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MARILYN MAYEMarvelous Marilyn is "In Love Again"Reviewed by: Sandi Durell Marilyn Maye has reached the pinnacle of her singing career and is "In Love Again" at Feinstein's at Loews Regency. It's a mutually beneficial relationship that very much includes her audience. Yes, we do love you Marilyn and you have "touched the sky." You shine as an all encompassing entertainer reminiscent of days gone by. References to performance nights at the Copa, El Morocco and The Living Room made for warm memories of the past. Ms. Maye is the best party-giver I know as she's all inclusive making each and everyone feel personally connected to what she says and sings. From "The Song Is You" and "Today I Love Everybody" intertwining "Old Friends" and "I Love Being Here With You," it's obvious she very much cares and wants us all to be aware of her deep emotional gut that overflows with love of what she does. What she does, is fill an endless ocean with the depth of her abilities to conversationally present each song flawlessly, and fill our hearts and souls with the beauty of music from the greatest songwriters. She is extraordinary in her sharp witted patter flowing effortlessly into a song. Looking sleek in tight black pants and silver sequined overtop, one tends forget that this woman is soon to be celebrating the ripe young age of 82! She has more energy and oomph than most people half her age. Stories about her past included friend Steve Allen, who wrote over 8,000 songs, and to which we were treated to only two. But she did pick winners...."This Could Be The Start of Something Big" and the song she considers "one of the best love songs ever written" - "I Love You Today" with lyric my heart wants to draw a crowd and sing out loud. Her interpretation was mesmerizing. Seeing old friend Regis Philbin and wife Joy in the audience, she graciously invited him up for a chat about old times including memories of Allen, Louis Nye, Johnny Carson. More... |
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A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE"Tragedy in the life of a longshoreman, Greek style!" Reviewed by: Sandi Durell Was it time for another revival of Arthur Miller's "A View From The Bridge" after the spectacular 1997 production, directed by Michael Mayer, starring Anthony LaPaglia, Allison Janney and the now deceased Brittany Murphy? More... Jamie DeRoy Oscar show Birdland by Magda Katz Jamie DeRoy and friends performed at Birdland this past Sunday night. It was Jamie's annual "Oscar Show". More... 
Upcoming Reading of "Gangplank"
Reading of "Gangplank" by Ward Morehouse III and Mark Druck at the Lambs Club, 3 West 51st Street, on Thursday, March 11, 2010, at 7:00pm. Directed by Mark Druck. With Angela Bernhard as "The Countess." More... 
"Mowgli," an astonishing production
by Beatrice Williams-Rude A 13-year-old composer, shown conducting that work at 15, now at 17, about to head the Seattle Orchestra (and soon to get his doctorate): Alexander Prior, son of a British father and Russian mother, has created a spectacular work for full orchestra, chorus and ballet company. More... PIRATES OF PENZANCE AT CITY CENTER by Frank Evans Rose Billings invited me to join her at City Center for the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players' production of Pirates of Penzance. She had been invited by David Auxier, who not only plays the Sergeant of Police in this production, but is Choreographer and Co-Director of the current production of Ruddigore. More... 
"Clothes for a Summer Hotel: A Ghost Play"
Not worth checking in Reviewed by Judd Hollander While Tennessee Williams will always be remembered for such theatrical classics as "The Glass Menagerie," "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "A Streetcar Named Desire," he also created a huge cache of now mostly-forgotten works, many of which have been resurrected over the years to decidedly mixed results. More... Paley's Place reviews by Bettina Paley "LUCIE ARNAZ LEADS AN EXCITING 'BABALU'" Our record-breaking, frigid weather became a sultry Caribbean breeze for savvy New Yorkers who headed to one of Manhattan's hottest spots last weekend: the 92nd Street Y. I kid you not! It was there that Lucie Arnaz presented "Babalu"--The American Songbook Goes Latin. More... 
Voice of Broadway
By Jules Peimer (with his Samsung L77 camera) The Years Go By Quickly WBGO Jazz 88.3 Board of Trustees and Staff members honored Paquito D’Rivera and Downbeat Magazine, at their Annual Champions of Jazz Benefit concert in the Rose Theater of the Frederick P. Rose Hall of Lincoln Center, NYC. More... Village Voice OBIE Awards Founder, Journalist Jerry Tallmer Celebrated at Players Club by Gail Parenteau On Monday, November 23, 2009 the A-List of the Stage and Cabaret turned out at The Players Club for a Players Foundation Benefit/Celebration to honor the life's work of Jerry Tallmer, the legendary, prolific NYC theater journalist and critic who was a founder of the Village Voice and creator of the OBIE Awards. Artists and admirers gathered to toast the man whose inquiring intellect and visionary writings started many careers. More... Joel Vig 17TH ANNUAL TENNESSEE WILLIAMS FESTIVAL IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA A festival celebrating one of America's greatest playwrights took place over the weekend of October 16-17 in the tiny town of Clarksdale, Mississippi. it was in this small Mississippi town that Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) spent some of his happiest years growing up. More... 
"Red Sea Fish"
Reviewed by Lisa Ferber Red Sea Fish is the newest offering from playwright Matt Wilkinson, directed by Wilkinson and Franklyn McCabe, as part of the Brits Off Broadway festival. It is an intense and almost claustrophobic drama about two people who are trapped, and one who is lost, and what happens when they come together. More... Theater with Pat O'Haire FERBER Lisa Ferber may or may not be related to the noted novelist and playwright of a century ago, Edna Ferber, but she certainly is a match for that lady in talent and determination. More... 
--Ward Morehouse III Philanthropist Adele Smithers, president of the Christopher D. Smithers Foundation, which named "Stella" at the Venice Film Festival "as the one film doing the most to get across alcoholism is a respectable, treatable disease," is a Tampa neighbor of Yankee captain Derek Jeter. He is being touted for MVP honor this year. "Derek is an MVP -- Most Valuable Philanthropist -- all the time. It's for his tremendous efforts of giving time and money to charities," says Mrs. Smithers. * * * Broadway producer Irv Welzer, who has won Tonys for "Raisin" and "Annie Get Your Gun," was feted at Rao's for his birthday. Leading the singing of Happy Birthday was owner Frank Pellegrino, who was the FBI chief on "The Sopranos," and Irv's partner, Herb Blodgett. Welzer quipped, "I know Frank so well that I can get a reservation here within a year." * * * Ed McMahon, who recently died, was the late Johnny Carson's "Second Banana" on the "Tonight" show, and contractually had to take his vacation the same time as Johnny, according to Ray Siller, a writer for the show 15 years, 12 as head writer. Johnny referred to Ed as his "Rock of Gibralter." * * * More "This & That, On & Off-Broadway"... LOOKING BACK ON BROADWAY AFTER DARK with Ward Morehouse Jeanne Eagels Another great of the American stage of the 1920’s was Jeanne Eagels. Here are references from two of my father’s books: Matinee Tomorrow (1949), and Forty-Five Minutes Past Eight (1939). Jeanne Eagels (1890 – 1929), a former Ziegfeld Follies girl from Kansas City, appeared in several Broadway productions before her exceptional appearance as Sadie Thompson in the 1922 hit play “Rain,” based on a W. Somerset Maugham story. The intensity of her performance as a fallen woman trying to start a new life on a South Pacific island wowed audiences in New York and on tour for nearly four years. More... 
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Get Hip to This with Will Friedwald Lady Dog Working on Holiday this week, I came across a picture I had never seen: More... A Purely Biased Book Review – BAD REPUTATION by Gail Parenteau In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve stated in the headline here that this review is not objective. I can’t be objective when it comes to Susanna Ventura (stage name Penny Arcade). I think she may be the single most underappreciated artist on the planet! More...
Voice of Broadway
By Jules Peimer (with his Samsung L77 camera) Herschel Walker Mixed Martial Arts promoter Strikeforce held a press conference at Gallagher’s Steak House to announce legendary football great Herschel Walker’s debut into the world of kickboxing, to be held at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida and televised on Showtime, January 30 (10pm). More... 
Andrew Lippa, composer/lyricist of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, discusses how the original Charles Addams cartoons influenced the creation of the musical, which begins previews Monday, March 8. "Minnelli to perform at Vineyard Theatre Gala honoring work of Kander and Ebb 3/8" Liza Minnelli, Mario Cantone, Kristin Chenoweth, Jason Danieley and Norm Lewis will join previously announced Chita Rivera, Debra Monk, Julia Murney, Karen Ziemba, Heidi Blickenstaff and the evening’s host Tony Award-winner David Hyde Pierce in paying tribute to John Kander and the work of Mr. Kander and his late collaborator Fred Ebb. More... "Avi Scher & Dancers present 2 World Premieres - 4/3-5" AVI SCHER & DANCERS presents its debut New York Season with a program including two World Premiere productions and four New York Premieres from April 3-5, 2010 at The Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th Street, NYC (at Ninth Avenue). More... "Cherry Lane Theatre announces dates, casting etc for 12th annual Mentor Project" Performance dates, directors, initial casting and design team are set for the Cherry Lane Theatre's 12th annual Mentor Project - which includes the world-premiere of three plays by emerging writers. More... "Greetings from Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks" We're playing at Sofia's Restaurant through the New Year!!! In case you haven't seen the latest video's and blogs, follow the links. More... "Sir David Hare announces winner of $10,000 Yale Drama Series playwriting prize" Distinguished English playwright David Hare has selected "blu" by Virginia Grise as the 2010 winner of the annual Yale Drama Series competition. The runners-up are "Siona MacDuff" by Mary Hamilton and "Nineteen Kinds of Peril" by Tom Lavignino. More... "55th Annual Drama Desk Awards To Be Held May 23 at F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at LC; Nominations to be Announced May 3 at NY Friars Club" The 55th Annual Drama Desk Awards will take place on Sunday, May 23, 2010, at 9 PM at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City, it was announced by Robert R. Blume, Executive Producer of the annual Drama Desk Awards ceremony, and William Wolf, President of the Drama Desk, an organization of theater critics, writers and editors that honors excellence in all areas of New York theatre, including Broadway, Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway and not-for-profit theater. More... "InCite Arts Festival in NYC presented by Boston University" Boston University’s 3rd Annual InCite Arts Festival in NYC runs from March 4 to March 10 at venues throughout Manhattan. More... "LINCOLN CENTER THEATER Announces 2010-2011 Vivian Beaumont/Broadway productions" Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) announces three productions that it will produce during the 2010-2011 season at the Vivian Beaumont Theater and on Broadway. More... "GAY MARSHALL’S PIAF RETURNS TO THE METROPOLITAN ROOM IN FEBRUARY/MARCH" By popular demand, Gay Marshall -BILLBOARD Top World Music Artist and Playbill Top 10 Diva - will reprise her stunning concert series - PIAF: Queen of Heart - at New York’s Metropolitan Room this winter. More... "Bway news: Anna Shapiro directs YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU in the fall" Anna Shapiro will return to Broadway for the first time since winning the 2007 Tony Award for her direction of "August: Osage County" when she directs Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning play YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, previewing November 5, 2010 and opening November 14 at a Broadway theatre (to be determined), it has been announced by the show's producers Elizabeth Ireland McCann and Joey Parnes. More... "New York During World War II: Gotham Takes Center Stage" Even before war was officially declared, New York City was inextricably tied to World War II. On 92nd St in the Yorkville section of Manhattan, American Nazis established a headquarters, while recently arrived Jewish émigrés clustered across town on the west side. More... "A Cable From Gibraltar" Opens Saturday, February 6, at Medicine Show Theatre Off Broadway A CABLE FROM GIBRALTAR, the unusual new comedy by Daniel Meltzer about the intersecting lives of two couples over a lifetime, their good fortune and bad choices, literally from cradle to creeping decrepitude, opens Saturday evening, February 6, 2010, at 8 PM for 17 performances at the Medicine Show Theatre, 549 West 52nd Street. More... Grammy Award Winner Michelle Williams To Star as Roxie Hart in Broadway's CHICAGO This Winter This winter, Grammy Award-winning recording artist Michelle Williams returns to Broadway as Roxie Hart in the Tony Award-winning hit musical CHICAGO for a seven-week limited engagement, Monday, February 8, 2010 through Sunday, March 28, 2010 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.). More... World Premiere of new musical - SIGNS OF LIFE - begins February 16 Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Producing Artistic Director) in association with Snap-Two Productions, Inc. will present the World Premiere of Signs of Life a new musical, with book by Peter Ullian, lyrics by Len Schiff, music by Joel Derfner, music direction by Michael Pettry, and directed by Jeremy Dobrish. More... Hwang, Lucas, & Fuller set for Cherry Lane's 2010 Mentor Project The award-winning playwrights David Henry Hwang, Charles Fuller and Craig Lucas will serve as mentors to three emerging playwrights as part of the Cherry Lane Theatre's 12th annual Mentor Project in 2010, it has been announced by Cherry Lane Theatre's artistic director, Angelina Fiordellisi. More... "Vineyard Theatre to debut new Kander and Ebb musical THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS" THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS explores the infamous "Scottsboro" case of the 1930's when a group of African American teenagers were unjustly accused of attacking two white women -- and the boys' attempts to prove their innocence. More... "THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NEW AMERICAN PLAY "The TEMPERAMENTALS” TO OPEN OFF BROADWAY" The critically acclaimed hit show “The Temperamentals” by Jon Marans will open Off Broadway at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) on Sunday, February 28th, 2010. Previews will begin on Thursday, February 18th. More... 
 TRAVELS WITH TRIPP -- Dubai (Part III): Dubai For A Longer Stay (February 22, 2010)by Cynthia Tripp In need of a change after shopping and sightseeing in greater Dubai? Head west from Dubai on the Al Barsha Road and follow the signs to the Arabian Ranches Resort to see exhibition polo. Please call ahead to get the schedule. The late day light setting on the fields on the loping horses arrayed in team colors is peaceful and polo is quite popular with the expat community. More...  TRAVELS WITH TRIPP -- A Weekend of Restaurants in Boston: Warm in Winter and Cool All Year Roundby Cynthia Tripp Dinner Friday night Locke-Ober Café, 3 and 4 Winter Place, 617-542-1340, lockeober.com. Locke-Ober Café, one of the oldest restaurants in Boston, dating from 1875, is a feast for the eye and for the stomach. More...
 Rome: A Splendid Contradiction of Modern and Ancientby Sandi Durell Christmas time in the Eternal City is especially chaotic as families from all parts of Italy and the world converge at the spiritual home of Christianity. I don't think I was prepared for the sheer numbers of people on the streets, in the restaurants and at the major sites. However, being one of them I soon had no choice but to adjust, relax and enjoy what some have called "Bella chaos." More... 
Joel Vig Riviera Hotel and Spa At 50....Golden Anniversary For Iconic Palm Springs Hotel The year 1959 in America was a time of change. The country was coming to the end of an eight year presidency of Dwight Eisenhower and in November a glamorous, young successor, Senator John F. Kennedy, was elected. Both Alaska and Hawaii would gain statehood by the end of 1959. More... Wanderings with Sandi Durell My Trip Down Memory Lane - Collins Avenue, Miami Beach and Ocean Drive, South Beach “I Started Out To Go To Cuba, I Landed in Miami Beach” – Well actually I started out on a day trip to Miami Beach in my quest to not only relive my parents’ and grandparents’ stories about the fabulous 1950’s and 1960’s when Collins Avenue was the most celebrated resort playground in America, but to see the gentrification that has taken place in recent years. More... Travel Press Releases SDA SHORT TAKES: GETAWAY WITH THE FAMILY The family getaway is one of the most difficult escapes to perform. It requires timing, preparation, patience, conflict resolution, spontaneity and genuine enthusiasm. More... Do Good, Feel Good African Safaris Africa Adventure Consultants takes corporate social responsibility to heart both at home and on safari. The Denver-based purveyor of hand-crafted, luxury safari adventures is dedicated to leaving a small ecological footprint and making a large impact socially wherever they go. More... A Festive Easter at Ashford Castle in Ireland For a quick Easter weekend break or family adventure, head to the Emerald Isle, the easiest hop across the Atlantic. Ashford Castle's three-night Easter Package, available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 2, 3 and 4, 2010, is the perfect way to have some holiday fun with a lively Irish flair. More... Brendan's Last Minute Deals - USA and Europe Brendan Vacations is happy to offer its last minute deals for escorted tours to Europe and the US. These itineraries must be booked by March 15, 2010. More... Fairmont Monte Carlo Grand Prix Package Be in the heart of the action at the Farimont. More... Small Ship Expedition Cruise Company Ecoventura Announces “Give Back to the Galapagos” Promotion Here’s a new twist on added value. The visionary, small-ship travel company Ecoventura (http://www.ecoventura.com/) announces a new “Give Back to the Galapagos” promotion that offers guests a rate reduction matched by company dollars to assist important environmental initiatives. More... Eco-Friendly Lodging Near Killington, VT A highly eco-friendly 12-room lodge called Amee Farm is now open to the sporting and vacationing public in Pittsfield, VT on scenic Rt. 100, announced Jerry Hall, manager. More... Hotel Fouquets Barriere Announces New VIP ("Very Important Planet")Package Hotel Fouquet's Barrière, Paris' most ecologically responsible five-star hotel, has created a new offer centered entirely around environmental awareness and its very own concept of Dignified Luxury©. More... Rock Music Icon Carlos Santana to Perform in Tel Aviv, June 3 Grammy-award winning musician Carlos Santana will perform in Israel as part of his "Supernatural Santana" 2010 Summer Tour at Tel Aviv's Blumfield Stadium, June 3. More... WEILL Launches New Website WEILL has launched a brand-new website at www.geoffreyweill.com, it was announced today by company president, Geoffrey Weill. More... New Client With International Wheels We are very pleased to announce our newest client, Toronto-based Tour d'Afrique (http://www.tourdafrique.com/), a small, socially responsible bike tour company that thinks big. Named for its 2003 flagship cycling adventure that annually traverses the African continent from Cairo to Cape Town (7,500 miles in 120 days). More... Lover's Lane at Manhattan's New Strand Hotel The Strand, Manhattan’s newest midtown hotel, is offering all lovers a Valentine each weekend during the month of February. A package called Lover’s Lane at the Strand is being offered starting from $498 for two nights in a deluxe room overlooking the Empire State Building. More... Travel Company Says Facebook Works Ciclismo Classico, an active bicycle vacations company, recently lent its year-long expertise in using Facebook as a marketing tool to a colleague, Austin-Lehman Adventures who was brand-new to the concept. More... IGUAZÚ GRAND VOTED "ARGENTINA'S LEADING RESORT" IN 2009 WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS The World Travel Awards recognizes excellence in the hospitality and tourism industry worldwide. More than 150,000 travel agents and professionals in 150 countries select the best properties and destinations around the world. More... Welcoming back an old friend: the Alberta Hotel In what could be a Canadian first, work is underway to rebuild the old Alberta Hotel from pieces lying in storage since the historic structure was demolished 25 years ago. More... 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The musical “Chicago”
It’s truly incredible at The Ambassador Theatre
219 W. 49th Street
New York City
Kimberly Tarhernia, Sophia and Michelle T. Williams
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