Clever Little Lies Meets the Press by Sandi Durell

      by: Magda Katz   The cast and creative team of Clever Little Lies was on hand this week for photos and video interviews with Theater Pizzazz for... The post Clever …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:48am on September 11, 2015☆⚑

Hip, Hip, Hooray! Ricky Ritzel's Broadway Returns Again by Sandi Durell

      By Myra Chanin     Let me make one thing perfectly clear: I am not Ricky Ritzel's mother, Bubby or press agent. I'm just someone who can't stop... The post …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 8:53am on September 11, 2015☆⚑

How do you spell perfection? Linda Lavin + Billy Stritch! by Sandi Durell

    By Myra Chanin   Linda Lavin's latest Cabaret Show at 54Below is called Starting Over. It's actually the story of her life in story but mostly in song. According... The…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 7:42pm on September 10, 2015☆⚑

Laugh It Up, Stare It Down by Sandi Durell

        By: Sandi Durell   What would you think if some guy cornered you on a street and titillated your interest offering you ecstatic vs. romantic love?... The pos…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:37am on September 10, 2015☆⚑

Craig Schulman: How Adoption Mended A Family's Broken Heart by Sandi Durell

        Interview by Marilyn Lester   When Broadway powerhouse Craig Schulman headlines the upcoming Robin's Nest/A Benefit for HelpUsAdopt.org it will be as one who…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 7:31am on September 10, 2015☆⚑

Grateful by John Bucchino: The 15th Anniversary Concert by Sandi Durell

      Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr.   On the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of his first album produced by a recording executive, John Bucchino appeared at 54... The post G…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 6:00am on September 10, 2015☆⚑

54 Sings Guys and Dolls by Sandi Durell

  A welcome visit to a classic musical comedy.         By Joel Benjamin   Okay, I freely admit that I'm old-fashioned when it comes to musical theater.... The p…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 5:44am on September 10, 2015☆⚑

Desire: An Homage to Tennessee Williams by Sandi Durell

        By Beatrice Williams-Rude     A most remarkable theatrical event is taking place at 59E59 Theaters: a sextet called Desire, comprising six plays by cont…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:20pm on September 8, 2015☆⚑

Kiki Ebsen Remembers Her Dad, Buddy, With Love by Sandi Durell

    Interview by Marilyn Lester   Singer-songwriter Kiki Ebsen is the youngest of Buddy Ebsen's seven children " and the one on the end of a 20-year span of... The post Kiki E…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:22am on September 8, 2015☆⚑

Boggess and Pasquale to Open NY Pops 33rd Season by Sandi Durell

    The New York Pops season is ready to open with a bang!  Led by Music Director Steven Reineke, it  will open its 33rd season at Carnegie Hall's Stern... The post Boggess a…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:03am on September 8, 2015☆⚑

Saturday Night Fever Cast Reunion " 54 Below by Sandi Durell

  A delightful, bare-bones staging of the classic film/stage dance musical.       By Joel Benjamin   The "54 Sings" series at 54 Below is the perfect way to... The p…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:06pm on September 6, 2015☆⚑

Savannah Brown & Chase O'Donnell " New Faces in Cabaret by Sandi Durell

by: Magda Katz   Cabaret has a future with the arrival on the scene of Savannah Brown and Chase O'Donnell. These talented young ladies performed their show "Too Blondes" at the Me…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 9:54am on September 6, 2015☆⚑

Tudor City Greens Concerts in the Park " September 2nd by Sandi Durell

    Review by Joe Regan Jr.     Tudor City Greens Concerts in the Park produced by Raissa Katona-Bennett and her husband Dr. Garrett Bennett is a free event... The post T…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 7:05am on September 5, 2015☆⚑

Africa My Beautiful " The Playroom Theater by Sandi Durell

      By Eric J. Grimm   The Playroom Theater in Times Square is often a contradictory space; it's an intimate black box that plays host to the kind... The post Africa My…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 5:14pm on September 4, 2015☆⚑

Josh Grisetti Solos at 54 Below by Sandi Durell

  by: Sandi Durell   Theatre World Award Winner Josh Grisetti is getting ready to do his first ever solo show at 54 Below “Don’t Bother, I’m Here” September…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:01pm on September 4, 2015☆⚑

Stacy Sullivan Returns to Metropolitan Room, 'Since You've Asked' by Sandi Durell

      by: Magda Katz On Friday, the 11th of September, 2015 MAC Outstanding Major Artist Award winner, Stacy Sullivan will return to the Metropolitan Room with her latest... T…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 7:47am on September 4, 2015☆⚑

The Legend of the White Snake by Sandi Durell

              By Samuel L. Leiter     Chinese opera, Peking Opera, Beijing Opera"these are some of the familiar English names used to refer to...…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 6:05pm on September 3, 2015☆⚑

Secret Dreams: Gary Crawford Sings the Barry Levitt Songbook by Sandi Durell

    by: Susan Hasho   Gary Crawford + Barry Levitt equal some sort of match made in heaven. There's the singer (Gary Crawford), and the composer, (Barry Levitt)"Gary says,... …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 5:34pm on September 3, 2015☆⚑

In Bed With Roy Cohn: More Heat Than Light by Sandi Durell

            By Beatrice Williams-Rude In Bed With Roy Cohn is a nightmarish fantasy about the last hours of a man whose largely destructive role in... The post …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:06pm on September 2, 2015☆⚑

Vince Giordano Leads The Nighthawks Down Memory Lane by Sandi Durell

            by: Sandi Durell   Spending an evening at Iguana celebrating Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks’ second Anniversary at the club, is a trea…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 9:04pm on September 2, 2015☆⚑

Nina Arianda,Sam Rockwell,Tom Pelphrey,Gordon Joseph Weiss Meet the Press by Sandi Durell

      by: Sandi Durell   Today was a photo and interview op with the stars of the upcoming Manhattan Theatre Club’s “Fool For Love” where Tony Award Win…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 8:03pm on September 2, 2015☆⚑

Feinstein's/54 Below Make a Match by Sandi Durell

What a merger of success and talent to the nightlife scene here in NYC! Joining forces are Michael Feinstein and 54 Below to be renamed Feinstein’s/54Below.     Michael Feins…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 6:23pm on September 2, 2015☆⚑

Pearl by Sandi Durell

  An epic-scaled, but flawed theater/dance biography of a major 20th Century literary figure.           By Joel Benjamin         Daniel Ezralow's …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 7:49am on September 2, 2015☆⚑

A Delicate Ship by Sandi Durell

    By Samuel L. Leiter     Three of New York's best Off-Broadway actors are attempting to keep Anna Ziegler's A Delicate Ship afloat in Margot Bordelon's generally effec…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 2:16pm on September 1, 2015☆⚑

Flashback to the Fringe: Love Is Like Mud by Sandi Durell

        by: Susan Hasho   Performed at the Drom Lounge as part of the NY Fringe Festival, Love Is Like Mud is a lite rock/semi-country-sounding rock operetta... The …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:35pm on September 1, 2015☆⚑