Monday, February 1, 2016
Linda Lavin: My First Farewell Concert. Birdland, January 31, 2016 by Joe Regan Jr. Linda Lavin is receiving critical raves for her current Broadway perfor…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:59AM yeah, i met this girl… a look at the contemporary dating scene is on beat in the East Village by Monica Charline Brown The vi…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:16AMSunday, January 31, 2016
Theater-goers escaping New York winter can find some solace in Miami theater in The Golem of Havana. by Myra Chanin I have never been enamored with spendin…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:52PM Honoring Barbara Siegel: Accolades and honors for a busy showbiz personality. by Joel Benjamin Scott Siegel is a modern musical theate…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:40AMFriday, January 29, 2016
A comedy/drama that does itself in with a gimmicky ending. by Joel Benjamin Lauren Gunderson’s I and You cheats the audience from the moment the lights r…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:32AMThursday, January 28, 2016
by Maryann Lopinto The first Broadway Con Broadway convention (inspired, no doubt, on the enormous popularity of the “ComicCon” comic book conventions)…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:36AMWednesday, January 27, 2016
by Kathryn Kitt What better idea for a musical than letting Dame Angela Lansbury be a diva–headlining her own show! You say she’s 90 years old and unavailable to…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:57PM A Raunchy, Cheese-filled, Evening of Levity with Commedia dell’Artichoke by Rudy Gerson Irreverent, salacious, and completely of the norm Commedia dell�…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:52PMTuesday, January 26, 2016
Three characters clash and come out changed for the better. by Joel Benjamin Matt Morillo’s Allen Wilder 2.0 is a tale of redemption that treads l…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:40AMMonday, January 25, 2016
by Carole Di Tosti The first time I had the pleasure of seeing Loudon Wainwright III was at Caffé Lena, in Saratoga, New York in the 1970s. Lena’s back then (i…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:37AMSaturday, January 23, 2016
by Sophia Romma The St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents LaBute Theater Festival featuring an evening of six one-act plays which debuted at the 59E59 Theaters, unveiling …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:58PM by JK Clarke Imagine this luscious scenario: You head to Feinstein’s 54Below tonight to see An Evening With Lypsinka’s Maid, featuring John “Lypsinka&#…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:59AM Lincoln Center’s American Songbook: Is That All There Is? Remembering Peggy Lee by Joe Regan Jr. January 21, 2016. In celebration of the paperback…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:50AMFriday, January 22, 2016
by Kathryn Kitt The Public Theater has once again showcased a talent that bends musical convention. Part of the Under the Radar festival, Now I’m Fine is a pop opera from Seattle-…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:59PM Polished Performer Lets it all Hang Out by Kathryn Kitt I became a fan of Vanessa Williams back in the 1980s. I loved her slickly edited, up-tempo songs th…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:53AMThursday, January 21, 2016
Wednesday, January 20 saw the opening night festivities of Our Mother’s Brief Affair presented by the Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The play, …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:10PMWednesday, January 20, 2016
by JK Clarke It’s pretty much impossible to review Classic Stage Company’s (CSC) new production of Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children without mentioning t…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:56AM Tanya Tagaq: Goddess of Shrill Ice and Eruptive Lava by Rudy Gerson What is the sound of tectonic plates shifting, of our ancestors howling, of humanity’s insti…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:03AMMonday, January 18, 2016
by Jordan Cohen Punk Kabarett International at Joe’s Pub on Friday, January 15, brought together an eclectic roster of musicians and performance artists, all under …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:02AMSunday, January 17, 2016
by JK Clarke Despite being one of the 20th century’s most prolific mass murderers—rivaled only by Hitler and Pol Pot—Soviet despot Josef Stalin’s exploits…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:41AMSaturday, January 16, 2016
by Monica Brown Known by many for his fantasy novel series The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis is among the top twentieth century writers of Christian apologetics. Although he…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:58PMMonday, January 11, 2016
Singer, songwriter, movie star, stage actor, composer, lyricist and icon David Bowie (née Jones) has died at the age of 69. Confirming the rock star’s death, his son, Duncan Jo…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:41AMSunday, January 10, 2016
BREAKING NEWS — Sunday, January 10, 4:23PM Maurice Hines’ new production Tappin’ Thru Life was interrupted by a fire alarm and evacuated mid-performance. At this …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:44PMSaturday, January 9, 2016
by JK Clarke Review: Dragon Boat Racing Dragon Boat racing is a tradition that has spanned the centuries, having originated, some say, over 2500 years ago; and that has gained …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:45AMTuesday, December 29, 2015
Talent and tastes vary writer to writer. And, of course, all Theater Pizzazz cabaret writers don’t get to see the same shows. But they all have strong opinions about the performers and…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:40PMIt’s no simple matter to come up with a list of the Top Ten Plays and Musical productions of the year. Because of the countless productions from Broadway to Off-Broadway to Off-Off-Bro…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:13PMTuesday, December 22, 2015
The exciting and energetic American Dance Machine for the 21st Century opened Monday night at the Joyce Theater. Directed by Tony Award winner Wayne Cliento, American Dance Machine is a stag…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:15PMMonday, December 21, 2015
Fiddler on the Roof Revival Opens on Broadway The fifth Broadway revival of the beloved musical, Fiddler on the Roof, opened Sunday night at the Broadway Theatre. Set in 1905 in a sht…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:49PMFriday, December 18, 2015
by Samuel L. Leiter I had two incentives for visiting the touring production of Annie at the Kings Theatre on Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue. One, of course, was to see the music…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:01AMWednesday, December 16, 2015
by JK Clarke Greek plays, the foundation of Western theater, are often rather complex and layered stories. But when modern playwrights weave contemporary i…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:30AMTuesday, December 15, 2015
Staceyann Chin, the well-known spoken-word poet, performer and LGBT activist, opened her new autobiographical solo show, Motherstruck!, Monday night, December 14 at the Lynn Redgrave …
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