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Saturday, October 5, 2024

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Reviews by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Richard E. Grant. A Pocketful of Happiness: A Memoir. (Ne…

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

In Good Bones, James Ijames Sees Ghosts by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . .  Ghosts can be scary. Ghosts can be troublemakers. Ghosts can be destructive. Witness the ones in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, or Ibsen’s Ghosts, or Bren…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 09:15PM
Monday, September 30, 2024

In “McNeal,” Robert Downey Jr. Reigns Supreme by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . .  Jacob McNeal, celebrated American novelist and playwright, has a problem. He’s trying to kill himself. Wait a minute, you say to yourself at the on…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 11:00PM
Sunday, September 29, 2024

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Reviews by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Alan Rickman. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 05:47AM
Friday, September 27, 2024

The Goldberg-Variations – Two Sides of One Idea by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . .  George Tabori’s The Goldberg-Variations shifts swiftly between light and dark, serious and comical, while diffusing tension and disappointment with …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 08:15PM
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

A Fairly Odd Musical – A Gen Z Delight by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Walter Murphy with Catherine Kemm . . .  Every time I see a show I learn something. After seeing A Fairly Odd Musical! at the Jerry Orbach Theater I learned that there are…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 08:00PM
Saturday, September 21, 2024

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Martin Short. I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legen…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 11:54PM
Monday, September 16, 2024

Empire Records: The Musical by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Brian Scott Lipton . . .  Do good things come to those who wait? In the case of Empire Records: The Musical, the extremely entertaining adaptation of the flop 1995 film (a…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 06:58PM
Sunday, September 15, 2024

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Julian Schlossberg. My First Book—Part 2: A Producer’s…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 03:40PM

The Roommate by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . .  The oversized names and faces of Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone command a large space over the Booth Theatre for Jen Silverman’s comedy, The Roommat…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 06:12AM
Saturday, September 7, 2024

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Julian Schlossberg. Try Not to Hold it Against Me: A Produ…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 06:47PM
Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Billy Baloo by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . .  What? You’ve never heard of Solderville, Colorado? That tiny mining village “on the highest mountain of the highest mountain range in North Ameri…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 04:15AM
Sunday, September 1, 2024

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . John Mayer. Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago: In Th…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 03:48AM
Saturday, August 24, 2024

Leiter Looks at Books  by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Richard Christiansen. A Theater of Our Own: A History and …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 12:00PM
Monday, August 19, 2024

Cellino V. Barnes by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by JK Clarke . . .  Just about everyone loves to sneer at lawyers despite their importance and frequent value to us as individuals and society as a whole. I won’t even both…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 11:45PM
Sunday, August 18, 2024

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Barbra Streisand. My Name Is Barbra (New York: Viking, 2…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 03:53PM
Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Why Vanya? Why Now?  by Jk Clarke

Theater Analysis by Carol Rocamora . . . When multiple revivals of the same classic dominate our stages in successive seasons, one can’t help but ask, as we’re now tempted to do: “Why …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 04:43PM
Saturday, August 10, 2024

Leiter Looks At Books  by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Judi Dench (with John Miller). And Furthermore (New York…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:44PM
Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Job – On Broadway  by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by JK Clarke . . .  There are jobs in this world that many of us, well actually most of us, could never dream of doing. They’re dirty, dangerous, or horrifying—but the tr…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:22PM
Monday, August 5, 2024

Joe Iconis & Family at 54 Below is the Best Musical Theater Concert You’ll Ever See by Jk Clarke

Cabaret Review by Cooper Lawrence and Sheila Watko . . .  Another great Joe Iconis & Family show is in the books at 54 Below. It was—once again—the coolest party in town with the co…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:42AM
Sunday, August 4, 2024

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . .  Mel Brooks. All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Bus…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:17AM
Thursday, August 1, 2024

The Sabbath Girl: A New Musical by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . .  Are you a sucker for sentiment? Do you not care that much if a play you’re seeing is contrived, clichéd, and conventional, as long as you enjoy …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:31PM
Sunday, July 28, 2024

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Chris Jones. Rise Up! Broadway and American Society from…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:01PM
Sunday, July 21, 2024

Bill’s 44th  by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Michael Dale . . .  With Manhattan temperatures regularly hitting the mid-90s this July, even the most serious-minded theatergoer is apt to be searching for frothier fare …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:06PM

La Viuda by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Yani Perez . . .  María Irene Fornés’ La Viuda returns to the stage in a new production by Dogteam Theatre Project at Atlantic Stage 2. Translated and directed by Olga…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:35PM

Leiter Looks At Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Peter Hay. Theatrical Anecdotes. (New York: Oxford Unive…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:28PM
Friday, July 19, 2024

Lea DeLaria – Brunch is Gay by Jk Clarke

Cabaret Review by JK Clarke . . .  Lea DeLaria’s cleverly double- or triple-entendre titled monthly show at 54 Below, Brunch is Gay may also just be unintentionally exhibiting the simples…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:00AM

In Martha’s Vineyard the Spirit of August Wilson Lives On  by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . .  I know that’s an unconventional way to begin a review of a new work, but that’s the feeling that swept over me, watching Kathleen McGhee-Anderson…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:29AM
Sunday, July 14, 2024

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot-off-the-presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Pete Blatchford. Wicked, Immoral, Utterly Bad! An Illust…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:03AM
Saturday, July 13, 2024

Oh, Mary! by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Adam Cohen . . . Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary! is unadulterated hysteria. Stop reading now and book your tickets. Escola brilliantly subverts history and creates an indelible v…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:30AM
Thursday, July 11, 2024

Empire: The Musical by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . .  Summertime, and the pickings are measly. At least that’s the case with two new Off-Broadway musicals I had the displeasure of seeing over the pas…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:30PM

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
TBA: Titanic