7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
By Martha Wade Steketee The petite figure appears in a delectable blue cocktail ensemble with sparkly clear heels determined to evoke another petite performer's w…
by Carol Rocamora "There's no such thing as a one-act play!" I heard Edward Albee exclaim once. "A play is as long as it needs to be." You'll understand what he meant, w…
 by Marilyn Lester Aaron Weinstein is a genius. He's a former child prodigy and now an adult virtuoso of the violin and mandolin, plus quirkily funny and drolly intel…
By: Sandi Durell Cirque du Soleil has gone Broadway " big and bold, even the playbill! The circus aspect isn't in-your-face but peppered throughout a Holly…
The beloved Broadway tradition continues as Sardi's added two new caricatures of Tony Award-nominees Reed Birney and Jayne Houdyshell to its walls on June 2. Reed Birney…
by Monica Charline Brown It is no surprise Laura Osnes has secured a spot as one of the younger generation of Broadway's most charming leading ladies. Ms. …
Barrett Foa and Marissa Mulder will join Annie Golden, Lillias White, Alice Ripley, Nathan Lee Graham, Vivian Reed, Lady Rizo,Gay Marshall, Carol Lipnik, Rob Maitner, Gabrielle Strave…
by Kathryn Kitt Trumpet legend Herb Alpert and his Grammy winning vocalist wife, Lani Hall, brought their technically impressive and energetic stage presence to Café Carlyle t…
 Karen Mason & Lee Roy Reams celebrate the songs and music of Broadway legend Jerry Herman at The Iridium for one night only! by Linda Amiel Burns  On May 31, 2016, ScoBar…
Who Are the 2015-2016 Breakout Musical Theater Performers? By Barbara & Scott Siegel In a season loaded with a plethora of high profile musicals…
Theater Pizzazz is reposting some of its reviews of nominees in eight categories (click the titles): The 61st Annual Drama Desk Awards, hosted by Michael Urie, take pl…
By Sandi Durell The beloved Peanuts cartoon characters are once again alive and offering up their pearls of wisdom, in the form of a cast of professional kids, on…
by Joe Regan Jr. Frans Bloem, who was inducted into the Metropolitan Room Hall of Fame a few months ago, returned on May 26 to present his show "Beyond Bor…
By Jordan Cohen In 2010, Anaïs Mitchell, who has been called the "queen of modern folk music," gained critical acclaim for the release of Hadestown, a folk opera concept alb…
by Carole Di Tosti                            Memories often erupt fr…
It sometimes takes 100 years to be awarded the pleasure of having one’s exquisite plays revived one after another.  It is Arthur Miller time!  One of America’s…
 by Joe Regan Jr. After a 5 year hiatus of performing, Richard Skipper has returned to the Triad on May 25, in a show entitled "Richard Skipper Celebrates." Before…
by Peter Haas "I've always loved Marilyn Monroe," says Marissa Mulder, who had been taking an acting class with Sondra Lee. "I felt like I was connected to Marilyn. I started r…
by Myra Chanin Maybe This is It, the one-man show by and about Steve Bakunas, is a sweet and touching portrait of the picaresque journey of an immensely gifted, versatile, wand…
by Susan Hasho Half Moon Bay by Dan Moyer has a pretty standard story line. Young guy meets girl in a bar, they make a plan for another encounter. They meet again…
by Sandi Durell The Outer Critics Circle held their 66th Annual Awards Party at Sardi’s on Thursday May 26.  It’s the warm, fuzzy Award event where the wi…
 by Joe Regan Jr.  MAC Award winner Steve Ross and Drama Desk winner Jim Brochu have been friends since the 1970s. They have done a lot of private parties together an…
Chart-topping British pop star Leona Lewis will play the role of "Grizabella," the Glamour Cat, in the first-ever Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaki…
The Tony Awards have announced their first group of presenters for the 2016 Tony Awards which will broadcast live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City, on CBS, on Sunday, June 12Ã…
by Carol Rocamora Few classics pose as many challenges as Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt. A formidable five-act dramatic poem, it was one of Ibsen's first works, never intende…
