8,555 stories from Theater Pizzazz
by Michael Bracken It might take you a while to figure out what playwright Steven Levenson is up to in his Days of Rage at the Tony Kiser Theater. Presented by 2nd Stage, Leven…
By Myra Chanin I know, I know. I say this almost every month, but only because it's absolutely true almost every month, so … THE MOST RECENT INSTALLMENT OF RICKY RITZEL…
Presented by the Mabel Mercer Foundation Harbinger Records is pleased to announce their premiere DVDÂ release. And for this prestigious debut they’ve chosen to present …
by Sandi Durell Women come out in droves at the Daryl Roth Theatre off Broadway to witness the spirited performance by Christine Lahti as the one and only Gloria Steinem in thi…
By Ron Fassler At the beginning of Daniel’s Husband, Michael McKeever's play, the lights come up on a well-appointed living room set (designed by Brian Prather). Four men…
by JK Clarke Every so often there is a comic actor who takes command of a stage in a way that either delights or chagrins audience members, and often other actors…
by Carole Di Tosti The third American woman poet to win a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1923) was Edna St. Vincent Millay. Millay's rooted passions drove deeply and widely …
By Bernie Furshpan According to Wiktionary, to "kvetch" is to whine or complain, finding fault with anything.  Well, you may not consider yourself a Kvetch and yo…
by Michael Bracken "Listen, it's no fun to get old." So Howard (David Cromer) tells his mother-in-law, Gladys (Elaine May), in The Waverly Gallery, currently in revival …
By Myra Chanin Jeremy Lawrence, best known for creating and starring in several one-man shows which explore Tennessee Williams' persona in the playwright's own words,…
By Marcina Zaccaria On October 22, Actress Lois Smith spoke at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library at Lincoln Center to discuss her work in theate…
by Cathy Hammer A solo performance can be memorizing: a swirl of character and story painted with varying brushstrokes by a single talented hand. As an actor, Orlando Pabotoy h…
By Ron Fassler In 1970, about a week before Christmas (and at the height of my teenage theatre-going years), I had the pleasure as a thirteen-year-old of attending a pre…
by JK Clarke A new production of John Patrick Shanley's mainstay of acting classes everywhere, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, opened last week at Theatre Und…
By Myra Chanin Sidney Myer is the incarnation of multifaceted. His morning noon and night job? He's the kind, attentive, generous, supportive, sensitive and savvy, be…
by Ron Fassler As she modestly states near the start of her new cabaret show, which opened last night at Feinstein's/54 Below, Lindsay Mendez has had a very good year. I…
   By Sandi Durell   Once again, this year's 29th Cabaret Convention proved a huge success of four evenings filled with exquisite talent and tributes. Congratulations KT S…
by JK Clarke The more risky elements a director inserts into a stage play, the greater the chance that something will go wrong. But acclaimed director of s…
Sunday, October 21 was the opening night of The Ferryman on Broadway. Maya Werner from Theater Pizzazz was on the scene to capture the attendees and cast members at the opening …
 By Steve Nardoni I told someone I had seen this. He accurately surmised that is was some kind of spoof on "The Book of Mormon" but had no idea who Ethel Merman was. He had…
by Magda Katz Friday night October 19, marked the 10th Anniversary of Maestro extraordinaire Steven Reineke conducting the New York Pops. He is know for his charisma, enthusias…
by Michael Bracken Its clever title is a sign of the times, for sure. And the comedy it describes follows suit without getting mired in statecraft or freedom of the beleaguered…
by Alix Cohen This is a play about the power of words, about a prominent person's words granting permission for (abhorrent) behavior, and about culpability. Sound releva…
by Ron Fassler Song stylist and piano player extraordinaire Billy Stritch flew into the Birdland Theater last night with the precision of a hawk, the dexterity of a humm…
Dorothy and Bill Berloni and Broadway Legends Honor The Humane Society of New York and Seth Rudetsky at Feinstein’s/54 Below Seth Rudetsky, Ana Gasteyer by Sandi Durel…
