A busy evening in the press room as winners were brought from The Town Hall, where the 64th Annual Drama Desk Awards hosted by Michal Urie, made their way for photos and interviews. Here are some of the winners who stopped by for photos and to speak with...
by Harry Haun A spellbinding, finger-snapping, sensuous “Fever” is what led Cady Huffman to Peggy Lee in the first place. “It really struck me as I was growing up,” she recalls. “I remember thinking, ‘Wow! What is that song? It’s so simple and so sexy, so...
by Harry Haun The last person to revive Kiss Me, Kate on Broadway—Australian director Michael Blakemore in 2000—made a little Tony history doing it. Not only did he score a Best Director win for Cole Porter’s backstage clambake, he also picked up the Best...
PhotosVideo by: Shoshana Medney With Shoshana Bean currently starring in Waitress as Jenna, she was all smiles welcoming her new co-star Jeremy Jordan as Dr. Pomatter. The media event was held at Sardi's. Both Shoshana and Jeremy will play...
By Shoshana Medney I went in-depth with three of the stars from The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. You'll find unique stories from my 10 minute conversations with Chris McCarrell (Percy Jackson), Kristin Stokes (Annabeth Chase) and Jorrel...
By Sandi Durell When you solo at the age of 5 as a performer, live in a household where Mom is a professional pianist (young Mark spending a fair amount of time in an orchestra pit), and fall in love with musical theater in high school after seeing...
By Alix Cohen Zero Mostel put an indelible stamp on Tevye (Fiddler on The Roof), Yul Brynner on the King of Siam (The King and I); Jason Robards was perhaps our best interpreter of Eugene O’Neill. Two of these characters are fictional, one fictionalized....
By Ron Fassler With School of Rock closing January 20th after an impressive run of three years and just over 1,300 performances, I was happily invited to see the show and speak with two of its young cast members, Montgomery...
by Sandi Durell Immersive theatre isn’t a new concept. But Immersive Dinner Theatre, a concept that has come and gone with the eras, has now returned to the theatrical community in a unique style called Passion Nation. Director Bill Castellino,...
by Ron Fassler “Natural Shocks is not just entertainment.” This according to Pascale Armand, currently starring in Lauren Gunderson’s new one-person play, Natural Shocks, opening November 8th at Off-Broadway’s WP Theatre. The challenges of performing in this...
by Ron Fassler I recently had the pleasure of putting a few questions to the versatile singer and actress Ute Lemper, who is bringing her cabaret show Rendezvous with Marlene to Feinstein’s/54 Below for two nights only, November 27 and 28. The German...
By Sherry Amatenstein The night Seth Greenleaf turned 9, Nine won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The now 46-year-old theater producer http://greenleafproductions.com was mesmerized by the play based on Federico Fellini’s masterwork film 8 ½, but also...
by Ron Fassler I recently had the chance to chat with Manu Narayan, currently playing the role of Robbie in Gettin' the Band Back Together, the new musical which has its official opening on August 13 at the Belasco Theatre. With a book by Ken...
Learning More From the Women in Pomegranate, Avocado and Coconut By Sandi Durell Staunch feminist, activist, playwright and actress, Eve Ensler, embodies political and social theater as a voice for women everywhere. She was thrust into the...
by Magda Katz Daniel K. Isaac (Showtime’s ‘Billions’) and Juan Francisco Villa (Oedipus El Rey), who play William Inge and Tennessee Williams in the upcoming Abingdon Theatre Company production The Gentleman Caller, met with Theater Pizzazz’ Magda...
By Marilyn Lester Singer/songwriter/guitarist and playwright Benjamin Scheuer is saying hello to the new and farewell to the old with a particular joy and appreciation. Scheuer has just released a 7-inch limited edition vinyl single featuring two...
by Alix Cohen At 83, The Amazing Kreskin seems to remember every name and date involved with experiences long past. Awareness is his modus operandi. Convinced that we’re fatally distracted- these days a state compounded by too much electronically...
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...
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...
by Sandi Durell The cast and creative team for the upcoming Broadway revival of Children of a Lesser God met with members of the press on February 22 at the production's first rehearsal. Previews begin March 22 at Studio 54 at 254 West 54 Street....
by Alix Cohen In 1970, New York’s culturally immersed 92nd Street Y inaugurated a groundbreaking series called Lyrics and Lyricists featuring what founder Maurice Levine felt were the less acknowledged members of songwriting teams. The host...
Sandra Bernhard Brings Music, Edgy Wit and Plenty of Laughs to Sandemonium By Marilyn Lester For the last several decades, Sandra Bernhard has been a trenchant force on the entertainment scene, universally acknowledged as a...
by Matt Smith If you’re burdened down with trouble and your nerves are wearing thin, then BroadwayHD has the antidote to ensure the merry bells keep ringing throughout the holiday season. From November 17th, the popular theatre streaming service...
Interview By Marilyn Lester Cathy Rigby will be flying again, but this time not as Peter Pan. The gold medal-winning, two-time Olympic Gymnast will be starring in the new musical, Kris Kringle The Musical, playing at The Town Hall on Friday,...
By Sandi Durell It’s always delightful when I can speak with a star and it’s like talking to one of my girlfriends. And so it was with Lucie Arnaz who is about as down to earth as anyone I can think of, and will appear on Monday, September...
By Sandi Durell I had a terrific phone conversation with cast member, the lovely Kelli Rabke (Children of Eden, Les Miserables, Joseph. . .), appearing in Small Town Confessions, to find out more about Phil Geoffrey Bond's comedy (directed...
By Sandi Durell Michelle Wilson plays the pivotal role of Cynthia in the multi-award nominated Broadway show Sweat written by 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winner, Lynn Nottage. It’s an intense, and timely, ensemble play about working class families...
By Sandi Durell I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the star of A Bronx Tale, Bobby Conte Thornton who plays the pivotal role of Calogero. It’s based on the life story of Chazz Palminteri (who wrote the original film and...
By Sandi Durell If you’re a fan of the hit Netflix Series Orange is the New Black (and there are many, many), then you already know one of the tough broad Golden Girls, the no-nonsense inmate Frieda Berlin. Yup, she’s the one with the neck tattoos...
by Alix Cohen “It’s like wildcatting for oil. You bring in the sound equipment and you listen. You bring in experts and they test the soil and say, that’s the place to drill! You drill down and get a dry hole. Ok. Go to the next one! It’s the best...
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