8,558 stories from Theater Pizzazz
by JK Clarke Wouldn't it be delightfully ironic if gangs of high school girls protested Pocket Universe's new all-female production of Julius Caesar, in which the…
By Sandi Durell You're in the Army Mr. (or Ms.) Jones!  Only one of the unexpected turns in Randy Weiner (Sleep No More, Queen of the Night) and Rya…
by Samuel L. Leiter Ovo, which means "egg" in Portuguese, is about the cycle of life, or at least that's the loose theme around which this typically eye-po…
The New York Pops returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below on September 25 for another gala evening starring Emmy Award winning TV and Broadway sensation Lucie Arnaz! It’s an intim…
All of us here at Theater Pizzazz wish everyone a peaceful and Happy July 4th.  Watch the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks, positioned on the East River off M…
By Beatrice Williams-Rude To all in the US who are contemplating moving north: Fear not the cold; the theater scene sizzles, as Canada's Soulpepper on 42Â Street so admirably demonstrates.…
Despite nudity and explicit gay sex, this is a substantial drama with believable characters whose emotions are real and tug at the heart. Â by Joel Benjamin &#…
by Marilyn Lester It was to be a sweeping event, a grand event " and it was until the rains came, cutting short what no doubt would have been a spectacular concer…
by JK Clarke To effectively convey a message about morals and ethics in a theatrical production, it's probably best to use a contemporary setting. Characte…
by Adam Cohen The Real Housewives franchises have spawned an empire of ancillary items " books, t-shirts, restaurants, retail outlets and are ripe for satire. …
Canada's multi-award winning theater SOULPEPPER THEATRE COMPANY has a big night at Toronto's Dora Awards with five wins and  adds two new productions Lessons in Tem…
By Martha Wade Steketee British-born Barb Jungr is often described in creative cross-breed superlatives: Edith Piaf meets Carmen McRae, jazz meets blues, p…
It was standing room only at Barnes & Noble on June 29 for the CD release and signing of Anastasia, featuring Christy Altomare, Derek Klena, Karim Karimloo, John Bolton, Mary Beth…
by Marilyn Lester Coincidentally, the last gathering of The Ziegfeld Society, concluding its 2016/17 season, fell on the exact birthday of Walter Willison, host, directo…
by Brian Scott Lipton Death may not usually be a laughing matter, but the yuks definitely outweigh the tears in Marvin's Room, Scott McPherson's award-winn…
By Sandi Durell Expect the unexpected in Martyna Majok's play at Manhattan Theatre Club. It's a play about everyday and extraordinary people who are hurtin…
By Martha Wade Steketee I am a fan of the divas that inspire the passionate fandom Seth Sikes revealed in his June 24 cabaret show. I've wondered, as I've read re…
The inimitable Kate Burton, starring alongside Kevin Kline currently on Broadway in Present Laughter, was honored today with a caricature that will appear on the legendary wall at Sar…
Meghan Kennedy’s new play Napoli, Brooklyn opened last night at the Laura Pels Theatre, a Roundabout production, starring Shirine Babb, Alyssa Bresnahan, Juliet…
by Adam Cohen New York native singer-songwriter Sophie B Hawkins crafted beguiling home brew intimacy in her Café Carlyle debut Tuesday evening. Deeply wry, f…
By Myra Chanin Renee Katz steps on stage at Don't Tell Mama with a beaming smile on her face and a soul brimming with joy and confidence. "Never Been Gone" is her first one-…
by Carol Rocamora An onion isn't a stage prop you're used to seeing in the theatre, is it? (And a large white one, yet.) But as carried by Luda, imm…
Three-time Tony Award-winner Glenn Close takes her final bow as "Norma Desmond" in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning masterpiece, Sunset Boulevard. …
  by Sandi Durell Summer in the City can be quite a treat if you're looking for some good talent in the cabarets and clubs. Talent abounds . . . and whatever t…
By Myra Chanin Roger Schmelzer may have come to singing belatedly, but during his New York debut at The Metropolitan Room he turned the songs he loves best " an amazingly di…
