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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…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 02:13PM
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.

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 08:13PM

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 …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 02:01PM
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…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 07:43PM
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…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 08:15PM

“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…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 07:47PM
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…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 12:48PM
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. …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 12:14PM
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 …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 12:20PM

“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…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 11:57AM
Thursday, September 19, 2024

“Our Class” Questions National WWII Narratives by Eyal Solomon

Theater review by Stuart Miller… In 1941, Nazi invaders marched the 1,600 Jews of the Polish village of Jedwabne into a barn and set it ablaze. At least, that’s the story that Poles told…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 01:26PM

Danny Burstein joins the cast of GYPSY as “Herbie”, alongside Audra McDonanld by Eyal Solomon

Tony Award Winner Danny Burstein will be playing “Herbie” opposite six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald “Rose” in GYPSY.  Directed by the legendary six-time Tony Award-winni…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 12:41PM
Monday, September 16, 2024

Lynne Charnay at Don’t Tell Mama by Eyal Solomon

Cabaret Review By Marilyn Lester… Seventy-six years ago, in 1948, a radio show entitled “Life Begins at Eighty” debuted, eventually moving on in 1950 to that new invention: television.…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 01:03PM
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Renee Katz Celebrates Irving Berlin in “Lost in his Arms” by Eyal Solomon

Multiple MAC Award-nominated Cabaret and recording artist, Renee Katz, is reunited with the critically-acclaimed arranger and Musical Director, Christopher Marlowe to celebrate the words and…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 11:18PM
Tuesday, September 10, 2024

A Converstaion with the Stars of Cellino v. Barnes by Eyal Solomon

The off-broadway play Cellino V. Barnes is running now at Asylum NYC. You may know the story of these lawyers. You probably definitely know their jingle. Stars of Cellino v. Barnes Eric Will…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 01:15PM
Friday, August 9, 2024

La Muerte y La Doncella at Repertorio Español by Eyal Solomon

Theater Review By Yani Perez…. La Muerte y La Doncella, written by Ariel Dorfman and Directed by Jean Carlo Yunén Aróstegui, opened this summer at Repertorio Español as part of The New …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:26AM
Saturday, August 3, 2024

KEANU REEVES & ALEX WINTER TO STAR IN JAMIE LLOYD’S NEW BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF “WAITING FOR GODOT” by Eyal Solomon

Two-time Tony Award® nominee and multiple Olivier Award® winner Jamie Lloyd will direct a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot starring Keanu Reeves (as ‘Estragon’) a…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:40PM

Review: The Bad in Each Other at The Tank by Eyal Solomon

By Yani Perez… The Bad in Each Other at The Tank, written by Alexander Perez, is a mindful exploration of relationships and how they can bring out the best or worst in a person. The play c…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:19PM
Monday, July 22, 2024

LAURA AND LINDA BENANTI: MOTHERS KNOW BEST by Eyal Solomon

By Brian Scott Lipton… Cabaret, like life, depends on expectations. If you’re hoping to hear amazing singing from Tony Award winner Laura Benanti and her mother Linda in their new show �…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:55PM
Saturday, July 6, 2024

Jamie deRoy & Friends by Eyal Solomon

Cabaret Review by Brian Scott Lipton . . . As her now-traditional opening song states, there is a party going on whenever Jamie deRoy hosts one of her now-too-infrequent variety shows, each …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:30PM

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 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic