7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
On Monday, April 28, 2014, The New York Pops marks its 31st birthday with a grand gala evening celebrating the work of musical honoree Marc Shaiman and musical honor…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. Feb. 3, 2014 Gabi Epstein, one of Toronto's busiest actress-singers, whose first NY cabaret show as my number one show that year, came...The post Gabi…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. Drew Gasparini won the John Lennon Songwriting Award and his music has been heard on the TV series "Smash" as well as...The post Drew Gasparini…
 by: Alix Cohen The iconoclastic work of composer/lyricist/librettist Michael John LaChiusa will not leave you humming. It will, however, fill you to overflow with impressi…
Sadly, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found by a friend on the bathroom floor in his New York City Village apartment on Bethune Street, apparently dead from a drug...The post News: …
Although little more than an extended conversation this play reveals much about two historic figures in United States race relations. Â By Joel Benjamin Woodie…
By: Sandi Durell If you always liked Bacharach's music, let's hope you'll feel the same " if you've never been particularly fond of his music, you...The post Is B…
Hello, Dolly! Â "A Musical Comedy Dream" Â -Â Richard Skipper:Â Matchmaker Supreme NYSMS Hosts 50th Anniversary Celebration By Jerry Osterberg (Click Pho…
By: Sandi Durell January 31, 2014 This gal has it all! A look and a voice that blows you away! And, she also happens to be starring on...The post Patina Miller debuts at Am…
Review by Sonia Roberts This town is quiet for the most part… Â …Even if you're screamin' at someone seems like who cares there's no one else...The post My Daught…
Reviewed by Paulanne Simmons Since its first off-Broadway production in 2007, Sam Shem and Janet Surrey's Bill W. and Dr. Bob has been produced in about thirty...The…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. Jan. 31, 2014 If you're too young to remember Michele Lee's Broadway career before her 14 years on "Knot's Landing," you don't...The post Miche…
 Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC) celebrates its annual Gala on March 27, 2014 at BB King’s, hosted by multiple MAC Award winner, Terese Genecco. …
On the eve of Valentine's Day, Kara Lindsay, currently starring in Disney's "Newsies" on Broadway, will be joined on-stage by her husband Kevin Massey (Memphis), her college best frie…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. January 28, 2014 On January 28 at the late show on a very cold night, Broadway star Patrick Page, late of "Spider Man...The post Patrick Page: Good To…
A Great History Lesson That Leaves Us Wanting More From My Seat in the House          Mari Lyn Henry Steeped in the hist…
A colorful and imaginative balletic rendition of the Alice In Wonderland stories. By Joel Benjamin Diana Byer's New York Theatre Ballet is busy presenting a whirlwind of fascin…
The 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards (www.DramaDeskAwards.com) will take place on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 8:00 PM at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street), it was annou…
Reviewed by Susan Hasho Buckle your seat belts. The stated mission of The New Group is that of "promoting unique, challenging artists whose work deserves wider recogniti…
 by Linda Amiel Burns Scott Siegel's 12th Annual Nightlife Awards honored performers from the worlds of cabaret, jazz and comedy at Town Hall on January 27…
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Andrew Levine, Executive Director), as part of its Winter 2014 Musicals in Mufti Series, presents…
By: Sandi Durell A very smart, intuitive person said to me last night as I was leaving the Café Carlyle, "it doesn't get much better" " referring...The post Wildhorn, H…
An entertaining program in a beautiful space marred by too much talk. By Joel Benjamin January 27, 2014 Launching the Live from Gramercy Park Cabaret Series at...The pos…
Review by Marcina Zaccaria "Grounded" is a poignant story of an ace fighter pilot who finds herself grounded after a tactical error. It is a sophisticated story. ...T…
 By Eric J. Grimm Recently a friend asked me to name my favorite scenes in movies set in Los Angeles so she could visit the places...The post Don't **** With My City…
