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Monday, December 16, 2024

The Siegel Column by Eyal Solomon

By Barbara & Scott Siegel From Sunset Blvd To Death Becomes Her – Looking at Musicals As We Approach the Halfway Point of the Season… Here we are at the anchor moment of the 2024-25 …

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Saturday, December 14, 2024

Scott Siegel’s “Broadway’s Greatest Hits” Series Celebrates 150th Concert at 54 Below by Eyal Solomon

Called the greatest musical revue of the 21st century by Cabaret Scenes Magazine, Broadway’s Greatest Hits at 54 Below constantly brings audiences to its feet in thunderous applause at th…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 03:11PM
Thursday, December 12, 2024

Video – Meredith Heyman in Interview with the Stars of “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now” by Eyal Solomon

Theater Pizzazz’s Meredith Heyman in interview with Laura Bell Bundy, Kerry Butler and Marissa Jaret Winkour, stars of Mama I’m A Big Girl Now. The post Video – Meredith Heyman in Inte…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 10:50PM

White Christmas is an Affordable, Family-Friendly Spectacle by Eyal Solomon

Theater review by Joe Clark… Paper Mill Playhouse has a resplendent production in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.  Ascendant dancing, expert comic timing, and classic Irving Berlin so…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 10:29PM
Monday, December 9, 2024

Video – Backstage Access with Meredith Heyman: “The Merchant: Interview with Alexandra Silber” by Eyal Solomon

Theater Pizzazz’s Meredith Heyman in interview with Alexandra Silber, currently playing Portia in The Merchant of Venice. The post Video – Backstage Access with Meredith Heyman: “The M…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 03:54PM
Friday, November 29, 2024

“Room 1214” Fails to Bring School Shooting Victims to Life by Eyal Solomon

A play examining the horrific toll wrought by America’s cavalier obsession with guns is a worthy idea. But Michelle Kholos Brooks’ docu-drama “Room 1214,” set in a classroom where tw…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 04:31PM
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Death Becomes Her: Immortality Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be by Eyal Solomon

Theater review by Marilyn Lester… Take a wacky 1992 black comedy fantasy film destined to become a modern cult favorite, zhuzh it up to an over-the-top Las Vegas showroom extravaganza and …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 11:48AM
Saturday, November 23, 2024

Swept Away – Overboard in the Arms of Love and Redemption with the Avett Brothers by Eyal Solomon

Theater Review by Carole Di Tosti… Characterizing Swept Away as a jukebox musical may identify its genre, but it says little about the show’s incredible impact as a metaphoric, overarchi…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 10:40PM
Friday, November 22, 2024

“Burnout Paradise” is a Hilarious and Wildly Entertaining Rumpus by Eyal Solomon

Theater review by Stuart Miller… Dominic Weintraub was struggling to take off his underwear… without removing the bathing suit he had just donned… while walking backwards on a treadmil…

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Monday, November 18, 2024

Video Sneak Peek – “The Merchant of Venice” by Eyal Solomon

Video by Magda Katz… Here’s a sneak peek of the cast and performance of the “The Merchant of Venice”, currently playing at the Arlekin Players Theater, NYC. https://www.merchantofven…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 12:26PM
Monday, November 4, 2024

“Simply the Best: A Tina Turner Tribute with Adrienne Warren” Would Make Mary Proud by Eyal Solomon

Theater review by Marilyn Lester… Inarguably, the New York Pops is simply the best—and it would be difficult, if not impossible, to find a Pops concert that didn’t excel in every depar…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 10:32PM
Sunday, November 3, 2024

“Another Shot” Could Have Used Another Pass by Eyal Solomon

Theater review by Stuart Miller… In the Playbill “Who’s Who” for “Another Shot,” co-writer Harry Teinowitz’s entry ends, “’Another Shot’ tells of his addiction rehab jour…

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Friday, November 1, 2024

Make Time to See This Ragtime! by Eyal Solomon

Theater review by Brian Scott Lipton…. Ever since its publication in 1975, I have been fascinated by E.L. Doctorow’s seminal novel “Ragtime,” which brilliantly intertwines the lives …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 01:14PM
Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Sandi Durell – Life Moments by Eyal Solomon

A compiliation of Sandi Durell’s life in photos by Beth Naji. The post Sandi Durell – Life Moments appeared first on Theater Pizzazz.

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The 35th New York Cabaret Convention Night #3 by Eyal Solomon

Cabaret review by Linda Amiel Burns… The closing night of the Mabel Mercer foundation’s cabaret convention ‘everything old is new again” was hosted by songstress, KT Sullivan, it’s…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 07:06PM

“In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot” – A Fresh Take on Eco-Awareness by Eyal Solomon

Theater Review by Carole Di Tosti… Using a dramatic approach to present a play about the consequences of ignoring climate change, In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot opens with a group of …

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Monday, October 28, 2024

Video: In Conversation with Choreographer Lorin Latarro by Eyal Solomon

Broadway choreographer Lorin Latarro joins Theater Pizzazz for a new interview. She recently finished choreographing her third Broadway show this year, the revival of Once Upon a Mattress wi…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 04:31PM
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

We Say Goodbye to Sandi Durrel, Founder of Theater Pizzazz by Eyal Solomon

The Theater Pizzazz family is heartbroken by the passing of Sandi Durell, TP’s founder, and longtime publisher & editor. Her death followed a long and valiant fight with cancer.Sandi w…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 12:11PM
Monday, October 21, 2024

Video – Behind the Scenes of “Our Class” with Lead Actor Richard Topol by Eyal Solomon

Theater mainstay and the very busy Richard Topal is starring in Our Class at Classic Stage Company. In this interview by Theater Pizzazz’s Meredith Heyman, he discusses his connection to t…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 05:09PM
Friday, October 18, 2024

Video – Behind the Scenes of “That Parenting Musical” with Producers Graham & Kristina Fuller by Eyal Solomon

Theater Pizzazz’s Meredith Heyman in conversation with “That Parenting Musical” ]Producers Graham & Kristina Fuller. The post Video – Behind the Scenes of “That Parenting Music…

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

“Hold on to Me Darling,” Starring Adam Driver, Examines Celebrity and America’s Moral Rot by Eyal Solomon

Strings McCrane, a music-and-movie star with more acolytes than actual friends or family,  loves to hear himself talk, so talk he does.   “Hold On to Me Darling” is written by Kenneth…

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“Whore’s Eye View”: A Mad Dash Through 10,000 Years of History from a Sex Worker’s Perspective by Eyal Solomon

Before I tell you about “Whore’s Eye View,” Kaytlin Bailey’s insightful and funny one-woman show about the way society has treated sex workers throughout history, let me tell you abo…

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Sunday, October 13, 2024

“Safety Not Guaranteed”: Reconciling Regrets at BAM Harvey Theatre by Eyal Solomon

Theater review by Carole Di Tosti… If you had a chance to go back in time to change things, would you risk the potential danger and “bring weapons?”  Adapting Derek Connelly’s endea…

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

“Jersey Boys” is a Nostalgic Trip Down Memory Lane by Eyal Solomon

Theater review by Adam Cohen… “What are you going to see?” asks my daughter as I make my way towards Paper Mill Playhouse – a theater in Millburn, New Jersey she happens to love. “…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 11:06AM
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

The New York Pops Goes Underground! by Eyal Solomon

Review by Marilyn Lester… Each year at the beginning of October, The New York Pops has a special cabaret at 54 Below to support the organization’s significant educational program, PopsEd…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 11:59PM
Sunday, October 6, 2024

Through Barbed Jokes, “Yellow Face” Takes on Ethnic Identity and Bias in America by Eyal Solomon

Theater Review by Stuart Miller… In the middle of “Yellow Face,” David Henry Hwang’s funny but pointed look at ethnic identity and bias in America, the character of David Henry Hwang…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 01:18AM
Monday, September 30, 2024

Andrew Scott to Star in Olivier Award-Winning “Vanya” Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre by Eyal Solomon

Producers Wessex Grove, Gavin Kalin Productions, and Kater Gordon announced today that the Olivier Award®-winning actor Andrew Scott will reprise his wildly acclaimed performance in …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 01:23PM
Sunday, September 29, 2024

The Siegel Column by Eyal Solomon

By Barbara & Scott Siegel… A Summer Sampling: Once Upon a Mattress, Job, Forbidden Broadway, and More! Before all hell breaks loose with a flood of new shows opening between October an…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 09:39PM
Thursday, September 26, 2024

“KS6: Small Forward”: the Belarus Free Theatre scores again! by Eyal Solomon

Theater review by Carol Rocamora… Come down to La Mama in the East Village and you’ll see an amazing sight: a David facing a (metaphorical) Goliath, on a basketball court, in a theatre. …

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis by Eyal Solomon

Music Review by Marilyn Lester… When the Wynton Marsalis-led Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JALCO) is in Rose Hall, the venue is known as the House of Swing. That appellation was never …

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“The Beacon” Shines a Light Into a Dark Family History by Eyal Solomon

Theater review by Carole Di Tosti… In Nancy Harris’ The Beacon, directed by Marc Atkinson Borrull, we witness a family drama that grows more complex in its unraveling. Son Colm (Zach App…

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All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime