Off Broadway Hall of Fame inductees, and Friend of Off Broadway! Winners in the competitive categorie…

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Celebs Presenting NY Drama Critics’ Circle Awards by Sandi Durell

The New York Drama Critics’ Circle has announced that Carolee Carmello, Harvey Fierstein, Audra McDonald, Laurie Metcalf, and Brandon Uranowitz will be the presenters of its 2023 awards. T…

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DAVID YAZBEK AND THE BLUDEGEONEERS by Sandi Durell

By Ron Fassler . . . Among a few of my favorite things, besides raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, is when a composer sings their own songs. My admiration can range from a Billy Joe…

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

72nd Outer Critics Circle Award Winners by Sandi Durell

Outstanding New Musical Some Like It Hot; Outstanding New Play – Leopoldstadt The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town new…

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THEATER AND MORE by Sandi Durell

Ellen Foley and Robert I Rubinsky will return with their acclaimed show Club Dada/Kabaret Kaput to Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street on the Lower East Side) with two shows on May 24 and 25. …

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Monday, May 15, 2023

TONYS or NO TONYS ? by Sandi Durell

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike continues and more discussions have ensued about the fate of the 2023 Tony Awards. The WGA began striking on May 2 after negotiations with the Al…

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Susan Mack – Fresh, Contemporary, Timeless by Sandi Durell

Susan Mack returns to Birdland Theater, after recent sold-out performances, on June 1st @ 7 pm with her newest show, “Yesterdays,” showing off her diverse and uplifting spin of jazz stan…

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Sunday, May 14, 2023

Sammy’s Bowery Follies by Sandi Durell

54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Broadway veterans Ali Ewoldt, LaVon Fisher Wilson, Donna Vivino and Stuart Zagnit in “Welcome to Sammy’s”, a concert of the music of “Sam…

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Friday, May 12, 2023

OLD FRIENDS-Cabaret Darlings Barbara Bleier and Austin Pendleton by Sandi Durell

by Carole Di Tosti . . .                                                       What a pleasure! Pangea welcomed back their cabaret darlin…

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Theater News by Sandi Durell

Chip Zien/Harmony – Bad Cinderella Closing – Lucille Lortell/Immigrant Experiences – Tamara Tunie/LPTW Interview – 2StUptown/Toros – MasterVoices/82nd Season – Nancy Drew & T…

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

Theater News by Sandi Durell

Vineyard Theatre/This Land Was Made – Roundabout/Primary Trust – Atlantic Theatre/A Simulacrum – National Yiddish Theatre Folksbienne Season Jay O. Sanders – William Jackson Harper (…

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Night of a Thousand Judys by Sandi Durell

The 11th annual “Night Of A Thousand Judys” – the Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center written and hosted by Justin Elizabeth Sayre – will take place at Joe’s …

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“Some Like It Cut” – 54 Below by Sandi Durell

By Ron Fassler . . . Anyone with an interest in hearing songs from a musical that for whatever reason were cut and never saw the light of day on stage, then what happened at 54 Below on May …

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New York, New York – Original Cast Recording by Sandi Durell

Featuring 7 New Songs by John Kander and Lin-Manuel Miranda & 9 Tony Nominations The producers of NEW YORK, NEW YORK – the new Broadway musical nominated for 9 Tony Awards, includin…

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

JUDY ON TV! CELEBRATING “THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW” by Sandi Durell

By Ron Fassler . . . The 92nd Street Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists series has been presenting original shows for more than fifty years now. Over that time, hosts of songwriters (later broaden…

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Sorry For Your Loss by Sandi Durell

by Adam F. Cohen . . . Comedian, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer and A Good Cry podcast host Michael Cruz Kayne brings his amazingly entertaining new one-man show, Sorry Fo…

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TWA to Brian Stokes Mitchell on June 5 by Sandi Durell

The Theatre World Awards Board of Directors announced today that Tony Award-winner Brian Stokes Mitchell is the recipient of the 10th Annual John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement i…

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Downstate Best Play – New York Drama Critics’ Circle by Sandi Durell

The New York Drama Critics’ Circle today named Bruce Norris’s Downstate best play of the 2022-23 season. The award for best foreign play went to Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt.  No a…

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Monday, May 8, 2023

OLIVER! by Sandi Durell

By Brian Scott Lipton. . . Those of us who consider ourselves experts when it comes to Lionel Bart’s musical Oliver! because we’ve seen Carol Reed’s sumptuous Oscar-winning film adapta…

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Jamie Lozano – Florencia Cuenca by Sandi Durell

Jaime Lozano will return to Lincoln Center with a new residency of concerts starting Thursday, May 18th at 7:30pm. The first concert Jaime Lozano and his wife Florencia Cuenca, will bring to…

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Tony Noms Are Here by Sandi Durell

Tony nominations are in, with Some Like It Hot becoming the most nominated musical of the season with 13 nods. Ain’t No Mo’, A Doll’s House, and Leopoldstadt shared the mantle of…

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Steve Guttenberg – George Street Playhouse by Sandi Durell

by Adam F. Cohen . . . Steve Guttenberg starred in more movies between 1980 and 1990 as Gene Hackman.  Remember Police Academy (and two sequels), Three Men and a Baby (plus sequel), Cocoon…

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Alana Mayo, Tom Kirdahy More Celebrated by Sandi Durell

Broadway Turns Out – Colton Ryan, Adrianna Hicks, Robert Horn, Gaten Matarazzo, Brian Stokes Mitchell Arian Moayed, Wendell Pierce, Brandon Uranowitz and more  The Entertainment Community…

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Monday, May 1, 2023

Theatre World Awards Announces Honorees by Sandi Durell

Julie Benko – 14th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in Theatre – Dale Badway – Outstanding Contribution to the Theatre World and much more! The Theatre World Awards Board o…

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Meet The Harmonists by Sandi Durell

 The producers of Harmony announced the actors who will portray The Harmonists, the legendary real-life musical group in Harmony, the new musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman. T…

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Penny Arcade at The Players Club by Sandi Durell

by Marcina Zaccaria . . . . At The Players Club across the street from Gramercy Park, ghosts from the past are recognized before Penny Arcade took the stage in Longing Lasts Longer. Not dwar…

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Sunday, April 30, 2023

Playwright of The Band’s Visit has a New Musical by Sandi Durell

Itamar Moses never meant to write musicals. He began his career in the early 2000s as a playwright, with premieres in New York City and regionally at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Old Glo…

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All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime