7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
JULIE WILSON TO BE CELEBRATED AT THE TOWN HALL IN FREE, OPEN-TO-THE-PUBLIC MEMORIAL CONCERT presented by THE MABEL MERCER FOUNDATION  ON TUESDAY, APRIL 28th AT 6 P.M. …
by: Sandi Durell (photo/video) The First Broadway/Off-Broadway Award Nominees of the Season are Announced by the Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commen…
Charming and awe-inspiring in equal measure. Â By Joel Benjamin Why so much prodigiously physical entertainment has come out of Fre…
Review by Beatrice Williams-Rude A night shrouded in pea-soup fog in a remote Cornwall location near the sea. What a perfect setting for...
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Review by Carol Rocamora Beware the wrath of Henrik Ibsen: it's striking the Brooklyn Academy of Music like a thunderbolt from Odin, destroying every living thing in...
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Review by Sandi Durell It's the season of movie musicals of the 50s genre of romance and dance landing on the great white...
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by: Sandi Durell It’s a big year for Sinatra – his 100th Birthday and celebration centennials are happening aplenty. But there’s only one treasure with…
Making the Rounds with Russ Michael Kirk Lane is a force to be experienced. This delightful performer takes his audience on a...
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Review By Peter Haas There's the "then" of cabaret, and there's the "now." The "then" centers on the Great American Songbook, the work of such...
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Review by Samuel L. Leiter One oddity of the current season is the production, one after the other, of two Broadway shows"Gigi...
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Review by Marilyn Lester Baritone saxophonist Joe Temperley is a man who nullifies the overuse of the term "legendary." Temperley represents an unbroken chain of …
Review by JK Clarke If one were forced to choose a single word to describe Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII of England's...
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(click to enlarge photo) By: Sandi Durell A den of secrets " straight, top shelf, unadulterated truth! A place where the blues can melt or mess with...
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The magical, timeless hits by Frank Sinatra songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen " "My Kind of Town," "All the Way," "Call Me Irresponsible"...…
Review By Marcina Zaccaria Celebrating its 11th year, The Metropolitan Playhouse celebrates the thriving culture of the East Village with East Side Stories. East …
by: Magda Katz Melissa's Choice, a new play by award-winning playwright Steven Somkin, opens May 5 for a limited run thru May 22nd at Theatre Row's Lion...
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Review by Michael Bracken "Boys should never be made to go to bed; they wake up a day older." So says J.M. Barrie (Matthew...
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By Barbara & Scott Siegel Where Wolf Hall Meets Hamilton: Two of the most high profile shows of this season, one a...
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Review by JK Clarke  It can be easily argued that Hamlet is Shakespeare's most intricate and nuanced play. A director or dramaturg can...
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Written, Filmed & Edited by Michael Stever Having spent the evening with Joshua Warr last week over margaritas and mexican food in our beloved Hell’s Kitchen, …
A chance to see an early Gershwin musical, charmingly, if economically staged. Â By Joel Benjamin Mel Miller's final offering of this seas…
It Shoulda Been You opened on Broadway April 14th at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. TheaterPizzazz’ Maryann Lopinto was on hand to capture photos on the Red Carpet, the Curtain...…
Interview By Brian Scott Lipton "Child actors" are not exactly rare in theater, but few young thespians have made such an impressive impression on audiences and critics.…
From My Seat in The House By Mari Lyn Henry The publicity and media frenzy which envelop the mass shootings throughout the world create dramatic...
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The cast and creative team of 39 Steps including Arnie Burton, Billy Carter, Robert Petkoff, and Brittany Vicars, producer Doug Denoff celebrated op…
