Friday, March 3, 2017
Thursday night, March 2, at the Booth Theatre, saw the Broadway opening of the critically acclaimed Significant Other, which premiered in 2012 at the Roundabout UndergroundR…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:24AMThursday, March 2, 2017
Wednesday, March 1 (the 38th anniversary of the original Broadway opening) saw the opening night of The Tooting Arts Club production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Flee…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:50AMWednesday, March 1, 2017
Tuesday night, February 28 saw the opening of The View Upstairs—the provocative new musical written by Max Vernon and directed by Scott Ebersold—at The…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:53AMSaturday, February 25, 2017
Thursday night, February 23, Sunday in the Park with George, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford, re-opened the historic Hudson Theatre with its first Broadway openi…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:20AMThursday, February 23, 2017
Thursday March 22 saw the opening night festivities of the new musical, Kid Victory, the latest collaboration from the creators of Vineyard Theatre’s The Landing, composer John Kander (Cab…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:28PMTuesday, February 21, 2017
by Brian Scott Lipton Is there anything to really be learned from a 15th century Dutch morality play, possibly adapted from a Buddhist fable, and updated t…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:00PMFriday, February 17, 2017
Thursday evening, February 16 The New Group celebrated the opening night of Wallace Shawn’s latest play, Evening at the Talk House, at the Green Fig Urban Eatery in the Y…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:24AMThursday, February 16, 2017
Spoiler Alert: This review contains what some may consider spoilers (and others may not) as some aspects of plot twists are discussed out of necessity. Proceed at your o…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:15PMTuesday, February 14, 2017
by JK Clarke The ravages of old age—dementia, senility, Alzheimer’s—are prime fodder for playwrights. There have been countless pieces …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:58AMMonday, February 13, 2017
Sunday night, February 12 saw the opening of Alan Hruska’s Ring Twice For Miranda, directed by Rick Lombardo, at New York City Center Stage II. Ring Twice for Miranda i…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:48AMSunday, February 12, 2017
Wednesday, February 8 saw the opening night of Jonah and Otto, the New York debut of playwright Robert Holman at The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row, 410 West 42 Street. Under the …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:18AMSaturday, February 11, 2017
Norma Desmond was ready for her closeup Thursday, February 9 at Broadway’s Palace Thursday as Glenn Close returned to Broadway, reviving her Tony Award winning role as Norma Des…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:50AMWednesday, February 8, 2017
by Samuel L. Leiter A wall is very much in the news these days; however, the crumbling, vine-covered one that fills the upstage area in the New York…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:20PMTuesday, February 7, 2017
by Steve Nardoni The Metropolitan Room was the perfect venue for Billy Likken’s self-described “alt-cabaret experience.” In this intima…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:51AMWednesday, February 1, 2017
by Eric J. Grimm What often drives you to seek out a non-singer’s musical endeavors is morbid curiosity. What would an Isaac Mizrahi cabaret look or soun…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:20PMFriday, January 27, 2017
by JK Clarke If you grew up in the 1970s or 80s in the U.S. someone you knew likely had a relative who was a Vietnam Vet. Often they were damaged men with a host …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:23PM A Celebration of Sinatra’s Timeless Hit Songs! by Elizabeth Ahlfors Frank Sinatra ruled popular music in the last half of the 20th century and his style …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:17AMWednesday, January 25, 2017
by Lisa Reitman-Dobi Wednesday, January 18: high in the mid-40s, scattered thinking and low hanging brain fog. It’s the kind of evening you want t…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:55AMWednesday, January 18, 2017
by JK Clarke It’s not unusual for a movie to have a lasting and/or overwhelming impact on a young person, especially one on the cusp of adulthood: a high school…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:58AMSunday, January 15, 2017
A rare adult puppet show exploring human emotions with grace and humor. Editor’s Note: Theater Pizzazz has the rare privilege of offering separate re…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:11PM Editor’s Note: Theater Pizzazz has the rare privilege of offering separate reviews of Made in China by two of our esteemed critics. The following is Samuel …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:10PMWednesday, January 11, 2017
by Susan Hasho At 54 Below, almost once a month now, you can be exposed to the dervish brilliance of David Yazbek. Monday night he hosted and performed a spirited concer…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:27AMFriday, December 30, 2016
by Myra Chanin God of Vengeance is a century old drama, but one which is very contemporary in its perception of love, lust and ambition. Written in …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:34AMWednesday, December 21, 2016
by Alix Cohen Storm Large bursts onto the stage at Feinstein’s/54Below, a cross between Janis Joplin and Jessica Rabbit. She wears a soon-to-be-jettisone…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:45AM Campy antics informed by love, hard work and brilliant coaching. by Joel Benjamin The early, halcyon days of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:29AMMonday, December 19, 2016
by James Steinman-Gordon The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit is a lively musical which takes place on a picturesque and wonderfully 19th century set, has me…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:13AMFriday, December 16, 2016
by JK Clarke & Sandi Durell The romanticized New York immigrant story is as old as the city itself. The only difference now is that the “immigrant” is fro…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:18AM Tuesday night, December 13 at the famous McKittrick Hotel (home of the immersive theater spectacle Sleep No More) saw the opening night and New York premiere of T…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:09AMThursday, December 15, 2016
by JK Clarke One of the core foundations of comedy is also very often one of its pitfalls: it is sometimes inextricably linked to the period in whic…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:04AMSaturday, December 10, 2016
by JK Clarke The timing couldn’t be better for the powers that be to release the musical version of the story of life growing up in the 196…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:18AMThursday, December 8, 2016
by JK Clarke Shakespeare must have been getting sentimental in his declining years. His last few plays are generally lumped into a new category that schola…
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