7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
Itamar Moses never meant to write musicals. He began his career in the early 2000s as a playwright, with premieres in New York City and regionally at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Old G…
By Barbara & Scott Siegel . . . Solo Shows: From Prima Facie to Walking With Bubbles Solo shows are a bitch! They have to be close to brilliant in order to sit through them " yet they ar…
A digital lottery and rush tickets policies for the New York premiere of Grey House by Levi Holloway, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello. Grey House will b…
Shows With Multiple Nominations: Shucked:Â 12 " Some Like it Hot:Â 8 " Into the Woods:Â 6 " New York, New York:Â 6 " Life of Pi:Â 5 " Love:Â 5 "Merrily We Roll Along:Â 5 " Ohio…
By Samuel L. Leiter . . . It's hard to think of any other Broadway play as au courant as Prima Facie, by British playwright Suzie Miller. I saw this gripping solo drama"whose title means "le…
by Alix Cohen . . . "A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer." Those of you who still think of puppets…
By Melissa Griegel… The famed Studio 54 was only in its original iteration for three years, from 1977-1980, but has spawned record labels, radio stations, and similar nightclubs, and has b…
MacGyver: The Musical releases its much-anticipated world premiere album featuring Broadway and TV Stars. Joining the explosive cast of MacGyver: The Musical is Broadway star Taylor Loud…
Are you ready to put your acting chops on the line and battle it out in front of a live audience and top entertainment industry professionals? Get ready for your big break beginning Jan. …
NYC Winter Outing Jan 17 thru Feb 12, combines prix-fixe NYC Restaurant Week menus at nearly 500 restaurants; 2-for-1 tickets to 22 NYC Broadway Week shows; and 2-for-1 tic…
By Stuart Miller . . . The small town Irish wedding is packed with characters. There's Declan, the best man who goes by Hobbit because of his huge feet and who gives a "toe-curlingly awful" …
FOOD FOR THOUGHT PRODUCTIONS, now in its 22nd year, continues celebrating the oft-neglected one-act play and theatre at its best with Award-winning actors, writers and directors, with …
by Melissa Griegel… Stepping into The McKittrick Hotel at 542 W. 27th (between 10th and 11th) felt like sneaking into a speakeasy or being invited into a secret hidden private club. The si…
In an unprecedented collaboration, HERE, IndieSpace, New Ohio and Rattlestick have formed the West Village Rehearsal Co-Op located at 60-74 Gansevoort Street New Y…
Anthony Rapp's Without You " The Best We Could ( A Family Tragedy) " I Love My Family But … " The Coast Starlight " Dog Man the Musical " On Set with Theda Bara " Peter Pan Goes Wrong The …
On January 22 @ 7 pm The Green Room 42 (570 Tenth Ave. NYC ) presents Broadway Sings for She Angels, produced by Joan Ryan, hosted by Roma Torre and directed by Will Nunziata. The Musical Di…
Broadway will look dark in the next couple of months as many shows are set to close between January and February: 1776, Almost Famous, Bettlejuice, Into The Woods, A Strange Loop, Death of a…
By Carol Rocamora . . . If you braved the crowds at MOMA (The Museum of Modern Art) this holiday, as I did, looking for the vibrant canvases of the Neo-Expressionist painter Jean-Michel Basq…
The Public " Under the Radar Festival January 4 " 22, 2023 The Public Theater's UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL is a world-renowned international theater festival that shines a spotlight on new the…
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By Melissa Griegel . . . Three-time Tony Award Winner Patti LuPone has taken up a residency at 54 Below, performing 16 solo shows from December 20th 2022 through January 8th 2023. Tickets to…
By Ron Fassler . . . Stage monologues are tricky things, difficult to pull off in both writing and performing. Over the years, I've seen some magnificent plays and actors triumph in the genr…
Last night, November 20 '22, history was made on Broadway as the musical sensation KPOP marked their opening celebration, ahead of the show's official opening night on November 27. Fea…
By Melissa Griegel . . . The Museum of Jewish Heritage (36 Battery Place, New York) brought the award-winning picture book When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street to life with a concert readin…
By Sandi Durell . . . If the golden opportunity arises to see the definitive keeper of the torch of the Great American Songbook, you never want to miss the chance, especially if the show cen…
