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Friday, July 22, 2022

Cannabis! A Viper Vaudeville at LaMaMa by Sandi Durell

Cannabis! A Viper Vaudeville, a new show commissioned, developed and produced by HERE, and co-presented with La MaMa. Cannabis began performances at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre (…

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Theater News by Sandi Durell

The Broadway League announced on Tuesday a continuation of the “mask optional policy” through August and until further notice for all Broadway theaters. The statement reads, “Consiste…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:49AM
Thursday, July 21, 2022

Frida Will Come To Life with Jaime Lozano and Neena Beber by Sandi Durell

The Kahlo family, universal rights owners of the Frida Kahlo estate represented by Alfonso Durán, alongside BTF Media and theatrical producer Valentina Berger announced today the devel…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:22PM

Speaking with Matt de Rogatis by Sandi Durell

by Yani Perez . . . Matt de Rogatis is currently starring at Theatre at St. Clements in a newly imagined version of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on A Hot Tin Roof, in his dream role as Brick. H…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:04PM

Music-Cabaret Updates by Sandi Durell

Roe Hartrampf reunites with Diana co-stars Jenna de Waal and Erin Davie for his first solo debut at 54 Below on August 9 and 10 @ 9:30 pm. Tickets: HERE Ann Morrison in Ann Morrison: Merrily…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:35AM

Kate Baldwin & Aaron Lazar at 54 Below by Sandi Durell

By Brian Scott Lipton . . . “Thank you for coming to our dress rehearsal,” quipped Kate Baldwin partway through the opening performance of All for You, the rather ambitious cabaret act s…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:40AM

MasterVoices Upcoming Season by Sandi Durell

Ted Sperling, Artistic Director of MasterVoices, announced details of the celebrated chorus’ 81st season, celebrating the power of the human voice to unite, inspire and connect since 194…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:23AM
Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Blurring Boundaries – Short Play Festival by Sandi Durell

New Ambassadors Theatre Company is thrilled to return to live programming with their third annual short play festival BLURRING BOUNDARIES 2022. BLURRING BOUNDARIES 2022 begins on Wednes…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:38AM

Hal Linden & Bernie Kopell by Sandi Durell

Tony & Emmy Award Winner Hal Linden (The Rothschilds, Barney Miller) and legendary television star Bernie Kopell (The Love Boat, Get Smart, That Girl) will pair up for the world premiere…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:25AM

Erich Bergen Opens Cafe Carlyle Fall Season by Sandi Durell

Get ready for the 2022 Fall season opening at the Café Carlyle where Actor, Singer, Writer, and Producer, Erich Bergen has a five-day residency, September 13 – 17. For Erich’s second se…

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Marta Sanders: Whatever Happened to That Nice Quaker Girl? by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . In asking Whatever Happened to That Nice Quaker Girl?, Marta Sanders answers her own question without reservation. In her new show of the same name, Sanders has creat…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:15AM
Monday, July 18, 2022

Theater Updates by Sandi Durell

Mr. Saturday Night’s 74 year young Billy Crystal will end his run on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre on Sept. 4. The show written by Crystal with Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, direct…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:42PM

Jim Frangione Interview by Sandi Durell

by Adam Cohen . . . Jim Frangione is a Massachusetts native actor, writer, director and now Artistic Director of the Great Barrington Public Theater.  Jim has acted for over 30 years in Ne…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:08AM

Alan Cumming’s New Role by Sandi Durell

Actor, singer, activist, producer, writer Alan Cumming is planning on taking on the role of Robert Burns in a solo theatre performance. Robert Burns , known as the national poet and lyricist…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:15AM
Sunday, July 17, 2022

Steve Ross and Jean Brassard – Allons Enfants: Encore une fois! by Sandi Durell

by Marilyn Lester . . . To celebrate La Fête Nationale (aka Bastille Day) in 2021, Jean Brassard, the Quebecois American performer and Steve Ross, The Crown Prince of Cabaret, performed All…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:23AM
Friday, July 15, 2022

Book Drive ‘Between the Lines’ and Hindi’s Libraries by Sandi Durell

The new Off-Broadway musical BETWEEN THE LINES announces a book drive with Hindi’s Libraries, a Long Island based literary nonprofit, to collect children’s and young adult books at perfo…

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David Maiullo in That Physics Show by Sandi Durell

Scientific ‘Magic’? – What damage can a ping-pong ball do as it hurtles 700 miles an hour through a vacuum tube? Can you see the shape of sound in a dancing flame? “OH, NO! That bowl…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:40AM

Cheyenne Jackson Into The Woods by Sandi Durell

Cheyenne Jackson will be stepping into the roles of “The Wolf” and “Cinderella’s Prince” from July 24 through August 2 in the hugely acclaimed New York City Center Encores! produc…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:26AM
Thursday, July 14, 2022

August LineUp Chelsea Table+Stage by Sandi Durell

New York’s newest hotspot for intimate dining and extraordinary music, Chelsea Table+Stage, has announced its star-studded lineup of artists for August 2022. The venue will present the To…

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Cabaret News by Sandi Durell

One Last Toast (For Now), an evening of music from Drew Gasparini, composer of the Broadway-bound The Karate Kid, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, and Skittles Commercial: the Broadway Musical …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:50PM
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Jamie deRoy & Friends by Sandi Durell

By Brian Scott Lipton . . . As Bette Midler sang 50 years ago (yes, 50 years ago), you’ve got to have friends. And few people in New York City have more – and more talented – friends t…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:15AM

The Stage Actor’s Handbook by Sandi Durell

Rowman & Littlefield is publishing The Stage Actor’s Handbook: Traditions, Protocols, and Etiquette for the Working and Aspiring Professional by established theatre pros Michael Kost…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:51AM
Tuesday, July 12, 2022

BroadwayCon 2022 Wraps Up Day Three with Lots of Fun and Games by Sandi Durell

By Melissa Griegel . . . The third day of the BroadwayCon 2022 started off with some workshops discussing the state of the industry and several live podcast recordings, and ended with games …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:50AM

THEATER NEWS by Sandi Durell

The Panic of ‘29 at 59E59 Theaters presented by Less Than Rent Theatre,written by Graham Techler (The Moderators) and directed by Max Friedman (Midnight at the Never Get), begins …

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Monday, July 11, 2022

D’YAN FOREST WILL BE SWINGING ON THE SEINE by Sandi Durell

If you haven’t seen cabaret star D’yan Forest perform live, now is your chance. Last week D’yan was recognized by the Guinness World Records as being the oldest working female stand-up…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:30PM

International Dance-Music-Opera-Theater by Sandi Durell

NYU Skirball’s fall /winter 2022 season, opening on September 9, with Visitation, a world premiere dance choreographed by John Jasperse. The season will showcase cutting-edge dance, m…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:21AM
Sunday, July 10, 2022

Dizzy’s Club Songbook Sundays with Christine Andreas by Sandi Durell

Anything Goes! Cole Porter is July’s Jazz at Lincoln Center Songbook show at Dizzy’s Club on July 17th at 5 pm and 7:30 pm featuring two time Tony nominee Christine Andreas and Allison B…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:51AM

BroadwayCon 2022 Day Two Wrap-Up by Sandi Durell

By Melissa Griegel. . . BroadwayCon 2022 was back in swing for its second day at The New Yorker Hotel and the Manhattan Center with main stage programming, small group and workshop offerings…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:25AM
Saturday, July 9, 2022

Speaking With Mark St. Germain by Sandi Durell

by: Adam Cohen . . . Mark St. Germain is a prolific playwright whose works have been performed in New York City, the Berkshires and beyond.  He has written the plays CAMPING WITH HENRY AND…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:40PM

LOVE QUIRKS by Sandi Durell

 By Matt Smith . . . Bachelorette Bobbie of the gender-bent Company may be (begrudgingly) searching for a suitor to acclaimed Tony-winning effect on 45th and 8th, but just a few doors down …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:10AM

Night Spots and Cabaret Shows by Sandi Durell

One of New York City’s premier live music venues, Smoke Jazz Club, today announced its long-awaited reopening. After two years spent reorienting to the pandemic with modified operations …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:39AM

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