8,556 stories from Theater Pizzazz
by Brian Scott Lipton One only has to watch the nightly TV news or read a newspaper to be aware of the plight of young black men in America being persecuted and even kil…
Lisa Dellarossa is Celebrating Lady Legends on July 25th, 2018. She brings you songs from lady crooners of yesterday and today featuring music from Judy, Liza, Barbara, Eydie, B…
by JK Clarke The first thing you notice, within minutes of Alan Cumming grabbing the microphone on the cozy stage of Joe's Pub for his new show Legal Immigrant (r…
 By Steve Nardoni I couldn't have come up with a better plan to kick off the Friday of Pride weekend than by spending time with David Maiocco and Chuck Sweeney, AKA WÅ�…
by JK Clarke There are a handful of phrases that are likely to get the attention of the FBI's algorithms and probably should be avoided in your emails or G…
Encompass New Opera Theatre's Jazz Cabaret Gala Features Legendary Singer Marilyn Maye at Tribeca Penthouse by Linda Amiel Burns For the past eight years, the Encompass …
by Adam Cohen Apples floating from one bowl to another with hands-free teleportation.  Seemingly unrelated lines are drawn and magically combine to form a new image. Vita…
By Myra Chanin Ellie MacPherson is young, pretty, sweet, charming, wry and clever. She's an American patriot, the proud daughter and sister of US Army officers who loves Ame…
Kate Shindle and Abby Corrigan will appear together at Feinstein’s/54 Below on August 8 at 9:30 pm. In 2016, 18 year old Abby, fresh out of high school, and the much older lady …
By Beatrice Williams-Rude Surely the most satisfying job imaginable must be excavating for plays for The Mint Theater Company, which constantly mines gems. In its curren…
by Sandi Durell As a proud member of Outer Critics Circle I heartily congratulate David Gordon in his new role as President. Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers a…
by JK Clarke Despite remarkable progress in the acknowledgement of LGBTQ+ civil rights over the past twenty to thirty years, there is a growing misconception in t…
The OBA Awards are presented in six competitive categories and honor the best in commercial and not-for-profit Off-Broadway theatre. Click here for a full list of this year's nominees.…
by Sandi Durell The company of Perfect Picture, with music by Gail C. Bluestone and book and lyrics by Eileen Bluestone Sherman, met with the press at Sardi’s for …
by Alix Cohen  Lemon Henry “Blind Lemon” Jefferson (1893 "1929), thought to be the first commercially successful blues artist and father of Texas blues, was the 7th so…
by Linda Amiel Burns The last concert of the 18th season of Scott Siegel's revered series Broadway By The Year began and ended with two fabulous production numbers that Danny G…
By Bernie Furshpan (#7 in the Series) Think about a stressful situation you experienced at home or at work. Did you feel like you were being stretched in two different direc…
By Myra Chanin On May 17, 1954, Thurgood Marshall, Esq. convinced the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education that separate was not equal — just un…
by JK Clarke On the heels of last year's controversial (and totally misunderstood) social-commentary-tinged Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Ca…
by Sandi Durell The multi-award winning twosome will be “Two For the Road” beginning July 31 thru September 3 at 7 pm (Sept. 1 at 9:30 pm) for an unforgettable even…
by Brian Scott Lipton When did you first experience "The Who's Tommy?" Did you run to your local record store in 1969 to be among the first to purchase this seminal conc…
By Sandi Durell The quintessential Queen of Cabaret, Marvelous Marilyn Maye, continued to hold court at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City for three nights (June 14,…
By Marcina Zaccaria Moscow's Theatre of Nations arrived in New York to present a stunning contemporary rendition of Anton Chekhov's tragic drama, Ivanov. Finding the cha…
by Grace Treston A bashful glance, a tentative brush of hands, and a wry smile " first loves are honorable badges worn cautiously by the young. Except for when they are not.…
Wednesday, June 13 saw the opening night of the madcap musical comedy, Desperate Measures for an open at New World Stages after an Outer Critics and Drama Desk Awards winning run a…
