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Friday, June 24, 2011

Inside Broadway’s 2011 Broadway Beacon Awards - Brooke Shields, John Larroquette by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

The remarkable professional New York City children’s theatre company, Inside Broadway, spear-headed by Executive Director Michael Presser, presented their 2011 Beacon Awards to a group…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 05:08PM
Monday, June 13, 2011

Eric Michael Gillett – ‘Cast of Thousands’ by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

Singer, actor, teacher, director, ringmaster – yes, a cast of thousands rolled up into one sensational performer, and the definitive interpreter of Craig Carnelia’s work, Eric Mi…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:58AM
Saturday, June 11, 2011

Lea Salonga shines in ‘New York in June’ at Café Carlyle by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

With a smile and personality that could melt Old Scrooge instantly, Lea Salonga is right at home in the intimacy of the beautiful Café Carlyle where she is currently ensconced, returning fo…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:33AM
Thursday, June 9, 2011

Barbara Cook – A Young Octogenarian by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

The iconic Cook’s latest offering “You Make Me Feel So Young,” at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency,  is a tribute to her never-ending ways in which she reinterprets both…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:05AM

Tony Nominees Blown in the Wind at Empire State Building Observatory by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

Some of this year’s Tony Nominees made their way to the top of the Empire State Building on a windy afternoon for photos, video and interviews and I took advantage of the opportunity t…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:47AM

Tony Nominees Blown in the Wind at Empire State Building Observatory by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

Some of this year’s Tony Nominees made their way to the top of the Empire State Building on a windy afternoon for photos, video and interviews and I took advantage of the opportunity t…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:47AM

Jazz & Pop at Lincoln Center take a new twist with Michael Feinstein by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

The beautiful Allen Room was home to a new expression of the Great American Songbook directed by the keeper of its flame, Michael Feinstein. Each of the individual evenings was a journey in …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 07:44AM

Jazz & Pop at Lincoln Center take a new twist with Michael Feinstein by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

The beautiful Allen Room was home to a new expression of the Great American Songbook directed by the keeper of its flame, Michael Feinstein. Each of the individual evenings was a journey in …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 07:44AM
Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Nicolas King – an old soul by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

He’s only 19 years old, but Nicolas King has been performing since the age of 4 when he started out on Broadway as Chip in “Beauty & The Beast.” What makes him an old soul …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 07:33AM

Nicolas King – an old soul by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

He’s only 19 years old, but Nicolas King has been performing since the age of 4 when he started out on Broadway as Chip in “Beauty & The Beast.” What makes him an old s…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 07:33AM
Monday, June 6, 2011

‘Lysistrata Jones’ – when sexual restraint just won’t work by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

Douglas Carter Beane, the Tony-nominated book writer, has a penchant for Greek theatre and mythology, as evidenced by the 2008 Broadway musical “Xanadu.” Now, take a loose versio…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 07:18AM
Thursday, June 2, 2011

“Company’s” All-Star Cast will perform Live at the 65th Annual Tony Awards by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

The Tony Awards announced that they will reassemble an all-star cast of the New York Philharmonic’s limited run of Company for the 2011 Tony Awards.  This once-in-a-lifetime assembly …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 05:26PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Recap of the 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

This year’s Drama Desk Awards on May 23rd, was a unique experimental happening that included a sit down dinner, a live band with Music Director Ozzie Melendez, a post-ceremony receptio…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:03PM
Friday, May 20, 2011

'Lucky Guy' - a cornball musical hoot off Broadway by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

It’s a down home cornball musical with all the screwball characters, and they’re a hoot! William Beckham has written the book, music and lyrics and also directs, this zany spoo…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 07:33AM
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Jarrod Spector – Jersey Boy in “Minor Fall, Major Lift” by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

In the jam-packed room at Feinstein’s at the Regency, Jarrod Spector is part of the new generation making cabaret history.  Everything changes as younger star quality performers make …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:45AM
Monday, May 16, 2011

Peggy Herman does ‘Herman on Herman’ by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

It’s Herman on Herman (with a touch of Merman)! For quite a while this Herman could actually say “I’m Mrs. Jerry Herman . . . not that one!  But what’s in a name.…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:08PM

61st Annual Awards Outer Critics Circle Announce 2010-11 Awards by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

"War Horse," "The Book of Mormon" & "Anything Goes" Top List & Win 4 Awards! Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for all media covering New York theatre anno…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 06:27AM
Monday, May 9, 2011

The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

Make no mistake that the title of Tony Kushner’s latest play is as long as the actual production, which is 3 hours, 40 minutes - 3 acts and two intermissions!  Of course, it’s h…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:34PM
Thursday, April 28, 2011

Broadway on 22nd St. – a monthly series at The Metropolitan Room by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

Broadway is the way to make a splash and add a new touch of glitter in the Cabaret circuit. The brain-child of Joseph Macchia, host-manager, who is also producer of the event, seems to be of…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:29AM
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

61st Annual Outer Critics Circle Nominations Announced by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

  The 61st Annual Outer Critics Circle 2010-2011 Award Nominations were announced this morning at the Algonquin Hotel. Broadway stars Tyne Daly and Brian D’Arcy James were on hand t…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:23PM

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