7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
by: Eric J. Grimm The 30th annual MAC Awards celebrating outstanding achievements in cabaret, comedy, and jazz took place on Tuesday, March 29th at the historic B.B. King’…
A gay ménage à quatre becomes a religious parable. By Joel Benjamin It helps to have some ecclesiastical knowledge to understand the barrage of referen…
The Lortel Awards will be presented on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at NYU Skirball Center beginning at 7:00 PM. Here’s a list of what and how many nominations each production receive…
by: Rudy Gerson A deafening boom. A bright flash. Then, silence. Ears ringing, core shaken, you are born. Or was that The Big Bang? Or merely what w…
By Sandi Durell I don't like to give away secrets when it comes to birthdays, but in this case, the one and only, the iconic Marilyn Maye is the first to raise a …
by Carol Rocamora With a recent flood of films on the corrupt state of America's financial world (Wall Street, Inside Job, Margin Call, The Big Short), do we really need…
By Brian Scott Lipton Although she's not even 20 years old (at least until April 21), Tavi Gevinson has already accomplished more than most women three times her …
by Myra Chanin Dudu Fisher is a class act, and an international one at that. He's run the gamut from a illustrious career as a cantor at the at the Tel Aviv's Gre…
Scott Siegel’s Broadway by the Year Series at Town Hall featured an all star cast celebrating The Golden Age of Broadway by Linda Amiel Burns The 195…
By Eric J. Grimm David Bowie's untimely death earlier this year has made the celebration of his music a cathartic and tricky affair. Playing Bowie in cafes seems like a …
The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) announces that Jonathan Norton has won its 2016 M. Elizabeth Osborn New Play Award for an emerging playwright. The award will be presen…
by Carol Rocamora With all eyes on the Mediterranean, where images of desperate refugees are flooding the media, the timing is right for Shakespeare's Peri…
Grammy Award winning Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records " the premiere force in theater music and cast recordings " will partner with Symphony Space to celebrate the label's landmark …
By Sandi Durell Once again, the incomparable Michael Feinstein took the stage at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on March 23, this time to celebrate 125 Years of the…
The Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, is proud to announce…
By Marcina Zaccaria Spectators looked on as the Artistic Team at MCC put a sledgehammer through the wall, at the groundbreaking for the new space at Avalon Clinton Complex (52n…
By: Jordan Cohen After years of success in the music industry, there are only a few things Steven Page isn't used to. Donning a formal suit to perform for a small…
The cast of Broadway's Les Miserables was on hand to commemorate the unveiling of a Les Miz portrait celebrating the show's 2d Anniversary on Broadway with its le…
Primary Stages production, Exit Strategy, met with the press.  The cast " Michael Cullen (Bug, King Liz), Aimé Donna Kelly (Macbeth at Epic Thea…
By Brian Scott Lipton Over her past 39 shows at Birdland, Natalie Douglas has faced her fair share of challenges, including entire shows dedicated to such legenda…
Michael Colby (lyricist) will be hosting a much lauded CD launch at The Duplex April 9 featuring stars of theatre and cabaret. He’s been working tirelessly on the recordi…
Billy Stritch hosts "Witchcraft: The Jazz Magic of Cy Coleman" with terrific singers at the 92 Y's Lyrics & Lyricist Series by Linda Amiel Burns Billy …
By Joel Benjamin David Meulemans, a Florida-based performer, has found a home away from home in New York City: the legendary Metropolitan Room where he is "Artist in Res…
The Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks) will recognize three outstanding stage luminaries at this year's 82nd Annual Drama League Awards, set for Friday afternoon, May 2…
by Monica Charline Brown On Friday night, March 18, 2016, pure magic was created at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse in Lincoln Center. An installment in the Ameri…
