8,611 stories from Theater Pizzazz
Review by Ron Fassler . . . For more than a few years now, scenic design on Broadway has been obsessed with video projections. And it's here to stay, too. Sometimes the effects are tacky, as…
Interview by Ron Fassler . . . Though Ann Kittredge is well known as a consummate cabaret singer, she is also a lifelong performing artist who has performed on Broadway and Off-Broa…
By Carole Di Tosti... Dublin's Irishtown Players get ready for their Broadway premiere when "all hell breaks loose" with riotous results.
The City Center Encores! revival of the beloved 1953 musical is just too busy for its own good. By Brian Scott Lipton In the past few years, City Center Encores! has tried to make lightning …
In a suite of four one-acts, Caryl Churchill threads themes about vulnerability, powerlessness and loss.
By Andrew Poretz . . . . The New York Pops closed its season back in March with a spectacular finish (see HERE). In the equivalent of a post-season bowl game, the Pops returned for its annua…
By Marilyn Lester... Elder's story sharply reflects the calamitous American legacy of racism, seen through the lens of the struggling Parker family.
By Yani Perez... La MaMa's premiere of Class Dismissed is a wild ride through the surreal world of academia and philosophy, serving up a mix of lecture, party, and fever dreams.
By Stuart Miller... The surefire crowd-pleaser offers everything fans of the TV series could want.
Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses.
Review by Ron Fassler . . . On the wings of angels comes The Billy Stritch Trio for a six-performance engagement at Birdland Jazz Club. Joined by Michael O'Brien on bass and Eric Halvorson o…
Review by Ron Fassler . . . At the age of twelve, I began weekly sojourns into Manhattan from my home on Long Island with the mission of seeing every Broadway show possible. Keeping strict r…
In Granny Jackson's Dead, "Granny" has died and her family receives guests at her home, where she lies in state.
Review by Ron Fassler . . . With the Tony Awards deadline fast upon us, two final shows are slipping in under the wire, Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves, both opening tonight …
By Carole Di Tosti... The affecting and lyrical musical, "Floyd Collins," sports a glorious folk and bluegrass-inspired score to tell the harrowing but uplifting story of eponymous Kentucky …
Returning to the land of her father, Siobhan (Hannah Victoria Collins) goes to his house and finds a family secret that sets the story in motion
By Ron Fassler . . . Having made her Broadway debut at the age of eight as a replacement in the title role of Matlida at the Shubert Theatre, actress Fina Strazza has returned to…
By Adam Cohen.... Affected by Cerebral palsy, a group of conditions that affect movement, balance, and posture, Haddad delivers a moving, honest portrait of seeking romantic connections that…
By Meredith Heyman... Olivier Award-winning designer Marg Horwell, discussess her Broadway debut with "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and creating the set and costumes for the famous character,…
By Meredith Heyman... Tony Award-winner Beth Leavel, celebrating her 15th time starring alongside Bernadette Peters in "Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends" recounts how opening nights have evolv…
By Meredith Heyman... Multi-Tony Award-nominated choreographer Camille A. Brown tells Theater Pizzazz how she reinterpreted some of the iconic dances in "Hell's Kitchen" and collaborated wit…
By Andrew Poretz. . . . Making it to 100 years old is quite a milestone. On April 1st, chanteuse Lynne Charnay joined this exclusive club, celebrating with two sold-out nights at Don't Tell …
By Ron Fassler . . . In 1980, Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Pirates of Penzance was given a revival in Central Park at the open-air Delacorte Theatre, courtesy of producer Joseph Pa…
Review by Stuart Miller... A searingly funny look at how girls and women are treated on stage and in life.
Review by Ron Fassler . . . One time, at the finish of one of the gatherings in his honor that Stephen Sondheim received regularly in his later years, the master composer-lyricist took to th…
