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by: Sandi Durell As a member of the 100+ year old Dutch Treat Club, I sadly announce the passing of the funny, remarkable, centenarian Bel Kaufman, w…
By: Brian Scott Lipton An exceptionally intelligent 15-year-old sets out to find who killed his neighbor's dog, but discovers a great deal more abou…
NY Theater Review by Sandi Durell Did you every hear of Bert Berns? Probably not. But you did hear of, and probably sang...
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By: Brian Scott Lipton A young couple finds their very different families object to their pairing. That familiar plotline is to…
The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) has an interesting roster of upcoming events that cover a variety of wants and needs! Â Something for everyone! …
Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging released its CD at B & N on E. 86th Street on Tuesday, July 22nd. Aside from the lines of...
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 NY Music Review By Eric J. Grimm Gabrielle Stravelli has a lovely show directed by cabaret all-star Marilyn Maye playing at the Metropolitan Room this month. It's a...
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NY Theater Review by Paulanne Simmons The "this" in the new musical, This Will All Be Yours, by Laura Pedersen (book) and Charles Bloom (music and...
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NY Music Review by Susan Hasho Melanie Stace is naturally prone to be funny, and by training and experience she is an entertainer"and drop dead gorgeous. She...
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NY Theater Review by JK Clarke There are a couple of expressions that have been making the rounds on the Internet...
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NY Theater Review By Marcina Zaccaria At the New York Musical Theatre Festival, Crystal Theatre and Benjamin Simpson present "Mother Jones and the Children's Crus…
Photos by JK Clarke Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story is a new musical about the life and songs...
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NY Theater Review By Marcina Zaccaria  Deployed is a lively, passionate musical with book, music, and lyrics by Jessy Brouillard. It was staged.…
TheaterPizzazz is happy to announce that theater and cabaret’s lovable duo, Barbara and Scott Siegel will be writing ‘The Siegel Column’ right here. Expect to read a…
NY Theater Reviews By Eric J. Grimm Two plays by Project Rushmore are currently running in repertory at the beautiful Arclight Theatre on the...
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There’s a new comedy about to open at The Duke on 42nd Street – “POOR BEHAVIOR” Â by Theresa Rebeck (Seminar, Mauritius, creator of NBC’s “Smash&…
NY Music Review by Paulanne Simmons The great Sophie Tucker, singer, comedienne and actress, died in 1966. But for those lucky enough to see Sharon McNight's...
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54 Below, Broadway’s Supper Club, has announced a multi-year agreement with two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone. Twice yearly, LuPone will play two-week engagements a…
NY Theater Review by JK Clarke Television and film of the 1950s are pretty broad targets for parody. A good deal of the country's post-war optimism...
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NY Theater Review by JK Clarke The "writer as hopeless alcoholic" trope is as old as pen and paper itself. Sadly, that's probably because it's couched...
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by: Sandi Durell I’m happy to have found this review and interview I had with Elaine at the Cafe Carlyle and to share it with you! (Sept. 14,...
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Tony nominee Malcolm Gets is thrilled to make his 54 Below debut! Trained as a classical pianist, Gets' path was hijacked by his parents' original Broadway cast albums. Come a...
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NY Theater Review by Elizabeth Ahlfors Accompanying herself with the theatricality of classical piano pieces, Mona Golabek’s one-woman memoir tells the arresting s…
NY Music/Theater Review by Marilyn Lester As the lights went down in The Town Hall it was playwright Hershey Felder who took the stage. “You're a live audience”,...…
NY Theater Review by JK Clarke Because it is such a classic and revered work, Hamlet is one of those plays that we often take for granted....
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