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Saturday, May 29, 2021

Theater-Film TALK by Sandi Durell

New York Theatre Workshop will present Born 1000 Times as part of their artistic instigator project with Andre Holland, Michelle Williams, Marin Ireland and more for Hilton Als presents Part…

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Friday, May 28, 2021

Theater-Music TALK by Sandi Durell

 The New York Pops, led by Music Director Steven Reineke, is presenting American Strings: From Folk to Film, a digital concert recorded at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, now avai…

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

Enemy of the People-Park Avenue Armory by Sandi Durell

One can always rely on spectacular, unconventional productions that cannot be mounted in traditional theaters to be available at the Park Avenue Armory as it announces the fourth commissione…

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Theater TALK by Sandi Durell

Axis Theatre Company returns to in-person events with the world premiere of Worlds Fair Inn, an absurdist comedy written and directed by Randy Sharp. Running June 2–19, Worlds Fair I…

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Theater-Music-Film by Sandi Durell

Grammy Award-winning master trumpeter and composer Chris Botti has amassed a spectacular variety of honors, including multiple Gold and Platinum albums and will be featured at Summerstage in…

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Make This Dream Come True by Sandi Durell

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced today a theater-lovers dream week of shows, as they will reunite the casts of “Godspell,” “Annie,” and “Pageant,” and host a very s…

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Tango Shalom by Sandi Durell

Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Renée Taylor (“The Nanny”) will be seen in the independent film TANGO SHALOM, directed by Gabriel Bologna, which will make its New York C…

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Music-Theater TALK by Sandi Durell

During a joint performance Saturday May 15 at the Center for the Performing Arts, Great American Songbook Foundation Founder Michael Feinstein surprised his longtime friend Melissa Mancheste…

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Monday, May 17, 2021

Lilies in Spring by Sandi Durell

By Ron Fassler . . . It was a pleasure to return to the theatre this week and see a play again after fourteen months. Like many, the great joy of discovering new writing, actors, directors a…

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Alfred Molina-We Have to Hurry by Sandi Durell

Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe nominated actor Alfred Molina is set to headline the next monthly digital presentation of We Have To Hurry, streaming live via Broadway on Demand for two perform…

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Seth Sikes-The Green Room42 by Sandi Durell

Seth Sikes, the performer whom NY Arts Review described as “one of the saviors of the Great American Songbook,” will return to the stage for the first time since 2019. Sikes will be mak…

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CABARET ANNOUNCEMENT! by Sandi Durell

We’re thrilled to hear that after a 15-month shutdown due to Covid-19, proprietors Steve Baruch, Richard Frankel, and Tom Viertel have announced that “Broadway’s Supper Club” Fe…

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Two Sisters and a Piano by Sandi Durell

Reviewed by Yani Perez . . . New Normal Rep digitally streams Two Sisters and a Piano written and directed by Pulitzer Prize Winning playwright, Nilo Cruz. The play features an all-star cast…

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The Producers by Sandi Durell

12 Fun Facts We Learned about The Producers on Stars in the House by Matt Smith . . . It was certainly “Springtime” for Mel Brooks and alumni of The Producers on April 19th when the 12-t…

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Monday, May 3, 2021

More at BroadwayCon by Sandi Durell

by Adam Cohen . . . Making Theater During the Pandemic was a featured session at the 2021 BroadwayCon. Hosted graciously by Melissa Errico (Meet Me in St. Louis) the panel included Drew Gehl…

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Theater Talk by Sandi Durell

The Broadway Cast Reunion Series, virtual visits with Broadway casts “backstage” and unrehearsed, is announcing its May lineup. See your favorite stars, interact with the cast via chat, …

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Broadway’s Masked Singer Night II by Sandi Durell

by Matt Smith . . . It’s Night II of the theatre world’s favorite new who-sung-it guessing game, and performers, votes, and guesses are all comin’ in hot! Dynamic hosts Michael Hull an…

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Saturday, May 1, 2021

Speaking with Marvelous by Sandi Durell

MARILYN MAYE by Sandi Durell . . . Always a pleasure speaking with the Marvelous one. . . and finding out new information. Ms. Marilyn always has surprises and this 93 year old super star ja…

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Be a PAL by Sandi Durell

On May 20, 2021 at 7 pm, actor Tony Danza, Police Athletic League Board member and former PAL kid, will host a special event, NYPD COPS VERSUS NEW YORK CITY PAL KIDS in a Virtual Talent S…

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Friday, April 30, 2021

PopUp with Cécile McLorin Salvant by Sandi Durell

NY PopsUp, the statewide initiative designed to celebrate and reinvigorate the arts in New York, will present an array of performances this weekend from Brooklyn to Staten Island. Perf…

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THE DESTRUCTION OF JANE by Sandi Durell

A hilarious new 7- part miniseries with Paul Pecorino, Rob Eco, cameos with Mario Cantone and Randy Rainbow! Edgar Rice Burroughs will be spinning in his grave in this new miniseries, titled…

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ANAÏS RENO Lovesome Thing by Sandi Durell

Vocalists are often wary of making their debut CD a tribute album, especially covering artists as iconic as Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. There is a lot of history associated with thos…

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Brutal Imagination by Sandi Durell

Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announce the company’s second original cast benefit reading, reuniting renowned actors Joe Morton (“Scandal”) an…

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Monday, April 19, 2021

Theater- Film-Music Talk by Sandi Durell

The Jersey City Theater Center’s 2021 New Play Festival, part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s 2021 Stages Festival, will present ten new plays about healing from the US, Canada and …

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Gwen Verdon by Sandi Durell

                               Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon . . . by Carole Di Tosti. . . Unless younger generations have seen the Fosse/V…

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Sunday, April 18, 2021

Join Lincoln Center Theater Celebration by Sandi Durell

 Beginning Thursday, May 13 at 7pm TALES FROM THE WINGS: A Lincoln Center Theater Celebration!, virtual gala, will take a look back at the theater’s iconic productions featuring performa…

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Saturday, April 17, 2021

THEATER TALK by Sandi Durell

Upstate New York Has Broadway Blooming – following Covid-19 & CDC guidelines, here’s some of what you can see: Buffalo: M&T Bank Broadway Series at Shea’s Performing Arts Cente…

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Friday, April 16, 2021

Whiterock Cliff by Sandi Durell

Book by Ellie Pyle and Ryan McCurdy; Music and Lyrics by Ryan McCurdy Review by Susan Hasho . . . Ryan  McCurdy makes a fine entrance bumbling through music stands, guitars, set of drums. N…

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Theater-Music TALK by Sandi Durell

They’re calling this the filthy, hilarious and lewd 7-part miniseries! Edgar Rice Burroughs will be spinning in his grave this spring as the THE DESTRUCTION OF JANE, is set to debut this…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:30AM
Thursday, April 15, 2021

Don’t Stay Safe by Sandi Durell

NewYorkRep (Gayle Waxenberg, Founding Artistic Director), presents the multi-award winning production of Don’t Stay Safe. With a book and lyrics by Cheryl L. Davis, and music by Dougl…

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The Seven Deadly Sins by Sandi Durell

Sexy Adventurous Outdoor Theatrical Experience . . . PRIDE GREED WRATH ENVY GLUTTONY SLOTH LUST . . . Tectonic Theater Project (Moisés Kaufman, Founder & Artistic Director) and Madis…

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