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Thursday, September 1, 2022

TBTB Travels to Japan 15th BIRD Int’l Theatre Festival by Sandi Durell

Theater Breaking Through Barriers (Nicholas Viselli, Artistic Director), the only professional Off-Broadway theater company dedicated to advancing artists and developing audiences of people …

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Myth Made Modern – Once Upon a (korean) Time by Sandi Durell

By Marcina Zaccaria . . . ONCE UPON A (Korean) TIME has an explosive beginning, with the sound of bombs bursting, almost shaking the theater.  We listen deeply to men screaming while crouc…

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Grand Finale Dalton’s Got Talent Sept 4 by Sandi Durell

This Sunday, Sept. 4 Hell’s Kitchen’s very own Dalton’s Bar & Grill (611 9th Ave, at 43rd Street) will host the grand finale to its first annual “Dalton’s Got Talent” karaoke…

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New York Pops Joins Father John Misty at Radio City by Sandi Durell

The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, is making its debut at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 8:00pm, joining Father John Misty�…

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Theater Listings October and Beyond by Sandi Durell

Theaterlab Let Me Cook for You – Wild Project Tennessee Rising – Negro Ensemble Company Cherry Lane – -Cherry Lane This Beautiful Future – MTC -SUMMER 1976 Laura Linney . . . Interna…

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Death of a Salesman to Begin Broadway Run September 17th by Sandi Durell

Meet the Cast and Creatives – See Photos and Video – – By Melissa Griegel . . . Arthur Miller’s American masterpiece Death of Salesman will be returning to the Broadway stage this fa…

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Entertainment Community Fund Special Music Man Performance by Sandi Durell

A raucous audience supported the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) at the Special Performance of the celebrated Broadway revival of Meredith Willson’s The Music…

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Monday, August 29, 2022

TDF Reopens TKTS Lincoln Center by Sandi Durell

TDF, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts, will reopen its TKTS Lincoln Center discount booth on Tuesday, September 6 at 11 a.m. Located indoors in Lincoln Cent…

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Cabaret Show Updates September and More by Sandi Durell

An Abbreviated Update. Be sure to check the Clubs Below for so much more! See Helane Blumfield/Bobby Peaco Sept 2 & 3; Meg Flather Sept 11; Gerrilynn Sohn Sept 15; Tanya Moberly Sept 16;…

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Ella Fitzgerald: An American Miracle by Sandi Durell

A new musical written by Anna Deavere Smith and featuring music from the Ella Fitzgerald songbook is currently in development. Ella: An American Miracle will receive an Aug. 25-Sept. 2…

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Broadway Flea Market September 25 by Sandi Durell

Take Note – West 44th and 45th Streets will be lined with booths and tables containing everything Broadway from 10am to 7pm on Sept. 25 for all you theater fans and industry members. A sil…

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Saturday, August 27, 2022

42nd Street Anniversary Reunion Hosted by Lee Roy Reams by Sandi Durell

by Linda Amiel Burns . . . On August 24, 2022, Dancers Over 40……and Friends presented “The 42nd Anniversary and Reunion of the Cast and Crew of 42nd Street” at The Triad.Theater. …

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Friday, August 26, 2022

Villain: DeBlanks Kicks Off Monthly Comedy Series at The Green Room 42 by Sandi Durell

After more than two years, NYC’s favorite fill-in-the-blanks comedy is back! During the past seven years, Villain: DeBlanks been presented in New York, Los Angeles, London, the Edinbur…

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Dee Dee Bridgewater and Savion Glover by Sandi Durell

Icons Dee Dee Bridgewater and Savion Glover come together in both solo sets and together for an evening of jazz, dance, and improvisation at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Nove…

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

I Know Things Now: My Life in Sondheim’s Words – CD Review by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . Sometimes magic happens, and when it does, the results can be transcendent. This particular magic originated with MAC and Bistro Award-winning performing artist Jeff …

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LaMaMa 61st Season-40 Productions From 8 Nations by Sandi Durell

World-premieres by  John Kelly, Erik Ehn, Elizabeth Swados, Witness Relocation/Dan Safer, Bobbie Jene Smith and Ping Chong, along with the live, in-person stage debut of Split Britche…

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

With Raw and Revealing 54 Below Outing, Jenn Gambatese & Friends Remind Us “No One is Alone” by Sandi Durell

By Matt Smith . . . Jenn Gambatese has done it again. With a pinch of sass, a dash of decidedly “less polish,” and, of course, a sensible shoe, she’s returned to Midtown hotspot 54 Bel…

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Billy Stritch Celebrates Cy Coleman by Sandi Durell

54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, welcomes back Grammy Award® winner Billy Stritch! Critically acclaimed for his “cool-as-ice…

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ERS at Public Theater: Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge by Sandi Durell

Elevator Repair Service returns to The Public with BALDWIN AND BUCKLEY AT CAMBRIDGE beginning performances on September 24. They will re-create James Baldwin and William F. Buckley, Jr.�…

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42nd Street Dances It’s Way to Goodspeed Opera House by Sandi Durell

A cast of Broadway stalwarts will lead the Goodspeed Musicals production of 42nd Street, running September 16-November 7 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut. The compan…

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A Raisin in The Sun Makes Public Theater Debut by Sandi Durell

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director and Patrick Willingham, Executive Director) announced casting today for the upcoming revival of A RAISIN IN THE SUN written by Lorraine…

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Hypnotized at Hyprov by Sandi Durell

by Adam Cohen. . . Improv comedian Colin Mochrie (Whose Line is it Anyway) and hypnotist mesmerist Asad Mecci marry their skills to lure volunteer suggestible stooges from an audience into s…

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

KPOP Complete Casting Announced by Sandi Durell

The complete cast has been announced for Broadway’s KPOP, a new musical inspired by the global K-pop phenomenon, which will perform at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street)…

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Introducing Fred Rohan Vargas and SCRIPT TO STAGE by Sandi Durell

Unlike major theatre districts in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, many playwrights live in places where it’s often difficult to be involved or to have access to development workshops. …

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92NY In Conversation Returns with Geena Davis, Hugh Jackman, Joel Grey by Sandi Durell

The Recanati-Kaplan talks ‘In Conversation’ return to the 92NY all at 7 pm including the following: September 29 – an advance screening with Mila Kunis – XYZ Presents Netflix’ Luck…

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Monday, August 22, 2022

ANN MORRISON: MERRILY FROM CENTER STAGE by Sandi Durell

By Ron Fassler . . . “Yesterday is done.” Is it? In his Theory of Relativity, Einstein determined that time is relative. Or, in other words, the rate at which time passes depends on you…

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Is It Christmas Time Already? by Sandi Durell

The holiday season is right around the corner and Summoners Ensemble Theater and the Merchant’s House Museum will celebrate the 10 year anniversary of A CHRISTMAS CAROL (29 EAST 4TH ST., N…

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Saturday, August 20, 2022

Theater News by Sandi Durell

NYC Broadway Week – Midnight Theatre – Keen Company Fall Season – Monsoon Wedding – Play on Podcasts – Pan Asian Rep – American Rennaissance Theater NYC Broadway Week returns in …

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Mel and Ella Swing by Sandi Durell

BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present a special evening with renowned pianist and singer Billy Stritch and award-winning jazz vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli on Monday, September 19 at 7:00 …

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Friday, August 19, 2022

MATT DOYLE AT CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE by Sandi Durell

By Ron Fassler . . . Matt Doyle made his Broadway debut at age twenty-one as a replacement in the original company of Spring Awakening. That was fourteen years ago, and in that time, he has …

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The Actor’s Temple: Upcoming Meaningful Monday Series by Sandi Durell

Celebrate at a Special Event on Monday, September 12 @ 6:30 pm The Actors’ Temple is a place where spirituality meets creativity, where acceptance and inclusion are core principles. We hav…

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