7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
By Alix Cohen  There's no question James Monroe Ingleheart is a galvanizing talent. While his role in Memphis brought public attention, that of the genie in Disney's…
By Brian Scott Lipton Strong of voice, fleet of foot, warm of heart, these words have applied to Chita Rivera for more than 60 years " and they still fit the performer t…
This charmer put on a terrific show showing off a winning personality, great acting and a big voice. By Joel Benjamin Jarrod Spector, a charming combinatio…
By Marcina Zaccaria Stepping away from the piano and to the microphone, Christopher Howatt takes the stage at Don't Tell Mama for Hear My Song. A Music Director and Acco…
 by Jordan Cohen  The documentary theatre piece, Wilderness, written by Seth Bockley and Anne Hamburger, and presented by En Garde Arts at the Abrons Arts Center, paints…
by Marilyn Lester The "pixilated" musical, Finian's Rainbow, so apt in the current climate of this contentious election year, has been revived by the Irish Repert…
By Sandi Durell Gay equality in America is not a new topic in theater, but it's brought to new intensity by playwright Jordan Seavey at the Labyrinth Theat…
Fred Barton Presents, As Only Fred Barton Can:Â American Showstoppers: An Evening With Frank Loesser by Lisa Joy Reitman-Dobi Dynamic, discerning, boyish and br…
The cast and creative team of the upcoming “A Taste of Things to Come” spoke with the press and performed two of the show’s songs at the York Theatre Company at Sain…
by Carol Rocamora Every so often a play comes along that defines an era. Such is the case with Plenty, David Hare's landmark 1978 drama about post World War II England, now bei…
Cagney, the hit musical about James Cagney currently playing at The Westside Theater, Upstairs, celebrated the release of its original New York cast recording with a special live perf…
By Sandi Durell Two separate one-acts, March of the Falsettos (1981) followed nine years later by Falsettoland (1990), brilliantly written by William Finn …
by Peter Haas It was Britain, in 1949. The war was over, and — writes Barry Day, Literary Advisor to the Noel Coward Society — Coward, who had reinvented him…
The Songs That Sing The Stories by Lisa Joy Reitman-Dobi As destiny would have it, Richard Holbrook's most recent performance was slated during the Mabel M…
by Michael Bracken Master portraitist and social commentator Anna Deavere Smith is back on the New York stage, this time taking on education, the prison system, and the …
by Michael Stever Halloween 2016 took off like a scream as founder John Capo kicked off his inaugural FEARnyc festival last week at Manhattan’s historic Cinema Vil…
By Sandi Durell Vietgone moves into newer territory for the usually staid pieces seen at Manhattan Theatre Club, bringing this story of love and a fictionalized t…
On Monday, May 1, 2017, The New York Pops celebrates its 34th birthday with a grand gala evening honoring Tony Award winners Kelli O'Hara and Bartlett Sher, whose…
Two-time Tony Award winner Tammy Grimes, known for her gritty voice and identifiable charm, died Sunday in Englewood, N.J. at the age of 82. The Broadway star was born in Lynn, …
MAC Remembers cabaret legend Julie Wilson with show and dedication of memorial plaque at Don't Tell Mama by Linda Amiel Burns On Sunday, Octo…
By Barbara & Scott Siegel She has a famous last name, courtesy of her grandfather, director Elia Kazan, but she is fast becoming famous in her own right becau…
by Marilyn Lester In a two-part program that rocked the House of Swing (Jazz at Lincoln Center), Vince Giordano and his ever-reliable Nighthawks, proved true Will Friedw…
Theater Pizzazz contributor and Author/Critic/Producer SCOTT SIEGEL has been chosen to moderate HAMILTON: FROM BOOK TO MUSICAL SENSATION featuring the Pulitzer Prize-winning…
By Sandi Durell The shabby press room at the Criminal Courts Building in 1928 Chicago was a dreary place to be as the vulgar, wise-cracking newspaper men ply thei…
By Sandi Durell All you need is the Beatles' Love, Love, Love . . . and this humor-filled play by Mike Bartlett (of recent Broadway success' King Charles III) to set the…
