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Friday, June 10, 2022

The Big Mix Comes to Little Island by Sandi Durell

Joining the previously announced cast is Idina Menzel, Beth Malone, Jose Llana, Mykal Kilgore, Brandon Contreras plus, Carmen Castillo, Arhm Choi, Denice Frohman,Jiayi He,Heidi Latsky Dance,…

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

Karen Elson at the Café Carlyle  by Sandi Durell

 By Marilyn Lester . . . Singer-songwriter Karen Elson is a revelation. As she herself noted, she’s a byword in the fashion industry but not so much in music. Yet, she’s been singing a…

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When Playwrights Kill a New Comedy by Sandi Durell

Joining Harriet Harris, André De Shields and Jeremy Jordan in Matthew Lombardo’s new comedy are Arnie Burton, Nik Alexander, and Irene Sofia Lucio in the world premiere of When Playw…

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El Otro Oz by Sandi Durell

TheaterWorksUSA is proud to bring Family Summer Theater back to New York audiences with the NYC premiere of El Otro Oz.  Join la fiesta and journey to El Otro Oz! Click your heels together …

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CABARET UPDATES by Sandi Durell

Klea Blackhurst, star of cabaret, nightclubs, and musical theater, has joined the cast of THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE In Concert, to be presented for one night only at Feinstein’s/54 Below…

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

DRAMA DESK ANNOUNCES WINNERS Clyde’s, Company, Six Take Most Awards by Sandi Durell

This year’s Drama Desk Awards will take place at Sardi’s Restaurant (234 W 44th Street) on June 14th from 3:00 – 6:00pm. The full list of winners is available at the website www…

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Audrey the New Musical by Sandi Durell

Green Light Group Productions has announced the cast and creative team for the July 2022 Off-Broadway premiere of Audrey: The New Musical, by Danielle Moore, directed and choreographed by Ke…

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76th Annual Theatre World Awards Honor Michael Oberholtzer, Harvey Fierstein and Outstanding New Performers by Sandi Durell

By Melissa Griegel . . . The 76th Annual Theatre World Awards returned to a live ceremony this year with an event at Circle in the Square, on the set of American Buffalo. The Theatre World A…

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Monday, June 6, 2022

Almost Famous Coming to Broadway by Sandi Durell

Producers Lia Vollack and Michael Cassel Group have announced that Almost Famous, the new musical with book and lyrics by Academy Award® and Grammy Award® winner Cameron Crowe, bas…

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A Kid Like Rishi by Sandi Durell

                                                                    By Carole di Tosti . . . Rishi was a teenager, a Dutch N…

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A Black and White Cookie – The Tank Theater by Sandi Durell

The New York Premiere of the Broadway World Award-winning play A Black and White Cookie, written by Gary Morgenstein and directed by Marcello Rollando, will be presented at The Tank The…

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Saturday, June 4, 2022

Two New Productions Added to 2d Stage by Sandi Durell

Tony Award-nominee Bess Wohl will return to the Tony Kiser Theater (305 West 43rd Street) this Fall with the New York premiere of CAMP SIEGFRIED, directed by Tony Award-winner David Cr…

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Friday, June 3, 2022

DONNA MCKECHNIE: Take Me to the World: The Songs of Stephen Sondheim by Sandi Durell

By Brian Scott Lipton . . . What did you accomplish during the height of the pandemic? Finished a few jigsaw puzzles? Learned to speak a little Italian? Well, Donna McKechnie upped us all, h…

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New Production of Cat On a Hot Tin Roof by Sandi Durell

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, in a new production by Ruth Stage (www.RuthStage.org), will play The Theater at St. Clements (423 W. 46th Street) beginning previews July 15, and opening night is…

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Thursday, June 2, 2022

Rodgers & Hammerstein: A Broadway Celebration by Sandi Durell

Transport Group has announced that Rodgers & Hammerstein: A Broadway Celebration will be the next installment in its Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series on Monday, June 27, 2022, at 8pm…

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Gay Marshall – Back on Boogie Street by Sandi Durell

By Andrew Poretz . . . Gay Marshall, a gamine firecracker of a singer and storyteller, brought Back on Boogie Street to Pangea for three shows.  The Cleveland-born, Francophile singer — h…

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Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical Worldwide Tour by Sandi Durell

The award-winning, hit Off-Broadway show Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical announced it is taking over the world, with all new productions this fall in London and Australia, and a return …

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Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke – Death of a Salesman by Sandi Durell

The critically-hailed Young Vic / West End production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is coming to Broadway’s Hudson Theatre (141 West 44th Street) for 17 weeks only, start…

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 ¡Oso Fabuloso & The Bear Backs! – Joe’s Pub by Sandi Durell

INTAR and Radio Drama Network announced that Joe’s Pub at the Public (425 Lafayette Street, NYC),will present a return Pride 2022 engagement of their musical, ¡Oso Fabuloso & Th…

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Michael McKeever’s latest: Mr. Parker by Sandi Durell

Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director; Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director), present the Off-Broadway premiere of Mr. Parker, a new play written by Michael McKeever (Danie…

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Opera & Broadway at Duck Walk Vineyards by Sandi Durell

Opera & Broadway with host Soprano Cristina Fontanelli in the beautiful surroundings of Duck Walk on the North Fork of Long Island’s wine country Sat. July 23 @ 7:30 pm.Your musical fa…

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Lillias White: Divine Sass, A Tribute to The Divine One—Sarah Vaughan by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . Lillias White, noting that the legendary vocalist, Sarah Vaughan, was called either The Divine One or Sassy, decided along the way to meld those appellations into one…

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Shariffa Ali Receives Hermitage Major Theater Award by Sandi Durell

Andy Sandberg, Artistic Director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, announced today that accomplished theater artist and director Shariffa Ali has been selected as the 2022 recipient…

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Tierney Sutton at Birdland by Sandi Durell

By Andrew Poretz. . . Tierney Sutton, a noted jazz singer with nine Grammy nominations, opened up her latest engagement at Birdland on May 24th, with her trio, The Tierney Sutton Band.  The…

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Outer Critics Circle Presents 2021/22 Awards by Sandi Durell

by Sandi Durell . . . The Outer Critics have celebrated 71 years of theater on and off-Broadway in multiple categories. Founded during the Broadway season of 1949-50 as the Outer Circle, thi…

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Getting to Know Robin Lyon by Sandi Durell

By Sandi Durell… Robin Lyon (also known as Robin Lyon Gardner) has been in the business of show for many years and it’s only recently that she’s decided it was time to return to what s…

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Saturday, May 28, 2022

22nd Cimientos Play Development by Sandi Durell

IATI Theater (Winston Estevez, Artistic Director) culminates the 22nd Cimientos Play Development Program with its Staged Readings Series presenting new works by ten national and cross-co…

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Friday, May 27, 2022

SING FOR HOPE PIANOS by Sandi Durell

Sing For Hope Pianos will be returning to 28 Liberty Plaza on June 3, 2022 for the public in a one-day-only event. There will be a performance at 12pm from over 100 youth choristers– Sin…

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Celebrate Juneteenth with Andre de Shields at Flushing Town Hall by Sandi Durell

Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Andre de Shields will take the stage live at Flushing Town Hall  performing excerpts from his self-crafted solo work “Frederick Douglass: Mine Eyes Have…

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

Into The Woods Moves to Broadway by Sandi Durell

The hugely acclaimed and completely sold-out New York City Center Encores! production of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s beloved musical, Into the Woods, will transfer to Broadway f…

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Urban Stages Celebrates 38 Years by Sandi Durell

By Sandi Durell . . . Through the many years of hard work, dedication and effort, Founder and Artistic Director Francis Hill has built a theatrical empire giving voice to new playwrights and…

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