8,553 stories from Theater Pizzazz
An Amusement Column   by Harry Haun  HEWES-FUSED NEWS: When he reached his 20th year as theater critic for Saturday Review, Henry Hewes II was only 55 but opted for premature ret…
     By JK Clarke  Tennessee Williams' very accomodating production notes in The Glass Menagerie"a play for which he coined the term "memory play""encourages a freedo…
The Lightning Thief " The Percy Jackson Musical  The Creatives Joe Tracz (book " Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Be More Chill), Rob Rokicki (score " Broadway de…
 A 17-Gun Salute for their State-of-the-Art Contemporary Interpretation of the Classic Good Old-Fashioned Barber Shop Quartet   By Myra Chanin  Yuh wanna know how I det…
  By Brian Scott Lipton  The challenges of female adolescence is rather familiar fodder these days in books, television and film, but they're being explored with a remarkably fre…
 An Amusement Column    by Harry Haun   BYE BYE BETTY: A modern-day theatrical heroine has just passed"Betty Corwin at the gloriously overripe age of 98. Her claim to…
  By Brian Scott Lipton  She's been called a singer of pop, soul, R&B and the blues, but she prefers to be called a "song stylist." Those cabaret fans who have previously see…
 by Michael Bracken  There's plenty of energy, of a decidedly athletic bent, in Lee Sunday Evans's production of Jack Thorne's Sunday, at the Atlantic Theater Company's Linda Gross T…
  Broadway stars and student thespians came together in support of the Educational Theatre Foundation at the Edison Ballroom on Sept. 22 Broadway legends Chita Rivera and Pa…
  By Ron Fassler  Novenas for a Lost Hospital, currently at Off-Broadway's Rattlestick Playwrights Theater on Waverly Place in Greenwich Village, beautifully plays itself out at …
 Taking on Tennessee Williams' memory play can be exciting, daunting and challenging. But Ruth Stage's Matt de Rogatis (producer, actor) makes it sound like a cinch when you have people …
 by Carol Rocamora  What does it mean to be black in America? What does it mean to be an actor? What does it mean to play Shakespeare? Huge questions, each worthy of a play itself " …
    by Adam Cohen  Exuberance, celebration and joy were the key takeaways from The American Songbook Association's Monday, September 16 honor of the Pulitzer, Tony, and G…
    By JK Clarke  I've always contended"as have many others who care about such things"that while editing or abridging Shakespeare's plays for the purpose of a production…
 by Carol Rocamora  If you dread the idea of assisted living, don't worry " you're not alone. Join the hip over-sixty crowd hanging out on 59e59 Theater's A stage these days. They've…
  An Amusement Column   By Harry Haun  THE JOYS OF JERRY: Working with director-choreographer Jerome Robbins wasn't the easiest job in the world. It may, in fact, have bee…
   Forget about Woodstock . . . it's WILLSTOCK! Celebrate with the illustrious jazz expert Will Friedwald at The Triad Theater on Monday, September 16 starting at 9 pm. �…
  By Samuel L. Leiter  The riveting East Coast premiere of Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector's bitingly topical dramedy, at Walkerspace, Soho Rep's usual haunt, reminds me of the immo…
 The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation announced the recipients of their 2019 Idea Awards for Theatre; three grants awarded to adventurous new voices in playwriting and musical theat…
          Starring Three-time Olivier Award Winner Eileen Atkins and Olivier and Tony Award Winner Jonathan Pryce    The cast and director…
 by Sandi Durell   Cat lover and owner of Minna " 'The Miracle Cat' " I was delighted to come upon a Private Sanctuary for cats in Falls Village, Ct. while on a recent mini-vacat…
 NYU Skirball will present Elements of Oz, a live performance/augmented reality mash-up of theater, technology and pop culture that celebrates and deconstructs The Wizard of …
 by Linda Amiel Burns  NYC impresario Scott Siegel decided to revive his legendary Broadway Ballyhoo, and on September 1, the first of the series was performed at Feinste…
 Ricky Ritzel's August Surpasses Dorian's 195 mph. winds with Category 5 Gales of Entertainment   By Myra Chanin  Ricky Ritzel's Broadway, like Brigadoon, pops up on the f…
 by Susan Hasho  If you are a fly on the wall for a family dilemma " be prepared! Batten down the hatches. The Exes is full of family of several different stripes and dilemmas galore…
