7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
By Brian Scott Lipton With appearances on the hit TV shows, "American Idol" and "The Voice" and theater credits ranging from "Rent" to "Ain't Misbehavin'," powerh…
by; John Weatherford Bernard Furshpan hosted the first of his new series "This is Your Night." The recipient of the first award was Maryann Lopinto. It...…
Playwright and actor Charles Busch and his dear friend and co-star Julie Halston are, once again, sharing the stage in "The Tribute Artist" at 59e59 Theaters where they opened...The p…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. Mark Milano, a singer with a long history of political and social activism especially with AIDS protests and social reform internationally, pre…
LaTanya Richardson Jackson will play Lena Younger opposite Denzel Washington in the upcoming Broadway production of Lorraine Hansberry's A RAISIN IN THE SUN, directed by Kenny L…
By: Eric J. Grimm The Woodsman packs plenty of visual wonders and genuine heartbreak into an hour running time on one of the smaller stages at 59E59 Theaters....The p…
By: Joel Benjamin An incisively written two-hander about a father and daughter at turning points in their lives. Christina Masciotti's two-hander Adult, at the Ab…
by: JK Clarke If ever there was a call for a comprehensive seminar on the musical history of burlesque, Quinn Lemley's Burlesque to Broadway would surely fit the bill. The produ…
(Book Cover â„… Barbican Press) by Michael Elihu Colby Part 9: The British Are Staying! To this day, the Algonquin has been so closely associated with...The …
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. 54 Below has begun a new concert series dedicated to Broadway musicals that haven't been revived since their original Broadway run. One...T…
  Love is in the air at 54 Below, Broadway’s supper club as executive chef Andre Marrero presents his special Prix Fix menu this Valentine’s Day. Pre-theater dinner…
  Off-Broadway & Off-Off Broadway's Highest Honor Salutes Outstanding Theatrical Accomplishment The Village Voice, the nation's first and largest alternative weekly newspaper, …
By: Sandi Durell Writer Eric Simonson has a thing for sports, having written 2010′s "Lombardi," about football, and in 2012 “Magic/Bird” about basketba…
  by Linda Amiel Burns  Stephen Hanks’ cabaret show is a tribute to acclaimed songwriter Don McLean, composer of classic 'American Pie,' proving McLean is more than a..…
By Brian Scott Lipton I admit that "delicious" may be an overused adjective in critical circles, but there is no more apt word to describe Tony Award winner...The post Cady Huf…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. February 4, 2014 Most Broadway stars making their cabaret debut at 54 Below do an autobiographical show, letting us know what...The post…
 by: Paulanne Simmons On February 2, Alice Ripley told all those people who were "shunning the Super Bowl" and had chosen instead to see her at 54...The post Ripley Reflect…
by: JK Clarke Anyone who has seen the 1978 thriller Midnight Express (which was nominated for six Academy Awards and won two"for its haunting soundtrack and for Oliver Stone's...The p…
Combining old and new technologies to tell the sweet story of a struggling young artist in love. By Joel Benjamin iLuminate successfully combines…
By Brian Scott Lipton I first suspected that John Lloyd Young may have been born a couple of decades too late when I caught his sensational...The post John Lloyd …
Review by Sonia Roberts Before entering the theater, I was instructed to check my coat and put on a t-shirt that said "20th Quinquennial Beertown Time...The post …
Reviewed by Sandi Durell It's cold, snow is on the ground (literally) at the Gym at Judson in the Transport Group's revival of "Almost,...The post W…
Phillip Seymour Hoffman was a company member and former Artistic Director of the Labyrinth Theatre Co., and the overwhelming outpouring of support received over the past few days h…
By Brian Scott Lipton Monday, February 3 turned out to be quite a momentous day for Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris. In the morning, he began...The post Ne…
Broadway's hottest young stars will join legendary performers of the Great White Way for the ninth annual edition of Broadway Backwards, a one-night-only performance produce…
