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Monday, March 18, 2024

Corruption – Ousting the Fox From the Henhouse by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by JK Clarke . . . . It seems oddly disconcerting this year that there are two significant Off-Broadway productions that confront eroding global standards of journalism. But t…

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Atlanta’s Out Front Theatre Company Presents “The Gulf” by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Jeffrey Bruce . . . . Atlanta’s leading LGBTQIA+ theater, Out Front, is presenting the premier of Audrey Cefaly’s The Gulf directed by K. Parker. The two-character play…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:40PM
Saturday, March 16, 2024

The Affections of May – Florida Theater Scene by Jk Clarke

Pigs Do Fly Brings a Second Course of Canadian-based Laughter to Fort Lauderdale’s Empire Stage Theater Review by Myra Chanin . . . .  Ever heard of the playwright Norm Foster? If you lik…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:14AM
Thursday, March 14, 2024

Ibsen’s Ghost – An Irresponsible Biographical Fantasy by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . .  It’s always a pleasure to anticipate whatever popular playwright-drag artist-actor Charles Busch is cooking up for his next comedic endeavor. O…

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The Effect by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Brian Scott Lipton . . . . We’ve all heard that love is a drug. But can a drug cause love? That’s the big practical question being posed—alongside a host of philosoph…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:07PM
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

The Script is in the Closet by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Michael Dale . . . .  There are two main reasons I accepted the invitation to review Joyce Griffen’s The Script In The Closet: A) My desire to spend my latter years as a…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:30AM

Another Amazing Ride on the Wick’s “Carousel” – Florida  by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Myra Chanin . . . . Marilyn Wick is simply amazing. She produces one wonderful entertainment after another on her perpetually twirling Wick Theater stage. Her latest? An en…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:39AM
Monday, March 11, 2024

A Little Night Music in New Jersey by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Ron Fassler . . . . It’s hard to believe that it’s been fifty-three years since A Little Night Music first opened on Broadway. Though a teenager at the time and with a …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:45PM
Sunday, March 10, 2024

Fiasco Theater’s Pericles by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Ron Fassler . . . . Amongst his thirty-eight plays, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, is something of a redheaded stepchild in Shakespeare’s canon. Its authorship is not entirely…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:28AM
Friday, March 8, 2024

In Tuesdays With Morrie, Len Cariou Rages Against the Dying of the Light by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Ron Fassler . . . .  In 1973, Len Cariou created the role of Fredrik Egerman in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s A Little Night Music. Playing a man described in the …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:28PM
Thursday, March 7, 2024

The Return of Doubt by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Ron Fassler . . . . In 2005, I sat in the sixth row of the orchestra at the Walter Kerr Theatre and luxuriated in the tall talents of Cherry Jones, Brían F. O’Byrne, Hea…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:00PM

Brooklyn Laundry – Cleansing the Soul with Truth by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carole Di Tosti . . . . In Brooklyn Laundry, John Patrick Shanley elucidates profound themes about family, love, loss, responsibility, and the healing power of truth. The 8…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:13AM

Soul Picnic at the 92nd Street Y by Jk Clarke

Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . .  I’m of an age when radio was the means by which people became familiar with popular songs. In my teenage years, a portable transistor was responsibl…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:45AM
Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Maiden Voyage by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Stuart Miller . . . . Five years ago I saw Cayenne Douglass’ one-act play, Oh My, Goodness, about suicide and survival, at the Ensemble Studio Theater and was moved by he…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:00PM

Sunset Baby by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . . Context. That is what struck me as the value of Sunset Baby, Dominique Morisseau’s gem of a play, now being given a mighty revival at the Signature…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:16AM
Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The Ally by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . . Since when can theater of ideas be as exciting and as powerful as, let’s say, a Beethoven symphony? When you emerge from a performance with the the…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:00PM

Grand Hotel – Original Cast Reunion Concert at 54 Below by Jk Clarke

Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . . While living in Los Angeles thirty-five years ago, I came to New York City for a wedding weekend and had the chance to see only one Broadway show. With …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:58PM

Stephanie J. Block Soars at the 92nd Street Y by Jk Clarke

Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . . On February 22nd, last week, some three months prior to the next Mother’s Day, Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block performed a solo show titled The M…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:53AM

The Hunt by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . . Brace yourselves. Rupert Goold’s riveting production of The Hunt, now playing at St Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, will have you hanging onto your …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:38AM
Monday, February 26, 2024

The Seven Year Disappear by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . I met Jordan Seavey, playwright of The Seven Year Disappear, the New Group’s current production at the Pershing Square Signature Center, only onc…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:30PM
Sunday, February 25, 2024

André De Shields Celebrates The 40th Anniversary of Haarlem Nocturne  by Jk Clarke

Cabaret Review by Marilyn Lester . . . . No matter the vehicle, actor-singer-producer André De Shields can be depended upon for ultra-high energy entertainment coupled with intelligence, re…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:55PM

Deadly Stages by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . For cheesy New York cheesecake, few can top Junior’s. For cheesy New York theater, I recommend Deadly Stages—which opened today at Theatre Row�…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:00PM

The Cancellation of Lauren Fein – Palm Beach Dramaworks by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Myra Chanin . . . . Bribe Whomever You Can for a Last Minute Ticket to The Cancellation of Lauren Fein’s final extension at the Palm Beach Dramaworks!!! If anyone wants t…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:32AM
Saturday, February 24, 2024

Russian Troll Farm – Satiric, Mind-Bending, Disturbing by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carole Di Tosti . . . . In the sardonic, brilliant Russian Troll Farm, Sarah Gancher takes an imagined deep dive into the operations of one of the Russian Internet Research…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:11PM
Friday, February 23, 2024

Hotel Happy  by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Michael Dale . . . . “This is not a brothel! This is an erotic resort!” demands the proprietor of the business that gives Colombian-American playwright Camilo Almonacid…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:00AM

Between Two Knees by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . . It takes a lot of nerve to turn one of the most horrific genocides in American history Into a satirical romp. And that’s what the intrepid theater …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:53AM
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Jelly’s Last Jam – City Center Encores!  by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Brian Scott Lipton . . . .  For decades, musical theater has asked us to sympathize or identify with—and perhaps even forgive—some very deeply flawed men, from Gaylord…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:44PM
Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Opening Night Photos – Five the Parody Musical by Jk Clarke

With the launch of the Presidential election year, Five Musical LLC is thrilled to announce the world premiere of FIVE: The Parody Musical. Look out SIX, here comes FIVE: The Parody Musical.…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:22AM

Onstage Atlanta – The Piano Lesson  by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Jeffrey Bruce . . . . One of our most esteemed twentieth-century playwrights, August Wilson, won a Pulitzer Prize and many other accolades for his play The Piano Lesson, an…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:30AM
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

The Parliament of Poets at The Actor’s Temple by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Marcina Zaccaria . . . . A memorable invocation began the show and, like a rocket, The Poet of the Moon is propelled into the Cosmos in a production by Apollo’s Troupe ca…

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Friday, February 16, 2024

Spiritus/Virgil’s Dance by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Stuart Miller . . . . When I first interviewed Dael Orlandersmith about Yellowman, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, more than twenty years ago, we went to a record store together…

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All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards