Sunday, October 12, 2025

Happenstance Theater presents “Dreadful Episodes”- A Peculiar Delight by Alix Cohen

By Alix Cohen Inspired by the illustrations of Edward Gorey, Victorian reverie, ill-fated romance, calamitous croquet, and the dangers of windy cliffs. “The world is full of people who are…

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Friday, October 10, 2025

“On the Wheels of a Dream” by Alix Cohen

The American Songbook Gala Celebrating Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty By Alix Cohen Lynn Ahrens was working as a copywriter when invited to write a song for children’s television. A bu…

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Bedlam presents “Are the Bennet Girls Ok?” – Expect the Unexpected by Alix Cohen

A Contemporary Feminist Look at Pride and Prejudice By Alix Cohen “Oh my God, everyone here sucks!” exclaims Kitty Bennet, bored at a Ball. (Violeta Picayo) ‘Decidedly not the familiar…

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A long-Awaited “Waiting For Godot” Arrives on Broadway by Eyal Solomon

Review by Carol Rocamora... Director Jamie Lloyd gives us a daring version of Beckett's classic The post A long-Awaited “Waiting For Godot” Arrives on Broadway appeared first on Theate…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:15PM
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Dylan Mulvaney Shares Her Life in Story and Song in “The Least Problematic Woman in the World” by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . It is with only a fleeting awareness of her media persona that I attended The Least Problematic Woman in the World, Dylan Mulvaney’s solo autobiographical pla…

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

This Is Not a Drill — When it Takes a Vacation Bomb Scare to Make You Realize Life is Precious by Jk Clarke

In January 2018, people across Hawaii received an alert that a ballistic missile was headed for them . . . The musical, This Is Not a Drill examines how that moment affected the lives of sev…

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

“The Bliss Option” -Every day the choice is yours by Alix Cohen

A Panacea for the Floundering By Alix Cohen The near? future. Population growth is bleeding earth’s resources. With AI rampant, employment is an issue. People haven’t been coping well fo…

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“Torera” – Rights of Passage of a Woman Bullfighter by Alix Cohen

A Study of Self Realization By Alix Cohen Bullfighting in Mexico, corrida de toros, was introduced during the colonial era by Spanish settlers and evolved into a national tradition. For cent…

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Friday, October 3, 2025

“The Honey Trap”- Revenge is Not Easy—A Terrific Production by Alix Cohen

By Alix Cohen Belfast today: American oral historian Emily (Molly Ranson) is interviewing middle-aged Dave (Michael Hayden) about the assassination of a friend and fellow soldier that occurr…

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“Lost and Found” – Deft by Alix Cohen

By Alix Cohen Every play does not have to be life changing. A One-Act with limited production budget can offer as much value as theater with publicity and stars. Lost and Found is a small, t…

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

“This Much I Know”-Our Puzzling Minds – Whip Smart and Beautifully Produced by Alix Cohen

By Alix Cohen Reasoning and logic are the backbone of clear thinking and decision-making. Drawing conclusions from evidence and deductive reasoning have all but been jettisoned in the curren…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:53AM
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Cabaret is Alive and Well in Morristown, NJ by Melissa Griegel

By Melissa Griegel… Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography www.griegelphoto.zenfolio.com The Thorne Mansion in Morristown, NJ was alive with music on Sunday, September 28th, 2025 with the s…

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

MCC Theater Scores with “Caroline” by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . When the lights go up on Preston Max Allen’s new play Caroline, which opened tonight at off-Broadway’s MCC Theater, we see a 28-year-old mother (Chloë Grace…

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“Punch”- A Path Through Retribution to Healing by Alix Cohen

By Alix Cohen Jacob (Will Harrison) is growing up in what Americans would call the projects- a British estate of low income housing. His attentive, single mother (an excellent Lucy Taylor) s…

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Monday, September 29, 2025

“And Then We Were No More” – Raging Against the Machine… And Getting Nowhere by Eyal Solomon

By Stuart Miller... Tim Blake Nelson's play is a glimpse at where AI may be taking us. The post “And Then We Were No More” – Raging Against the Machine… And Getting Nowhere appeare…

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Ibsen’s “The Wild Duck” Flies Again by Eyal Solomon

Review by Carol Rocamora... A riveting revival of this devastating melodrama shakes the rafters of TFANA The post Ibsen’s “The Wild Duck” Flies Again appeared first on Theater Pizzazz.

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:27AM

“Murdoch- The Final Interview” by Alix Cohen

A Roller Coaster Ride through the Life of Rupert Murdoch By Alix Cohen In 1996, Primary Colors was published with authorship credited to Anonymous-later revealed to be journalist Joe Klein. …

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Saturday, September 27, 2025

“The Other Americans” Fails to Fulfill Its Potential by Eyal Solomon

By Stuart Miller... John Leguizamo's family drama tackles too many issues with too much exposition The post “The Other Americans” Fails to Fulfill Its Potential appeared first on Theate…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:34PM
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Mary, Magda, and Marta Moipei: “MOIPEI 333 NYC” by Alix Cohen

Identical triplets in formidable harmony By Alix Cohen Identical triplets from Nairobi, Kenya, Mary, Magda and Marta Moipei, were appointed UNICEF ambassadors at age twelve championing girl …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:33AM
Monday, September 22, 2025

“Bull” Stomps Out Any Humanity Too Well by Eyal Solomon

By Staurt Miller... Mike Bartlett's play shows two colleague gleefully goring the office's weak link. The post “Bull” Stomps Out Any Humanity Too Well appeared first on Theater Pizzazz.

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Mexodus Brilliantly Combines Beats, Loops and History by Eyal Solomon

By Adam Cohen... The Underground Railroad, hip-hop, looped musical offers sick beats to history (recent and past) The post Mexodus Brilliantly Combines Beats, Loops and History appeared firs…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:55PM

In “Weather Girl,” the Forecast Calls For Pain by Eyal Solomon

By Stuart Miller... Julia McDermott generates heat in Brian Watkin’s one-woman show about a woman falling apart… and a planet doing the same. The post In “Weather Girl,” the Forecast…

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Sunday, September 21, 2025

“Weather Girl”: A Stormy Solo Show at St. Ann’s Warehouse by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . The one time I attended Scotland’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival was forty years ago. I saw play after play and was charmed by much of the theatre, though a bit sur…

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Leiter Looks at Books: “A Man of Much Importance: The Art and Life of Terrence McNally” by Eyal Solomon

By Samuel L. Leiter... Casual notes on show biz books, memoirs, and studies, dust gatherers and hot off the presses. The post Leiter Looks at Books: “A Man of Much Importance: The Art and …

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Friday, September 19, 2025

This “Saturday Church” is Worth Attending by Ron Fassler

Review by Alex Eichholz . . . Whether you’re in the front pew every Sunday or you’ve never set foot in a chapel, you must let the dazzling company of the new musical Saturday Church, whi…

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“The Porch on Windy Hill”- a new play with old music by Alix Cohen

Great authentic folk music and a timely, touching play By Alix Cohen Mira (Tora Nogami Alexander), a biracial, Korean American, classical violinist, and her boyfriend Beckett (Morgan Morse) …

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Aesthetic Arson: Mishima’s Dramatized Novel “Kinkakuju” Fails to Ignite by Eyal Solomon

By Samuel L. Leiter… New York has a number of institutions part of whose function is to introduce the artistic expressions of a particular national culture. I don’t know of any that, ove…

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Clint Holmes: “James, Joni, and Me” by Alix Cohen

Songs by James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, and Clint Holmes performed with brio By Alix Cohen There are entertainers and there are entertainers. We north-easterners think of Las Vegas performers …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:33AM
Thursday, September 18, 2025

Aesthetic arson: Mishima’s Dramatized Novel Fails to Ignite by Ron Fassler

By Samuel L. Leiter . . . New York has a number of institutions part of whose function is to introduce the artistic expressions of a particular national culture. I don’t know of any that, …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:56PM
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Karen Akers: “Come With Me to Paris” by Alix Cohen

A confirmed Francophile lyrically shares her love of The City of Light By Alix Cohen Karen Akers may be a reincarnated French woman. Her love of Paris runs beyond personal experience to a ki…

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“The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” by Alix Cohen

A Preview of The Metropolitan Opera’s Imaginative, Upcoming Production By Alix Cohen Tonight’s glimpse into The Metropolitan Opera’s upcoming production of The Amazing Adventures of Ka…

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