7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
By Ron Fassler Martin Moran's The Tricky Part, is his one-man play that first hit the New York stage in 2004. Since then, in both the writing and performing, Mr. Moran has play…
by Alix Cohen Before a memorable Broadway career, Cy Coleman (Seymour Kaufman) 1929-2004 performed classical piano as a child prodigy between ages 6 and 9, led The Cy Co…
by Ron Fassler In her cabaret show, "Rendezvous with Marlene," which played Feinstein's/54 Below November 27th and 28th this week," German chanteuse Ute Lemper paid tribute to perhaps…
By Sandi Durell It wouldn't be the season to be jolly without Grammy Award winning Steve Tyrell taking his honored place for the 14th season at the historic Café Carlyl…
The cast and creatives met the press for a little show and tell and photo op. Christmas in Hell, with book, music and lyrics by Gary Apple (The Simpsons), is directed and choreogr…
by Sandi Durell Immersive theatre isn't a new concept. But Immersive Dinner Theatre, a concept that has come and gone with the eras, has now returned to the theatrical c…
By Marilyn Lester All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 is the kind of work that makes you want to shout its greatness from the rooftops. It's a lean and spare…
by Carol Rocamora Lauren's having a tough time. She's young, black and gay, and there's no one on her side. Her father left the family a while ago, her younger brother i…
By Sandi Durell There's a reason why some performers have been in the cabaret industry for a long time! It's a staying power that has to do with passion, emotion and, li…
By Sandi Durell It's a BIG thank you, yes it is, at Feinstein's/54 Below " and it goes round and round. From Marvelous Marilyn Maye to her friends and fans…
By Ron Fassler On his Monday night off from playing the title role in Aladdin at the New Amsterdam Theatre on West 42nd Street, Telly Leung travelled two blocks north to…
by: Elizabeth Ahlfors Peeking through the door before the introductions, she looks happy, not at all nervous, smiling broadly as the audience in a packed Feinstein’s 54 B…
New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) is proud to present the 39th Annual Muse Awards gala luncheon on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at the New York Hilton Midtown hot…
By Ron Fassler When it comes to the thousands of Broadway overtures written over the past hundred years or more, there is a general consensus that the one Jule Styne com…
By Myra Chanin The first time I heard Barbara Ann Malley sing was at the March 27th performance of Ricky Ritzel's Broadway at Don't Tell Mama, its home base. That eve…
By Sandi Durell Mike Birbiglia is a force of nature whether he is dubbed new or old! His wry, slow and direct delivery about life, his life in particular, is filled with…
By Sandi Durell There's a new game in town, back to when dinner theater was a way of life, now created and produced in a very unique, upscale contemporary immersive expe…
by Matt Smith There's no question the Town Hall was the place to be last Monday night, when Broadway's resident jack-of-all-trades Seth Rudetsky took the stage with six-…
By Iris Wiener Forget the giant, fantastical musicals currently on stage. For a true lesson in the power of kindness, optimism and wonder, look no further than Off-Broad…
by Adam Cohen Bertolt Brecht’s The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui has been revived by Classic Stage Company.  The play is ripe for our times, unfortunately.  It…
by Carol Rocamora It's almost too painful to watch. I'm referring to the look on Kerry Washington's face, throughout the 90 agonizing minutes of American Son. Kerry W…
by Brian Scott Lipton Fifty years ago, The Beatles asked us if we wanted a revolution. In 1975, Michael Bennett delivered one to musical theater fans in the form of "A C…
By Sandi Durell Can one so young, good looking and confident from Toledo, Ohio, making his debut at The Green Room 42 be this extraordinary? You bet! Mark William, taking the s…
By Sandi Durell The ultimate narcissists get real when they realize they need a cause! So a group of aging Broadway actors, who have seen better days, decide they're goi…
By Ron Fassler "Okay folks, this is how it all started," said Twyla Tharp at last night's opening of her latest dance concert at the Joyce Theatre in Chelsea (or words very muc…
