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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…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz 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: Theater Pizzazz 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: Theater Pizzazz 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: Theater Pizzazz 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: Theater Pizzazz 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: Theater Pizzazz 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: Theater Pizzazz 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: Theater Pizzazz 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: Theater Pizzazz 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: Theater Pizzazz 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: Theater Pizzazz 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: Theater Pizzazz 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: Theater Pizzazz 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: Theater Pizzazz 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
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

OFF-BROADWAY HONORS ITS OWN AT OBA AWARDS CEREMONY by Eyal Solomon

by Ron Fassler . . . On June 18th, upstairs at Sardi’s Restaurant, the Off-Broadway Alliance held its 13th annual awards ceremony honoring the best of Off-Broadway for the 2023-24 season. …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:50PM
Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Theater Coming Your Way! by Eyal Solomon

Here’s a sneak-peek at some of the new broadway and off-broadway productions opening soon. Swept Away Producers Matthew Masten, Sean Hudock and Madison Wells Live announced the new musical…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:59PM
Thursday, November 16, 2023

CABARET-MUSIC PREVIEWS by Eyal Solomon

Golden/GreenRoom 42 – Jaimie Lozano/Navidad en Familia – Cristina Fontanelli/Annual Xmas in Italy – Stephanie Nakasian-Matt Baker/ChelseaTable+Stage Cristina Fontanelli will perform in…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:22AM
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

WAR WORDS Opening Night Photos by Eyal Solomon

NewYorkRep, in association with New Light Theater Project, presents War Words, a world premiere production of a new docu-play by Michelle Kholos Brooks (H*tler’s Tasters). The limited…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:47PM

Harmony on Broadway OPENING NIGHT PHOTOS by Eyal Solomon

Theater Pizzazz’ photographer Cynthia Reitman was on the Red Carpet to gather photos of the illustrious guests along with the talented cast who performed on November 13th at the Barrymore …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:19AM

Theater News – Full Casting for The Notebook by Eyal Solomon

Producers Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch announced full casting for the Broadway company of The Notebook, the new musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspi…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:06AM

Theater News – An Enemy of the People by Eyal Solomon

Emmy, Golden Globe & SAG Award-winner Jeremy Strong (“Succession,” Armageddon Time) will star in a new Broadway production of Henrik Ibsen’s thunderous masterwork, AN ENEMY O…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:45AM
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Kennedy Center Honors December 3 by Eyal Solomon

CBS and the Kennedy Center announced today the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors will air Wednesday, December 27 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and stream on Paramount.…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:49AM

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
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis 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