8,558 stories from Theater Pizzazz
By Marilyn Lester The family business has been good to the Sinatra clan. Pater familias, Frank, of course needs no introduction. Children Nancy and the late Frank…
By Marilyn Lester Board the speeding train that's Michael Moore's bang-up Broadway debut at the Belasco Theatre and you'll find yourself debarking sometime later …
Andy Karl and Groundhog Day, The Musical portrait is the newest addition to Tony’s di Napoli’s prestigious Broadway Wall of Fame. And it was also Andy’…
by Steve Nardoni The celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Broadhurst Theater at 54 Below couldn't have been more delightful in its presentation and perform…
By Sandi Durell It would be better to begin with the fact that this production is part of the Ensemble for the Romantic Century, written by Eve Wolf and di…
It’s Christmas in August for the iconic Radio City Rockettes as they performed outside Radio City Music Hall on Sixth Avenue today. The excitement began when Santa Claus …
by Samuel L. Leiter Despite this show's poorly punctuated slogan, "There's smoke, and fire," anyone worried that Come Light My Cigarette might expose them to seco…
by Marilyn Lester A reimagining of a 33-year old revue about a hundred and some-year old story comes at a ripe political moment in history. At a time when …
With red, white and blue-clad drummers and much fanfare, Michael Moore’s Broadway debut, The Terms of My Surrender, opened at the Belasco Theatre Thursday, August 10. …
by Michael Bracken It's worth noting that A Never-ending Line, a female song cycle, at The Players Theatre, was conceived, directed, and composed by Jaime Lozano, a male…
By Sandi Durell The one and only Michael Feinstein is back at his namesake Feinstein's/54 Below thru September 3 ushering in 'Showstoppers.'Â Â Ordina…
By Barbara & Scott Siegel In recent years it seemed that the Summer was no less frantic in terms of theatrical openings than any other time of the year except…
Photos: Maryann Lopinto Pulitzer Prize winning Lyricist Sheldon Harnick and wife, photographer Margery Harnick have just released their 2nd book,  Koi: A Modern Fo…
Beloved Broadway and Cabaret legend Barbara Cook died Tuesday August 8 at her home in Manhattan. She was 89. Recipient of a Kennedy Center honor in 2011, the legendary Soprano …
By Sandi Durell With rumors swirling and many folks talking about our beloved Metropolitan Room, I wanted to get it, as they say, straight from the 'horse's mouth…
By Myra Chanin I always cry Hallelujah whenever I see the name of Jerry Herman on a theater program. I think he is the most under-appreciated of all Broadway composer…
by Monica Charline Brown Set in an all-female Christian summer camp, the electro-musical Camp Wanatachi explores religious values and their conflicts with sexual awakeni…
By Sandi Durell I had a terrific phone conversation with cast member, the lovely Kelli Rabke (Children of Eden, Les Miserables, Joseph. . .), appearing in S…
by Steve Nardoni Music and Lyrics by Michael Musial. Book and Lyrics by Matthew McElligott, Larry Tuxbury, and Brian Sheldon. Directed by Michael Musial. P…
Thursday evening, August 3, saw the opening of the new musical comedy Curvy Widow at the Westside Theatre. With Book by Bobby Goldman, Music & Lyrics by Drew Brody and directe…
The cast of MCC Theater's NYC premiere of the acclaimed transgender-themed play Charm: Sandra Caldwell, Michael David Baldwin, Jojo Brown, Marky Irene Diven, Michael Lorz, Hailie Saha…
by Samuel L. Leiter Judging by the piece about Curvy Widow in the current issue of Playbill, which notes that it "has been on the express track, taking jus…
By Sandi Durell How does one effectively create a musical about the most flamboyant entertainer in history? Well, to better understand the man, his music, …
Photo/Video Interview by Sandi Durell Lesli Margherita (Matilda, Dames at Sea, Zorro) is a Queen, a Broad and Rules! Â She will be returning to Feinstein’s/54 Below wit…
Review by Michael Bracken Celia Keenan-Bolger has grown up. The girl who played Laura in The Glass Menagerie is no ingenue in Bruce Norris's A Parallelogram, prod…
