7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
By Craig J Horsley Sherie Rene Scott wants to sink her teeth into something " a great song, a funny story, and a piece of meat. Scott, performing at Below 54 through June 29, mixes th…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr.- Metropolitan Room June 16. 2013 Jillian Laurain, a classically trained singer, who specializes in her own very special vocal tra…
by: Sandi Durell Scott Siegel Returns with Broadway Ballyhoo slated to open July 24th at the Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Cafe. It will …
Reviewed by: Sandi Durell Blond, sinewy, sensually beautiful Morgan James whirls through your brain like a tornado – - a storm erupting inwardly, quietly, and with th…
by: Paulanne Simmons Edward Chester Babcock earned some recognition when he was writing songs in his Syracuse high school. He gained even more fame when he changed his name to JimmyÂ…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. Café Carlyle – June 13, 2013 Tales from the Jazz Age: An F. Scott Fitzgerald Songbook, a very special new theatrical revue, was conceived and c…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. 54 Below June 15, 2013 Bryan Batt has two home towns, The Big Apple (NYC) and The Big Easy (New Orleans.)Â On a rare break from shooting several movies, Batt app…
We do love our mothers, but when they suffocate and control to the degree that the scheming Mrs. Phelps (Dale Carman) demonstrates, one might get a sudden urge to grab her and shake the livi…
My View written by Stephen Sorokoff One of the producers of "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (Jamie deRoy) asked me if I'd like to attend a special performance of the show.  It would tak…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. June 13, 2013 Popping up on the 54 Below stage wearing a T shirt with the message about "Adele," Bruce Vilanch launched into "Hey, Don't…
written by Sandi Durell Sporting a new shorter hairdo, Julie Budd was adamant about the fact that she was going to sing the songs she loved " theme be damned!  Of…
Written by Paulanne Simmons As The Pop Show creator and host John Capo pointed out, many people only know about the three or four Adele songs that made it to the radio, but the reigni…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. Judy Kuhn, who is one of the greatest actress-singers of our time, made her 54 Below debut Monday, June 10 celebrating the release of her third individual CD…
  "My View" written by Stephen Sorokoff There are not too many places we "adults" can frequent that offer the old world ambience of glamour, gourmet cuisine, and sophisticated mu…
Expansion, Expansion – that’s what it’s all about!  Entertainment reaches far and wide as Robert Nederlander, Jr, President and CEO of Nederlander Worldwide Entertain…
By Joel Benjamin State Theatre " New Brunswick, NJ June 2, 2013 Â Patti LuPone brought her Far Away Places to the State Theatre in New Brunswick, combining her talents…
As part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival, Revive Big Band packs a punch unlike any other, uniting generations of like-minded musicians through a new era of music. Formed in 2010 b…
By Linda Amiel Burns  Scott Siegel presented his 50th Broadway By The Year on Monday, June 1, 2013 with The Broadway Musicals of 1…
Don't Tell Mama June 2, 2013 Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. With able support and assistance of music director Barry Levitt on piano and Jon Burr on bass, Edie Stokes, the gl…
Written by Paulanne Simmons When people think of Broadway musicals and popular music, William Shakespeare does not immediately come to mind. Yet, as Mark Lamos, host of 92nd St…
"My View"  written by Stephen Sorokoff You go to see a vocalist because a friend you trust tells you she's exceptional.  It happened last year when I "found" Morg…
By John Weatherford In De Profundis, Oscar Wilde writes, "Do not be afraid of the past. If people tell you it is irrevocable, do not believe them. The past, present and future are but on…
By: Alix Cohen  Three quarters of the way through Tommy Tune's beguiling, autobiographical show, we hear a vamp from Chorus Line's iconic "One." Instead, he sings "Raindrops Are Falling …
 My View written by Stephen Sorokoff  The Problem With Watching Something Great It happens everytime I'm privileged to watch a great performer. How do I retain the sound…
 "My View" partially written by Stephen Sorokoff  We've all seen Cabaret performers that will not make it to the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center or The Carlyle but who…
