7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
Reviewed By: Joel Benjamin With elegant modesty and soaring vocal talent, Liz Callaway toured the songs of the three Stephens: Flaherty, Schwartz and Sondheim. The program at …
Written by John Weatherford “I miss my life.” That’s the last line in the lyric of “I Miss the Mountains” from Next to Normal. But those were my exact thoug…
"My View"Â written by Stephen Sorokoff Lots of performers can impersonate Liza Minnelli but how many can do Reba Evenchik? Leslie Kritzer, in an amazing display of versatili…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr.  - July 28, 2012 Pop songwriter Bob Merrill's first Broadway show was New Girl in Town in 1957 which was based upon Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize winni…
Written By Joel Benjamin Julie Halston spent more than an hour trying to convince us that she has "gravitas," that she has sadly been overlooked for serious roles in Stoppard, …
 Reviewed by Paulanne Simmons In 1977, when Andrea McArdle landed the title role in Annie, she was 12 years old. Thirty-five years later, she is still going strong, as was more than evid…
Written by: Paulanne Simmons The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY is not normally an incubator of musicals, unless that musical is called National Pastime. With a…
Written By: Sandi Durell It may be only thru July 21st, but irrepressible producer and host Scott Siegel brings his highly successful Broadway Ballyhoo to Feinstein's at the Lo…
T2C loves having different and varied reviews and articles on a performer. Here’s another for Jamie deRoy! Written By Myra Chanin Jamie deRoy is not only an endearing, en…
"My View" written by Stephen Sorokoff Friends should not review friends' Cabaret shows for obvious reasons.  Of course, if this rule were adhered to, a Jamie deRoy &…
 Everybody loves baseball! This new screwball musical comedy, National Pastime, makes its NY debut Off-Broadway beginning August 8, 2012 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights …
My View written by Friar Stephen Sorokoff Comedy sometimes has a touch of sadness attached to it. The evening was supposed to be hosted by Dean of the Friars Freddie Roman …
It is with great sadness that I write about Celeste Holm's death. For several years we served together on the Board of Arts Horizons and I had the great pleasure of attending several soirees…
by: Sandi Durell What makes a great entertainer? Someone whose raw emotions, love and guts are openly revealed – - that's Ben Vereen debuting at the new she-she 54…
BY: Sandi Durell According to various sources, Michael Feinstein’s luxurious cabaret room at the Loews Regency on Park Avenue, will no longer be as of January 2013 when t…
By: Myra Chanin The Victorians would have called Jackie Hoffman an Original and rightly so. Her unflinching outsider insights highlight everyone’s foibles, especially her own. J…
           A memorial celebration to honor the life and career of Bradshaw Smith (Founder & Executive Producer of "Broadway Beat" and Appla…
When writers create, there are just no limits to what the human brain can conjure up. This kooky spoof of Jurassic Park has a group of pre-historic dinosaurs living behind an electrified fen…
By: Edie Stokes Donna Hayes charmingly takes us on a journey through the corporate world in stories and song. The theme was presented in a timely and entertaining manner in a well con…
by: Sandi Durell If you were at all under the impression that the new hot spot 54 Below was only Cole Porter, Gershwin and Rodgers, you made a big boo boo. For the charming, easygoing…
"My View" by Stephen Sorokoff Does anyone out there remember when Steve Allen would open a newspape…
By Myra Chanin Brian d’Arcy James is an artistic whirlwind-cum-theatrical chameleon. This multi-talented, versatile, adaptable, adventurous and resourceful America actor,…
      An Interview by: Paulanne Simmons Mentalist Max Maven's current show at The Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex (312 West 36 St., 1st Floor), Max Maven: Thinking in Person…
by: Sandi Durell She's delicious, delightful, de-lovely and is currently regaling audiences at the sumptuous Café Carlyle on a stage where legends have walked before. This charming y…
When Times Square Chronicles ace writer and photographer leaves the City on weekends, he’s still working and bringing the best in cabaret and theatre to T2C readers. My View by …