7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
By Beatrice Williams-Rude A Deal, by Zhu Yi, is a play that was crying to be written, its subject matter now front and center. It touches many of the great issues of tod…
 By Marilyn Lester  The National Arts Club was once again the venue for the annual gala of The Encompass New Opera Theatre, an event that pulls out all the stops to award its …
By Brian Scott Lipton One must give kudos to the New York Pops for devoting an entire evening celebrating the work of female composers and lyricists, as they did on Frid…
by Carole Di Tosti Dorothy Parker was a dark wit and sardonic philosopher about love, relationships and the mundane routines of living as a depressive, for…
by Matt Smith If you're burdened down with trouble and your nerves are wearing thin, then BroadwayHD has the antidote to ensure the merry bells keep ringing throughout t…
After many sold out engagements at Feinstein’s/54 Below, the ever popular Alice Ripley & Emily Skinner return with new songs and old chestnuts on November 28, Decembe…
By Marilyn Lester After 22 years gigging at downtown club The Blue Note, jazz pianist, vocalist and two-time Grammy Award winner, Diane Schuur (known affectionately as "…
by Susan Hasho Ruth Carlin's latest show is Kaleidoscope Eyes at Don't Tell Mama. Her first song was "Who Will Buy" (Lionel Bart) simply sung, phrased in her own singula…
Photos: Maya Werner Thursday night, November 16, was the opening of MCC’s newest show School Girls: Or, The African Mean Girls Play, written by Jocelyn B…
Hot Mess opened at the Jerry Orbach Theater last night. The show is written by Dan Rothenberg and Colleen Crabtree and stars Max Crumm, Lucy DeVito and Paul Molnar, with direction by …
By Sandi Durell The angst and depth of emotions of teenagers about to make life choices are spilled out in Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk's new musical (book, music …
By Sandi Durell There are a lot of mean girls around " not only in Ghana where this play takes place in the 1980s, but worldwide. And, there is another very different Me…
By Sandi Durell If you're a fan of comedy, especially blue, with romance thrown in for a theme, then you'll have some good laughs in Dan Rothenberg (a stan…
By Sandi Durell   The transfer of The Band's Visit from off Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company to Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre, hasn't tarnished the sheer brillia…
Opening night for Manhattan Theatre Club's New York premiere of ACTUALLY by Anna Ziegler, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz was at New York City Center – Stage II Â on Wes…
Interview By Marilyn Lester  Cathy Rigby will be flying again, but this time not as Peter Pan. The gold medal-winning, two-time Olympic Gymnast will be starring in t…
By Brian Scott Lipton Barring a quickly written biodrama about Harvey Weinstein or Kevin Spacey, there will be no more topical play on stage this month than Actually, An…
A character study delicately played out in an intimate space. Â Â Â by Joel Benjamin Bob Glaudini's Jack Goes Boating, known mostly from its initial production turned i…
By Sandi Durell If you're missing country music and that yahoo and hee haw that make your spine tingle, go no further than to Dean Benner's next performance at Don't Tel…
by Carol Rocamora As theatre legends go, Joseph Papp (1921-1991) looms large. This visionary champion of "theatre for the people" founded the free New York Shakespeare F…
by Magda Katz This One’s For the Girls, a musical at the St Luke's Theatre, is for everyone, not just the girls! It’s for anyone who loves music that …
by. Adam Cohen Dr. Glassheart, a new political/romantic musical comedy, by Jason Trachtenburg is replete with wide targets for satire" healthcare, the president, romance, homel…
by Marilyn Lester There's a class of performer aptly labeled "powerhouse," and Vivian Reed stands firmly in the center of it. The diva is an intense, dynamic entertainer " a si…
By Sandi Durell Julia Cho has written a relevant commentary on the new violence erupting in schools and colleges nationwide when a psychologically disturbed young man might eve…
by Samuel L. Leiter The spectrum my headline mentions isn't the new name for Time-Warner; it's the syndrome of incurable neurological disorders called autism. Autism or …
