7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
By: Sandi Durell When Elizabeth (Idina Menzel), an urban planner, leaves Phoenix after a divorce to make her way back to New York, she is faced with...
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By: Marilyn Lester Kander and Ebb's The Act opened at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on October 29, 1977 " and flopped. The show was a...
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(click images to enlarge) By: Sandi Durell Well, kids, it's another high school pop musical " as black a comedy as one can imagine...
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A STATEMENT FROM CAROLE KING “It was an honor to see Beautiful for the first time last night. And I was thrilled to help the cast raise a fast $30,000 for...
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By Brian Scott Lipton City Center's ENCORES has been one of New York's greatest treasures for three decades, having produced such extraordinary semi-staged…
By Eric J. Grimm The plagues of modern playwriting conventions leave few stones unturned when it comes to well known national tragedies. The 9/11 play is a...
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By Eric J. Grimm A punk, queer retelling of the Persephone myth with a script culled from wide ranging texts including film scripts and rap lyrics sounds...
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by: Susan Hasho  Lance Horne knows a lot of people and a lot of people are his friends, often stay in his house and work with him...
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By: Sandi Durell The one thing that is evident is that famous celebrity mom (Christie Brinkley, sitting in front of me) and dad (Billy...
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In the Metropolitan Room’s continuing evenings to highlight and pay tribute to a special and unique individual, last night brought the …
By: JK Clarke The joy of a year in which multiple productions of the same Shakespeare play are launched is that we get to see varied interpretations of the...
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Taking over the role from Toni Braxton and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, the 51 year old Tony Nominee beauty, Vaness…
Although Amaluna strictly follows the Cirque du Soleil tried-and-true formula, this show has its own pleasures and excitements. Â By Joel Benjamin The Cirque du Solei…
 By Michael Stever (Video Filmed & Edited By Michael Stever} The historic Pierre Hotel hosted an impressive cavalcade of stars last night as the National Corporat…
Rosie O'Donnell will receive the 2014 Isabelle Stevenson Award. This award will be presented at the 2014 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8th. The 2014 Tony Awards …
The Village Voice, the nation's largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced today that tickets will go on sale April 9, 2014 for the 59th Annual Obie Awards on Monday,...
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By Elizabeth Ahlfors Cheyenne Jackson — now there is eye candy and ear candy for any stage. He made a splash in 2009 on...
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By Brian Scott Lipton "Mistake, Misstep, Outcast," actor Steven Boyer joked about the name of MCC Theater's annual "Miscast" benefit on Monday, March 31 at the Hamme…
 by: JK Clarke Those of us who have never indulged in a live drawing class with nude models in the room generally don't know what to do, or...
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The prestigious Outer Critics Circle (OCC) will announce their 2013-2014 Nominations at a press event on April 22nd at the Friar’s Club on East 55th Stre…
Academy Award® winners Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez(“Let It Go” from Frozen) and two-time Emmy® and Golden…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. At 54 Below in New York City underneath the Roundabout's Studio 54 theatre where another revival of the classic...
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by: Sandi Durell If you were watching weekly episodes on CBS television from 1949-1957, you probably have recall about t…
Review by Avis Alger Like any healthy organic creation process, things start out small, like a water drop, and then they evolve and flow...
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Playwright Christopher Durang " who won his first Tony Award in 2013 for his comedy VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE on Broadway " will make his debut in...
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