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By: Sandi Durell Just another freezing winter night in Manhattan made warm all over by marvelous Marilyn Maye opening another show at the Metropolitan Room on January...…
  by: Alix Cohen Yes, he can sing. And play guitar. The versatile Jeff Daniels, familiar to some as the half-witted Harry Dunne (Dumb and Dumber) and...The post Jeff Da…
by Michael Elihu Colby  Part 7: A Mazel Tov from Robert F. Kennedy People are surprised when I tell them my bar mitzvah celebration did NOT take place...The post The Algonquin Kid…
 Submissions are now being accepted for NAMT’s 2014 Festival through February! You can read the revised guidelines …
By Marilyn Lester The years have been very good to Freda Payne since her breakout hit, Band of Gold, in 1970. She's not only been a...The post Freda Payne at the …
The Metropolitan Playhouse and Joe Trentacosta are proud to present the World Premiere of Edison's Elephant, a new play by Chris Van Strander & David Koteles, d…
by: JK Clarke It is said about magicians that one is only as good as his patter. He may perform amazing feats of illusion, but without proper buildup and presentation...The post Cirkopolis: …
FROM ALL OF US AT THEATER PIZZAZZ . . . TO ALL OF YOU. HAPPY NEW YEAR! DID YOU WATCH THAT 11,000 LB.- 12 FT. WIDE BALL DROP? Â IT...The post Welcome to 2014! appeared first on Theat…
54 Below December 30, 2013 Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. For those of us of a certain age, we remember Peggy King as "perky Peggy King" of...The post Peggy King and the All-…
by: Paulanne Simmons The Pirates of Penzance may be America's best loved and most frequently performed Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera. In fact, the show opened in...Th…
by: Paulanne Simmons Christine Pedi's Christmas show, There's No Bizness Like Snow Bizness, now a holiday tradition, once again brings warmth to the season with a…
By Joel Benjamin Joel Vig was an intimate friend of the indomitable, quintessential survivor Patricia Neal and has assembled a heartfelt tribute that inclu…
An entertaining combination of dance, theater and circus, Momix is making its New York appearance By Joel Benjamin Momix, an offshoot of Pilobolus directed by one of its founders,...T…
After seeing Michael Feinstein‘s latest show at Birdland, the secret was no secret anymore as he announced his partnershi…
by Michael Elihu Colby Part 6: Could Jed Clampett be Jewish? In August of 1962, another Algonquin Kid was born, my brother David Bodne Colby....The post Th…
 Happy New Year to all the music and cabaret lovers in our magnificent city of dreams.  By: Sandi Durell (click on all photos to enlarge) ...The post Cabaret �…
 Live Nation presents the high-octane theatrical concert,  "Burlesque to Broadway" starring Quinn Lemley, for four nights in February at the Gramercy Theatre, 127 East 23…
By Joel Benjamin Jennylind Parris is an elegant singer with a rich voice whose paean to another"legendary"singer was beautifully constructed and performed. Bu…
By Joel Benjamin Just as the New York City Ballet has its holiday money-maker, Nutcracker, the Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance (BAAD!) has its...The post…
  The Legendary, Interactive Off-Broadway Comedy, Tony n' Tina's Wedding is Back! Known as the The "Granddaddy of Interactive Theater" is back starting March 5, 2014 with a …
by: Paulanne Simmons Fans of Barb Jungr have two reasons to rejoice. They can expect a new album, "Hard Rain," the beginning of 2014, and she...The post Barb Jung…
As year end approaches, we here at TheaterPizzazz.com want to wish all of you a Happy, Peaceful and Stress-less Holiday and New Year! Â A personal thank you from me, Sandi...The post Theat…
 by: Eric J. Grimm Directed by David O. Russell. Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, and Jennifer Lawrence. David O. Russell's sloppy filmmaki…
 by: Eric J. Grimm Directed by Spike Jonze. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, and Scarlett Johansson. I can't think of a working actor I like more...The post Her …
 by: Eric J. Grimm Directed by John Lee Hancock. Starring Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks. I went into Disney's Saving Mr. Banks, a dramatized account...The post …
