7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
by Adam Cohen New York native singer-songwriter Sophie B Hawkins crafted beguiling home brew intimacy in her Café Carlyle debut Tuesday evening. Deeply wry, f…
By Myra Chanin Renee Katz steps on stage at Don't Tell Mama with a beaming smile on her face and a soul brimming with joy and confidence. "Never Been Gone" is her first one-…
by Carol Rocamora An onion isn't a stage prop you're used to seeing in the theatre, is it? (And a large white one, yet.) But as carried by Luda, imm…
  by Sandi Durell Summer in the City can be quite a treat if you're looking for some good talent in the cabarets and clubs. Talent abounds . . . and whatever t…
By Myra Chanin Roger Schmelzer may have come to singing belatedly, but during his New York debut at The Metropolitan Room he turned the songs he loves best " an amazingly di…
by Magda Katz He may be president, but comedy is KING!  Me The People: The Trump America Musical, a new musical revue with a book and lyrics by Nancy Holson (Bus…
Emily Bowker, Graeme Brookes, Elizabeth Boag, Alastair Whatley by Lisa Reitman-Dobi Torben Betts's devastating comedy is a glorious reminder that sharp theater is alive and kic…
54 Sings breathes new life into a forgotten, but quality, Broadway musical By Joel Benjamin Henry, Sweet Henry, the 1967 Broadway musical, based on Nora Johnson's…
 by Carole Di Tosti Benjamin Franklin counseled, "Be not disturbed at trifles or accidents common or unavoidable." However, shouldn't one be more than dis…
by Michael Bracken Size matters. At least it does in Bella, an American Tall Tale, currently receiving its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons. Kirsten Childs'…
by Sandi Durell Who knew Kevin Spacey was a song and dance man? Well, he apparently brushed off his hoofer shoes, put on his top hat and, although he made a big deal of being t…
By Myra Chanin I arrived at Lane Bradbury's one-woman show, Let Me Entertain You, Again, my heart filled with compassion for the child performer who'd created the rol…
Some Tony Talk Plus A Look at The Inspector General Come From Away (Jenn Colella) Photo: Matthew Murphy By Barbara & Scott Siegel The last thing you want to r…
A newly minted American citizen takes the Broadway repertoire to Brazil and back. By Joel Benjamin Paulo Szot's Salute to Broadway was as close to perfect …
by Susan Hasho In an interview for an Indianapolis paper, when asked, "What's it like performing for children?" Lisa Loeb responded, "For really young kids, it can be like play…
by Sophia Romma On an unusually damp Sunday evening of June 4, Studio Senakwami presented The Spotlight at the Appel Room of Frederick P. Rose Hall, hosted by three time Ex…
By Marcina Zaccaria "The Rose," popularized by Bette Midler, became an iconic song in American culture. The songwriter behind this American pop classic, Amanda McBroom p…
by Peter Haas Ron Dabney knew, at age 5, that wanted to be a performer. Dancing with his shadow in his Georgia back yard; he continued to dance in boarding …
The Red Bull Theater's Gogol staging is quite a stylish extravaganza. Â Â Â By Joel Benjamin The Government Inspector, based on the 19th century Russian author,…
by Michael Bracken "You only joke about things that matter," says Alex (Michelle Heera Kim) to Kate (Jeena Yi) toward the end of Somebody's Daughter at the McGinn/Cazale…
by Michael Bracken Batten down the hatches and run for cover if you're anywhere near the Atlantic 2 Theater while Rebecca Hall is onstage in Animal. Hall's perfor…
It was a smashing night of entertainment and star power as Feinstein's/54 Below' celebrated its 5th Anniversary with an all-star celebration featuring treasured resident art…
Matthew Perry’s ‘The End of Longing’ opened last night at the Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street) with quite a list of first nighters including Allison Ja…
Three characters dredge up a hopeless romance in a contemporary love story   By Joel Benjamin Reprise, at the Paradise Factory Theater in the East Village…
By Sandi Durell The End of Longing, at MCC Theater, can best be described as the angst of four present day dysfunctional almost 40-somethings, drowning in their o…
