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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Renee Katz Brings Winter Awakenings to Pangea by Sandi Durell

Renee Katz’ pandemic time was spent honing her exquisite vocal skills for her new CD Winter Awakenings, showcasing Maury Yeston’s gorgeous and haunting December Songs and other gems from…

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Sondheim Unplugged – Feinstein’s/54 Below by Sandi Durell

By Andrew Poretz . . . In the wake of Stephen Sondheim’s recent death at 91, there have already been countless tribute shows.  Sondheim Unplugged, a curated evening of songs written by th…

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Ron Jackson: Standards and My Songs by Sandi Durell

By Andrew Poretz . . . There are so few seven-string jazz guitarists in the world that by default, any one of them is one of the best.  Still, Ron Jackson would make this list even if they …

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‘A Day in Hollywood’ Returns to the New York Stage by Sandi Durell

By Ron Fassler . . . It seems hard to fathom, but it’s been forty-two years since A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine appeared on Broadway (I saw it more than once). With music by Fr…

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March Cabaret Shows – JACKIE DRAPER – TULIS McCALL – MERI ZIEV – BARBARA BLEIER/AUSTIN PENDLETON – SUSAN MACK – JEFF FLASTER – TIM CONNE by Sandi Durell

(ORDER Based on Show Dates) Jackie Draper returns for an encore performance of “Spreadin’ Rhythm Around” on March 6 at 4 pm. Embrace a rainbow of rhythms in English, French and Portugu…

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Intimate Apparel by Sandi Durell

By Carol Rocamora . . . Where do we begin talking about the landmark production of Intimate Apparel at the Mitzi Newhouse Theater?   By saying that it’s a passionate musical adaptation o…

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Master Voices at Carnegie Hall Honors Stephen Sondheim by Sandi Durell

. . . a madcap, provocative, and weirdly romantic gem – Anyone Can Whistle – from the legendary Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents on March 10 at 7 pm at Carnegie Hall. Starring Va…

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Monday, February 28, 2022

Notes From Now by Sandi Durell

Prospect Theater Company has just release rehearsal photos of their upcoming production Notes From Now, which begins performances this Wednesday March 2 thru March 20 at 59E59 Theaters. The …

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MARDI GRAS by Sandi Durell

THE SALON: Mardi Gras – Fat Tuesday, March 1, 2022  from 6pm to 12:30am at THE DL- 95 Delancey St (corner of Ludlow)21+ with ID &  Proof of Vaccination (required). Live music on…

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The Builders Association by Sandi Durell

I Agree To The Terms, an interactive virtual event from the OBIE-winning The Builders Association, will livestream for 12 performances, from Friday, March 25 through Sunday, April 3 at 2 …

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The Public Presents The Vagrant Trilogy by Sandi Durell

THE VAGRANT TRILOGY, a single epic story told in three parts, delves into the Palestinian struggle for home and identity. The cast and crew is back in the LuEsther Hall at The Public Theate…

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Saturday, February 26, 2022

Cabaret Fast Forward March & April by Sandi Durell

Upcoming: Debbie Gravitte, Birdland – Laura Bell Bundy, The Green Room42 – Stephanie Trudeau, Don’t Tell Mama – Scott Coulter & Friends – Barbara Bleier – Spencer Day Scott C…

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Broadway Bares for Broadway Cares by Sandi Durell

Broadway Bares, New York City’s much-anticipated modern-day burlesque spectacular, returns live and in the flesh for a sizzling 30th anniversary celebration on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at H…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:55AM

Tony Danza Returns to Cafe Carlyle by Sandi Durell

Tony Danza and his four-piece band are returning to Café Carlyle with their hit live show, Standards & Stories, June 14 – 25.  Combining timeless music with wit, charm, storytelli…

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ENGLISH by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . There’s a well-known expression, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Similarly, the word “English,” the title of a superlative new play by first-generati…

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Friday, February 25, 2022

George Salazar and Joe Iconis: Two-Player Game 2.0: Upgraded Edition at Feinstein’s/54 Below by Sandi Durell

By Melissa Griegel . . . Jonathan Larson Award Winner Joe Iconis (Be More Chill, Love in Hate Nation) has amassed a “family” of actors that he collaborates with over and over again and s…

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CD Review: Bob Levy – While I’m Still Here by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . During the COVID-19 lockdown, with its punishing pandemic restrictions, remarkably many in the music business still found ways to cope, especially in being able to re…

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Gay Themed Drama Unearths Censored Chapter in Chinese History by Sandi Durell

Tiananmen Requiem, directed by Dennis Yueh Yeh Li, is the love story of a gay People’s Liberation Army soldier and a protesting student against the backdrop of the Tiananmen Square Mass…

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A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine by Sandi Durell

On the heels of their widely acclaimed season-opener, A  Class Act, J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company (Jim Jimirro, Executive Producer/Co-Founder; Robert W. Schneider, Artistic Director/…

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

The Daughter-in-Law by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . The prolific writer, D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930), was, if nothing else, a man of often baffling complexity. His writing, reflecting his philosophies on things spiritual…

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Theater Theater Lots of Theater by Sandi Durell

Upcoming Shows: Chasing Andy Warhol, The Life, The Drag Seed, Two Jews Talking,The Acronym Plays, Citizen Wong, This Space Between Us . . The Life – Encores NYC Center, directed/adapted by…

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Karen Mason-Kander & Ebb and All That Jazz! by Sandi Durell

The dynamic dynamo Karen Mason returns to the legendary Birdland for one night only Monday, March 28 at 7 pm to share her love of songwriters John Kander and Fred Ebb. As one of the original…

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Classical Folk and Rock – Boca Black Box Center for the Arts by Sandi Durell

MusicWorks reminded fans of Classical Folk and Rock that tickets are now on sale for three crowd-pleasing concerts next month at the intimate and easily accessible Boca Black Box Center for…

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SPACE DOGS by Sandi Durell

by Marcina Zaccaria . . . In Space Dogs, Writers Van Hughes and Nick Blaemire fill the theater with brave imagination and learned sorrow.   My generation grew up with the image of astronau…

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Neil Diamond Musical Pre Broadway Run by Sandi Durell

Producers Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio, principals of The Neil Diamond Musical: A Beautiful Noise, announced that tickets for the production’s world premiere at Boston’s Emerson Col…

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The Skin of Our Teeth Cast by Sandi Durell

 Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of André Bishop) has announced the cast for its upcoming production of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic THE SKIN OF OUR TEET…

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Upcoming Cabaret – March by Sandi Durell

Shows to See: Barbara Bleier/Austin Pendleton–Steve and Oscar; Susan Mack, Julian Fleisher, David Sabella, Artemesia LeFay, Quintin Harris, Tulis McCall *Tulis McCall brings her inimitable…

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Jaime Lozano – Songs By An Immigrant by Sandi Durell

Musical Theatre Composer, Jaime Lozano sold out his concert in 24 hours which will bring “Songs by an Immigrant” to the stage as a part of  Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series o…

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THE ED METZ TRIO: JOYFUL MUSICALITY by Sandi Durell

By Lynn DiMenna . . . After a long and challenging covid-related hiatus, The Treasure Coast Jazz Society in Vero Beach, Florida is back this season and off to a very good start at The Vero B…

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

ASA to Honor Stephen Schwartz by Sandi Durell

American Songbook Association (ASA) has announced that their Third Annual Gala will honor Stephen Schwartz on Monday, May 9, 2022 at 7:30 PM. Schwartz – the Oscar, Grammy and Ton…

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MTF Evening of Songs at Joe’s Pub by Sandi Durell

For one-night-only, Musical Theatre Factory presents an evening of songs by MTF Makers, Jaime Jarrett and Tidtaya Sinutoke, and MTF artist, Isabella Dawis at Joe’s Pub on February 28. Join…

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