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By Ron Fassler . . . Two-time Tony nominee Jessica Hecht, an actress who seems to always be working on the New York stage (that is when she isn't shooting films or television shows), is t…
By Andrew Poretz . . . . Ella Mae Dixon is a 21-year-old jazz vocalist and cabaret singer based in New York City. She first came to this writer's attention at age 18, when she appeared in Th…
The Jonathan Larson Project opened Off-Broadway at The Orpheum Theater on March 10th, 2025. See interviews, red carpet photos, and read the review here.
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Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . For those of you who only know Norbert Leo Butz from his numerous Broadway and off-Broadway credits in both musicals and straight plays (nineteen of…
Review by Carol Rocamora... Jack O'Brien directs a superb cast, featuring the charismatic debut of Levon Hawke
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By Barbara & Scott Siegel... Two Subscription Theatre Companies: Roundabout & MTC - Recent Shows That Lead The Way in Hard Times
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Review by Ron Fassler . . . I was an adolescent-teenager in the 1960s and 70s when Judy Collins was among the most prolific and influential singer-songwriters of her generation. I actively l…
Although Exiles has been seldom produced, this production gives it a respectable turn.
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Theatre review by Carol Rocamora... Three timely London productions shed historic light on the perils of leadership in times of crisis
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Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses.
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Review by Samual L. Leiter... Lisa Sanaye Dring wrestles Japan's national sport (aside from baseball) into theatrical shape.
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"Sparking greater human connections through musical storytelling, providing unforgettable performances that reflect the world around us and reimagining what the choral experience can be." Th…
Video by Meredith Heyman... Marjan Neshat, star of "English," shares with Theater Pizzazz how she continues to relate to her character and why the play is particularly relevant today.
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By Melissa Griegel… Fans of multi-hyphenate Lin-Manuel Miranda packed the entire sixth floor of the Marriott Marquis on February 8th, waiting over an hour to enter the BroadwayCon main sta…
Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . . Parodies require broad knowledge of their source materials. So, not all works are good sources. They need to be well-established and well-known. Wha…
Review by Samuel L. Leiter... Arthur Miller's 1968 drama of clashing brothers selling their family furniture could use some elbow grease.
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Review by Carole did Tosti... This 1977 classic still resonates, featuring a stellar cast witha four-legged star worth the price of admission.
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Theatre Review by Ron Fassler . . . The plays of the prolific Samuel D. Hunter have one common theme: connection. The Idaho born and reared Hunter, the region in which he sets the …
Theater PIzzazz's Ron Fassler recently had the pleasure of discussing The Jonathan Larson Project with cast member Taylor Iman Jones. Currently in previews at the Orpheum Theatre on Second A…
Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . . Tony Award winner Enda Walsh's Safe House, now playing at St Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, is a sung-through musical about where safety and security …
Theatre Review by Ron Fassler . . . In the 1970s, it was extremely difficult for a woman in America to experience any sense of empowerment without first getting some sort of economic or soci…
In Doc Dougherty's solo show, Godzilla's Prince, Dougherty tells of his king of the monsters, his father
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Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . If you're a theatre fan then you are probably aware of Charles Kirsch's podcast "Backstage Babble." The now seventeen-year-old has recorded more than 2…
Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . It was a pleasure on Saturday evening to catch the final performance of Joaquina Kalukango's four-night engagement at 54 Below. It was her birthday, which…
Wouldn't it be fun, and a lovely escape, to return to the happier times of childhood? The answer is to escape to Emilio's A Million Chameleons
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