by Sandi Durell   The company of Perfect Picture, with music by Gail C. Bluestone and book and lyrics by Eileen Bluestone Sherman, met with the press at Sardi’s for a special sneak peek for this new musical about Norman Rockwell produced by Joshua Sherman. The cast...

  by Linda Amiel Burns   The last concert of the 18th season of Scott Siegel’s revered series Broadway By The Year began and ended with two fabulous production numbers that Danny Gardner starred in and choreographed with the BBTY Dance Ensemble. The format this season celebrated two...

    by Linda Amiel Burns   Scott Siegel’s 18th Season of Broadway By The Year celebrates the Musicals of 1947 & 1966 with a cast of outstanding performers. Scott Siegel created the Broadway By The Year Series at The Town Hall 18 years ago and it is still going strong. The...

  by Linda Amiel Burns     Irving Berlin: American, presented by 92Y Lyrics & Lyricist Series in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his composing the patriotic song “God Bless America.” Jerome Kern has a famous quote: “Irving Berlin has no place in American music...

  Scott Siegel’s Broadway By The Year Series at Town Hall celebrates two years of songs from great shows in two different decades with a top notch cast of singers.   By Linda Amiel Burns   In the past 18 years that Scott Siegel has written, directed and hosted Broadway By The Year,...

The Kaufman Music Center presented the 19th Season of “Bound For Broadway” at its Broadway Close Up Series at Merkin Hall hosted by Liz Callaway Oct. 2, 2017   by Linda Amiel Burns   This wonderful series, Bound For Broadway, began in 2001 to introduce audiences to the creative...

      By Sandi Durell     It’s one stop shopping when you attend a Scott Siegel event. He’s created, written and hosts an all encompassing evening – the music, the talent, the backstage information all neatly wrapped up in two hours at Town Hall on February 27 in this...

      A Celebration of Sinatra’s Timeless Hit Songs!   by Elizabeth Ahlfors   Frank Sinatra ruled popular music in the last half of the 20th century and his style and influence still rules today, not only with his singular interpretations of the Great American...

  by Matt Smith  The world-famous Radio City Rockettes have returned for another round of off-season festivities, and this year’s Spectacular delivers a result that’s exactly that!! What’s the secret? This production, following last year’s inaugural Spring Spectacular, foregoes all the...

      by Marilyn Lester   There’s little doubt that Scott Siegel is the doyen of the curated show. He knows how to pick a theme, gather the best talent available, and write an economical, informative and entertaining script to tie it all together. In Broadway’s Greatest Hits!...

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      By: Sandi Durell     Take a trip to the Broadway port of the Helen Hayes Theatre and sail on crystal clear waters! It’s a cutesy, kitschy, corny romp and you can’t help but smile, chuckle and ooh and aah at the Busby Berkeley style that makes this small, but...

                                        Review: Joe Regan Jr. The Town Hall in New York City, under the leadership of Marvin Leffler and Tom Wirtshafter, presented the third concert in this...

            by: Brian Scott Lipton Are you ready for some fascinating rhythm? Then go attend “Lady, Be Good,” which will kick off the 2015 Encores season at City Center, February 4-8.   The show, featuring music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, with...

              Review by Beatrice Williams-Rude   “Everybody Gets Cake” reflects inspired madness. It’s mostly mime—think Chaplin (minus the social conscience), Harpo Marx, Marcel Marceau, Danny Kaye, the silent movies of the ’20s. As I attempt to...