Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Reviews by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Alan Rickman. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 5:47am on September 29, 2024[SHARE]

The Goldberg-Variations " Two Sides of One Idea by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . .  George Tabori's The Goldberg-Variations shifts swiftly between light and dark, serious and comical, while diffusing tension and disappointment with …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 8:15pm on September 27, 2024[SHARE]

A Fairly Odd Musical " A Gen Z Delight by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Walter Murphy with Catherine Kemm . . .  Every time I see a show I learn something. After seeing A Fairly Odd Musical! at the Jerry Orbach Theater I learned that there a…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 8:00pm on September 25, 2024[SHARE]

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Martin Short. I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legen…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:54pm on September 21, 2024[SHARE]

Empire Records: The Musical by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Brian Scott Lipton . . .  Do good things come to those who wait? In the case of Empire Records: The Musical, the extremely entertaining adaptation of the flop 1995 film …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 6:58pm on September 16, 2024[SHARE]

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Julian Schlossberg. My First Book"Part 2: A Producer's Lif…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 3:40pm on September 15, 2024[SHARE]

The Roommate by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . .  The oversized names and faces of Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone command a large space over the Booth Theatre for Jen Silverman's comedy, The Roommat…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 6:12am on September 15, 2024[SHARE]

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Julian Schlossberg. Try Not to Hold it Against Me: A Produ…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 6:47pm on September 7, 2024[SHARE]

Billy Baloo by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . .  What? You've never heard of Solderville, Colorado? That tiny mining village "on the highest mountain of the highest mountain range in North America…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 4:15am on September 3, 2024[SHARE]

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . John Mayer. Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago: In …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 3:48am on September 1, 2024[SHARE]

Leiter Looks at Books  by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Richard Christiansen. A Theater of Our Own: A History and …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:00pm on August 24, 2024[SHARE]

Cellino V. Barnes by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by JK Clarke . . .  Just about everyone loves to sneer at lawyers despite their importance and frequent value to us as individuals and society as a whole. I won't even both…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:45pm on August 19, 2024[SHARE]

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Barbra Streisand. My Name Is Barbra (New York: Viking, 2…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 3:53pm on August 18, 2024[SHARE]

Why Vanya? Why Now?  by Jk Clarke

Theater Analysis by Carol Rocamora . . . When multiple revivals of the same classic dominate our stages in successive seasons, one can't help but ask, as we're now tempted to do: "Why this p…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 4:43pm on August 14, 2024[SHARE]

Leiter Looks At Books  by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Judi Dench (with John Miller). And Furthermore (New York…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 4:44pm on August 10, 2024[SHARE]

Job " On Broadway  by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by JK Clarke . . .  There are jobs in this world that many of us, well actually most of us, could never dream of doing. They're dirty, dangerous, or horrifying"but the trut…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 2:22pm on August 6, 2024[SHARE]

Joe Iconis & Family at 54 Below is the Best Musical Theater Concert You'll Ever See by Jk Clarke

Cabaret Review by Cooper Lawrence and Sheila Watko . . .  Another great Joe Iconis & Family show is in the books at 54 Below. It was"once again"the coolest party in town with the cool…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 2:42am on August 5, 2024[SHARE]

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . .  Mel Brooks. All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show B…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 5:17am on August 4, 2024[SHARE]

The Sabbath Girl: A New Musical by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . .  Are you a sucker for sentiment? Do you not care that much if a play you're seeing is contrived, clichéd, and conventional, as long as you enjoy …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:31pm on August 1, 2024[SHARE]

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Chris Jones. Rise Up! Broadway and American Society from…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:01pm on July 28, 2024[SHARE]

Bill's 44th  by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Michael Dale . . .  With Manhattan temperatures regularly hitting the mid-90s this July, even the most serious-minded theatergoer is apt to be searching for frothier far…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:06pm on July 21, 2024[SHARE]

La Viuda by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Yani Perez . . .  María Irene Fornés' La Viuda returns to the stage in a new production by Dogteam Theatre Project at Atlantic Stage 2. Translated and directed by Ol…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 9:35pm on July 21, 2024[SHARE]

Leiter Looks At Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Peter Hay. Theatrical Anecdotes. (New York: Oxford Unive…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 7:28pm on July 21, 2024[SHARE]

Lea DeLaria " Brunch is Gay by Jk Clarke

Cabaret Review by JK Clarke . . .  Lea DeLaria's cleverly double- or triple-entendre titled monthly show at 54 Below, Brunch is Gay may also just be unintentionally exhibiting the simples…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 1:00am on July 19, 2024[SHARE]

In Martha's Vineyard the Spirit of August Wilson Lives On  by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . .  I know that's an unconventional way to begin a review of a new work, but that's the feeling that swept over me, watching Kathleen McGhee-Anderson's…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:29am on July 19, 2024[SHARE]