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Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . . Although based on true stories, I wondered whether audiences would be able to identify the principals of Orson's Shadow, like Orson Wells, Lawrence Oliv…
Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . Tammy Faye, the newest musical arrival on Broadway, has a lot to offer today's audience. It's a moving rise and fall story of a high-profile public Ame…
Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . Is there any actor alive who is as passionate about Shakespeare, and as invested in his work, as Kenneth Branagh? He's performed in and/or directed…
Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . A little background first: Ako is a vastly experienced Japanese actress, born and raised in Tokyo, deeply trained in traditional Japanese dan…
Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . The name Jack Viertel is a somewhat legendary one in Broadway circles as both a former theatre critic, Tony Award-winning producer, and non-fiction author…
Concert Review by Andrew Poretz . . . The latest installment in cabaret great Michael Feinstein's Standard Time series took an eclectic turn from his themes celebrating specific musical icon…
Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . . Oh Jesus, what has happened to this woman? Well, she did go to Catholic school.. So there's that. Written and performed by Kelly McCaughan, Catholic…
Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . A great American actor brings the story of a great American musician to vibrant life. You can hear it a block away, as far as Ninth Avenue: the…
Theatre Review by Ron Fassler . . . Of all the brassy Broadway musicals that blew through town in the 1960s, Skyscraper is one of the few to receive an original cast recording and …
Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . . Café Utopia, produced by the Notch Theater Company and now playing at the Hudson Guild through November 23, is a comedy about how the perceptions o…
Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Reviews by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Cindy Rosenthal. Ellen Stewart Presents: Fifty Years of L…
Theater review by Marilyn Lester… Inarguably, the New York Pops is simply the best"and it would be difficult, if not impossible, to find a Pops concert that didn't excel in every departmen…
Theater review by Stuart Miller… In the Playbill "Who's Who" for "Another Shot," co-writer Harry Teinowitz's entry ends, "'Another Shot' tells of his addiction rehab journey; he hopes it i…
Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Kevin Winkler. On Bette Midler: An Opinionated Guide. New …
Theater Review by JK Clarke . . . Sam Gold's apparent vendetta against William Shakespeare continues. Over the past ten or so years, the Tony Award-winning and often quite effective (las…
Theater review by Brian Scott Lipton…. Ever since its publication in 1975, I have been fascinated by E.L. Doctorow's seminal novel "Ragtime," which brilliantly intertwines the lives of a W…
Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . . The Irish play HOTHOUSE, produced by Malaprop Theatre and currently playing at the Irish Arts Center is both sad and silly, while visually entertaining.…
A compiliation of Sandi Durell's life in photos by Beth Naji.
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Cabaret review by Linda Amiel Burns… The closing night of the Mabel Mercer foundation's cabaret convention 'everything old is new again" was hosted by songstress, KT Sullivan, it's artisti…
Review by Ron Fassler I'm a longtime fan of MasterVoices, a performing arts organization which continues to thrive after undergoing many changes in its long history. Founded in 1941, it has …
Review by Ron Fassler . . . Oscar Hammerstein II was a man of many accomplishments, though he will be best remembered for three indisputably monumental things: 1) He wrote Show Boat wi…
Theater Review by Carole Di Tosti… Using a dramatic approach to present a play about the consequences of ignoring climate change, In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot opens with a group of …
Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . I was bar mitzvah age in 1953 when the news exploded across the world that a former GI from the Bronx, a photographer named Christine Jorgensen (…
Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Fifty-four years ago movie audiences wept uncontrollably at Love Story, based on a novel by Erich Segal, in which glowingly golden college studen…
Broadway choreographer Lorin Latarro joins Theater Pizzazz for a new interview. She recently finished choreographing her third Broadway show this year, the revival of Once Upon a Mattress wi…
