7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
By Ron Fassler How many Christmas cabaret shows open with a spoof of "O Come All Ye Faithful" that features the parody lyric, "O come let us adore her?" And sung …
The York Theatre Company is where Christmas in Hell opened last night to an enthusiastic crowd. Featuring book, music and lyrics by Gary Apple (comedy writer The Simpsons, etc.…
by Adam Cohen Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken were contestants on the second season "American Idol" " a television singing competition fifteen years ago.  Both are s…
By Brian Scott Lipton Few people in the world truly understand the powers and perils of language " to connect, to divide, to speak love, spew hate, make us laugh, produc…
by Carol Rocamora How do we tell stories from history that need to be told, so that we never forget them? William Kentridge, the amazing multi-disciplinary artist, has found a uni…
By Iris Wiener Did we need another musical adaptation of a beloved film? As if. No number of knee-high socks, candy-colored costumes and nods to the 90s can make the argument t…
We thought that AVENUE Q (winner of 3 – 2004 Tonys) would go on forever but it will be closing on April 28, 2019! Produced by Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, Jeffrey Seller, …
by Carol Rocamora The Sound of Silence. Storytelling is an ancient art, as old as time, and Peter Brook is its undisputed master on the world stage today. This legendary…
by Michael Bracken It's Christmas, and Noura (Heather Raffo), the central character in Raffo's eponymous drama at Playwrights Horizons, is coming apart. There is, after all, mo…
By Ron Fassler When you enter the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage Theatre at the Irish Rep this holiday season, the stage setting of a cozy and inviting living room (im…
By Myra Chanin Adrienne Haan is a powerful actress and powerhouse cabaret performer who specializes in the music of the 1920's and 1930's. Her material runs the gamut…
Andrea McArdle represented herself and Donna McKechnie at the recent meet and greet at Feinstein’s/54 Below. They are two of Broadway's most endearing leading ladies. They starr…
By Marcina Zaccaria The Russian and the Jew begins in Brooklyn in 1992. Alexei (Moti Margolin), speaks from a microphone, setting a clear stage, saying, "Progress is a s…
Ring in the New Year with the legendary Charles Busch. Actor/playwright/award-winning cabaret artist, Charles Busch (Die Mommie Die, Psycho Beach Party, The Tale of the Allergist's…
By Myra Chanin Among the misused words which currently enrage me, the word diva ranks high. It was a title awarded to the greatest female opera stars after decades of…
by Alix Cohen There's nothing like a stage of middle-aged, yellow-suited musicians to give one pause. Erupting into 1935's "I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myse…
It’s that time of year and the coolest of the cool, Broadway’s leading man Norm Lewis, returns for his fourth year to Feinstein’s/54 Below offering his brand …
by Bernie Furshpan I recently attended a memorial and funeral for a very dear friend, a gentleman, the likes that is rarely seen. He was truly an angel planted here and …
The sublime Melissa Errico not only recently released an iconic album “Sondheim Sublime” on Ghostlight Records, but followed on December 6 with being forever tucked into t…
Be More Chill celebrated their original cast recording on vinyl on December 6, 2018 with a special event at Barnes and Noble. The show features music by Joe Iconis and Joe T…
By Sandi Durell Open up those windows, or if you're in the audience, just scream it out "I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore." Teetering on the brin…
A mature artist revisits a show, revealing deeper interpretations and a richer, layered voice By Joel Benjamin It's always a pleasure to hear Liz Callaway …
by Michael Bracken There's an awful lot of navel gazing going on at the Neil Simon Theatre these days, where The Cher Show is currently in residence. Bob Mackie, …
by Michael Bracken Something's missing from Tom Stoppard's The Hard Problem at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. I think it's the plot. Which is not to say Sto…
by Elizabeth Ahlfors The road to women’s rights has not been smooth. It has been disjointed in battles for the right to vote, gain equality in virtually eve…
