8,559 stories from Theater Pizzazz
by Marilyn Lester Theater of the absurd lives impressively in the 1987 George Tabori work, Mein Kampf, a rippingly black satire of young Adolf Hitler and his ment…
Michael Feinstein celebrates the Music of Mel Torme at Lincoln Center's Jazz & Popular Song Series with Tedd Firth leading the American Songbook Orchestra with guest artists Billy…
by Carol Rocamora "Once upon a time there was a playwright named Annie Baker who wrote a story about storytelling. She made it into a play. It was good. The end."…
by Carol Rocamora In case you haven't noticed (but how could you not?!), there's a Sondheim festival going on in New York this spring. Three splendid Sondheim rev…
by Carole Di Tosti  John Turturro appears in a pivotal moment in Antonino D'Ambrosio's fascinating documentary Frank Serpico. Turturro reads from Bertolt Brecht's play Galileo and…
by Alix Cohen Today's Special Guest in vocalist/raconteur Harvey Granat's afternoon series was his customary musical partner, musician David Lahm. A pianist, arranger, and lyri…
By Sandi Durell Visit the York Theatre and you'll find yourself in the East Village in New York City in a storybook painted street design (by James Morgan), featu…
By Barbara & Scott Siegel Some Things You Should Know About This Theater Award Season… The crazy theater awards game of who was snubbed and what was over-praised i…
by JK Clarke There's been a slaughter here. No, it's not the bloody ending of Shakespeare's masterpiece, Hamlet, to which I'm referring. Rather, it's the e…
By Elizabeth Ahlfors  Those of us who remember going to a Broadway musical back in the good old days know that singers like John Raitt and Patricia Morison performed…
by Matt Smith "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" a wry Matthew Broderick asks, mid-tribute to leading lady Kelli O'Hara, who was honored Monday night at the legen…
by JK Clarke European history is dotted with notable miscarriages of "justice" as, by extension, is its literature. France, in particular, gave us b…
by JK Clarke There's a pervasive sense of dread hanging over Chrissy's world in David Rabe's In the Boom Boom Room, the story of a young woman who settles …
By Sandi Durell Michelle Wilson plays the pivotal role of Cynthia in the multi-award nominated Broadway show Sweat written by 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winner, Lynn Not…
The 2017 Tony Awards Nominations Announcement, Sponsored by IBM Tuesday occurred May 2 at 8:30 a.m. courtesy of CBS – Hosted by Christopher Jackson and Jane Krakowski from…
by Carol Rocamora Unearthing old theatre gems is like digging for truffles " and British director Hugh Ross has found one. It's called The Roundabout, a long-lost treasu…
By Marcina Zaccaria Abrons Art Center, part of the Henry Street Settlement and originally designed as the Neighborhood Playhouse in 1915, is a fitting place to see a Eug…
by Alix Cohen "Theater is living truthfully in an imaginary situation. " Tammy Grimes The theatrical range of Tammy Lee Grimes (1934-2016), she with the utterly distinct…
by Marilyn Lester Is there a better way to celebrate the 100th birthday of the immortal Ella Fitzgerald than by opening with "Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald" by jazz giants…
by JK Clarke Let me come right out and say it: The Public Theater's Mobile Unit production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night is not only one of the best versions of that be…
by Carole Di Tosti After Barbra Streisand's standing ovation at BMCC for Tribeca Film Festival's Tribeca Talks: Barbra Streisand With Robert Rodriguez, Rodriguez …
By Sandi Durell Playwright Lucas Hnath thinks he has the answers in this smarty pants sequel to the 1879 Ibsen classic A Doll's House. After walking out, s…
By Sandi Durell Look at the old girl now fellas . . . an especially poignant line in the title song for the Divine Miss M who, with a wink and a nod, has the audience ea…
Can it already be five years that Feinsein’s/54 Below opened? Â Since June 2012 New York’s Nightclub has created a wide array of programming and musical styles an…
By Sandi Durell Pity the chocolate maker who gives you the scoop of what's to happen at the very beginning letting you know it's time to retire! Christian Borle, as Will…
