7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
By Marcina Zaccaria André Holland has had an exciting journey since the success the 2016's Moonlight, (Academy Award for Best Picture). With a background in acting …
By Sandi Durell This new musical fantasia, produced by The Prospect Theater Company, with book and lyrics by Jason Grote and music by Marisa Michelson, conjures the old and new…
By Ron Fassler If a solo cabaret show is to be devoted to a lyricist who came out of what is now lovingly known as "Broadway's Golden Age" (1943-1959), you can't do much better…
by Carole Di Tosti Harvey Milk needs no introduction.As the first openly gay political official (Board Supervisor) in San Francisco, Milk bravely took a stand for the LG…
A stellar cast of Broadway's finest performers was on hand April 11, when The New York Friars Club honored show business tour de force Jamie deRoy at a celebration marking her 3…
Photos/Video: Maya Werner The upcoming Center Theatre Group world premiere of Soft Power, the new play with a musical, hosted a press event at New 42ndStreet Studios where t…
by Brian Scott Lipton Jump on or stay off " that's the question for theatergoers considering attending the latest revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's 1945 musical warhorse "…
By Ron Fassler Though mostly known as a novelist and short story writer, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr (1922-2007) wrote a few plays in his lifetime, one of which, Happy Birthday, W…
The cast and creative team of Children of a Lesser God including Kenny Leon, Nyle DiMarco, Joshua Jackson, Lauren Ridloff, Anthony Edwards, KeciaLewis, John McGinty, Julee Cerda, Treshelle E…
by Alix Cohen "The Zen master Ikkyu was once asked to write a distillation of the highest wisdom, He wrote only one word: Attention." Jenny Offill Dept. of Speculation This, in…
 By Sandi Durell  The love fest was in full bloom at the big party on April 10 at Feinstein's/54 Below as the celebrated Marilyn Maye took the stage on opening night, her birt…
by Carol Rocamora Brace yourself for Billie Piper's anguished performance in Yerma, now playing at the Park Avenue Armory. Brutal in its emotional nakedness, it w…
by Michael Bracken It's timely, all right, too timely – but not surprisingly so. With another senseless shooting spree occurring every few months or weeks " se…
by Adam Cohen Scott Joplin's classic rag "The Entertainer" is highly recognizable. It was used to great effect in an Oscar winning movie called "The Sting" which happed to star…
by Adam Cohen Every family has their secrets. Whether they should be shared " especially in a musical is another story. But there are many moments that make Goldstein t…
by Brian Scott Lipton Four decades after bursting onto the music scene, the British band Queen is definitely having an American renaissance. A number of their biggest hits, inc…
by Michael Bracken Time passes. And edges that once were sharp become smoother and rounder as the years fly by. Such seems to be the case with Mean Girls, at the August…
By Samuel L. Leiter Sharon Washington is an African-American actress of a certain age. I've seen her on stage before but never, in my recollection, in a role that demons…
by Alix Cohen At 83, The Amazing Kreskin seems to remember every name and date involved with experiences long past. Awareness is his modus operandi. Convinced that we're fatall…
By Ron Fassler "Well hello" are the first words spoken by Abigail Bengson, co-host and narrator of The Lucky Ones, the world premiere musical she has written with her husband S…
Carmen De Lavallade, John Kander, and Harold Prince will be honored at the 2nd Annual Chita Rivera Awards (www.ChitaRiveraAwards.com), taking place at NYU Skirbal…
Almost 10 years ago now, Tony and MAC nominated Corinna Sowers Adler made her debut with a highly acclaimed cabaret entitled "Stories". On Sunday, April 22, at 4:30pm, she will bring t…
By Sandi Durell From the lack of squealing audience kids (although there were many present " some dressed in appropriate princess costumes and playing with Anna and Elsa…
by Carol Rocamora Three exceptional productions shine on London stages this spring. Â 1 – Network at the Royal National Theatre "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to …
by Bernie Furshpan (Article #3 in the Series) If you’re reading this, thank you – the title worked. No one likes to be taken for granted and it seems to be p…
