8,624 stories from Theater Pizzazz
By Marilyn Lester . . . In 1925, playwright Barry Connor wrote a fractious drawing-room comedy in The Patsy, whose Broadway success led to a 1928 film (a huge hit and now a classic) starring…
By Sandi Durell . . . Younger than Springtime is she . . . is there anything that Marvelous Marilyn Maye can't do? The answer is obviously " NO! She puts us all to task trying to keep up…
Gold Standard Arts Festival Celebrates Emerging & Established Artists 50+ The multi-disciplinary week-long arts festival runs April 24 " May 1 on the Upper West Side Opening with a Jazz …
Music-Cabaret Updates Renowned English model and singer-songwriter Karen Elson debuts at the Café Carlyle, June 7 " 11. For her very first residency at Café Carlyle, Elson will ho…
The New York Theater Community will come together for 12 hours on Saturday, April 16, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM for 24 online readings and conversations on www.HowlRound.com.  …
By Marilyn Lester . . . There's a lot of merit and hidden treasure to be discovered in this revival of Richard Greenberg's 2002 Tony-winning Best Play, Take Me Out. It's a beautifully writte…
Robert W. Schneider and Shannon Agnew's new book, Fifty Key Stage Musicals, has been released by Routledge Press; an exploration of fifty musicals whose creation impacted the trajectory of m…
By Ron Fassler . . . With its origins in Greek epic poetry, the clever new musical Penelope: Or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, is using the advertising slogan: "Greece is the Word."…
By Andrew Poretz . . . Lorna Luft is a survivor. She survived losing her mother, Judy Garland, as a teenager (never mind the burdens of being an iconic celebrity's daughter) and eventual…
Most Nominations to: Kimberly Akimbo & Oratorio for Living Things " 6; Black No More & On Sugarland " 5 Nominations for the 37th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achie…
By Melissa Griegel . . . The 2022 Theatre Forward Gala took place on April 4th at the Edison Ballroom. The celebration honored Tony and Obie Award winning director, producer, and actorÂ�…
The Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook is hosting its 2022 Benefactor Gala on Friday, April 29, at 6pm. This year's event will be held at an estate in Palm…
Happening On and Off Broadway: " Mrs. Doubtfire Original Cast Recording & reopening April 14; Science at TFTNC; Chekhov + Turgenev at Sheen Center; SAY 20th Annual Benefit Gala-Mariska H…
Samantha Barks (currently appearing as Elsa in Disney's Frozen the Musical in London's West End), Josh Gad (voice of Olaf in Disney's Frozen; Tony Award nominee for origina…
OFF BROADWAY UPDATES That Golden Girls Show! " a brand-new show that parodies classic Golden Girls moments " with puppets! 4/29 thru 5/29/22 Theater Row " Theater 3. Get set for an eveni…
By Ron Fassler . . . When last we tuned in, Seth Rudetsky's Broadway was scheduled for April 19, 2019. Canceled for reasons we know all too well, his special guest for an intimate evenin…
14th Garden of Dreams Talent Show at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 7:00pm! For the first time since 2019, the Talent Show makes its celebrated return to the …
Review by Alix Cohen . . . Times change. Years ago few people knew anyone divorced. Leaving a marriage elicited blame. With men and women in the closet, those who had gay friends and associa…
By Andrew Poretz . . . One upon a time, there was a rather whimsical Broadway musical that intertwined the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, with characters taken from "Little Red…
Nathan R. Matthews is producing and performing in a concert for The Riverside Opera Ensemble at Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Music Center on May 16th @ 7:30 PM. Tony nominee Christiane Noll (R…
Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of André Bishop) is pleased to announce its upcoming production of Epiphany, a new play by Brian Watkins, directed by Tyne Rafaeli.  Epi…
From June through August, Park Avenue Armory will present the North American premieres of Robert Icke's award-winning modern adaptations of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Aesch…
by Adam F. Cohen . . . Biographical jukebox musicals follow an established path " heroic artist is especially talented; challenged by demons (bad relationships or addiction); defy barriers a…
Sunday night, April 3, fans and first-nighters flocked to the Barrymore Theatre for the opening night of Paradise Square on Broadway, the hot new Broadway musical set in mid-19th century New…
On April 25 at 11 a.m., at the New York Public Library for Performing Arts, the Drama League will announce their Award Nominees, hosted by Tony Award Winners Denne Benton and Andre De Shield…
