Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Emily Bowker, Graeme Brookes, Elizabeth Boag, Alastair Whatley by Lisa Reitman-Dobi Torben Betts’s devastating comedy is a glorious reminder that sharp theater is alive and k…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 12:02PM54 Sings breathes new life into a forgotten, but quality, Broadway musical By Joel Benjamin Henry, Sweet Henry, the 1967 Broadway musical, based on Nora Johnson…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 01:48AMWednesday, June 14, 2017
by Carole Di Tosti Benjamin Franklin counseled, “Be not disturbed at trifles or accidents common or unavoidable.” However, shouldn’t one be more than d…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 09:11PMMonday, June 12, 2017
by Michael Bracken Size matters. At least it does in Bella, an American Tall Tale, currently receiving its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons. Kirsten Childs…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 10:10PMSunday, June 11, 2017
by Sandi Durell Who knew Kevin Spacey was a song and dance man? Well, he apparently brushed off his hoofer shoes, put on his top hat and, although he made a big deal of being t…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 11:45PMSaturday, June 10, 2017
By Myra Chanin I arrived at Lane Bradbury’s one-woman show, Let Me Entertain You, Again, my heart filled with compassion for the child performer who’d created the r…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 08:48AMFriday, June 9, 2017
Some Tony Talk Plus A Look at The Inspector General Come From Away (Jenn Colella) Photo: Matthew Murphy By Barbara & Scott Siegel The last thing you want to r…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 07:18AM A newly minted American citizen takes the Broadway repertoire to Brazil and back. By Joel Benjamin Paulo Szot’s Salute to Broadway was as close to perfec…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 07:04AMThursday, June 8, 2017
by Susan Hasho In an interview for an Indianapolis paper, when asked, “What’s it like performing for children?” Lisa Loeb responded, “For really young kids, it can be l…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 01:04PMWednesday, June 7, 2017
by Sophia Romma On an unusually damp Sunday evening of June 4, Studio Senakwami presented The Spotlight at the Appel Room of Frederick P. Rose Hall, hosted by three time Exce…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 03:22PM By Marcina Zaccaria “The Rose,” popularized by Bette Midler, became an iconic song in American culture. The songwriter behind this American pop classic, Amanda McBro…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 02:46PM by Peter Haas Ron Dabney knew, at age 5, that wanted to be a performer. Dancing with his shadow in his Georgia back yard; he continued to dance in boarding scho…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 02:26PM The Red Bull Theater’s Gogol staging is quite a stylish extravaganza. By Joel Benjamin The Government Inspector, based on the 19th century Russian author, Nik…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 06:40AMTuesday, June 6, 2017
by Michael Bracken “You only joke about things that matter,” says Alex (Michelle Heera Kim) to Kate (Jeena Yi) toward the end of Somebody’s Daughter at the McGinn/…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 10:02PM by Michael Bracken Batten down the hatches and run for cover if you’re anywhere near the Atlantic 2 Theater while Rebecca Hall is onstage in Animal. Hall’s pe…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 07:56PM It was a smashing night of entertainment and star power as Feinstein’s/54 Below’ celebrated its 5th Anniversary with an all-star celebration featuring treasured resident a…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 04:20PM Matthew Perry’s ‘The End of Longing’ opened last night at the Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street) with quite a list of first nighters including Allison Ja…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 02:05PM Three characters dredge up a hopeless romance in a contemporary love story By Joel Benjamin Reprise, at the Paradise Factory Theater in the East Village, is…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 06:57AMMonday, June 5, 2017
By Sandi Durell The End of Longing, at MCC Theater, can best be described as the angst of four present day dysfunctional almost 40-somethings, drowning in their o…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 09:10PM Winners for the 62nd Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced at The Town Hall on June 5. Sandi Durell with Mark Ryan Anderson (on camera) were on hand to hear what the winners had t…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 03:14PMSunday, June 4, 2017
By Sandi Durell Each time I have the opportunity to listen to Veronica Swift, young in years – old in soul, it reinforces the fact that this up and coming jazz …
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 04:34PM STARS IN THE ALLEY® took place Saturday June 2 in legendary Shubert Alley where Tony Nominee (Falsettos) Brandon Uranowitz served as social media correspondent for the 2017 conce…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 08:04AMThursday, June 1, 2017
by Myra Chanin Our current Broadway musical superstars — Andy Karl, Bette Midler, Christian Borle, Christine Ebersole, Glenn Close, Patti Lupone– rig…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 11:27PM by Carole Di Tosti The 1930s, depression-era South, is the fearful setting for much of the poignant, uplifting and soulful musical Sweetee in a limited, mu…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 09:32PM by Carol Rocamora A young woman (black and beautiful) enters and crosses to center stage. She’s met by a man wearing tails and top hat, carrying a…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 05:41PMWednesday, May 31, 2017
By Barbara & Scott Siegel We’re now in that time period when it seems like almost everyone is obsessed with all the new Broadway shows that opened ju…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 04:21PM By Sandi Durell You might quickly want to say ‘What? Another jukebox musical?’ . . . ah, but wait a minute this almost concert-like, hi-energy, non-sto…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 02:30PM Photos by Shana Nelson The Dance in Film nominations for the 2017 Chita Rivera Awards were announced at a reception at The Lambs Club. In keeping with t…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 09:56AM by Linda Amiel Burns Two of Broadway’s finest singers opened their show “Broadway and Beyond” to a packed house at Feinsteins/54 Below on May 29, 2017 at 7:00…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 08:32AMMonday, May 29, 2017
by Adam Cohen Mary Poppins flies high once again in Paper Mill Playhouse’s latest musical. Replete with spectacular choreography (Denis Jones) meticulously and beaut…
Linked From theaterpizzazz.com at 11:24AMSaturday, May 27, 2017
By Marcina Zaccaria Tony Nominee Christiane Noll graces The Metropolitan Room with the songs of Ira Gershwin. With her shimmering blonde hair and sleek, b…
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