7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
Actor and Singer Dominic Chianese will celebrate the charitable efforts of Bike New York by joining them to jump start the 37th annual TD Five Boro...
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A show that wittily skewers greed and power-lust in all its forms. Â By Joel Benjamin Michael Roberts who wrote the book and the...
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by Marilyn Lester You've probably had the experience: a performer sings a song that knocks your socks off. The audience applauds so wildly it can hardly...
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By Joel Benjamin A highlight of Sally Wilfert's act at 54 Below on April 6th was a lovely story of being invited to Barbara Cook's apartment to...
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By: Paulanne Simmons Edward Sakamoto, who wrote Fishing for Wives, now staged by Pan Asian Repertory and directed by Ron Nakahara, is the grandson of two "picture...
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 By Brian Scott Lipton For 40 years, Mary Martin lit up the Broadway stage, Hollywood screen, and millions of television sets with her peerless singing and dancing,...
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A daffy, disorganized tribute to a major off-Broadway producing organization. Â By Joel Benjamin For an"albeit"fictional celebration of a …
by: Alix Cohen The Traverse Theatre Company has arrived at 59E59 Theaters' Brits Off Broadway Festival with two brief, one-act plays which are dark, playful, and wildly u…
by: Sandi Durell "Man says I got me a dream. Woman says eat your eggs."Â That man with a dream is Walter Lee Younger,...
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by: Joshua Rose What makes good art? Who makes good art? Do the artist's personal flaws take away from or add to their art? How do you...
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by Marilyn Lester Incredibly, in the decades-old Lyrics & Lyricists series at the 92nd Street Y, there has never been a show dedicated...…
The Tony Awards® Administration Committee has announced this year's recipient for the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theat…
 by: Brian Scott Lipton On Friday, April 4, the Drama Desk sponsored a panel entitled "Why Shakespeare? Why Now?" in honor of the Bard...
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On April 7th, Broadway star Jarrod Spector (Jersey Boys, Beautiful), performed songs from his new CD, “A Little Help from My Friends: Live at 54...
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  By Michael Stever Video Featurette Filmed & Edited By Michael Stever There’s a ‘cheshire-cat’ like way playwright Terrence McNally…
April 10th, 9:30 p.m. Celebrate some of the most memorable show-stopping musical moments from Broadway " hit after hit " featuring some o…
by: Alix Cohen This May Hurt a Bit, after an original song by the duo, is a unique grab bag of numbers ranging from gothic to goofy. The...
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by: Marilyn Lester Echoes in Harlem: A Tribute to Duke Ellington at NJPAC Most serious jazz musicians today will agree with...
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By Joel Benjamin New York Pops' Lights, Camera, Action:Â A Night in Hollywood at Carnegie Hall on April 4th, included Alan Silvestri's Theme from Forrest Gump which..…
By: Sandi Durell I had the honor of interviewing Mickey Rooney in September 2010 prior to his 90th birthday and below appears that interview with many...
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by: Alix Cohen Lyricist Carolyn Leigh had a three-decade career creating both a wealth of pop standards and musical theater. You know her work even...
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By Linda Amiel Burns  THE BARDY BUNCH: THE WAR OF THE FAMILIES PARTRIDGE AND BRADY at Theatre at St. Clement's is full of melodies, murder, mayhem...
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54 Below proudly welcomes Roslyn Kind back to the New York club scene, where she hasn't been seen SOLO in 20 years. She’ll be appearing on...
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By Joel Benjamin Dominic Chianese has mastered the art of artlessness.  We might just as well have been sitting in Mr. Chianese's kitchen, listening to him ramble…
