by Sandi Durell   Playwright Dominique Morisseau writes about what she knows. . . Detroit, its history and inner-city turmoil in African-American neighborhoods. She is the author of The Detroit Project(a three play cycle) that includes Skelton Crew and Paradise Blue and has...

    (Short Video Piece by Magda Katz)     Photos: Magda Katz Video Interviews: Sandi Durell   On Tuesday, May 15, the Marriott Marquis hosted the 69thAnnual Spring Luncheon to honor Tony and Academy Award Winner Denzel Washington (The Iceman Cometh), featuring...

    By Sandi Durell   A very adorable and sexy N’Kenge, bedecked in a skintight red gown with matching boa, made a one night only appearance at the Two E Lounge of The Pierre Hotel. The purpose was to introduce her new persona to her audience as she will soon be appearing Off...

        By Sandi Durell     It was a grand night for the League of Professional Theatre Women on May 7, when multi-award winning Chita Rivera (2 Tony Awards, 10 Tony Nominations) sat on the stage of the Bruno Walter Auditorium in conversation with Richard Ridge!...

     Nominees Include:   Yesenia Ayala (Carousel), Chris Bailey (Jerry Springer: The Opera), Monica Bill Barnes (One Night Only), Anna Bass (One Night Only), Camille A. Brown (Once On This Island), Norbert Leo Butz (My Fair Lady), Colin Campbell (Disco Pigs), Elizabeth...

    The Theatre World Awards, Inc. Board of Directors (Dale Badway, President) has announced, today, the 2018 Theatre World Award Honorees for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance who will be celebrated at the 74th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony on the set of...

  By Sandi Durell   Talk about living in the moment  . . . it was a déjà vu evening as The Triad sizzled with the memories and in the spirit of the best cabaret and jazz NYC nightclub, The Metropolitan Room.  The leaders of the pack are the beloved and loving Bernie and Joanne...

  The Off Broadway Alliance, an organization of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, has announced the nominees for the 8th Annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened...

  SpongeBob Square Pants leads with 11 Nominations!  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child follows with 10 and My Fair Lady with 9 Nominations!     Photos/Video: Sandi Durell   Broadway’s Jenn Colella (Come From Away) and Katrina Lenk (The Band’s Visit) presided...

    By Sandi Durell   The current production of Transfers by Lucy Thurber, from MCC Theater at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, follows a very real path of thought provoking human interest stories that are geared to significant social and societal impact. It’s about education...

      By Sandi Durell   The star of television’s Smash (as Ivy Lynn) is a delight to watch and listen to returning to the Café Carlyle for the fourth time – and this time, not pregnant! She’s one of the most real people in the biz sharing her career highlights in song and...

    By Sandi Durell   In the banking center of the world where money is the highest court in the neutral nation of Switzerland, we take on the role of voyeur watching regular peoples’ lives in all kinds of situations as they go about their business in a fashionable hotel. And...

    By Sandi Durell This new musical fantasia, produced by The Prospect Theater Company, with book and lyrics by Jason Grote and music by Marisa Michelson, conjures the old and new and suspends reality bringing together “The Arabian Nights,” from Grote’s play 1001, whirling and...

  By Sandi Durell     The love fest was in full bloom at the big party on April 10 at Feinstein’s/54 Below as the celebrated Marilyn Maye took the stage on opening night, her birthday, truly thrilled to be present, front and center on her 90th.  Like she says “I’m happy to be anywhere. ....

    By Sandi Durell   From the lack of squealing audience kids (although there were many present – some dressed in appropriate princess costumes and playing with Anna and Elsa dolls), a good gauge, it’s obvious this Big Broadway Musical is missing the punch that many found...

          By Sandi Durell   The Richard Skipper Celebrates series, produced by Russ Woolley, keeps raising the bar. On Sunday March 18, the very personable Mr. Skipper was, once again, at his best on stage hosting at the Laurie Beechman Theatre opening with...

    by Sandi Durell   MTC (Manhattan Theatre Club) held press previews to interview and photograph the incoming cast of Saint Joan.  Starring is three time Tony Award nominee Condola Rashad (A Doll’s House, Part 2) as Joan, one of history’s greatest heroines, in...

    By Sandi Durell   I’ve finally found the real meaning of pizzazz – Lena Hall! Hi-octane, power and reality oozes from every pore. This Tony Award winner (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), has grit, guts and talent that goes beyond as she mesmerizes her audience at the Café...

  By Sandi Durell   Welcome to the world of Guys and Dolls – at least in spirit, speech and time period – a throwback written by Scott Alan Evans (who also directs) and Jeffrey Couchman based on Damon Runyon stories “Dancing Dan’s Christmas” and “The Three Wise Guys.” It’s the latest...

  By Sandi Durell   The extraordinary Tony and Emmy winning star of Chicago, Sweet Charity, The Addams Family and TV’s ‘Cheers’ and ‘Fraisier’ – Bebe Neuwirth –  is back in “Stories with Piano #4” to Feinstein’s/54 Below. For Bebe, it’s all about story songs – some...

    By Sandi Durell   “We’re orphans now!” cries Maggie. Orphans at age 60? Well, when your last parent passes on at about 90 . . . but, who’s to say. Let me not rush Amy and The Orphans along, however. This many times hilarious comedy by Lindsey Ferrentino (Ugly Lies the Bone)...

    By Sandi Durell   David Rabe is one of the 20th Century’s great writers of important issues of the day . . . Good for Otto (inspired by Richard O’Connor’s book “Undoing Depression”) a prime example of the frustrations, complications and realities of dealing with mental...

  by Sandi Durell   Iconic theater producer Daryl Roth, who has produced seven Pulitzer Prize winning plays and won numerous Tonys and other theater awards in her lengthy career, is responsible for presenting this delightful evening in which she brought many of the original cast...

  by Sandi Durell   Is there anyone other than the legendary Chita Rivera who can cause such frenzy on a stage and with an audience? I doubt it! The Broadway icon is one hot tamale! Bedecked in red sparkling pants outfit, and looking fabulous, she weaves you into a web from which no...

    By Sandi Durell The star of Broadway’s Chaplin, Ragtime and Jekyll & Hyde is set to appear in the Classic American Songbook Series presented by Deborah Grace Winer at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Along with Christiane, will be Debby Boone and Darius de Haas. There are three...