8,551 stories from Theater Pizzazz
The death last week of Broadway singing coach Barbara Maier Gustern has been classified by New York police as a homicide. Her attacker, who shoved the elderly Manhattan resident …
Producer Daryl Roth announces a special series of "Meet The Author Nights" at BETWEEN THE LINES, which will feature talkbacks with NY Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult, wh…
By Bart Greenberg . . . Robert Lowell was one of the most celebrated American poets of the 20th Century; his collection of poems entitled Life Studies was extolled as one of the mos…
George Street Playhouse shared photos from the first rehearsal for the East Coast premiere of the new musical A Walk on the Moon, which begins preview performances April 26 and opens May 6 a…
By Samuel L. Leiter . . . A playwright needs to have a lot of confidence if he's going to give his play a name like Garbageman, the title of Emmy-nominated Keith Huff's (A Steady Rain) new p…
By Andrew Poretz . . . Meri Ziev is fairly new to the cabaret scene. She made her cabaret debut back in October 2021 to a sold-out room, and brought the show back for two performances th…
Dave Malloy's Octet, Norm Lewis-A Soldier's Play, The Karate Kid Musical-John Cardoza; MusicCares Honors Joni Mitchell,Bill Pullman/David Harbour, Kinky Boots-West End, John Gabriel Borkman,…
By Marilyn Lester . . . There's a show business axiom that drama is easy, comedy is hard. Well, biography is harder still and portraying a legend ups the game even more"biography is an open …
By Melissa Griegel . . . At the beginning of the pandemic, Ian McQueen, Tori Vitucci, Hannah Hall, and Elizabeth Fahsbender wanted a way to showcase diverse artists that were now quarantined…
By Melissa Griegel . . . For the first time in my career as a reviewer, I can start off my review with "I laughed; I cried." I laughed so hard that, at times, I felt like I was at stand-up c…
Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley have announced that their Stars in the House series will host a 10-hour telethon to raise money and awareness for those affected by the ongoing war in Uk…
Teatro SEA-Cesar Chavez; MTC " How I Learned to Drive; Hadestown-Jewelle Blackman; Birthday Candles " Debra Messing Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) pre…
by Alix Cohen . . . When Tim Connell begins "Look to the Rainbow" (Burton Lane/E.Y. Harburg from Finian's Rainbow) with a capella Irish lilt, one's instinct is to turn for a view. The captiv…
CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY is the award-winning, international comedy Broadway sensation that features stars acting out the autobiographies of…other stars. The show has been critically acc…
The Town Hall (www.thetownhall.org) is celebrating its first 100 years, and is proud to announce the first part of their Centennial Series which will include a trio of concerts in t…
By Ron Fassler . . . Carnegie Hall came swinging to life Wednesday night March 16 with the New York Pops' salute to the musical composer, arranger, and conductor, Nelson Riddle, in honor of …
By Andrew Poretz . . . The last time a numbers guy made a name for himself as an entertainer, the world got Bob Newhart, a former accountant. Jeff Flaster has taken it a step further.Â�…
The cast of ¡Americano! met with the press on March 17 at Ripley Grier Flexible Spaces for photos, interviews and a peek into what this new musical looks like. The cast includes Sea…
By Brian Scott Lipton In a recent interview explaining his decision to significantly rework the 1997 musical The Life for its current presentation at New York City Center Encores, the multi-…
CULTURE & COCKTAILS conversation will again be held live in the beautiful rooftop ballroom of The Ben, located at 251 N. Narcissus Avenue in West Palm Beach on April 11 " IN TIM…
Ilana Glazer ("Broad City," "The Afterparty") is proud to bring Alison Leiby's critically acclaimed comedy about no one's favorite subject to the stage. Hailed as the "Best Political C…
By Andrew Poretz . . . The last time we saw Lee Roy Reams, a Broadway star for 40 years, he had the dyed black hair of an older man who was not quite ready for that next chapter. The pan…
Catch Robert Bannon Rewind with full band in New York City at the Green Room 42 " April 16 and in New Jersey at Villagers Theatre in Somerset " April 14. He'll also be in conversation at his…
Busy TIme for Cabaret Shows: Joe's Pub, The Town Hall, Cafe Carlyle, Birdland " Renee Katz, Jeff Flaster, Tim Connell, Quinn Lemley, Artemisia LeFay, Margo Brown/Lisa Dellarossa, Barbara Ble…
Beth Leavel,  Brad Oscar, Laila Robins, Emily Skinner, Victor Slezak " other Broadway talent Emerging Artists Theatre will kick off its 29th season by showcasing fifty performances (i…
